Our favorite custom action-figure master has been busy--Jin Saotome has a mess of great homemade Capcom action figures up on his Unity gallery. 

My favorites are his take on Dr. Wily, Cutman, and he's even done a great tribute to one of my old licensed Capcom favorites, Alien Vs Predator's Major Dutch Schaefer! Rad!

The Protomen.  What to say about them? 

They're mysterious, that much is for sure.  They also stole my megaphone.  That much is also for sure.  Beyond that, who can say--they use pseudonyms, wear costumes, and speak in musical parables about Dr. Light, robot hordes, and oppression.

While there are a few nods to the in-game music of Mega Man, most of their recorded work is closer to serious rock-opera rather than the 8-bit, chip-tune style of other videogame-inspired artists.  In fact, if you don't listen closely, you could easily miss the Mega Man influence entirely, and I say that in a good way. They treat Mega Man canon the way Conor Oberst treats his past relationships.  They also have one hell of a live show.  

What else is for sure is that they have a new album out, a lighthearted romp called Act II - The Father of Death.  Check out some of their previous work here, or a full track from the new album here. 

It's a slow news day, but this made me smile:  A brief glimpse into Unity member DREWEYES' checkered past.

At least it looks like he's got a pretty good record collection...

PAX is right around the corner, so we thought we'd clue you as to a few of the fun things we'll have for sale at the PAX Capcom Store.

First up, from the land of Monster Hunter comes our adorable giant-sized Poogie.  These are freshly imported from Japan, and so in addition to being irresistibly cute, they're probably a North American exclusive.

Devil May Cry 4 Nero's Red Queen Sword - v. heavy, still v. cool.  These flew off the shelves at Comic-Con--I think we were sold out in about 20 minutes.  

Dark Void "Will" statue - an incredibly detailed statue featuring Dark Void's hero, Will.  Features light-up flames and mask (also available in miniature, less glowing version).

SF20: The Art Of Street Fighter - At 320 pages, this beautiful Udon hardcover art book showcases artwork from the original Street Fighter up through Street Fighter IV, as well as the many crossovers. Includes artwork from legendary artists Akiman, CRMK Kinu Nishimura, Shinkiro, Ikeno, Edayan and more!

Hit the jump for extra PAX goodies...

There's also a raft of Japan-only goodness up for sale, most of which is very hard if not impossible to find here in the States. The PAX offerings include more Monster Hunter goodies like six different versions of the Monster Hunter "Felyne" plushies and Monster Hunter chopsticks. 

You'll also find our lovable plush key chains. There will be 5 different designs featuring Capcom characters including Meg Man, Servbot, Chun-Li, Viewtiful Joe and more. Also from Capcom Japan a sweet Ace Attorney laser-cut bookmark set. The set of 3 bookmarks features Phoenix Wright (Gold Plated), Apollo Justice (Copper Plated) and Miles Edgeworth (Nickel Plated).

On top of all of these great items we'll have games, collectable figures, t-shirts, messenger bags, books, key chains, jewelry, game soundtracks, and much, much more.

Stop by and, tell Darin "hi," and pick up some incredible Capcom items.

Do you have Capcom stories?  Send them to us! 

We were talking earlier today about how hand out Unity points as a "thank you" to members who send us tips that end up on the front page. Then we had the genius idea that--hey--maybe we should tell people that we're doing that! 90 seconds of photoshop later, and behold, we're telling the world. 

All you have to do is send a PM (click the big "mail" icon) to Shawn, Joveth, or Seth with a link to your story/blog/factoid/amusing animated gif, and if we post it to the front page, we'll say "thanks!" with a fat sack of Unity points.

Okay, there is no sack, but there will be plenty of points for your trouble, so if you see something good, send it in!  We'll make it worth your while. 

PS- what are all these points good for?  Check here for the lowdown on how you turn the points into very real, very free, and very awesome Capcom swag.  The kind you can see here, here, and especially here.