From the Toronto Video Game Examiner:

Games shipping the week of August 15th, 2011

From the Canada Nintendo Examiner:

Nintendo invites Canadians to “Fly Like Fox” in Star Fox 64 3D contest – Go! Fly! Win!

Straight Shooting with the Canada Nintendo Examiner – 8/15/11 – Earthbound, Super Mario Bros. 3 vs. Super Mario World, Star Fox 64 3D, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, WWE ’12, Sonic the Hedgehog, and more!

From The Mega Man Network:

Editorial: Mega Man Must Reach for a New Paradigm – “Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. Better than he was before. Better…stronger…faster.”

Solicitation for Mega Man #8 and Chad Thomas Gives Us Oil Man – Not enough Robot Masters, you say?

Why Was Capcom Going to Charge for the Mega Man Legends 3 Prototype Version? – Apparently, it wasn’t Capcom’s idea… or choice.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

From the Toronto Video Game Examiner:

Toronto video game deals for the week of June 3rd to June 9th, 2011

Straight Shooting with the Toronto Video Game Examiner – 6/3/11 – The final edition? You decide! …after reading about Sony, Konami, Kinect in Mass Effect 3, Sonic, Call of Duty Elite, DRM on Super Street Fighter IV: The Arcade Edition for PC, Bushido Blade (for real!), and more.

From The Mega Man Network:

Christian Svensson Speaks on Various Things Mega Man – On the success of Mega Man 9 and 10, the green-lighting of Mega Man Legends 3, and more.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

From the Toronto Video Game Examiner:

Toronto video game deals for the week of May 13th to May 19th, 2011

Straight Shooting with TVGE – 5/13/11 – PSN, Deus Ex, SEGA, Team Ninja, Ubisoft, Mortal Kombat Kollection, and more.

From The Mega Man Network:

Rockman DASH 3 Updates of Mystery and Intrigue (Updated with the Good Stuff) – Heat throws in an extra video.

The Results of Capcom’s Desired Figure Vote – It would seem Bandai knows their audience well… perhaps even too well?

Ucchy-San Visits Bandai, Gets Figure Scoop – No colors yet, but X’s first armor already looks good.

Keiji Inafune Reveals Capcom’s Past Development Secrets – And how his defiance helped save the company.

From the Archie Mega Man Blog:

From Pen & Ink to Blue Bomber: Page 1 – After – See the art come alive with inks, colors, and text!

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

From the Toronto Video Game Examiner:

Microsoft ships 8 million Kinect units, denies connection to Red Ring epidemic – Kinect users are experiencing the dreaded three red lights on older Xbox 360 consoles. Coincidence? Or something else?

From The Mega Man Network:

Rockman 8 Manga Getting Revived Too – Behold Duo’s mighty fist of JUSTICE!!

Legends 3 Project Promotional Trailer – Join the Servbot production platoon!

A Musical Tribute to Mega Man – Interested in some Mega Man music which differs from the norm? Then check this out.

Preorder Your D-Arts Rockman X Figure – And at 25 percent off, no less!

Aero Update, and More on Devroom Recruitment Video – See the Chosen One take shape, then check out some anecdotes from the production of the promotional trailer.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

From the Toronto Video Game Examiner:

Toronto video game deals for the week of November 5th to November 11th, 2010 – A whole lot of Call of Duty: Black Ops stuff going down.

Microsoft Canada provides a way for Canadians to win Kinect – No Whoppers involved, however.

From the Canada Nintendo Examiner:

Canadians can get their Sonic on with Sonic Colors pre-order bonus – I still want a Knuckles version, complete with red dreads, but this will do in the meantime.

From The Mega Man Network:

Rockman 9 Going Mobile in Japan – Now you can torture yourself on the go!

Roll Gets Cutesy on Kotobukiya Box – Not only are Kotobukiya a source of great model kits, but great new art as well.

The TMMN Minicast #002 – Discussion is afoot as Heat Man, Tabby, and Mainfinger are joined by MMN alumnus Jaxel to talk about the latest happenings in the world of Mega Man– specifically, the departure of Inafune.

Mega Man Legends 3 Web Planner Talks Devroom – You’ve always wanted your very own Servbot Number, right?

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

From the Toronto Video Game Examiner:

You can’t Kinect with the King in Canada – I’m not totally uninterested in Kinect… more than anything, the price is a chief demotivating factor. Burger King is offering a lot of people a chance to win one, but sadly, it doesn’t include Canadians.

From the Canada Nintendo Examiner:

Nintendo Prez says “no” to Wii price drop, two Canadian retailers do it anyway? – Nintendo seems more keen on giving more bang for your buck this holiday season than changing price tags. Maybe this is a new green initiative for them? In any case, Iwata says there will be no cuts, but prior to that, two Canadian retailers reportedly went ahead and did it anyway.

And the kicker? The price-cut Canadian Wiis are cheaper than the U.S. packages, despite being more expensive at normal price.

From The Mega Man Network:

The Legends 3 Team Offers Reassurance Following Inafune’s Departure – Inafune wasn’t the only one working on the game, you know! Here’s what the team has to say about working on the project without the man who spearheaded it in the first place.

Kotobukiya is Ready to Rock the World – This is awesome news… that is, if you aren’t one of the people who dropped an absurd amount to import the models which have already been released.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

From RipTen:

3:05 Fan Art: Mega Man 2?s Title Screen, Rendered in Beads – An epic work of art depicting a classic, iconic moment in gaming.

DirecTV Ditches G4; Network Urges Viewers to Show Support

THQ Announces “Integrated Marketing Agreement” with WWE – Maybe this will get Michael Cole to quit badmouthing video games.

Capcom Reveals Rad’s New Teammates in Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 – This time, it looks as though multiplayer may bring multi-characters.

From the Toronto Video Game Examiner:

Games shipping the week of November 1st, 2010

From the Canada Nintendo Examiner:

The Nintendo Download – 11/1/10 – At first glance, it looks like a weak week, but there may be something to this Robox thing…

From The Mega Man Network:

An Epic Rendition of Mega Man 2?s Title Screen – It’s the same thing as on RipTen above, actually.

Rockman Sound Event in Japan This December – The funniest part is that this announcement came off of Square Enix’s website.

Inafune’s Massive 4Gamer.net Interview – Before officially announcing his retirement from Capcom, Keiji Inafune gave one doozy of an interview to 4Gamer.net. And one intrepid translator has posted the massive piece in English.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

From the Toronto Video Game Examiner:

Games shipping the week of September 13th, 2010 – The heaviest hitters this week? Halo: Reach and Professor Layton and the Unwound Future.

Leaked video shows the Xbox 360 dashboard of the near-future? – And I just got used to the last update, too.

PlayStation on the Move early? – Looks like Best Buy isn’t used to video game hardware having street dates. Or someone isn’t, anyway.

From the Canada Nintendo Examiner:

The Nintendo Download – 9/13/10 – With today marking the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., it would have been a perfect time to roll out Yoshi’s Island. Alas, they didn’t… nor did they roll out anything else for Virtual Console. But at least there’s a new myNotebook.

Nintendo of Japan officially announces Super Mario Collection Special Pack, shows contents, ad – Looks like a straight port of Super Mario All-Stars. But at least we know what it looks like now.

European celebration of Super Mario’s 25th anniversary includes celebrity ads – I have no idea who any of these people are. But they like Mario (and quite a bit, by the looks of it), so they’re cool by me.

Japanese website for Super Mario Bros. 25th anniversary, plus History 1985-2010 video – Japan has quite a few things going on with the celebration. I wish that Nintendo of America was as on-the-ball as Europe and Japan for the occasion.

Fortunately, they did launch this rather late in the day, and it appears they’re just getting started.

Rumor: Nintendo 3DS release date leaked? – Could we see 3DS before the end of the year? One person who’s purportedly a developer of accessories for the device seems to think so.

From The Mega Man Network:

MM9 Downloadable Content Bundles, New MM10 Avatars Coming to PSN – If you haven’t downloaded these add-ons yet, maybe now is the time.

Rockman Gigamix 3 Arrives in Two Weeks – …in Japan, of course. Really hope that UDON is able to bring Gigamix to North America.

And from MMN’s Twitter:

A scoop? According to @ROCKMAN_UNITY “something green” will appear at the MMU stage show at TGS. What could it be? ~Heat #MMU

If it’s Teisel Bonne I just may explode. ~Heat #gettingyourhopesup

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

Been busy with this, that, and the other lately, so not too much here today.

From the Toronto Video Game Examiner:

Defence Minister MacKay speaks out against new Medal of Honor – No, that’s not a typo, but apparently how Canadians spell “defense.”

Yet another Kinect feature won’t be available at launch – At this point, I’m just waiting for them to chuck the motion controls.

From The Mega Man Network:

A Little Bonus Megamix Preview – Actually, this should be out now. Me? I’ve already read it– highly recommended. But would you expect anything less from Ariga?

TGS Attendees Get Equipped with “Metowel” And Playable MMU – A chance to play Mega Man Universe? That’s cool. A chance to deck out my head in a foldable, compact, sweat-absorbing cloth Metool helmet? That’s where I say “take my money.”

Rockman Online Reveals Duo, Beginning Area – Rockman Online has looked pretty fan-service-y so far, and the inclusion of justice-crazed space-cop Duo only further cements the notion.

Roll Struts Her Stuff in New Kotobukiya Pics – More pics of the ultra-versatile Roll. No, not like that. Well, maybe like that, but– before this goes any further into the gutter than I had intended, I mean she can be decked out in her Mega Man 8 attire, or her attire from… well, the rest of the series, more or less.

Angry Mega-Metal Man is Coming to Get You in MMU Overview – At long last, Capcom has bestowed upon us an idea of what to expect from Mega Man Universe. Besides action reminiscent of the classic games, that is.

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Look Who’s Back – I believe some of you will be pleased.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

Okay, so I’ve fallen behind on things for obvious reasons. Here’s a quick catch-up post.

From RipTen:

Analyst Defends Xbox LIVE Price Hike as “Incredible Value” – If you need more ESPN and places to use Facebook and Twitter, that is.

Sonic Adventure and More for Xbox LIVE Marketplace in September – Possible Achievements for fishing with morbidly-obese cats? I can’t wait! (Seriously, I can’t wait… for all of it but that.)

THQ Reveals Additional Pre-Order Incentives for WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 – Neat stuff, but the one I like is the Tribute to the Troops arena. Wrestling in front of military men and tanks ought to give it that Street Fighter “Guile” stage feel.

From the Toronto Video Game Examiner: (most of these went up today)

Games shipping the week of August 30th, 2010

Toronto video game deals for the week of September 3rd to 9th, 2010

Bonus video game deals – Best Buy’s online only Labour Day sale – With a “u,” because it’s in Canada.

Games shipping the week of September 6th, 2010

EB Games/GameStop’s NHL 11 hosting launch party tonight with Mike Komisarek – If you’re reading this, then it’s probably too late for you.

Want to sound-off with Kinect? You may have to wait until Spring 2011 – See, Quebec? This is what you get for being so difficult. Though admittedly, this may affect far more Canadians than the ones who just want to leave.

Capcom’s Inafune comes out in praise of Canadian game developers – He just thinks we’re blue because we’re Mega Man fans. Just wait until he actually comes here and experiences the cold winter weather.

Actually, it’s kind of surprising that he gave them Dead Rising instead of Lost Planet, now that I think about it.

Microsoft raising prices for Xbox LIVE Gold memberships, but it could be worse – Believe it or not, Canadians seem to be getting the better end of this deal.

From the Canada Nintendo Examiner:

The Nintendo Download – 8/30/10

DSi prices are dropping on September 12th; might this herald a 3DS Christmas? – If I didn’t know 3DS was coming, I’d be leaping at the DSi XL right now.

New Super Mario All-Stars release coming to Wii… in Japan – Sure, this sounds like old info, but there’s new info here, too. Namely, it is a port. But is there a chance that if it’s released in North America, we could see something more? We examine precedent inside.

The Nintendo Download – 9/06/10 – One game in particular this week yields numerous surprises.

From The Mega Man Network:

Servbot Bobble Budds in Nature – He’s like the Dan Forden of Servbots.

Nintendo Power Readers Rate Their Favorite Mega Man – Who is the Bluest Bomber?

Get Prepped for Mega Man Universe at PAX – PAX has come, PAX has gone, PAX has left us without any of these nifty-keen Mega Man Universe armbands.

Capcom Announces “Rockman Kai Arrange Shitemita” Soundtrack (Updated) – Tracks from the Classic series, minus 8 and 10. Where’s the justice?

Speculation Train: MMU a Kinect/Move Game? – What better way to make “your world, MEGA-FIED” than by actually “Mega-fying” your world?

Mega Man Universe Gameplay Trailer – Four trailers in all actually show what the game looks like. Have you seen them all? (Granted, the fourth is a composite, but it has new music.)

Mega Man Universe Site Updated, Reveals Mega Man 2 Cast – A closer look at who we can expect to see fill out this Universe.

Mega Man Universe Details from PAX – So what’s the deal with “Mega Man,” anyway? Well, for one thing, he may be more than a mere change-of-model from “Rockman”…

Kotobukiya Rockman Gets Boxed Up – This is what you’ll be looking for on the shelves of every import shop you know.

So, How Did “Bad Box Art Mega Man” Wind Up in Universe? – Capcom’s Seth Killian reveals all.

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And as for me, I’m doing better. Not quite 100%, but enough to do stuff again.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”