Monster Hunter Now feels like the biggest secret you’re probably not in on. In the West, I don’t think the game is nearly as popular as it should be. If I boot it up in London, you know, the gaming capital of the UK, I will at most find three or four other players logged into the game nearby. I’ve been to New York whilst playing, and it’s slightly better there, but not by too much. The same goes for LA.
]]>What’s your favourite Monster Hunter monster? Depending on when you started playing the 20-year-old series, you’re probably going to have a different answer to that question. The oldest, most grizzled veterans of the series are going to have soft spots for the Khezus, the Diablos, the Fatalis. Later arrivals will reminisce fondly about the Nargacugas, the Royal Ludroths, the Mizutsune. Personally, I’m most fond of the Tetsucabra (I like frogs, OK?)
]]>Monster Hunter Now is good. Long-time readers of the site will know my opinion on the game from the often-gushing articles I’ve published over the past year. But from Summer Game Fest 2023, when I first played the game and fell in love, Niantic has improved the mobile title immeasurably.
]]>If you're trying to play Monster Hunter Now today, you may have noticed a pretty big issue for a title that revovles around you going out into the world and slaying massive beasts: there are no monsters on the map.
]]>The whole world is holding its breath and waiting for news about Monster Hunter Wilds. And rightly so – not only is it the follow-up to Capcom’s best-selling game of all time (Monster Hunter World), it also promises to expand on the multiplayer side of the series in the same way World did. It’s got MonHun fans, old and new, pretty hot under the collar.
]]>Capcom is hosting a double-duty livestream event called Capcom Highlights this month, in which some of its biggest games like Dragon's Dogma 2, Street Fighter 6, Monster Hunter Now, and Monster Hunter Stories will feature.
]]>If you’ve been bitten by the Monster Hunter Now bug, you’ve almost certainly also been smashing your head against the progression wall that crops up relatively quickly in your play experience. Thanks to the glacial progression, bizarre drop rates, and aggressively gated items, many people online call the game ‘Pay To Win’. I disagree, though. Some aspects of the game can be sped up by paying, sure, but the real problem with Monster Hunter Now is the damage scaling and balance – and that’s not something you can simply pay your way through.
]]>Monster Hunter Now referral codes are a great way for new and existing players to earn useful freebies for their hunts. When you start the latest game from Pokemon Go makers Niantic, you're given the option to enter a referral code after you create your character.
]]>Monster Hunter Now is an augmented reality mobile game based on Capcom's long-running action RPG series. The iOS and Android app is made by Niantic, the creator of Pokemon Go, and it shares a lot in common with that smash hit game. Both games have players exploring the real-world to find monsters to battle and resources to collect.
]]>Over 3 million of you have pre-registered for Monster Hunter Now. It’s launch, whatever way you come at it, is going to be huge. Niantic and Capcom have put their heads together to whittle the now-famous MonHun formula down to delicious 75-second chunks, and let me tell you: this more compelling a mobile game than Pokemon Go ever was. Injecting an augmented reality gimmick into the core gameplay has done wonders, and boiling down the reward loop and condensing the whole experience only serves to show how refined the core hook of Monster Hunter has become.
]]>And, very soon, you will get to see why. Per a special stream today, developer Niantic and IP owner Capcom confirmed that the mobile game will be landing on September 14, and pre-registration (complete with tiered-bonuses) starts today. Register to be a part of the process here.
]]>Monster Hunter – a tactile game all about dodging with split-second reflexes, aiming with precision at delicate weak spots, and pulling off complex combos with plenty of button-presses – should not work on mobile. It simply shouldn’t; there’s too much to crunch down, to minimise and make understandable with swipes and taps and presses. Yet, somehow, Monster Hunter Now manages it. It’s nothing short of magic.
]]>Capcom is teaming up with Pokemon GO developer, Niantic, for its next game in the Monster Hunter series.
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