According to Capcom's investor plan for 2010-2011, a game titled Mega Man Online is planned, in a joint venture between Capcom and Neowiz Games Corporation of Korea.

Capcom's Presentation Material of Business Divisional Strategies and Projections 2010-2011

Check section 2.2 :Consumer Online Games FY2010 Strategic Objectives of the document in the link to view the highlight.

Could this have something to do with Mega Man Universe, or could this be an entirely different project?

Edited by Arkane on June 11, 2010 at 0:17:21.

This seems like too generic of a name to label this strictly to Battle Network. If this is for Mega Man in general, I have to ask...how would it WORK?

Is it safe to assume this is Mega Man Universe, then?

This picture is apparently a Mega Man Online poster, which has been showing up at various Korean websites.



“Pmang” is NeoWiz’s online casual game portal.

What's weird, is that the Capcom copyright date is in 2007, yet this is just being released now.

Oh well, if anything else, it's something pretty to look at that looks authentic enough.

Edited by Arkane on May 11, 2010 at 21:27:55.

Its a nice picture of X, that's for sure. However, the site is preventing you from directly linking to it, so you might want to fix that.

I always thought that the X series would lend itself well to an MMO. You have two factions, the Hunters and Mavericks, and maybe even an outlaw faction for the likes of Dynamo. Everyone designs their own Reploid and it would play out like any other MMO, with emphasis on the struggles between the factions during a Maverick war of sorts.

Of course, if it's going to be a browser game, they might as well just call it ReploidVille. Still, given that Quake Live is technically a "browser game," I still have some hope for this.

And I'm sorry to double-post, but I just noticed two things about that poster:


-Earth is in the background, or at least I want to say that it is. The patch of land that you can make out resembles the Middle East. If it IS Earth, then X is on a different planet, possibly the new home of the Reploids?

-Return of Rounded Reploids - This is an art style we haven't seen before. X-X3 were the original style, then X4-X7 were more round but also more mature. This is just incredibly round with the proportions of the original art, and I *really* like it. Good riddance to the X8/MHX blocky "Gundam" style.

While the design change in X, Zero, and Axl was a bit off-putting in X8, I did think that it fit rather well with the transition between the X and Zero series of games. So I never really had a problem with that.

Korean sites Beta News and Mediot have brought forth some new details pertaining to Rockman Online. In addition to providing a few new official illustrations focusing in on Rockman X and Zero (below), both sites have confirmed the game as a 2D side scrolling action RPG with 3D graphics (comparable to that of Mega Man X8 and Maverick Hunter X).




Further, Online will apparently be taking place within the Rockman X universe and its world will be populated by NPCs in addition to users. Capcom is still mum on a console, however many have speculated it to be a PC release due to developer NeoWiz's previous efforts on the platform. At this time, the game will remain a Korean exclusive with no Japanese or Western release planned.

Yeah, we'll see about that.

PS, if anyone thinks those images are too big to post, I'll edit them.

:hehe:@2007... Have they been working on this game for that long, or is South Korea in one of the world's slowest time zones?

But, since there are no plans to release this outside Asia for now, that must mean that Mega Man Universe is something else, right?

Haven't enough people in Korea died to MMORPGs already> >.>'

I really doubt Capcom will hold back on making more money.

Sure they will. If they weren't going to hold back on making more money, we'd have Legends 3 and Mega Man X9, and Mega Man 9 and 10 wouldn't have been cheap retro downloads.

HNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG

OMG I want this game! I want to be X!

Want this game to come stateside?

Let Capcom know!

All I want to know is, new bosses and/or characters of note worthy.

The Madness topic is looking forward to it already...

http://www.themmnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/rockman_online02.jpg

A much more revealing promo art of the previous, silhouette-esque photo.

According to Mega Man Network's Korean reader RockMaster, Neowiz is preparing for a closed beta service, with recruitment advertisements being passed out. RockMaster speculates that the game could be out this year, with the beta service coming soon.

So it's likely that gameplay footage and screen shots aren't too far off.

At long last, a teaser trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnunSRIyqWs&feature=player_embedded

Holy crossover, Batman!

I'm still in the process of not caring since there's a 99% chance we'll never see it.

Duo.



First area, called Fortress Gaia.

According to a report put out by Stoo.com, Gaia is a large military facility that houses various areas where "battles will unfold." The base is said to contain stages set in a large forest and a city monorail, among other locations. What's more, the report also says Gaia will implement a differentiated play experience based on the player, whatever that's supposed to mean. In a nutshell, it sounds as if Gaia will act as the hub-world where players can meet up and embark on quests, taking place within stages. Educated guess right there, so don't take my word for it.

As for Duo, the article doesn't say specifically if he's playable or not, merely he'll be making an appearance alongside other key characters. Duo was chosen to appear in the game because, like X and Zero, is very popular among fans.

Finally, the report mentions that the Rockman Online teaser trailer released on the 26th of last month already has seen over 150,000 views, and received a huge response from not just South Korea, but Japan, America and Europe as well. Neowiz plans to continue releasing game screenshots, though I get the impression their idea of screenshots includes game artwork, mostly.

News credit: Protodude's Corner and TMMN.

With all of the views generated on that trailer, here's hoping that will help motivate the game's release outside of Korea.

Hell, it's the most original thing Capcom's done with Mega Man in years, of COURSE America wants it. I just wonder how they'll handle character creation and combat. A turn-based World of Warcraft clicky experience would be dull as hell. I hope they keep it real-time - wouldn't be too hard to manage if they kept it sprite-based.