Capcom Teases Return of One of its Oldest Series

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More specifically, recently, Capcom producer Shingo Izumi had a little tease regarding Mega Man, which will celebrate its 40-year anniversary next year in 2027. As you may know, Capcom has already announced the release of Mega Man: Dual Override — aka Mega Man 12 — for the release of this anniversary. It sounds like Capcom has much more in store, though, which lines up with previous reports about the series’ future.

Good News Coming

“The Mega Man series will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2027,” said the Capcom producer to Famitsu. “I want to make this a year dedicated to preparing for this milestone. We will be focusing our efforts to bring fans good news, so I hope you’ll look forward to it. We appreciate your continued support of the Mega Man series in 2026 as well.”

As you can see, Izumi makes note of the Mega Man series in 2026, but as far as we know, there are no 2026 plans involving the series. Perhaps this is a signal that there is something, but it could just be more generic PR speak. Unfortunately, we do not know.

As noted, Mega Man is one of Capcom’s oldest series, dating all the way back to 1987. Capcom has older series, such as Commando, Vulgus, 1942, and a few more, but most of these older series have long been dormant and mostly forgotten. Mega Man, meanwhile, has remained relevant for almost four decades. It’s not as relevant as it used to be, like many classic video game series, hence why it’s been almost a decade since the last mainline installment, but Capcom appears happy with the series’ commercial performance.

All of that said, and as always, feel free to leave a comment or two letting us know what you think, or join the conversation over on the ComicBook Forum. What classic Capcom series deserves a new game next?