No, I'm not dead, just busy as usual. I still haven't fixed my Internet connection issues either...

It was confirmed a couple days ago that Mega Man Zero came out on the September 10, and should now be available at your favorite retail store. I wasn't able to check that information myself, but some details like blood have been changed for the U.S. release compared to the original. On a side note, Mega Man X5 PC indeed came out several days ago, too.