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http://www.capcom.co.jp/megaman_universe/

Megaman Universe, the player content driven 2.5D platformer due in Spring 2011 for PS3 and Xbox 360 has been canned. Capcom gave no specific reason for the cancellation, but the game will no longer be developed or released.

 

[ConradCervantes]

Expected as much. Haven't heard squat in ages.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Well at least they got those Resident Evil and Street Fighter games to fall back on.

 

[Gravijah]

My old avatar weeps in sorrow.

 

[HarkenSlash]

Was looking forward to this one too

 

[Oni Link 666]

Probably because Inafune is gone.

 

[Teknoman]

Even as a Megaman fan, the game didnt sound that great. Do a Megaman Powered Up 2 on 3DS or something.

 

[Enk]

To be replaced by Mega Man Powered Up 2 I hope.

Man, Mega Man is not having a good year so far.

 

[duckroll]

Probably because Inafune is gone.

Does that mean MML3 is getting canned next?

 

[Stabby McSter]

well shit, i forgot this even existed

 

[Gravijah]

Does that mean MML3 is getting canned next?

It would not surprise me.

 

[CO_Andy]

Never quite had the fan backing that Legends 3 did, and boy was it ugly.

 

[SmithnCo]

Right in time for Captivate!

:/

 

[Sn4ke_911]

From what i've seen, i think this is good news.

 

[GekigangerV]

Wow, I had even forgotten this game existed. At first I thought this was Mega Man Online (the one with the cool anime trailer).

 

[cosmicblizzard]

Awesome, this means I got to play a cancelled game at NYCC. That makes me special or something.

 

[Takao]

Does that mean MML3 is getting canned next?

Probably.

 

[Ozzykamikaze]

Sounded like an idea you come up with while drunk. Not that it couldn't be good, but it didn't sound thought through all the way, imo.

 

[Oni Link 666]

Does that mean MML3 is getting canned next?

According to Capcom, it hasn't even been green lit.

 

[Femmeworth]

Does that mean MML3 is getting canned next?

D: Don't say that.

 

[Xater]

Does that mean MML3 is getting canned next?

It better not!

 

[AppleMIX]

Not really surprising.

Game looked terrible.

 

[Pooya]

Does that mean MML3 is getting canned next?

http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/10/the-story-behind-the-mega-man-legends-3-not-being-greenlit/

?

 

[fallagin]

I don't think it is because it is a megaman property. The game just didn't seem to be of very high of quality really. I don't think this means much in relation to MML3.

EDIT: Wait, MML3 hasn't been greenlit yet?? that doesn't sound too good.

 

[Hexadecimalt]

Probably because Inafune is gone.

 

[gogojira]

Honestly, the game looked like shit. Seems like it probably played that way, too. I find it harder and harder to care about Capcom these days.

 

[Oni Link 666]

I didn't mean it got canned because it's MegaMan. I meant because Inafune is not there to make it or to just let it be made.

 

[Nose Master]

I blame the fuck-ugly art style they went with.

 

[Zen]

Never quite had the fan backing that Legends 3 did, and boy was it ugly.

Yeah, when you're dealing with a niche like MegaMan and even your niche doesn't give something a good reception, chances are it shouldn't come out.

Bring on Legends 3.

 

[To Far Away Times]

To be honest, this game looked prettty bad from the start. It would be much better to make a Megaman 11 or Megaman X9.

 

[Teknoman]

Yeah Legends 3 isnt going to be canceled. Too Megaman fans want it, and it's going to be on system that sells like crazy to boot.

 

[AshMcCool]

I suspect there would have been some hardcore cool user created shit, so this could have been cool.

 

[QisTopTier]

This sucks, I wanted to play with the level creator.

 

[sonikokaruto]

wow, this hudson konami thing is really shitting things up

 

[Teknoman]

I suspect there would have been some hardcore cool user created shit, so this could have been cool.

Maybe...but with Powered Up 2, they could do the same thing (PU1 had a stage editor), have a decent art style, and a remake of MM2 all in one.

 

[Nocturnowl]

I really enjoyed using the stage creator in powered up so i'm a bit disappointed here. I blame the art direction!

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Does that mean MML3 is getting canned next?

It was never greenlit in the first place!

 

[TreIII]

Well, I guess it was to be expected, after awhile. No real hype, and we haven't really heard anything about it since like NYCC last year.

If I were a betting man? I'd say that Capcom likely canned it, because now that Inafune is gone, there's basically no one standing in the way of having a Rockman X9 and other things relating to the X series being made. And such is more along the lines of what Capcom wants to do next with the series, more than likely.

 

[Zen]

I hope that Inafune had some gentlemen agreement in place when he left Capcom relative to Legends 3, otherwise (if it gets cancelled) I will hate him for ever.

 

[Eccocid]

wow, this hudson konami thing is really shitting things up

IT NEVER GETS OLD!!! lol

 

[Dambrosi]

MegaMan Universe Cancelled

Of course it was. Looked like crap from the start.

But MML3 better still come out.

 

[Seraphis Cain]

Honestly, HONESTLY, who didn't see this coming?

 

[jarosh]

probably for the better. it looked like a disaster. shame they made such a big deal out of it... and now there's no new 2d mega man game on the horizon

 

[REMEMBER CITADEL]

I forgot it even existed.

 

[AshMcCool]

Maybe...but with Powered Up 2, they could do the same thing (PU1 had a stage editor), have a decent art style, and a remake of MM2 all in one.

For a moment there, I imagined 'Powered Up' to be a tool for creating all kind of plattformer levels on the PC, including tweakable physics, different character behaviour(Mario, MegaMan etc.), and changeable artstyle. Someone should do this.

 

[Rlan]

Loved the concept, but the game LOOKED terrible.

Mega Man 9 and 10 made plenty of money, I think, so it was probably a quality thing.

 

[Ryu bogard]

MML3 better not get canned it's one of the reasons I got a 3DS.

 

[BiggNife]

I played it at NYCC.

Honestly? It was alright, but nothing to write home about. It felt like classic Megaman, but with mediocre graphics. I liked the idea of customizable Megamen (The one I played as at a Metool for a head), but I'm not particularly disappointed that it's not coming out.

 

[Eteric Rice]

No worries, what has been done cannot be undone. I give it a few weeks before a couple of hardcore fans start working on an unofficial Megaman Universe.

 

[Game Guru]

Makes sense. Why make something like Mega Man Universe for download services when instead Capcom could churn out Mega Man 11 much more cheaply.