Mega Man is dead. Capcom’s blue bomber is still a fan-favourite, but for whatever reasons, Capcom’s slowly killed him off over the past few years. Just about every game that would have featured the robotic lemon-slinger has been cancelled – leaving it up to other companies, like Nintendo, to keep his memory alive. There’s still hope. Mega-Man creator successfully kick-started Mighty No 9, a game that Mega Man in everything but name. It’s getting a retail release.
Yesterday, publisher Deep Silver announced that it had struck up a publishing deal with developer Comcept to bring the game to shops, in addition to its originally planned digital distribution release.
That’s not all though! With the publishing agreement, comes a bit of extra content. Physical versions of the game will include the game’s planned DLC, which includes an extra stage and a boss. And to ensure that those who helped fund the game aren’t pissed off by it all, that same DLC will be free to backers as well.
“This is a great opportunity for Comcept: The partnership enables us to deliver Mighty No. 9 to a wider audience while adding some great extra value to the game,” says Keiji Inafune, CEO, Comcept. “This comes with the price of a short delay, but we are confident that the extra content is worth the wait.”
“The incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign for Mighty No. 9 through Keiji Inafune and his team has shown how huge their fan base is and how much anticipation there is for a true spiritual successor of classic side-scrolling action games. Deep Silver is proud to publish this game and help Comcept in bringing their vision to life,” comments Klemens Kundratitz, CEO, Deep Silver.
The game, which features a very Mega Man-esque protagonist who runs through a series of Mega Man-esque levels before fighting Mega Man-esque bosses is coming to consoles and Pc in mid-September, with handheld versions coming at a later date.
I can’t wait.
Last Updated: April 29, 2015
Lord Chaos
April 29, 2015 at 08:11
That second paragraph makes no sense.
“Yesterday, publisher Deep Silver announced that it had struck up a publishing deal with publisher Deep Silver”?
Hammersteyn
April 29, 2015 at 08:14
Deep Deeper Deepest?
http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/531/974/ab5.jpg
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
April 29, 2015 at 08:27
To paraphrase the song from Godzilla (the terrible one). He is going deeper underground cause there is too much panic in this town.
Geoffrey Tim
April 29, 2015 at 08:21
Thanks, fixed. Incidentally, I’m grabbing coffee now.
Hammersteyn
April 29, 2015 at 08:15
SOLD!
Ir0nseraph
April 29, 2015 at 08:22
No more pre-orders Hammer
Hammersteyn
April 29, 2015 at 08:30
Shit I forgot already…
Lord Chaos
April 29, 2015 at 08:32
You also need a “,”…
Lord Chaos
April 29, 2015 at 08:31
I do believe you need a “,” in there somewhere. 😛
Admiral Chief
April 29, 2015 at 08:21
“will include the game’s planned DLC”
[translates to]
“wait a year or two for Steam special”
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
April 29, 2015 at 08:28
Based on your recent comment history please change your name to Admiral Chief,Steam special specialist. 😛
Admiral Chief
April 29, 2015 at 08:33
Oh you
Blood Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2015 at 08:49
*Steam special-ist. fixed!
Admiral Chief
April 29, 2015 at 09:02
Backlog edition
GooseZA
April 29, 2015 at 11:33
Gonna be awesome!