Entire Mega Man Battle Network game OSTs are now easily accessible within your fingertips! Rockman-Unity has announced that the Rockman EXE Sound Box has become available on Spotify and iTunes! And the best part? It’s region-free! The pages will be accessible once it has hit April 24th in your time zone.

UPDATE: It’s now also available on YouTube Music!

The Rockman EXE Sound Box is a CD box set that was first released physically in 2016 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the EXE series. It contains the soundtracks for every GBA Mega Man Battle Network game including EXE4.5 and Battle Chip Challenge, along with the DS version of BN5 and N1 Battle for the Wonderswan. However, it has omitted the Crossover Battle 2 theme from Rockman EXE 6 (a remix of the Count’s boss music from Boktai).

In addition to the games’ OST, there are album exclusive songs, such as farewell ~vocalise~, an enchanting vocalization of BN3’s credits song. As well as Past & Future, a vocal version of BN6’s Central Town sung by series writer, Masakazu Eguchi and composer, Yoshino Aoki! And be sure to check out Battle Theme -EXE4 Style- from BN5DS, which has a second part not heard in the game!

Capcom has also released a new overall Mega Man series album, CAP-TUNE/CAP-JAMS. Battle Network makes an appearance with a remix of BN1’s NumberMan stage theme.

A few weeks ago, Rockman Unity revealed that EXE anime character designer, Mitsuru Ishihara, will be returning to draw the box art for the Rockman EXE Treasure Box. And today, Fukkan has revealed the finished piece.

Mitsuru Ishihara did the anime character designs for the first four series of Rockman EXE (original, Axess, Stream, Beast), the role was passed on to Shingo Adachi for the final series, Rockman EXE Beast+. He’s a still-active animator who has worked on various Rockman animation, including Irregular Hunter X’s Day of Sigma and Ryusei no Rockman Tribe. While affiliated with the animation studio Xebec, it has since gone defunct with their staff absorbed by Sunrise and Production I.G. The last time we’ve seen a Rockman art by him was in 2007 for Classic Rockman’s 20th Anniversary.

In addition to that, Ryo Takamisaki and Fukkan have previewed some pages of his manga for the Box, now titled “Runaway ProtoMan” (ブルースの家出). Takamisaki is well-known for the MegaMan and Bass focus in his manga, having ProtoMan as the center of this new work is a pleasant surprise!

Preview of “Runaway ProtoMan”

If the regular Bass.EXE didn’t satisfy your lust for destruction, get ready for Bass GS in Rockman X DiVE. Just announced by Capcom Taiwan, the supercharged version of Bass will be available to pull in the upcoming DiVE Festival, which starts after the maintenance period on 24th February. Note that Bass GS is a time-limited character, so if you want him, get him before he goes away. You can also receive 40 Bass GS Memory when you draw.

Bass GS was Bass’s most powerful form in Mega Man Battle Network 3, the result of a fusion with Gospel.EXE – the final boss of the previous game. He comes fully loaded with his classic attacks, Gospel Cannon and Vanishing World, the latter of which seems to hit enemies anywhere on the screen. In addition, he has a passive ability that grants him a random buff when he hits a target.

Mega Man X DiVE is available on the iOS App Store and Google Play in select regions. If the game isn’t yet released in your region, you can also download and install the APK file (Android only) straight from the game’s official website and play that way.

Source: Capcom Taiwan

Developer Nick West has released a first demo of Mega Man Battle Network Overclocked, a fan remake of the first MMBN game. Not only that, but it’s fully in 3D! This is one fangame which is truly a cut above the rest.

The first demo of Overclocked contains the entirety of MMBN1’s first chapter, the FireMan scenario. Nick West plans to also add the NumberMan scenario for the final build. This isn’t just a carbon copy of MMBN1, however – Overclocked brings a host of new features that take advantage of the game’s 3D display. Smooth transitions between the overworld and battle screens have been added, and mugshots are replaced with full-size animated character models.

Some features from the later MMBN games are also included, such as SubChips, Regular chips and the ability to run from battles. Accordingly, your health is no longer replenished for free after each battle. The “ADD” button now also works like it does in BN2 and BN3, increasing the number of chips on the Custom Screen for the rest of the battle.

Be sure to watch the launch trailer, and then head over to Nick West’s itch.io page to grab the demo. And if that piqued your interest, give Nick a follow on Twitter.

Model Kit maker Kotobukiya has announced in their latest livestream that they will expand their Mega Man line-up with Mega Man Battle Network! MegaMan.EXE and Dark MegaMan model kits (with a surprise Mettaur!) have been announced to kick off the series.

The stream also premiered uncolored prototypes of the assembled kits, which can be seen below. MegaMan will come with Life Sword recreation accessory and effect pieces. Dark MegaMan will come with a Mettaur. UPDATE: The gallery has been updated from clearer images from Kotobukiya’s site.

Kotobukiya has made classic Mega Man, Mega Man Zero, and Mega Man X kits in the past. Be aware these are model kits, so fans who purchase these will need to assemble the figures themselves. The price for these kits has not been announced.

The Mega Man X DiVE collaboration event with Mega Man Battle Network continues! Following MegaMan.EXE and ProtoMan.EXE, a new character from the series will be added to the game – and it’s none other than the Cyberworld’s God of Destruction himself, Bass.EXE. As just shown in a teaser video on the game’s social media, Bass.EXE is listed as “coming soon”.

UPDATE: Bass.EXE has now been fully revealed, and you’ll be able to get him starting December 2nd, 2020. He comes with a passive skill that grants a shield for a limited time (LifeAura, anyone?), as well as a homing attack that can go through walls and terrain.

Mega Man X DiVE is available on the iOS App Store and Google Play in select regions. If the game isn’t yet released in your region, you can also download the APK (Android only) straight from the game’s official website and play that way. In addition to Battle Network characters, a few weapons from the Battle Network and Star Force series can also be obtained including the Bubbler BattleChip, Zerker’s Light Sword and Rogue’s sword from MMSF2.

MegaMan, jack into the world of X DiVE! This wasn’t a matter of “if” they’ll join, but “when”… The Mega Man X DiVE social media has posted a video announcing the addition of MegaMan.EXE and ProtoMan.EXE into Mega Man X DiVE! This is the first addition of Battle Network timeline characters into the game. They’ll be joining on November 25, 2020.

Mega Man X DiVE is a mobile gacha game for iOS and Android. It’s available in Japanese and most Asian app marketplaces. Those with the game unavailable to their region will need to find an alternate method to obtain the game. While Battle Network timeline characters have yet to appear, weapons that resemble Battlechip Bubbler’s shooter, Zerker’s Light Sword, Rogue’s SF2 sword have cameo’d in the game.

If you haven’t yet played MMBN-inspired indie darling One Step From Eden, or you prefer collecting physical games, you’ll soon have the opportunity to grab the game on an actual Game Card.

As spotted by Gematsu, listings have appeared on Amazon Japan and Rakuten Books for a physical Nintendo Switch edition of One Step From Eden in Japan. The physical edition is being published by Flyhigh Works and will release on February 25th, 2020 at a price of 3960 yen.

Currently, we don’t know whether it will also see release in other regions, but we’ll keep you updated. Otherwise, there’s always the option of importing – Nintendo Switch games are region free, so you’ll be able to play it just fine on any Switch.

Source: Amazon Japan via Gematsu