And, as Monster Hunters World, Rise, and now Wilds proves, it was well worth the effort. This is how Monster Hunter went from a domestic hit to a global force.

But while Rise is the most recent Monster Hunter (and a very good game!), it's clear that Monster Hunter Wilds is a direct successor to 2018’s World rather than 2021’s Rise.

We already have plenty of data we can point to as measures of Monster Hunter Wilds' success. Right around its launch, it beat out titans like Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077 with a peak concurrent ...

But What Makes It So Popular? With Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom's creature-killing franchise is bigger than ever. Here's how it went from cult favorite to selling over 100 million copies.

Monster Hunter Wilds is the successor that Capcom’s best-selling game deserves. It improves on almost every aspect of World to deliver a tremendous adventure that, if you can make it over the ...

Monster Hunter World was one of those games where everybody around me seemed to love it, and I just couldn’t find the hook. I did try. I played for around half a dozen hours at launch before my ...

Monster Hunter World: The Board Game – Wildspire Waste puts a well-paced and adventure-packed spin on the genre. Narrative elements give it depth as it leans into the story with Gloomhaven-esque ...

Monster Hunter World is currently hosting over 16,000 concurrent players. Wilds, in comparison, has around 10,000 concurrent players right now.

Unlike previous Monster Hunter titles, Wilds initially has a huge emphasis on leading the player around the world through its story. Although previous games had story elements, they were mostly to ...

Yep, Monster Hunter World continues to make bank for Capcom, it seems, as Automaton Media (via IGN Japan) reports that it managed to sell over one million copies between October and December last ...

It's possible to beat Monster Hunter: World using only emotes like the Street Fighter Hadoken, but it takes a long time. By Blair Marnell on January 9, 2025 at 5:19PM PST ...