Monster Hunter is celebrating its 20th anniversary on March 11th, 2024. It's a significant milestone, and Capcom plans to mark the occasion with a collaboration with Puma. The two brands are set to release a collection of new Monster Hunter merchandise created by the sports brand sometime in 2024. Even …
Read More »New Monster Hunter Rise DRM breaks Steam Deck compatibility
The word DRM leaves a sour taste in many PC players’ mouths as such anti-piracy software typically impacts a game’s performance in a noticeable manner. For years, Monster Hunter Rise has been plagued with Denuvo’s DRM, and so it came as a welcome surprise when Capcom decided to remove the …
Read More »Monster Hunter kicks of 20th anniversary celebration
2024 marks the 20th anniversary of what has become one of Capcom’s biggest franchises – Monster Hunter. Though initially a relatively niche title, the past two entries (MH: World and Rise) have done gangbusters for the publisher, with the former now selling 23 million copies. Releasing a new year’s message …
Read More »MSI unveils Limited Edition Monster Hunter hardware ahead of CES
At the Tokyo Game Show last year, MSI had a surprising announcement. The company is teaming up with Capcom to produce new limited edition PC hardware for the 20th Anniversary of Monster Hunter. Now ahead of CES, the new MSI x Monster Hunter hardware has been officially revealed, including a new limited edition laptop, graphics card, case, AIO cooler, motherboard, monitor and even a game controller.
Read More »Monster Hunter Worlds sees huge rise in player count
While Monster Hunter World has remained popular on Steam, its peak player counts over the last few years have been considerably lower compared to launch, right up to late 2020. The game is having a bit of a resurgeance at the moment though, hitting close to 150,000 peak concurrent players. …
Read More »Monster Hunter Wilds revealed for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5
Capcom's Monster Hunter series finally obtained global popularity in 2018 with the release of Monster Hunter: World. Now, we have our first look at Capcom's first truly next-gen Monster Hunter game – Monster Hunter Wilds. At The Game Awards last night, Capcom unveiled the first trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds, …
Read More »Exoprimal Season 3 announced alongside Monster Hunter crossover
Exoprimal is one of Capcom’s weirder franchises, with the dino mech shooter offering a fast-paced co-op environment in which players must work together to take down an onslaught of highly aggressive dinosaurs. Since its release back in July, the game has gotten 2 seasons worth of content – with Season …
Read More »Next mainline Monster Hunter reportedly coming to the Switch 2
In the past half a decade or so, the Monster Hunter franchise ballooned into becoming one of Capcom’s biggest, thanks primarily to the incredible success of Monster Hunter World – the first game in a long time to target home consoles. As such, the title never came to the Switch, …
Read More »MSI and Capcom team up for limited edition Monster Hunter-themed hardware
At the Tokyo Game Show this month, MSI had a surprising announcement. The company is teaming up with Capcom to produce new limited edition PC gaming gear for the 20th Anniversary of Monster Hunter. The Monster Hunter series has been popular in Japan for decades but it only recently became …
Read More »Monster Hunter to celebrate 20th anniversary in March of 2024
Despite being 2 decades old, the Monster Hunter franchise only recently became the juggernaut that it is, with Monster Hunter World in particular putting the series on the map for many people – which was then further cemented by the release of Monster Hunter Rise. With so many fans eagerly …
Read More »EA reportedly ending support for Monster Hunter-like ‘Wild Hearts’
Wild Hearts is a co-op focused action title developed by Omega Force and published by Electronic Arts via its EA Originals label. The game is heavily inspired by the likes of Capcom’s highly-successful Monster Hunter series. Unfortunately, Wild Hearts has not seemed to manage to gain enough traction with fans, …
Read More »Exoprimal to get Monster Hunter crossover
Back during Summer Game Fest, Capcom announced that the upcoming co-op dinosaur shooter Exoprimal would be getting a number of crossovers with other Capcom franchises starting with Street Fighter 6. Now, the publisher has unveiled the game’s second crossover: a collab with Monster Hunter. Ahead of the game’s release on …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise sells over 13 million copies
The Monster Hunter series ballooned to great success following the release of the highly popular Monster Hunter World, with it having sold over 18 million copies since its launch in 2018. That being said, its sequel, Monster Hunter Rise, is well on its way to match this achievement, with the …
Read More »Humble Capcom Heroic Bundle includes Monster Hunter Rise and more
Humble Bundles are a great way for video game fans to get their hands on a number of high-quality games for a relatively low price. Available for the next two weeks is Humble’s Capcom Heroic Collection bundle, including the likes of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Mega Man, Monster Hunter …
Read More »Capcom announces record number of game sales for the publisher
Capcom has had an interesting trajectory in the video games industry over the years. Once a juggernaut of the industry, Capcom’s caché saw quite a drop during the Xbox 360 / PS3 era. Fortunately, Capcom is back and bigger than ever, with the publisher having sold more games than ever …
Read More »Capcom to announce Exoprimal release date and RE4 Remake demo today
The Capcom Spotlight won't go live until later this evening, but some of the upcoming announcements have already leaked. The first leak comes via Twitch, with some users reporting to have seen advertisements saying that the Resident Evil 4 Remake demo is now available. If accurate, it seems that Capcom …
Read More »Wild Hearts PC system requirements announced
Wild Hearts, EA and Koei Tecmo's Monster Hunter-challenger, is launching later this month. As this game is only targeting Xbox Series X/S and PS5 on the console side, we have been curious to see the game's PC system requirements. Fortunately, those have now arrived, giving us a look at the …
Read More »Monster Hunter World: Iceborne has sold over 10 million copies
The Monster Hunter series has always been one of Capcom’s biggest, but with the release of Monster Hunter World in 2018, the franchise reached new heights becoming the best selling Capcom game of all time with over 20 million copies sold. The main game’s success seems to have trickled down …
Read More »Microsoft officially announces January Game Pass line-up
Following a great year in 2022, Microsoft has started off its 2023 in a rather silent manner – at least when it comes to Xbox Game Pass. Typically updated twice a month, we have seen little in the way of new titles for Game Pass. Finally however, Microsoft has announced …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise on PlayStation and Xbox will be digital-only
Monster Hunter Rise released back in March 2021 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch to great commercial and critical success. Rise was later brought to PC the following year, with a PlayStation and Xbox release recently announced for early 2023. Unfortunately, those hoping to purchase the game physically on either console …
Read More »The Steam Autumn Sale is live – our recommendations
It is that time of the year again - the Steam Autumn Sale is officially live, offering discounts on hundreds of games spanning every genre you could ask for. If you need some help deciding on a game to pick up, we've got a few recommendations for you.
Read More »Sonic Frontiers crosses over with Monster Hunter for free collab pack
Sonic Frontiers released this month to seemingly early success, with fans of the Blue Blur praising the bold and new direction Sonic Team chose to take with the series. In an interesting move, Sonic Frontiers is crossing over with Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise – with the collab pack available for …
Read More »Capcom teams up with TiMi to bring Monster Hunter to mobile
Capcom has released a few premium Monster Hunter games on mobile, but we've yet to see a big free to play offering. That will be changing soon, with Capcom teaming up with a mobile specialist studio to produce a new Monster Hunter game for iOS and Android. TiMi, a chinese …
Read More »Half of all Capcom game sales are from PC
The PC gaming market has had a rather major resurgence in recent years, in particular when it comes to publishers supporting the platform with well-optimised and bespoke PC versions of their games. One company which has seen great success on PC is Capcom, with the publisher revealing that half of …
Read More »Wild Hearts is shaping up to be a fast paced version of Monster Hunter
Last month, EA announced a partnership with Koei Tecmo and Omega Force to produce a new Monster Hunting game to rival Capcom's Monster Hunter series. That game was later revealed to be ‘Wild Hearts', with a release date set for early 2023. We've already seen a short gameplay trailer, but …
Read More »EA’s Monster Hunter rival ‘Wild Hearts’ gets gameplay trailer and February release date
Earlier this month, EA announced a partnership with Koei Tecmo and Omega Force to produce a new Monster Hunting game to rival Capcom's Monster Hunter series. That game is now officially known as ‘Wild Hearts', and it will be coming out in 2023. The reveal trailer surprisingly includes a lot …
Read More »EA and Koei Tecmo to reveal Monster Hunter rival ‘Wild Hearts’
Earlier this month, EA announced a partnership with Koei Tecmo and Omega Force to produce a new Monster Hunting game to rival Capcom's Monster Hunter series. The company promised more information soon, but the Tokyo Game Show came and went without an announcement. That will change this week, when ‘Wild …
Read More »EA and Koei Tecmo teaming up to create a Monster Hunter rival
Ahead of the Tokyo Games Show, EA has announced a surprising new partnership. EA is teaming up with Japan's Koei Tecmo and Omega Force to create a brand new fantasy IP, aiming to take on Capcom's Monster Hunter series. Omega Force is primarily known for the Warriors series of games, …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise is the second-best selling Capcom game ever
The Monster Hunter series ballooned to great success following the release of the highly popular Monster Hunter World, with it having sold over 18 million copies since its launch in 2018. That being said, its sequel, Monster Hunter Rise, is well on its way to dethrone it having officially sold …
Read More »Monster Hunter Paradise leaks through Discord events schedule
Capcom made great strides with Monster Hunter in the west with Monster Hunter World. We've had Monster Hunter Rise since then, but we're still waiting to see what Capcom will do with next-gen console hardware, like the Xbox Series X/S and PS5. A reveal might not be too far away …
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