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Capcom and Niantic announced that Monster Hunter Now will get a Monster Hunter Wilds crossover event. This will involve items tied to the new console game in the Monster Hunter mobile title, as well as opportunities to earn free items in the latest entry. It will start on February 3, 2025, then end on March 31, 2025, and seems like it could be the first of multiple since it is called MH Wilds Collab Event I.

Not ever element of this Monster Hunter Now crossover have has been revealed yet. Capcom and Niantic shared photos of an in-game layered equipment hoodie that will be a reward for completing certain quests. It, a Guild Card background, armor and weapon Refining Parts, and the code for the console “gifts.” If someone gets that code, they will get 3 Dash Juices, 3 Dust of Lifes, 5 Well-done Steaks, 5 Energy Drinks, and 10 Mega Potions. The in-game store will also feature two packs. One is the MH Wilds Collab Pack Vol. 1 with 5 Paintballs, 10 Potions, 10 Special Carving Knives, and 10 Ultra Hunting Tickets, while the other is the exclusive MH Wilds Collab Pack Vol. 1 with 5 Special Carving Knives, 10 Ultra Hunting Tickets, 20 Potions, and 11,000 Bonus Gems.

Here's how the in-game hoodie looks:

The companies also shared the free reward schedule for the event, which is as follows:

• Week of February 3, 2025: 2 Armor Refining Parts, 2 Weapon Refining Parts, 5 Potions, and 500 Item Box Expansions. 
• Week of February 10, 2025: 2 Armor Refining Parts, 2 Weapon Refining Parts, 2 Potions, and 100 Item Box Expansions. 
• Week of February 17, 2025: 2 Armor Refining Parts, 2 Weapon Refining Parts, 2 Potions, and 100 Item Box Expansions. 
• Week of February 24, 2025: 2 Armor Refining Parts, 2 Weapon Refining Parts, 2 Potions, and 100 Item Box Expansions. 

We don’t know yet if any Monster Hunter Wilds exclusive monsters will be added to Now as part of the crossover yet. 

Monster Hunter Now is available for mobile devices. Monster Hunter Wilds will come to the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on February 28, 2025, and another beta is on the way. The Monster Hunter Wilds crossover event will be in Monster Hunter Now between February 3, 2025 and March 31, 2025.

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Artist Yusuke Kozaki commented on the design of the new Palico companion introduced in Monster Hunter Now. The new Palico is named Senpai-kun and its design features a sporty neon yellow hoodie jacket, as well as paw guards.

The hoodie is fitted to give room for the Felyne’s ears, and the design uses magenta as an accent. The character is also carrying a backpack and has an extra slot for a bottle. In contrast with the grounded fantasy designs of the mainline Monster Hunter series, the new Palico character is wearing a contemporary sports and fitness attire.

In regards to this design, Yusuke Kozaki shared a message through his X (Twitter) explaining that he pursued aspects of cuteness and functionality that can be found in the real world. You can check out the design for the new Monster Hunter Now Palico companion and Kozaki’s original Japanese words here:

As a reminder, Capcom launched Season 4: Roars from the Winterwind, the new major update to Monster Hunter Now on December 12, 2024. The update adds new monsters to fight, and it introduced the Switch Axe weapon to the mobile game.

Monster Hunter Now is readily available for Android and iOS mobile devices.

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Capcom has announced a new series of digital broadcast events where it will reveal details on its games and post-release content. The Capcom Highlights streams will run on two separate days in March 2024.

The first stream on March 7, 2024, will focus on the titles Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess and Dragon's Dogma 2. However, just like the Monster Hunter 20th Anniversary program, there will be no new details on Monster Hunter Wilds. Capcom will instead give the spotlight to the HD upgraded release of Monster Hunter Stories while showcasing new content for Monster Hunter Now, Street Fighter 6, and Exoprimal at the second stream on March 11, 2024.

As a side note, the streams will run in between the North American daylight saving changes. As such, the hours will remain the same in the U.S. and Canada, but people residing in other countries and regions will have to take note of the time change. For example in the UK, the first stream will go live at 11 PM GMT, but the second one will run at 10 PM GMT.

Here is the game lineup and schedule for the Capcom Highlights:

Day 1 - March 7, 2024 - 3 PM PST / 6 PM EST

• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess - Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PC
• Dragon's Dogma 2 - PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

Day 2 - March 11, 2024 - 3 PM PDT / 6 PM EDT

• Street Fighter 6 - PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, PC
• Exoprimal - Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 PC
• Monster Hunter Stories - Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC
• Monster Hunter Now - iOS, Android

Capcom Highlights will be broadcast worldwide on March 7 and 11, 2024, in the U.S. time zones.

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Capcom and Niantic announced the first major Monster Hunter Now update, called Fulminations in the Frost, and confirmed it will add monsters like Barioth and Zinogre and the Dual Blades and Lance weapons. All of the new content is live in the game.

With the two new Monster Hunter Now weapons, Director Chihiro Kanno explained why the Dual Blades and Lance were chosen. With the Lance, it was more of a balancing situation. It includes Guard and Offensive Guard skills, making it the second weapon in the game that can. With the Dual Blades, their inclusion was due to fan demand. Kanno also noted that it will bring Demon Mode with it. 

As for the new Monster Hunter Now monsters, the inclusion of characters like Barioth and Zinogre were designed to touch on both fan-favorites and wintry themes. Zinogre was the one that was in-demand. Barioth, Cortos, and Wulg were added to help add more “Winter” monsters. As such, they’ll be around between December and March months each year. Banbaro was also noted as a winter-themed character, but Kanno didn’t note if that one will also only appear in that four month “season” as well. Finally, Kanno noted Radobaan was included so the “sleep” status effect could be added.

The new update also adds a Hunt-a-Thon to Monster Hunter Now. This mode is the only way to find Zinogre. People will need to look for Wayspots with Dimensional Rifts, then go in alone or with up to three other Hunters. People will then face multiple monster encounters.

Here’s a teaser trailer showing the Monster Hunter Now Dual Blades, Lance, and Hunt-a-Thon.

In addition to the major features, some other additions and quality of life changes are available in the update or on the way. Special Quests featuring the new monsters added in Fulminations in the Frost will appear. We’ll also see larger Item Boxes, though that won’t happen until later in December 2023. 

Finally, Kanno went over the future of Monster Hunter Now. In Spring 2024 the next major update will arrive. More details about that update and a roap to show events and content coming will appear in January 2024. While no specific monsters or weapons were teased, the announcement did note there will be story quests and seasons on the way.

Monster Hunter Now is available for mobile devices, as is the Fulminations in the Frost major update.

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After about a month of service, Capcom and Niantic have announced that Monster Hunter Now has exceeded over ten million s. As a result, it will gift all players 5000 Zenny, a Wander Droplet, and two Potions. A Ten Million s Commemorative Pack will also appear in the store for a limited time at a later date. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

In order to get the above items, you’ll need to input a code in the web store. The code is MHNow10M. You’ll have until November 21, 2023, to claim them. Both the Monster Hunter series producer at Capcom and the COO of Niantic have expressed gratitude to all players who have ed the game thus far. They also promise that more content will appear in future updates so that players can have even more fun hunting monsters in real life.

Monster Hunter Now launched on mobile devices on September 14, 2023. It’s an augmented reality mobile game that is similar to Pokemon Go. Players need to travel to various places in real life to collect resources and hunt monsters. The game was vastly popular at launch, accumulating over 5 million installs within the first week of its global release.

Monster Hunter Now is readily available on mobile devices. Players have until November 21, 2023, to claim the free prizes.

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Niantic announced that there will be a Monster Hunter Now Halloween event, and Kulu-Ya-Ku will be its featured monster. The bulk of the event will begin on October 25, 2023. That’s when special quests and bundles to buy will start to show up. However, the Kulu-Ya-Ku and an additional quest won’t appear until October 28, 2023. As long as someone hit Hunter Rank 11, they can take part.

The Halloween Pumpkin Hunt Quests and Halloween time-limited packs will both show up on October 25, 2023. The quests are part of the activities tied to the new Jack-o’-Head head armor people can get and upgrade. It has the Solidarity (Pumpkin Hunt) attack-boosting skill tied to it. The quests let you earn Pumpkin Tickets by playing, which improve that head armor. As for the two packs, the Halloween Pack offers two Special Carving Knives, two Paintballs, two Wander Droplets, and 10 Potions. The Halloween Pack includes the same items, but in greater quantities. So you get three Special Carving Knives, six Paintballs, six Wander Droplets, and 30 Potions.

As for the October 28, 2023 activities, that’s when the Halloween Medal Acquisition Quest and Kula-Ya-Ku come to Monster Hunter Now and stay through October 31, 2023. The quest lets you earn the limited-time Hunt Medal. The Kula-Ya-Ku looks different than usual, due to carrying a rock that looks like a Jack-o’-lantern, and also drops Pumpkin Tickets. 

This isn’t the first event to appear in the mobile game since its September 2023 launch. Another one focused on a specific monster. In the second half of last month, people had a chance to deal with a Diablos Invasion. 

Monster Hunter Now is available for mobile devices, and the Halloween event runs between October 25-31, 2023. 

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Those of us who are now Monster Hunter Now hunters can take part in a Diablos Invasion event starting on September 23, 2023. This will be the first event for the game. Like Pokemon GO, it means the particular character will appear more frequently during a certain period of time for a two day period. This is designed to help people get more materials and experience. 

Like the Pokemon GO Community Day events, the Monster Hunter Now Diablos Invasion only takes place over the course of a few hours. So between 1pm and 4pm local time on September 23-24, 2023, you’ll see more Diablos around your area if you are at HR11.

Reaching that rank also means you’ll see some special missions in the Special Quests section. Those quests will be available to fulfill even when the event isn’t running, as they start at 12am local time on September 23, 2023. However, they also end at 11:59pm local time on September 24, 2023, so they are limited.  There will also be rewards for just taking a picture of the monster in AR mode as part of these challenges.

Monster Hunter Now is available on mobile devices, and the Diablos Invasion event runs September 23-24, 2023. 

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Niantic announced that Monster Hunter Now reached three million pre-registrations worldwide ahead of its launch on September 14, 2023. The company also announced that distribution of the pre-registration rewards will be coming at a later date through a scheduled update. For reaching the three million pre-registration milestone, players will receive two Makeup items and two Reward Tickets to spend on special items in Monster Hunter Now. Players will also receive ten Potions, three Paintballs, A Founder Medal, three Wander Pebbles, and an item box expansion in order to fit an additional 500 items.

If Monster Hunter Now reaches five million pre-registrations, all players will receive 10,000 Zenny and an additional item box expansion. Anybody who s and plays the mobile game within the first seven days of its launch will receive all of the pre-registration items.

To celebrate reaching three million pre-registrations, Niantic and Capcom have released the launch trailer for the game featuring a rearrangement of "survival dAnce" by 4s4ki and Yaffle. The trailer features TikTok and YouTube stars including KATY, Saori Izawa, Naasuke, COCOA, and the of Team48 as they battle monsters across Shibuya in Japan.

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Monster Hunter Now will launch worldwide on Android and iOS devices on September 14, 2023.

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Several Capcom games, including the VR Mode of Resident Evil 4 Remake, will be at TGS 2023. As a reminder, this year's Tokyo Game Show will take place from September 21 to 24, 2023 in Japan. You’ll be able to play a demo build of it on September 23-24, 2023. Capcom will also stream new information on its games on those dates.

As the name implies, this is the VR version of the Resident Evil 4: Remake Capcom announced that it was developing it in February 2023. Then, in May 2023, a trailer for it appeared. This will be a free DLC for those of us with the PSVR 2. You can watch the trailer again here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMobTUDJZ-Y&t=68s

Aside from Resident Evil 4 Remake in VR, you’ll be able to experience Street Fighter 6, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Exoprimal, and Monster Hunter Now. More information on these games will likely also come out during Capcom’s TGS 2023 stream. Though it’s not a video game,Tokyo Marui (an airsoft store) will collaborate with Capcom during the event. You’ll be able to visit a shooting range that draws on Resident Evil for inspiration.

Resident Evil 4 Remake is readily available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC via Steam. VR Mode will be exclusive for the PSVR 2, which is on the PS5. More information on Capcom titles will appear during TGS 2023, which will run from September 21 to 24, 2023.

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We knew the Monster Hunter Now release date would fall in September 2023. Now thanks to the latest showcase, we have a more exact date. On September 14, 2023, people will get to head into Niantic and Capcom’s new AG game. We also know there will be 13 kinds of monsters in Monster Hunter Now at launch.

Talk about the monsters came up at the five minute mark. Here’s the full list of what we’ll be able to potentially see and fight right away.

• Anjanath
• Barroth
• Diablos
• Jyuratodus
• Kulu-Ya-Ku
• Great Girros




• Great Jagras
• Legiana
• Paolumu
• Pukei-Pukei
• Rathalos
• Rathian
• Tobi-Kadachi

People will get 75 seconds to fight each monster.

At the 17:40 mark, the different weapons that will be present in the game at launch appeared. Only six will appear. Only the Bow and Hammer are “new” since the initial reveal. Here’s the list:

• Bow
• Great Sword
• Hammer
• Light Bowgun
• Long Sword
• Sword and Shield

In case you missed it, here's the full showcase:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Y4Gb6W2oM&ab_channel=MonsterHunterNow

The Monster Hunter Now release date is September 14, 2023. As for mainline entries, the most recent release is Monster Hunter Rise and its Sunbreak expansion. That is available immediately on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC.

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Capcom and Niantic announced the companies will reveal the Monster Hunter Now release date during a July 27, 2023 showcase. The presentation will show up on the official YouTube channel. However, there's no placeholder for it yet. The only video there is a teaser trailer for the September 2023 launch window.

In case you missed that teaser, here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwldbQnLKlI&ab_channel=MonsterHunterNow

This showcase will be a general launch one. It won’t just give the Monster Hunter Now release date. It will also feature at least four of the development team, if the announcement tweet’s image below is accurate. There will be gameplay footage showing how the augmented reality monster hunting game will work.

ーNew Informationー
Monster Hunter Now Showcase will be streaming
Date : July 27th, 4:00AM PDT
Platform : YouTubehttps://t.co/MWvXvfqljJ

Developers will reveal stories behind the development. It will be premiering on our channel, we’ll be sharing a link soon! #MHNowShowcase pic.twitter.com/8zwEevbz7p

— Monster Hunter Now (@MH_Now_EN) July 20, 2023

We already saw a couple of closed beta test phases for the game. The official website for Monster Hunter Now is also still taking potential player applications.

We'll know the exact September 2023 Monster Hunter Now release date on July 27, 2023. The showcase for the game will be held at 4am PT/7am ET/1pm CET/8pm JST on July 27, 2023.

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The second round of closed beta tests for Monster Hunter Now is about to begin. Niantic confirmed that invitations will be sent out to a select number of players who signed up. The first beta test period happened in April 2023.

Players are able to sign up for the second beta test now on the official Monster Hunter Now site. You simply provide your email, date of birth, gender, and region. You will also be asked your device type, but the closed beta will only be available for Android s. This round of beta tests will be limited to 10,000 participants. It’s also the final beta test, so if you’re unable to get into this test, then you’ll have to wait for the full game in September 2023.

Monster Hunter Now is a game similar to Niantic’s other big hit Pokemon GO. However, instead of catching Pokemon, players can find the likes of Rathalos in their neighborhood. Players can battle these monsters from Capcom’s iconic franchise either alone or with a group of friends. This is the third video game franchise Niantic made an AR game out of, after Pokemon GO and Pikmin Bloom. They have also made similar games for Harry Potter, Transformers, Marvel and Settlers of Catan.

Monster Hunter Now is set to release for iOS and Android in September 2023.

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Niantic, the creator of Pokemon GO, is working with Capcom on a similar sort of mobile game called Monster Hunter Now and a closed beta test is on the way. On April 25, 2023, a limited number of people will be able to test the mobile title. The website is open for pre-registrations now. However, the beta will only feature English and Japanese language . There's also a first trailer and Twitter .

Here's the first teaser trailer, which shows characters from the Monster Hunter series in the real world for players to fight.

We have opened an official Twitter for Real-world hunting action RPG "Monster Hunter Now" from Niantic and Capcom which announced today!
Service is scheduled to begin in September 2023!

🔽Apply for the closed beta test here 🔽 #MHNowhttps://t.co/eP8oR2MGPa pic.twitter.com/g8CwYQmVX3

— Monster Hunter Now (@MH_Now_EN) April 18, 2023

As for applying, it’s fairly easy. You need to use a Google email to participate. The application asks for your date of birth, gender, where you live, what kind of mobile device you’d use to play this mobile game, and if you’re a Monster Hunter fan. If you don’t get an email to start playing immediately at launch, that doesn’t mean you won’t get into the trial. The site noted they’ll be sent throughout the test. However, know that your progress won’t carry over to the full game.

Recently, Niantic has come under fire for its actions with Pokemon GO. The developer limited and raised the prices of Remote Raid es, which were considered an accessibility item, as well as reduced the running time for events. The fanbase has been quite vocal in response, calling for boycotts and creating petitions that garnered over 100,000 signatures.

Monster Hunter Now’s closed beta will begin on April 25, 2023 on mobile devices, and its release window falls in Septemver 2023.

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