Tag: Monster Hunter
News Monster Hunter to Take Over Phones as Well as PS5 with Outlanders Spin-Off
Coming to iOS and Android devices soon
Capcom has revealed you'll be able to hunt monsters on both your PS5 and mobile phones soon as it announces official spin-off game Monster Hunter Outlanders for smartphones in a debut trailer. Building on Monster Hunter Now, this is a fully open-world adaptation with an optimised battle system that shall launch...
News PS5 Pro Brute Forces Better Performance in Monster Hunter Wilds' Beta
But a native patch will be needed
Monster Hunter Wilds’ recent beta was, let’s be honest, wildly unfinished. Whether you enjoyed the demo or not, running on PS5 in Performance mode the game looked hideous, with some of the poorest image quality we’ve seen all generation. A new comparison test shows how the PS5 Pro may be able to improve the...
Poll What Did You Think of the Monster Hunter Wilds Beta?
No Seikrets here
The Monster Hunter Wilds beta was open to all over the weekend, attracting an awful lot of attention from old and new players alike. The test was hugely popular on PC — going by Steam user data — and so it's fair to assume that it was also a big hit on PS5, where it was available a few days earlier through PS Plus subscriptions...
News Fans Work Out Why Monster Hunter Wilds Feels So Weird and Weightless in PS5 Beta
Hitstop right there
If you've spent a lot of time with past Monster Hunter titles, then you'll probably agree that Monster Hunter Wilds feels a bit... off. At least, it did in the open beta, which was live across the weekend on PS5 and PC. Almost straight away, experienced players noticed that the series' trademark combat — unapologetically hefty...
News Players Made Uncomfortable by Talking Palicoes as Monster Hunter Wilds PS5 Beta Goes Live
In fine Felyne form
Eager Monster Hunter fans excited to jump into Capcom's latest effort, the expansive Monster Hunter Wilds, were made temporarily uncomfortable by the game's talking Palicoes, a series first, upon booting up the PS5 beta. Thankfully, they can be made to speak their traditional Felyne, and outside of that oddity, first impressions...
Poll Are You Playing the Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta?
Let's get Wilds
The Monster Hunter Wilds beta is available to download and play now on PS5 — but only if you're a PS Plus subscriber. It's open to everyone from the 31st October, but before then, we want to know if you're already beating down giant beasties with your favourite grossly oversized weapons. Wilds is set to release next year, on the...
News Monster Hunter Wilds' Beta Is Prompting Fans to Reconsider PS5 Pro
It's wild
Monster Hunter Wilds’ highly anticipated beta is out now for PS Plus subscribers, and there’s no two ways about it: it’s rough. Now it’s important to underline this is a beta, presumably based on old and unfinished code. Therefore there’s no reason to panic, and we’re confident Capcom is hard at work on the game. But it simply...
News PS5 Controller, Cover Set for Monster Hunter Wilds Exclusive to Japan, Asia
Sorry to the rest of the world
Capcom will let you play Monster Hunter Wilds next week in a PS5 open beta, but it's going further for its Japanese and Asian fans with two accessories exclusive to the territories: a limited edition DualSense controller and a set of PS5 Slim Covers. They will be available in limited quantities and available on the...
News Play Monster Hunter Wilds on PS5 from Next Week with Open Beta
PS Plus subscribers get dibs
As if the release schedule wasn’t already hectic enough, you’ll be able to play Monster Hunter Wilds as early as next week. Fans with a PS Plus subscription will get first dibs on the open beta test, when it’s playable from 8PM PDT on 28th October through 8PM PDT on 30th October. Everyone else will be able to play...
Live Watch the Monster Hunter Wilds Showcase Right Here (23rd October, 2024)
Wild thing
Want to watch the Monster Hunter Wilds showcase? At just a little over 10 minutes in length, we’re not expecting an enormous amount from this broadcast, but producer Ryozo Tsujimoto will be on hand to provide new details about the anticipated upcoming release. You can tune in live from 7AM PDT / 3PM BST. Monster Hunter Wilds Showcase...
News Here's When to Watch the Monster Hunter Wilds Showcase Stream
Will last approximately 10 minutes
As previously announced, Capcom’s plotting a Monster Hunter Wilds showcase stream this week. The broadcast, which will run approximately 10 minutes, promises “new information” – and will be hosted by producer Ryozo Tsujimoto. You’ll be able to watch the broadcast from 7AM PDT / 3PM BST on Wednesday, 23rd...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Showcase Will Debut 'New Details' Next Week
From producer Ryozo Tsujimoto
Capcom will host a Monster Hunter Wilds showcase next week so it can confirm "new details" straight from the game's producer Ryozo Tsujimoto. The livestream will take place on Wednesday, 23rd October 2024, at 3pm BST / 7am PT, the company announced. What those fresh details will relate to has not been revealed, but...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Reveals Its February 2025 Release Date on PS5
Set and wild
We've got a date, folks! Widely rumoured to be launching in the first quarter of next year, we've now got confirmation that Monster Hunter Wilds will release on the 28th February. Capcom's action RPG got a great new trailer during the latest State of Play, and it continues to look like a, er, wild ride. Once again, Capcom's emphasising...
News Not Much Space for Dino Crisis After Monster Hunter Success, Creator Says
Mikami surprised that fans want another game
Dino Crisis creator Shinji Mikami has argued there's not a "whole lot of space" left for the series to occupy following the huge success of the Monster Hunter franchise. Despite the pretty clear differences between the two, Mikami feels that the "awesomeness of dinosaurs and the stuff you can do with"...
The humans behind the hunt
It is hard to describe how excited people were for Monster Hunter Wilds at Gamescom in Köln last week. If you have attended the show as a member of the public, you will know that lines to play anything can get pretty damn long. Up until this year, the longest we had ever heard of was the infamous four-hour queue to play...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Confirms NPC Hunters, Perfect for Solo Players
Hunting in packs
First introduced through Sunbreak, the Monster Hunter Rise expansion, NPC hunters are returning in Monster Hunter Wilds. These AI-driven companions can be called in to help with quests, even when you're playing alone and offline — which can be a real boon when you can't be arsed dealing with other players. Confirmation of NPC...
News People Are Already Freaking Out Over Monster Hunter Wilds' PS5 Frame Rate
Wild world
And so it begins. With Monster Hunter Wilds sporting a playable demo at Gamescom 2024, impressions of Capcom's heavy hitter are really starting to rack up online. The vast majority of players seem to be walking away from the demo very impressed — which isn't surprising, given just how promising the game looks — but of course, there's...
News Joy as Capcom Ditches Gendered Armour in Monster Hunter Wilds, a Series First
Fashion over function, always
Monster Hunter Wilds will be the first game in the series' long history to ditch the idea of gendered armour sets, with Capcom confirming that "all characters can wear any gear". Predictably, this was met with rapturous applause and celebration from the Monster Hunter community. From what we understand, this doesn't...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Gets 1 Hour of PS5 Gameplay Fresh from Gamescom
The hunt is on
Finally, Capcom has given us live, unedited gameplay from Monster Hunter Wilds — and it looks outrageously good. The action RPG got a big demonstration at Gamescom 2024, in which the developers run us through a full hunt in the desert region that's featured heavily in previous trailers. The gameplay starts at around the 27 minute...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Continues to Look Incredible Ahead of PS5 Release in 2025
Still no date, though
Capcom's dropped another impressive trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds, and we think it's probably the most excitement-inducing preview yet. The video covers new locations, and a couple of new, surprisingly threatening monsters. It's also clear that the company's pumping a lot of resources into this one — the sheer quality of...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Bundles Gameplay from All 14 Weapons Into One Big, Glorious Video
What are you maining?
Over the last couple of weeks, Capcom's been releasing daily Monster Hunter Wilds gameplay videos, each one of them dedicated to showcasing one of the game's 14 weapon types. But if you haven't been keeping up, we've got good news: Capcom's bundled all of the gameplay footage together into one big video, ahead of Wilds'...
News Uniqlo Introduces Make-Your-Own Monster Hunter Merch Range
But it's Japan only for now
Clothing retailer Uniqlo has unveiled a new line of merchandise for Monster Hunter, and it lets fans make custom items with a variety of stamps. Unfortunately only available in Japan right now, the website allows you to choose from dozens of Monster Hunter designs and apply them to t-shirts, hoodies, and tote bags however...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Marketing Suggests Early 2025 Release Window as Fans Speculate
The hunt is on
Officially, Monster Hunter Wilds is targeting an incredibly vague '2025' release. But unofficially, fans are starting to believe that the action RPG is dropping sooner rather than later. This is primarily because of Capcom's current marketing flurry, which has seen the publisher release a steady supply of gameplay videos, day by day,...
News The Monster Hunter Wilds Marketing Machine Kicks into Gear with New Gameplay Videos
Focus
Capcom seems to be gearing up for a blowout on Monster Hunter Wilds. The highly anticipated action RPG is currently targeting a vague '2025' release window, but we wouldn't be at all surprised to see it land in the first few months of the year, so that the publisher can have a potential juggernaut on its fiscal year reports. With that kind of...
Random Unfortunate Eyeless Arachnid Named After Least-Appealing Monster Hunter Beasty
Don't look now
A new species of eyeless spider has been discovered in China. While we don't think the discovery of another arachnid should ever be a cause for celebration, notably, the person responsible for bringing this nightmare to light has decided to name it after the worst of all Monster Hunter monstrosities. Spotted by VG247, the little...
News PS Plus Premium Snags Three-Hour Trials for Monster Hunter Stories 1 and 2
What's the story?
Monster Hunter Stories and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin are out now on PS4 (and they're obviously backwards compatible on PS5), but if you aren't quite sold on these turn-based RPGs, and you're a PS Plus Premium member, you should know that both games have three-hour trials through the subscription service. Said trials...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Gets More Gameplay, This Time With Sandworms
Wild
Capcom brought a new trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds along to Summer Game Fest, showcasing yet more gameplay from next year's action RPG. As revealed in the previous State of Play promotion, we get to hear more from fully voiced protagonist (which still seems weird), as evil worms (with legs, actually) attack from beneath desert sands. Creepy...
Random Monster Hunter Wilds Fans Want to Date New Capcom Cutie, Gemma the Smithy
Lady D is not going to be pleased
Capcom knows what its audience wants and is giving it to them in Monster Hunter Wilds, promising some significant additions to the tried and true formula. Intriguingly, as was the case with Resident Evil Village's Lady Dimitriscu, the storied Japanese developer appears to have cracked the code regarding character...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Is Making Some Big Changes as Capcom Drops First Gameplay Details
Focus Mode and more
Following its gameplay reveal during the latest State of Play, Capcom has dropped some additional details on Monster Hunter Wilds. In brief, this definitely sounds like an evolution of Monster Hunter World, as the developer's placing an even heavier emphasis on creating a "living world". On the PlayStation Blog, community...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Gets First Gameplay, Looks Like the Evolution of World
Wilds thing
Monster Hunter Wilds was given its first proper gameplay trailer during the latest State of Play, and as ever, we're finding it very, very difficult to doubt Capcom. While it isn't raw footage, all the hallmarks of a proper Monster Hunter title are there, and we get to see some new beasts to boot. It's already apparent that this is the...
News This Is What Monster Hunter Stories Looks Like Running on PS5
A monstrous leap from 3DS
Originally a Nintendo 3DS game, it's fair to assume that the upcoming PS4 port of Monster Hunter Stories is no simple remaster — and the evidence can be found in this new Capcom livestream. Starting at around one hour mark in the above video, the team plays through the opening section of the RPG, and provides what is...
Interview Capcom on Why Monster Hunter Stories Is Finally Coming to PS4
Stories to be told
Next month, two Monster Hunter spinoff games are coming to PlayStation for the first time. Both the original Monster Hunter Stories and its sequel, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, are being ported to PS4 — but why now? We were lucky enough to ask producer Yoshihiro Akira this very question, while also getting the scoop...
News Monster Hunter Series Tops 100 Million Sales Milestone
World sells 25 million, Rise at 15 million
The Monster Hunter franchise from Capcom continues to go from strength to strength as the publisher has announced the series has now sold over 100 million copies across its many entries. Fuelled by recent entries like World and Rise, it sits in prime position to capitalise on the series' growing popularity...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Reportedly 'Fully Open World', Coming Q1 2025
Into the Wilds
With Dragon's Dogma 2 currently enthralling players worldwide, it might seem too soon for some to contemplate another open world epic from storied developer Capcom, but here we are. Reliable leakster Dusk Golem let slip a few morsels from sources on Discord, and they seem pretty confident that this one will arrive in Q1 of 2025,...
News Monster Hunter World Has Now Sold a Staggering 25 Million Copies
Worldwide
Monster Hunter World has long held the record as the best selling game Capcom has ever released, and the numbers just keep going up. Now six years old, the action RPG has topped 25 million sales — which is very much in mega hit territory. It's a figure that most games couldn't even dream of approaching, and just goes to show how far the...
News Monster Hunter Stories 2 Also Coming to PS4 on the Same Day as the First Game
Stories time
Well, we didn't see this coming. Previously, Capcom announced that 3DS RPG Monster Hunter Stories was getting a PS4 port this summer — and now the publisher has revealed that it'll actually release alongside the sequel, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (which is currently available on Nintendo Switch and PC). Both games launch...
News Monster Hunter 20th Anniversary Event Announced, But Don't Expect Any Wilds Info
No rush
The good news: Capcom has announced a special Monster Hunter event to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary. Hurrah! The bad news: Capcom has confirmed that said 20th anniversary event will not feature any new announcements or information on Monster Hunter Wilds. Boo! It's a bit of a shame since we're all desperate to hear more about...
News Nintendo 3DS' Monster Hunter Stories Retells Its Tale on PS4 This Summer
With vastly improved visuals and voice acting
A remastered version of the more light-hearted Monster Hunter Stories will launch on PS4 this summer, after it originally launched on Nintendo 3DS almost a decade ago. The re-release will feature dramatically improved visuals, with enhanced lighting and textures, as well as full English and Japanese...
News Monster Hunter World Enjoys Massive Popularity Surge Following Wilds Reveal
Worldwide
Monster Hunter World is currently enjoying one of the most popular periods of its life, despite being almost six years old. The action RPG's active player numbers have skyrocketed over the last few weeks, with sites like Steam Charts suggesting it hasn't been this huge since the release of Iceborne — the game's only expansion — in...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Is Happening on PS5 in 2025
World gets its deserved sequel
It's official, folks: Capcom is following up on the fantastic Monster Hunter World with Monster Hunter Wilds. The title got a grand reveal at The Game Awards 2023, alongside a trailer that basically has us losing our minds over the gameplay possibilities. "Monster Hunter Wilds. The next generation in the...
News Capcom Could Be Cooking Something for Monster Hunter's 20th Anniversary
"Hunting experiences that will thrill and surprise you"
Capcom has unveiled a snazzy new website to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Monster Hunter. Said site contains a message that thanks fans for all of their support over the years, and concludes: "With these 20 years of success behind us, we hope to ride this momentum and bring you bigger,...
News Monster Hunter Gets Its Mobile Spin-Off on 14th September
Pre-register now for more rewards
Niantic and Capcom have today jointly revealed Monster Hunter Now, a mobile spin-off similar in style to Pokémon GO, will launch on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store on 14th September 2023. Pre-registration across both platforms is available now, and the more players who do so, the better the rewar
News Monster Hunter Rise Another Colossal Hit for Capcom, Tops 13 Million Sales
Rise up
Already a hit on Nintendo Switch and PC before coming to PS5 and PS4 early this year, Monster Hunter Rise has now topped a whopping 13 million sales. In other words, Capcom now has another undeniable blockbuster on its hands, adding to a string of hugely successful projects over the last five years or so. As we've pointed out previously, the...
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Wraps Up on PS5, PS4 This August
Final patch will bundle together multiple title updates
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak only launched on PS5 and PS4 this year, but those who didn’t originally play on the Nintendo Switch or PC have had plenty to do. And there’ll be another enormous content drop on 24th August, as Capcom rolls up all of the title’s remaining post-release content...
News Final Monster Hunter Rise Event Will Stream on 7th June
Bonus update will be revealed
Capcom has revealed the last digital event for Monster Hunter Rise will be livestreamed next week on 7th June 2023. In it will be details on a "Bonus Update" for the PS5, PS4 title as well as a developer roundtable where the team reflects on the game as well as the Sunbreak expansion. "Find out what's coming in the...
News Monster Hunter's PSP Puzzle Fighter Spin-Off Could Be Coming to PS5, PS4
A gem
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Airu de Puzzle, because the PSP exclusive only released in Japan over a decade ago. The game is, for all intents and purposes, a reskin of Puzzle Fighter – albeit with Monster Hunter’s mascot Felyne characters instead of chibi versions of Ryu and Ken. And it could be coming out worldwide,...
News Pokémon Go's Niantic Is Making an AR Monster Hunter Game
Sure, okay
After hitting on huge success with Pokémon Go, developer Niantic has basically been adapting the same idea to dozens of different brands. Have you seen those ads for the NBA version on Instagram, for example? Now you too can take on Steph Curry and LeBron James in your local neighbourhood – or something. We suppose, given its...
Random Monster Energy Thinks You Might Confuse Its Drinks with Monster Hunter
The difference is that Monster Hunter is good
Here's something we didn't realise was going on: Monster Energy has been going after other brands that have the word "monster" in them. As it turns out, this has been going on for quite a while, with the beverage company threatening legal action against other products that don't change their name...
News Monster Hunter Rise's Sunbreak Expansion Arrives on PS5, PS4 in April
Rise again
Monster Hunter Rise, like many of its predecessors, was significantly expanded with the arrival of a big DLC. Titled Sunbreak, it originally released for Nintendo Switch and PC in the summer of last year, and critics went crazy over it, heaping praise on how it shakes up the action RPG's gameplay loop, with new monsters, mechanics, and a...
News Monster Hunter Rise PS5 Port Is Practically Perfect, Says Performance Report
It even goes beyond 4K
Capcom has done an absolutely superb job of porting Monster Hunter Rise to PS5, says Digital Foundry. Their latest analysis reveals that the current-gen title provides a near perfect upgrade on the original Switch version, offering 60 frames-per-second across the board, while also boasting PC-like graphics options that you can...
