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Capcom announced a massive "content-rich expansion" for Monster Hunter Wilds during Summer Game Fest. Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance will include "new and returning monsters, refined gameplay mechanics, a new high-altitude locale, and more." Players will take the Expedition Team to a new location set amongst the clouds. Elder Dragons and Master Rank content are also being added with this expansion.
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The Monster Hunter collab content is just a small part of today's full update.

A massive wave of new content has arrived in Final Fantasy XIV Online today with the launch of the highly anticipated Patch 7.35. This significant update delivers a powerful combination for players: the thrilling Monster Hunter Wilds crossover event and a brand-new Deep Dungeon to conquer. Hunt or Be Hunted: The Monster Hunter Crossover ArrivesFirst revealed by FFXIV Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida ...

Content for you. Content for me.

Square Enix and Capcom are collaborating for crossover content between both Final Fantasy 14 and Monster Hunter Wilds. At gamescom, Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida came out with Monster Hunter Wilds producer Ryozo Tsujimoto to announce the collaboration.

In early October 2025, the Guardian Arkveld comes to Final Fantasy 14. In late September 2025 Omega Planetes and other Final Fantasy creatures arrive in Monster Hunter...

The studio hoped to talk about the development of Monster Hunter Wilds.

Capcom has canceled a planned lecture where they had hoped to talk about the optimization efforts made on Monster Hunter Wilds. The lecture, which would have taken place at CEDEC 2025 in Japan, was cancelled after Capcom staff received threats and other harassment over the current state of the game.

According to information gathered by Automaton, Capcom is set to hold several different sessions at...

How is Wilds doing these days, anyway?

Yesterday, a special Capcom Spotlight presentation aired that showed off a few of the studio's upcoming titles and updates coming to some existing games. The big highlights were for Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata, two upcoming titles from Capcom.

Resident Evil Requiem is the ninth mainline entry in the Resident Evil series. We know that it's set to release on February 27, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. During...

Ubisoft's latest led sales charts for its first three weeks on the market.

Much to the chagrin of all dead mouse alarm "go woke, go broke" losers everywhere, Assassin's Creed Shadows is already 2025's second-best selling title. Video game industry analyst and executive director at Circana (NPD), Mat Piscatella, states that Assassin's Creed Shadows "has been the best-selling video game in the US for each of its first (three) weeks in market."

The sales...

​Already set new records for Capcom.
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Monster Hunter Wilds is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam for a price starting at $69.99. This is the latest installment of Capcom's co-op action-RPG where players take on a series of missions to hunt down giant, fantastical monsters.

In Monster Hunter Wilds, players will journey to the Forbidden Lands in search of the "White Wraith." Players have access to 14 weapon types that should be familiar...

Play it now all weekend.
The open beta for the PC version of Monster Hunter Wilds is now live through Steam. This will give everyone a chance to check out the upcoming action-RPG ahead of its release. This beta offers three different components to check out and will end on Monday, November 3 at 7PM (PT).

The three parts you can check out in this open beta include character creation, story trial, and Doshaguma Hunt. Details on all three of these components can be see in this...

Making way for Monster Hunter Wilds.

The newest Like a Dragon (Yakuza) game is setting sail on the high seas of piracy. Revealed in September, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will see players taking control of ex-Tojo Clan member Goro Majima after he washes up on the beaches of this tropical paradise with no memories of his past.

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is set six months after the events of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the most recent mainline...

Once again the RE Engine shows it cannot properly do open worlds.

During the latest State of Play, Capcom showed off new footage for the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds. We learned that the game will release on February 28, 2025 for PlayStation 5 as well as Xbox Series X|S, and PC. While Capcom did send out a press release for Wilds after the end of the show, they did not mention the rather absurd system requirements for the PC version of the game.

The PC system requirements...

From Concord to Astro.

Sony just hosted a PlayStation State of Play where they showed off some new and upcoming PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, and PC releases. It wasn't exactly the best showcase around, but it had a few highlights here and there. A recap of today's show can be found below in a proper, rapid-fire NewsBits format.

• If you like Marvel-style banter, you're in luck. Firewalk Studios shared a new trailer for their upcoming 5v5 multiplayer hero-shooter,...

A new Monster Hunter is coming... in 2025.

During The Game Awards, Capcom announced a new Monster Hunter game is in development at the studio. Called Monster Hunter Wilds, this title is aiming for a 2025 release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.

No information specific to Wilds was revealed during The Game Awards. We were treated to a trailer reveal of the game and we were sent a few images, but details about new gameplay mechanics were not shared....