Later this month, Nintendo Switch players are finally going to get their hands on a newMonster Huntergame from Capcom.Monster Hunter Riseis a brand new title in the fan favorite franchise, offering new monster to hunt, plenty more verticality to explore, as well as new features and techniques like the Wirebug and palamute dog. Even with a number of weeks left, Capcom still has a few more surprises to share with eager fans.
The Japanese company kicked things off today witha newMonster Hunterdigital eventfill with new reveals and announcements. For fans that may have missed out on the demo from earlier this year due to its limited time release, Capcom is releasing a second demo later this week on March 11 with new content. In addition to the previous four quests, Capcom has added an Advanced Difficulty quest where players can go up against Magnamalo. However, the announcements didn’t stop there as teases for the first free post-launch title update were also shown off.
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The trailer reveals that the first title update forMonster Hunter Risewill be coming in late April and as expected, brings new monsters with it. WhileCapcom is keeping the majority of the monsters a secret for now, the trailer did show off Chameleos, a large reptilian Elder dragon featuring horns and chameleon-like eyes that is adept with poison and can use camouflage to go invisible. Longtime fans should be thrilled with the reveal as Chameleos is a legacy monster brought back into Rise from older games likeMonster Hunter 2,Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, and more.
In addition to more monsters to hunt, the first free title update also unlocks the Hunter Rank cap as well as other new features, which Capcom isn’t quite ready to share with fans at this time. Similar toMonster Hunter World, players can expect a steady flow of free updates throughout the first couple of years forMonster Hunter Rise, and Capcom has teased even more monsters coming to the game through out 2021.
In addition to theMonster Hunter Risenews, Capcom also showed off a new trailer for the upcomingMonster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. Originally reveals last summer during a Nintendo Direct Mini partner showcase,Monster Hunter Stories 2lets players create their own characterfor the more turn-based combat style game. A new trailer also confirmed previous rumors that the game is indeed coming to PC as well as the Switch, with a release date set for July 9.
Monster Hunter Risewill release on Switch on June 18, 2025 and PC in 2022.
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