Next month, Mega Man Battle Network will be making its debut in Capcom’s free-to-play cross-series card game TEPPEN! Capcom states that the addition is due to popular demand, so give yourselves a pat on the back, everyone.

First revealed in TEPPEN Headline #18, the next event and card pack will be known as 30_MINUTES.EXE, and will be added to the game on July 3, 2023 – just in time for the game’s 4th anniversary.

30_MINUTES.EXE is set in Den City, a floating space colony, whose inhabitants live peacefully in a Cyberworld of their own making. However, this peace is disturbed when M. Bison and his army of invaders threaten to destroy the city in 30 minutes. With time running short, RiCO, one of the city’s operators, calls in the help of an unlikely hero: Ryu. He will be joined by various operators and NetNavis from the MMBN series, fighting together to prevent the destruction of the Cyberworld.

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Those who missed out on pre-ordering the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection will now have the chance to get the “Custom PET Pack” DLC! Capcom has announced via Rockman-Unity that the pack will be available as paid DLC starting on June 27th. It is also stated that the DLC will be 200 yen for each volume’s pack. We will update this with other region prices when they are available.

UPDATE: The DLC is now available on Switch, PS4, and Steam. It will cost $1.99 in the US, or around that amount for other regions.

The “Custom PET Pack” DLC provides a new skin for the 3D MegaMan on the menu, as well as 2 new remixed tracks for the music player. The content will differ depending on the volume. The skins have an exclusive voice line for the 3D MegaMan, and the music track can be set as the background music for the Collection menu.

After the recent announced shutdown of Mega Man X DiVE’s gacha version, it seemed like the Deep Log might be lost forever… but never fear! Just announced at Capcom Showcase, Mega Man X DiVE Offline will be launching on Steam, iOS and Android before the end of 2023.

Mega Man X DiVE Offline will have (almost) all of the content from the original version, featuring more than 900 stages and over 100 playable characters – not just from Mega Man X, but from the other Mega Man subseries as well, including Battle Network and Star Force.

The offline version of the game does omit some features from the original. Crossovers with other games (such as Street Fighter and Monster Hunter) will not be included, and none of the multiplayer modes will make the cut either. Additionally, you will not be able to transfer any data from the original game.

Source: Mega Man X Dive Offline website

Now this is some good news to hear, and only after 2 weeks of going on sale… The official Mega Man Twitter account has reported that Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 combined sales have surpassed 1 million units worldwide.

This is a grand feat that few Mega Man titles have the privilege of. Previously, for the Battle Network series, the only other title to have sold 1 million worldwide is both versions of Mega Man Battle Network 4. In Japan, Rockman-Unity had also previously addressed that the physical MMBNLC game has sold out in stores and is working to restock it in late April.

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, MMBNLC Vol. 1, and MMBNLC Vol. 2 combined sales have surpassed 1 million units worldwide! Thanks to all of you for your support! pic.twitter.com/S3a5M6ePsu

— Mega Man (@MegaMan) April 28, 2023

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Original Soundtrack is now available on Steam for $14.99 USD (price will change depending on your region). The listing for the OST can be found here.

The OST contains 22 remixed tracks from the Battle Network series, some can already be heard in the Legacy Collection‘s menu. This is the same soundtrack that has recently received a physical CD release in Japan.

NetBattlers, the wait is almost over! Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection has started to roll out globally across console platforms. As of now, the two volumes are available digitally in Australia on Nintendo eShop and PlayStation Store!

For Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 / 5, the game is expected to be released available digitally around midnight in your local timezone. For Steam players, the game will become available globally on April 14th at 4 AM UTC. In that’s midnight on the 14th in EDT, 9 PM on the 13th in PDT, and 6 AM on the 14th in CEST.

If you’re looking for a place to discuss the Legacy Collection and organize chip trades or battles, check out our newly-launched Discord server!

Now that the game has begun rolling out in certain territories, the full trophy/achievement lists for the PS4 version of Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection are now available. (Thanks, Exophase!)

These match the Steam achievement counts that were found a few weeks ago, though PS4 has 1 additional trophy for both volumes – likely for the platinum trophy, which unlocks upon acquiring all other trophies.

You can find the full lists below. Beware of spoilers!

Source: Exophase (Vol. 1, Vol. 2)

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The review embargo for the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection has been lifted and reviews have been begun to be published. Here’s a quick rundown on the reviews that are available: (This list may be updated with more later)

Written Reviews:

CGMagazine: 8.5/10

The Mako Reactor: 8.5/10

Hardcore Gamer: 4/5

God is a Geek: 8.0/10

Siliconera: 8/10

Attack of the Fanboy: 4/5 “Loved”

Shacknews: 8/10

Multiplayer.it (Italian): 7.5/10

IGN Italia (Italian): 7.5/10 “Decent”

COGconnected: 75/100

Screen Rant: 3.5/5 “Very good”

Hey Poor Player: 3/5

Denfaminicogamer (Japanese): Favorable

Nintendo Life: 9/10 Excellent

Console Creatures: Recommended

Nintendo-Master (French): 6.5/10

PlayStation Universe: 8/10

GoNintendo: Favorable

Metro GameCentral: 7/10

Digital Chumps: 9.8/10

Nintenderos (Spanish): 8/10

Gaming Trend: 75/100

Video Reviews:

GameXplain: Vol. 1 is the one to get, Vol. 2 not so much.

Noisy Pixel: Vol. 1, 7.5/10. Vol. 2, 8/10

Retro Rebound: Recommended

Nintendo World Report: 7.5/10 (Written version)

GamingBolt: 7/10

Capcom has uploaded the anime movie, Rockman EXE the Movie: Programs of Light and Darkness on their YouTube channel. As a surprise, the movie has been remastered in HD! The movie has yet to be available on other streaming sites or have a Blu-ray release, making this the first time it is available in native HD resolution. The movie is in Japanese with no subtitles. It can be watched for a limited time here, until May 31st.

Capcom has also been uploading the entire Japanese anime series (also no subtitles) on the same channel, they are currently up to the 4th season, Rockman EXE Beast. The playlist can be found here, and like the movie they are limited until May 31st.

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In anticipation of the Legacy Collection coming this month, the Medarot S mobile game has yet another Rockman EXE collaboration on April 6th. For this 3rd iteration, in addition to obtain the items and previous EXE-based Medarots from the last event, a new limited Medarot will be available: Darktrance, which is based on Dark Rockman. Players will only have the chance to play the event until April 27th.

Source: Medarot S twitter, Official Medarot livestream, 4gamer