What was to be a celebration of decades of Mega Man is now to be merely a footnote in the series' history, as Capcom has announced that downloadable platformer Mega Man Universe has been cancelled.

An announcement on the game's official Japanese website, noticed by Silicon Era, cites "various reasons" as the cause for cancellation. Capcom offers an apology. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter is packed, standing as one of the biggest updates in this feature's history. Eighteen games in our database have been updated, with screens and videos for Apache: Air Assault, Yakuza: Of The End, Fable 3, Medal of Honor, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Front Mission Evolved, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor, Space Invaders Infinity Gene, Cabela's North American Adventures, NBA 2K11, Okamiden, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Mega Man Universe, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes, Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, Dead Meets Lead, Michael Jackson: The Experience, and EA Sports MMA. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter includes new media from PAX 2010. We've added a "Story" trailer for Vanquish, gameplay footage for Dungeon Siege 3, a "Causality" trailer for EVE Online, a trailer featuring the "Mysteries" of Star Wars: The Old Republic, the launch trailer for Kirby's Epic Yarn, the debut trailer for Fluidity, gameplay footage for Mega Man Universe, a number of "Making Of" trailers for Dead Rising 2, a "flythrough" video of Rift: Planes of Telara, and the announcement trailer and screens for Swarm. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Daily Filter includes video of the Street Fighter X Tekken and Mega Man Universe panels at Comic-Con 2010. We've also added a behind-the-scenes video for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days along with three other trailers for the upcoming sequel. Activision takes gamers behind-the-scenes of a recent music re-recording session for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, Hothead Games takes a unique (and hilarious) approach to "Dev Diaries" in a video for Deathspank and we take a look at the NFC North in a new "sizzle" video for Madden NFL 11. If that's not enough content for you, we've also added new screens for Dungeon Siege 3 and media for Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Defenders of the Core, Mushroom Age and Shogun 2: Total War. Read more »

Though no gameplay footage has been released (via Joystiq) for the recently announced Mega Man Universe, some details have been revealed by Capcom's Keiji Inafune at Comic-Con 2010.

The title will most "preserve as much as we can of the classic 8-bit Mega Man feel," explains Infaune. "While allowing players to project their own Mega Man onto the game. We wanted to create a platform where players can play as their favorite version of Mega Man, another Capcom character, or maybe a different character completely. You'll be able to play as the Mega Man of your dreams." Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

If you thought yesterday's Daily Filter was sparse, buckle up. Today's update includes a debut trailer and screens for the recently revealed Sims 3 Expansion Late Night, a pair of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies trailers, a new video for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, a trailer for Test Drive Unlimited 2 featuring the Aston Martin One-77, and a Shackvideo version of the Mega Man Universe teaser. Read more »

Capcom has officially revealed that Mega Man Universe -- a title that is no stranger to those following trademark registration -- is headed to the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. The announcement trailer (after the break, courtesy of GameSpot) showcases a trio of Capcom heroes -- including Mega Man, Street Fighter's Ryu and Arthur from the Ghosts & Goblins series -- battling against familiar enemies, suggesting the title will crossover between Capcom franchises.

Sadly, other details are vague, although producer Keiji Inafune seems rather excited, saying "This game will break the mold and challenge the conventional wisdom of what a Mega Man game can be. When fans finally get to see it, I believe they'll envision their most far-out Mega Man dreams coming true." The video promised "Your World. Megafied." Your guess is as good as ours. Read more »