Last year Capcom baffled everyone with trailers for a downloadable title for the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 called Mega Man Universe that proposed to mix elements of Mega Man 2 with a level editor and additional playable characters from the Capcom universe such as Street Fighter's Ryu and Sir Arthur from Ghouls 'n Ghosts.  Everything went quiet on the Universe front a little while ago, and now today we have confirmation from the company that the game has been cancelled.  Dr. Wily wins again.  The actual announcement is in Japanese, but the gist of it is that the game has ceased development for "various reasons".  Is that nebulous enough for you?

I've had this crazy theory for a while now that before Mega Man creator and former Capcom honco Keiji Inafune resigned from the company, he greenlit some unusual and unexpected fan-favorite titles such as Mega Man Universe and the still-upcoming-they-promise Mega Man Legends 3 as a thank you to the Mega Man fan base (since it would be the last opportunity for him to do so).  Without his leadership, it's not surprising that one of the projects has crumbled.  If I were a Legends fan, I think I would be worried right now...