Hailing from the Underworld of Movieland, Alastor has joined the Puzzle Fighter tournament as our latest classic Capcom character. This Blue Affinity fighter makes use of his Vortex, Air Raid and Stylish Upper skills to deal damage to his opponents before finishing them off with his Super Move Round Trip.

Like his archrival Viewtiful Joe, Alastor’s skills are based on chain attacks, offering a unique playstyle for those who want a different way to play Puzzle Fighter .

Add Alastor to your team today !

With Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 + 2 coming to Nintendo Switch May 22, you can face off against Robot Masters any time you want! Between both games included in the collection, spanning the original Mega Man up through Mega Man 10, there are a whopping eighty-one Robot Masters for you to defeat, counting the included DLC Robot Masters! With another eight Masters joining the ranks when Mega Man 11 launches late this year, let’s look back at some of the best, weirdest, and just plain unforgettable Robot Masters from throughout Mega Man’s history, with memories and thoughts from Capcom and Mega Man fans from the community.

Bomb Man (DLN-006)

Weapon: Hyper Bomb

Weakness: Fire Storm

Brian, a.k.a. “Protodude” – Rockman Corner

Bomb Man holds the dubious honor of being the fastest and easiest boss to beat in MM1. You can take him down pretty easily with just the buster! He gets a lot of flack for this but I like him. From a design standpoint, he’s oozing with character: the ’80s punk mohawk, a grin from ear to ear, and a big round belly. And hey, I even hear he enjoys bowling and fireworks.

Of all the Robot Master stages, I’d say Bomb Man’s holds the most variety in terms of enemies and terrain. There’s explosions and bullets flying all over the place, Joes lying in ambush, and spikes out the wazoo. To top it off, we’ve got these huge ominous spheres looming in the background. I dunno; Bomb Man is just so  cool.

Kellen Haney – Community Manager

As a kid, I had always admired Mega Man from a distance and via gaming magazines; I didn’t have any hardware that played Mega Man games growing up, and nobody I knew nearby owned an NES or the games. That all changed when my parents bought a subscription to Sega Channel for my birthday – a sort of 90s precursor to digital distribution as we know it today – and Mega Man: The Wily Wars popped up on the monthly rotation. Bomb Man was the first stage I tried, having read that it was a good boss to start with in a magazine, and everything I had been missing clicked together right there and then.

As Protodude mentioned, there’s a lot of terrain that helps you adjust to the mechanics of Mega Man with lots of enemy variety, spikes, and pits. While Bomb Man can be easily defeated with the buster, making him a great Robot Master to start with, his stage just oozes character, outlining tall towers in the background and cheerful music filled with hope for the future.

Guts Man (DLN-004)

Weapon: Super Arm

Weakness: Hyper Bomb

A land-clearing robot. He’s got quite the sturdy body. As long as you dodge the rocks he throws, he’s not tough to beat.

Patrick “SPAZ” Spaziante – Archie Comics

Being the first MM boss that I had encountered and beat, he holds a special place in my heart. His stage alone, with one of the most controller-crushing platform jumps, forced me to become a MM aficionado, long before I had to reach the exalted Guts himself. But there is something about beating the first boss in a brand new game (at the time) that is thrilling, and it just cemented my love for the series.

On the art side of things, I also love Guts Man’s esthetic as a kind of jacked up body-builder with a huge mechanical “50’s robot” style chin. He is a blast to draw!

Jamal Peppers – Archie Comics

Guts Man is my favorite Robot Master. I’ve been fortunate enough to draw two stories featuring Guts Man for Archie Comics’ Mega Man series. I like big, powerful characters like The Hulk or The Thing and Guts Man is The Hulk/Thing of the Mega Man world.

From a character design point of view Guts Man has always stood out, to me, from the other Robot Masters. I’ve been a fan of Guts Man and his iconic jaw since I first played Mega Man as a child.

Bubble Man (DWN-011)

Weapon: Bubble Lead

Weakness: Metal Blade

The first underwater robot created by Dr. Wily.  He’s pretty cute when swimming around. Make use of your higher jump and attack him.

Brett Elston – Associate Brand Manager

While he’s a bit goofy to look at, Bubble Man is expertly built for underwater combat. His maneuverability may only manifest itself in the form of tall leaps and controlled descent, but hey, he’s doing’ his own thing. I’m sure he’s better prepared for underwater battles than Wood Man!

Bubble Man is often my first stop in modern MM2 replays, since the stage is pretty tame and the music is so good! The stage always reminds me of when this game first released and I played it at a friend’s house… on a black and white TV! Still a lot of those things floating around in 1988-89.

Takekuni “Ucchy” Uchida –  Rockman Unity Administrator

Not to fall second to Toad Man in terms of comical animations, it’s hard to tell if Bubble Man is a weak boss or a strong one, but one thing’s for sure: you just can’t hate the guy.

I don’t recall ever having trouble fighting him, and the weapon you obtain from him, the “Bubble Lead,” seemed completely useless as an offensive weapon when I first tried it out, so much so that I completely forgot about it midway through the game. But then I realized you could use it to sniff out pitfalls. ‘Whoa!’

And then, as you all know, there was the final boss. Nothing seemed to damage him, no matter what you did. I’d exhausted all the energy from all other weapons—Mega Man was near-death! All I had left were… those stupid bubbles I’d all but forgotten about.

And then, the impossible happened. ‘Whoa!’ I uttered, once again.

It was like a suspense movie, where you find out the person you least suspected was the bad guy all along! (Is Bubble Man Keyser Söze?!)

Realizing the importance of the Bubble Lead gave me a new respect for him. Bubble Man offered a sort of “subtle flavor” to Mega Man that taught me the fun of strategizing and discovery in these games. That, and to not judge a book by its cover—everyone has something good to offer.

Wood Man (DWN-016)

Weapon: Leaf Shield

Weakness: Atomic Fire

David Oxford – The Mega Man Network

In what could only be described as a fun and amusing coincidence after naming Cut Man my favorite Robot Master from the first Mega Man, Wood Man would prove to be my first conquest in Mega Man 2. It’s such a shame I couldn’t bring the Rolling Cutter with me to my first Robot Master encounter of the sequel; after all, what better way to take down a robot made of wood than to use the tool of a timber-felling robot?

Besides the rocking jungle theme, Wood Man also rocks a much more impressive version of the Leaf Shield than what Mega Man ends up with. Bigger, badder, and it rains additional terror from above! Without the Crash Bomber , Metal Blade , or Atomic Fire , it’s enough to make you want to make like a tree and get outta there!

Outside of the game, I’ve enjoyed how he’s been characterized, particularly in Archie’s Mega Man comic book. Seeing the care he shows for the robotic animals which occupy his woodland stage just warms my heart.

Magnet Man (DWN-018)

Weapon: Magnet Missile

Weakness: Spark Shock

Draws in enemies with his strong magnetic power. Dodge his homing Magnet Missiles by sliding.

Ryuji Higurashi – Mega Man series illustrator

Using Mega Man’s new slide move feels so good in the battle with Magnet Man, making him a really fun character from a gameplay standpoint. His design is also very simple and easy to understand. I’m pretty sure you could show him to anyone and ‘Magnet Man’ is what they’d call him.

Kellen Haney – Community Manager

I have to agree with Mr. Higurashi on Magnet Man’s appearance. One look at the guy and you know exactly who he is. His weapon is quite useful on stationary enemies, firing out a magnet that travels horizontally for a bit, then vertically towards the nearest enemy, almost as if it’s drawn to the metal enemies with some sort of unique field. I wonder how it works? Maybe we’ll unravel the mystery with science one day.

Magnet Man’s stage gently introduces some new mechanics in Mega Man 3, including floating enemies that can lift the Blue Bomber off his feet, and giant magnets that pull Mega Man sideways and add a new layer of panic to tricky disappearing block puzzles. The whole stage has also got a bang-up tune that pairs nicely with the electronic wonderland that his stage takes place in.

Top Man (DWN-021)

Weapon: Top Spin

Weakness: Hard Knuckle

Spins at high speeds and has a shield system that renders incoming attacks ineffective. He’s popular at New Year’s, because he can produce toy tops from his head.

Brett Elston – Associate Brand Manager

Originally built to search for extraterrestrial components needed to build a massive peacekeeping robot, Top Man eventually fell to Dr. Wily’s programming and became a fighting robot like his MM3 brothers. How he was meant to succeed in this mission, armed with just tops and the ability to spin fairly fast, is still a mystery.

The fight against Top Man, however, is one of my favorites in MM3.  He has an enjoyable pattern that is easy to understand and fun to practice. Easy with a buster, and cake with the Hard Knuckle!

Kellen Haney – Community Manager

Oh, poor Top Man. About all he can do when you fight him is spin around, creating an invincible shield, and throw a few tops at you now and again. He’s not terribly difficult to fight, and he goes down like a sack of potatoes if you use Hard Knuckle against him. There are certainly cooler-looking Robot Masters like Shadow Man and Snake Man (I’d take a snake for a head any day), but there’s something about Top Man that just makes him so darn likeable despite the limited use of Top Spin. I’ll leave the rest to this interview with Yuji Ishihara, art director of Mega Man 11 :

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That’s all for today, but we’ll be recapping plenty more about our favorite Robot Masters soon. We’re celebrating the 30 ^th anniversary of Mega Man with games and activities throughout the year, including bringing Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 and 2 to Switch on May 22nd, all eight Mega Man X titles to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC later this year, and the Blue Bomber’s triumphant return with Mega Man 11 in late 2018! Stay tuned for more info, and keep an eye on Mega Man on Twitter and Facebook for all the latest news.

See you next time!

Hunters, beware: the arrival of the Deviljho in the New World is nigh! But that’s not the only new content coming to Monster Hunter: World. Check out the list of what’s included in our first free major title update.

DEVILJHO, THE WORLD EATER

Mark your calendars: the Deviljho is headed to the New World, devouring everything in its path, and will be arriving on March 22 ^nd with our first free major title update (PS4 version 2.00 / Xbox One 2.0.0.0).

This fearsome Brute Wyvern is sure to wreak some serious havoc and bring massive headaches to any unsuspecting hunters… but those who fell this violent beast will be handsomely rewarded. Bring Deviljho materials to the Workshop and they’ll be able to craft 2 complete armor sets—Vangis α and Vangis β—as well as a new entry in each of the 14 existing weapon types, including brand new Deviljho designs for Sword and Shield, Hunting Horn, Bow, Insect Glaive and Charge Blade!

Are you ready to face this terrifying tyrant?

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SPRING BLOSSOM FEST

Starting April 5 ^th 5pm PT / April 6 ^th 12am GMT
Ending April 18 ^th 5pm PT / April 20 ^th 12am GMT

Now shifting things to a much lighter mood… shortly after the arrival of the mean pickle in Monster Hunter: World, we’ll be hosting our very first seasonal event: the Spring Blossom Fest. Come celebrate with us and participate in daily fun activities, which will, of course, involve a lot of monster hunting.

We’ve completely decorated the Celestial Pursuit (Gathering Hub) and even issued out new official Guild uniforms to all the staff. Oh, and food! You can’t have a party without food, so we’ve added a special new platter too.

We’ll have more details on this limited-timed event pretty soon but make sure you mark your calendars so you don’t miss out!

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MEGA MAN & WEAPON DESIGN CONTEST WINNER

Also during the Spring Blossom Fest, we’ll be hosting two very special Event Quests.

The first one will get you tickets to craft the Mega Man voxel style Palico gear and will be available from April 13 ^th through April 27 ^th:

And the other, available at the start of the Spring Blossom Fest on April 6 ^th, will unlock materials to craft the Wyvern Ignition Great Sword, the winner of our community Weapon Design Contest. Check out the winning concept submission along with its slick in-game render:

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WEAPON BALANCE UDPATES

Also on the topic of weapons, the upcoming March 22 ^nd title update will bring to the table a number of tweaks, adjustments and bug fixes to most weapon types.

• Great Sword: increased the damage for Charged Slash abilities.
• Long Sword: improvements to Foresight Slash input timing and hitbox detection.
• Sword & Shield: Roundslash damage increased and improved slinger usability
• Dual Blades: adjustments to help maintain Demon Gauge active
• Hammer : adjusted the stun values on charged attacks
• Hunting Horn: general attack power increase
• Lance : Counter-thrust adjustment to increase ease of use
• Gunlance : Reduced sharpness loss for shelling, and made some attack power increases
• Switch Axe: Zero Sum Discharge adjustments to increase ease of use
• Charge Blade: balance adjustments to Impact Phial and Power Element Phial
• Insect Glaive: improvements to extract attack power increase and extract effect length
• Bow : fixed various bugs
• Light Bowgun: no adjustments were made
• Heavy Bowgun: no adjustments were made

We’ll be sharing a more comprehensive list when the title update goes live. In the meantime, please know that our team in Japan is hard at work monitoring player behavior and feedback, and we hope these changes will make for a better and smoother hunting experience.

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ADDITIONAL GAME SYSTEM CHANGES & CHARACTER EDIT VOUCHER

Speaking of player feedback, we have heard your requests to have the ability to re-edit your in-game character, so we’re giving everyone one free Character Edit Voucher on March 16 ^th. This voucher will be available for free in the PlayStation Store and Xbox Game Store, but it is a one-time use token, so please use it wisely. Here’s what you can and cannot edit with this voucher:

CAN EDIT:

• Hunter gender;
• Hunter physical appearance (skin tone, features, etc.);
• Hunter cosmetic appearance (hairstyle, facepaint, etc.). Note you can already do these at any time;

CANNOT EDIT:

• Hunter name;
• Palico name;
• Palico appearance;

If you choose to make further edits after you’ve consumed the free Character Edit voucher, we’ll be offering more vouchers for purchase at a later date. More details to come.

We’re also deploying some changes to a number of game systems with the March 22 ^nd title update, hoping to improve your gameplay experience even more:

• Attacks from allies no longer interrupt you during the carving animation. Additionally, players are now immune to all hit reactions, including bombs, during carving animations after quest completion.
• Added “Return to Gathering Hub” (single player) and “Disband & Return to Gathering Hub” (multiplayer) to the options for “Select Return Destination” after a quest has been completed.
• Added the “Text Size” setting for changing subtitle text size, under Start Menu > Options Game Settings.

A full list of patch notes will be also be released when the title update goes live.

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As always, stay tuned to the Monster Hunter channels on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news and updates.

I hope you’re looking forward to the March 22 ^nd title update and Spring Blossom Fest seasonal event as much as I am. I can’t wait to hunt and craft some new Deviljho gear and see what kind of trouble it’ll cause in the New World!

-Yuri

Today we’re releasing a feature packed update to Puzzle Fighter that includes  new content that the development team has been excited to share with players for a while now. Fan requested features and improvements make up the biggest component of today’s release.

New in Update 2.3:

• iPhone X Support
• Daily Login Quest / Rewards: Players will now have an additional Quest Slot that will provide a reward just for logging into the game on a daily basis.
• PVP Events: Players can play in themed events and earn exclusive rewards without having to worry about losing RP. This mode will include Special Limited Events starting with Classic Mode. Read more on Classic Mode here.
• Arena Selection: Arenas will no longer be gated behind your League Ranking, allowing players to select any available arena.
• Load Time Optimizations
• Updated Navigation Flow
• Bug Fixes:
  • Resolved an issue that sometimes caused players to disconnect from an online match

Thanks to everyone who has supported Puzzle Fighter by playing the game! Also a big thank you to all the fans who have given feedback to us via Twitter, Facebook or elsewhere. Your feedback has helped let us know what you want to see in the game, and been a vital part of directing Puzzle Fighter development.

Play Puzzle Fighter for free on iOS and Android devices .

Time to roll up your sleeves and get direct hands-on with saving the world. Okami HD is coming to Nintendo Switch this summer.

Just announced in today’s Nintendo Direct, we’re ecstatic to finally bring this gaming masterpiece to Nintendo Switch, with a handful of features tailor-made to the platform:

Touchscreen

Taking full advantage of the Nintendo Switch system’s touch screen on Handheld mode, you can now use your own divine drawing skills to slash enemies in half or bring back life to the land of Nippon. Celestial Brush? More like Celestial Touch !

Joy-Con controls

If you prefer to stand back and enjoy the beauty of Okami HD on your big screen, you can still reenact saving the day with your own hands by using the Joy-Con controller’s gyroscopic controls for your sumi-e ink drawings. This feature is also available in Tabletop mode.

Okami HD will be available digitally on Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch this summer. For more beautiful screenshots, artwork and the latest Okami news, follow the Okami pages on Facebook and Twitter.

Did everyone get into the rhythm to obtain the June Crossover Costume for Chun-Li? We hope you did because we just received intelligence that the Extra Battle Challenges for the Captain Commando Crossover Costume for Nash will begin on March 15!

HOW DOES EXTRA BATTLE MODE WORK?

Every month, there will be at least one unique costume like a Crossover Costume up for grabs, which can only be obtained by playing Extra Battle Mode with Fight Money. Here’s the flow of how to go about getting these costumes:

• Each costume requires you to complete four challenges that take place over the span of a month – one challenge per week.
• Each time you attempt one of these challenges, you will need to spend 2,500 Fight Money. So if you successfully complete each of the weekly challenges in one go, you can get that Extra Battle Costume for 10,000 FM!
• Once you complete all four challenges, the costume for that month is yours!
• These challenges are time exclusive, so make sure to log in each week to complete them, especially if you have your eyes on that month’s unique costume.

Captain Commando first appeared in the side-scrolling beat ‘em up game, Captain Commando (1991), as the leader of the Commando Team. Along with the other three playable characters – Mack the Knife, Ginzu the Ninja, and Baby Head – Captain Commando must protect Planet Earth from a group of criminals with superhuman powers. With blond hair, glasses, and a dutiful drive, Nash is the perfect character to embody what Captain Commando stands for.

You only need to complete each challenge once to obtain the respective icon. Successful completions afterwards will reward you with a set amount of EXP.

*All dates and times may change unexpectedly.

The challenges for the Captain Commando Crossover Costume overlap with all three Monster Hunter Crossover Costumes, so form a strategy and execute, especially if you’re aiming to collect them all. In addition, a monstrous Special Challenge in Extra Battle Mode will also begin on 2/27. You only need to complete this Special Challenge once to gain the reward, but subsequent completions will still provide you with EXP.

Extra Battle Mode will continue to bring unique challenges every week throughout the year. Now that the Viewtiful Joe, June, Captain Commando, and Monster Hunter Crossover Costumes have been announced, we can’t wait to reveal the next one!

Follow our Twitter and like us on Facebook to stay up to date on the latest news!

Mega Man Legacy Collection gets a release date for Nintendo Switch, Devilot joins Puzzle Fighter , Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn joins Monster Hunter: World , and more!

Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 + 2 slide on to Nintendo Switch on May 22nd

Devilot comes to Puzzle Fighter

Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn joins Monster Hunter: World

Dragon’s Dogma (Xbox 360) network update

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Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition – Blanka launch stream

Puzzle Fighter – Devilot preview

Monster Hunter: World – Ryu goes monster hunting

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition – fighting against viewers

Dead Rising 4: Frank’s Big Package – Capcom Heroes

Monster Hunter: World – Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn enters the New World

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All times listed are Pacific Time:

• Tuesday , March 6th @  3PM  – Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
• Wednesday , March 7th @  1PM  – Puzzle Fighter
• Thursday , March 8th @  3PM  – Monster Hunter: World

Remember to  FOLLOW  our Twitch channel to get email reminders whenever we go live.

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If you’re looking for fun new challenges and special gear to collect in Monster Hunter: World, then Event Quests are your ticket… or rather, they get you tickets (sometimes) that you can use for crafting. Either way, here’s your selection for this week:

The Proving – hunt an Anjanath to get tickets used for crafting the Aloy armor set and Aloy’s Bow.

Coral Waltz – hunt a Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, a Paolumu, a Pink Rathian, and a Legiana in the Coral Highlands, with a good chance of any of these monsters being a crown size.

Wiggle Me This – deliver 10 Wigglers to get tickets used for crafting the Wiggler Head .

Flesh Cleaved to Bone – hunt a Radobaan and an Odogaron in the Special Arena

Challenge Quest 1: Expert – hunt a Tempered Uragaan and a Tempered Bazelgeuse. This quest is available at the Arena Counter in the Gathering Hub and your fastest time will be uploaded to the global leaderboards.

Event Quests and Challenge Quests refresh every Thursday at 4pm PT / Friday at 12am GMT, so make sure to log into Monster Hunter: World every week and follow @MonsterHunter to stay up to date on the latest selection of quests.

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Patrick Kulikowski: I’ve got not one, but TWO auditory glories to share with you fine folks in this week’s recap.

Let’s kick things off with something quite unexpected: an entire live bass guitar “bassrun” of Takashi Tateishi’s Mega Man 2 soundtrack… with accompanying gameplay to boot! Travis Morgan’s bass skills not only make me wish I was the least bit competent in that department, but they also call to mind just how important bass is to the game’s soundtrack.

And if the above video made you nostalgic, prepare your earbuds for this gorgeous 1-hour plus video filled with newly arranged renditions of Yuko Takehara’s classic Breath of Fire II soundtrack. The music here was redone by Troupe Gammage (Mutant Mudds composer) and Audistory Music , with an incredibly adorable animation by SmallBu Studio (of “Baman Piderman” fame) and Eiffel Art .

For the uninitiated, the animation features BoFII protagonist Ryu conducting an 8-piece orchestra comprised of his fellow heroic companions Bow, Katt, Nina, Rand, Sten, Jean, Spar, and Bleu. You have to admire Rand’s nervousness and determination as he hits that tiny triangle. It perfectly captures Rand’s surprisingly soft interior.

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Signing off,

-Yuri

Devilot de Death Satan IX has arrived in the Puzzle Fighter ring with much pomp and rather suspicious circumstances. This pint-sized-princess packs quite the punch, and is sure to be a royal pain to all of her foes.

With her yellow Affinity, Devilot brings an array of mechanically menacing minions to the match. From her powerful Octopus Jr. attack to the crushing Hell Delta, she’s a threat to even the biggest and strongest opposition. In order to deal the most damage to her opponents, Devilot expends a portion of her super charge with each attack. With her S-008 Super-8 mech always nearby, she is able to rule victorious over the Puzzle Fighter tournament.

Hail to the Princess! Devilot is out now in Puzzle Fighter .

Featuring a host of Capcom’s most beloved characters, the arcade classic is free to download on iOS and Android devices and features competitive head-to-head action allowing you to take on combatants from around the world.

Download Puzzle Fighter today to get in the fight !

The future has never looked brighter for the iconic Mega Man. As part of the 30 ^th Anniversary celebration of the Blue Bomber and the upcoming Mega Man 11 in late 2018, we’re bringing ten of his classic adventures to Nintendo Switch! Complete with brand-new features for Mega Man Legacy Collection and exclusive challenges for Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, you can enjoy busting ‘bots anytime, anywhere when both collections arrive as individual digital downloads on the Nintendo eShop and as a combo package at retail in North America this May.

Leading the charge is Mega Man Legacy Collection, bringing together Mega Man’s original six adventures from the Nintendo Entertainment System. No need to dust off old cartridges to enjoy these classic quests as you jump, shoot, slide, and rush your way through masterfully crafted stages to reach the distinctive bosses of Mega Man games – the Robot Masters – in a bid to cut them down and claim their weapons as your own. With the ability to create a save state just about anywhere, you can retry tricky sections as much as you like without having to start over, or simply pick up where you left off when you’re playing at home or on the go.

Series veterans know that Mega Man is all about the heat of the moment-to-moment gameplay, though. Did you get a little too gutsy with a jump and fall in a pit? Were you not quick enough to escape a barrage of lasers? You can get back into the game in a flash thanks to the brand-new “rewind” feature! Just by holding a button, you can roll back gameplay, allowing you to pick up where you left off without missing a beat.

If you’re looking to dive into even more content, Mega Man Legacy Collection includes a giant gallery of concept sketches, box art (including the infamous original Mega Man box art), production art, songs from each game, and a collection of challenges that will put even the most dedicated fan of the Blue Bomber to the test.  If you have a regular or golden Mega Man amiibo, you’ll also gain access to eleven additional fan-made challenges (from this contest ), previously exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS version of the game and now making their console debut on Nintendo Switch! Do you have what it takes to come out on top? You’ll have to run like the wind to prove you’re the very best on the leaderboards.

Moving on from Mega Man’s early years, spring into Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 to see the beloved bot’s evolution and retro revolution in action. Mega Man 7 originally burst onto the scene on the Super Nintendo, updating the classic series with 16-bit graphics and a rich story that takes place just a few months after the previous game ended. Mega Man 8 kept with the tradition, bringing an astronomical upgrade with 32-bit graphics, an expanded storyline, and fully animated cutscenes that are well-known for their “quality” voice acting. Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10 made a splash right as the 8-bit retro revolution was taking off, bringing the series back to basics with NES-style visuals while pumping up gameplay with additional playable characters: Mega Man’s sometimes friendly rival, Proto Man, joins the fight Mega Man 9, and returns alongside Mega Man’s nemesis, Bass, in Mega Man 10 .

There’s plenty more to play after you’ve finished the main games, too. Both Mega Man 9 and 10 include all previously released DLC, giving you access to time attacks, bonus stages, and more. Already packed with a selection of art, music, and unique challenges for each game, using any Mega Man amiibo with Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 unlocks new challenges to put your platforming skills to the test. Think you can earn gold across a variety of challenges without striking out?

You can grab both collections for yourself digitally with Mega Man Legacy Collection for $14.99 and Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 for $19.99, or pick both up at retail in North America ( MMLC on a cartridge and MMLC2 as a digital download) with an exclusive Mega Man 30 ^th Anniversary cleaning cloth for $39.99 this May. Check out the official website for info on where to pre-order. With all ten classic titles coming to Nintendo Switch, it’s a great time to catch up or relive your favorite mega moments ahead of Mega Man 11, coming late 2018 to Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

Blanka jumps into Street Fighter V, Devil May Cry HD Collection gets a new trailer, Monster Hunter: World soundtrack arrives on iTunes, and more!

Blanka, the Warrior of the Amazon, Charges in to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition on February 20

Get into the Rhythm with the June Crossover Costume for Chun-Li in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

Play the original Devil May Cry free with Twitch Prime membership, starting on February 27

Monster Hunter: World Original Soundtrack now available on iTunes

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Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition – Playing against viewers

Monster Hunter: World – Hunting with viewers

[FUTURE]

All times listed are Pacific Time:

• Tuesday , February 20th @  3PM  – Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
• Wednesday , February 21st @  1PM  – Puzzle Fighter
• Thursday , February 22nd @  3PM  – Monster Hunter: World

Remember to  FOLLOW  our Twitch channel to get email reminders whenever we go live.

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Versions 1.05 (PS4) / 1.0.0.10 (Xbox One) and an update on Xbox One matchmaking

Versions 1.06 (PS4) / 1.0.0.11 (Xbox One) – Slashberries and Squads

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Kellen Haney: There’s nothing like the taste of patented Sissel burgers, is there? Old family recipe – wait, I’m getting things a little mixed up here. Micnaxable on YouTube has created an incredibly elaborate mash-up of two completely different pieces of media: The classic puzzle / adventure / murder mystery game Ghost Trick, and the beloved “Steamed Hams” bit from the “22 Short Films About Springfield” episode of The Simpsons that’s seen hundreds of remixes and mash-ups in the past several weeks.

Going well beyond editing video, Micnaxable has re-created the entire skit with a Ghost Trick aesthetic, right down to the cel-shaded models and dramatic text boxes. Can our hero reverse Principal Skinner’s fate and get a bite to eat while he’s at it? You’ll have to watch the video above to find out.

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Signing off,

-Yuri