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Mega Man Dual Override Game Announces Spring 2027 Launch

Nintendo announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Wednesday that Mega Man: Dual Override, a new game in its Mega Man series, will launch in spring 2027. The game will launch for the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. 

The game previously introduced the new character Twinkle Girl as well as returning character Protoman. 

The game is collaborating with CAPCOM's Pragmata game. A skin themed after Mega Man and Roll for Hugh and Diana in Pragmata is scheduled for release in 2026.

The Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) union issued an order in March to its members to withhold services from Mega Man: Dual Override after the producer "failed to initiate the signatory process."

Voice actor Ben Diskin announced on Bluesky that he would no longer voice the character of Mega Man. He said he was asked to reprise the character for the new game "only on the condition I work without the protections of a union contract."

CAPCOM recently released Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection, a collection of seven Mega Man Star Force (Ryūsei no Rockman, or Rockman of the Shooting Star) games, for Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on March 27.

Sources: Nintendo's YouTube channel, Mega Man franchise's X/Twitter account