Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5) News Articles
TodaySat, 6th Dec 2025
News Major Monster Hunter Wilds News Expected Next Week
Livestream planned for Monday
Capcom will provide an update on flagship game Monster Hunter Wilds and its upcoming RPG spin-off Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection during a livestream next week. Scheduled to get underway on 8th December on YouTube, the livestream will include news about Wilds’ highly anticipated Title Update 4, which is...
Wednesday3rd Dec 2025
"We'll continue to do our best"
Monster Hunter Wilds has had numerous ups and downs since it launched earlier in the year, to the point where it has, arguably, become one of 2025's most divisive games. On release, the action RPG was met with super strong review scores and positive player feedback; the finished product sported dramatic improvements...
Tuesday11th Nov 2025
Gogmazios, weapon buffs, and more
The next major update for Monster Hunter Wilds now has a confirmed date: the 16th December. Title Update 4 sees the return of series favourite creature Gogmazios, a colossal dragon capable of immense destruction. Capcom's already suggested that this'll be an especially difficult fight, even for veteran players...
Wednesday29th Oct 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Doing So Badly That's It's Been Outsold by MH Rise, Devil May Cry 5
Q2 sales results have MH Wilds at rock bottom
Capcom has today published its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, and they make for alarming reading for the publisher's biggest release of the year, Monster Hunter Wilds. While it had an excellent launch, selling more than 10 million units and setting new records for Capcom,...
Tuesday21st Oct 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Is Going All-In for Halloween with Costumes, Quests, and More
Dreamspell begins
Honestly, Capcom's put more effort into Monster Hunter Wilds' imminent Festival of Accord than we thought it would. The latest seasonal event kicks off tomorrow at the time of writing, on the 22nd October. Subtitled Dreamspell, the spooky occasion will see the Grand Hub undergo another redecoration, and new event quests will be...
Wednesday24th Sep 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 3 Out Next Week, Title Update 4 Teases an Elder Dragon
Omega and Omega
The next big update for Monster Hunter Wilds, Title Update 3, will launch next week, on the 29th September. We've known about the contents of this patch for a while now, but Capcom provided a more in-depth look during its latest online program. The headline act is undoubtedly the addition of Omega Planetes, a new monster taken...
Tuesday2nd Sep 2025
News PS5's High Price Becoming a Serious Headache for Publishers
Plus the cost of PS Plus
Over the course of this console generation, much has been said about the PS5's steep price point — and now, even the big publishers are pointing fingers. More specifically, Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto believes that the cost of Sony's current-gen system has been a key factor in limiting software sales. Tsujimoto's...
Tuesday19th Aug 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Crossover with Final Fantasy 14 Confirmed for September
The Omega is coming
We already knew that Monster Hunter Wilds is getting a major patch in the form of Title Update 3 this September, but now it's been confirmed that it'll feature crossover content from Final Fantasy 14 (the Monster Hunter World deja vu is real). You'll be able to ride chocobos, naturally, and hunt a form of Omega — one of the...
Wednesday13th Aug 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Patch 1.021 Out Now, Adds New Endgame Grind, Weapon Buffs, More
Back to the grind
Monster Hunter Wilds is getting a big update this week, with some of the endgame improvements originally planned for Title Update 3 being pushed out much earlier as part of this new patch. However, there's no doubt that for some players, the freshly released patch notes will leave much to be desired. And before you start...
Thursday31st Jul 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds' Struggling Sales Drag Capcom Stock Price Through the Mud
Wild
Capcom's been on a seemingly unstoppable winning streak for years now, but the company really seems to have hit a snag with Monster Hunter Wilds. Despite racking up record sales on release back in February, the action RPG has seriously struggled to maintain commercial momentum. Capcom's most recent financial report tags Wilds at just 477,000...
Tuesday29th Jul 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Expansion and Weapon Balance Update Pushed Forward
Taken from Title Update 3
Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Wilds' next big update will arrive in just a couple of weeks, and that it'll include some major adjustments that were originally going to be part of Title Update 3. Just to recap, Title Update 3 is still set for late September — promising a new monster and "various improvements"...
Tuesday22nd Jul 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds' Big Summer Festival Shows Off New Outfits, Events, and More
Begins this week
Capcom's given us a proper look at what's coming to Monster Hunter Wilds via the new Flamefete event — and there seems to be a decent amount of stuff to dig into. This summer festival kicks off on the 23rd July, and lasts until the 6th August. Hunters can look forward to the Grand Hub getting a makeover, and the addition of...
Tuesday8th Jul 2025
News Capcom Nixes Tone Deaf Conference on Monster Hunter Wilds Optimisation
But fan harassment crossed a line
Monster Hunter Wilds is not what we’d describe as the smoothest PS5 game, so Capcom’s decision to hold a seminar on video game optimisation doesn’t strike us as the best idea. To be clear, the Japanese publisher has made some outstandingly slick software over the years, so we’re sure it has valuable...
Monday30th Jun 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds 1.020 Out Now on PS5, Full Title Update 2 Patch Notes Revealed
Not one, but two new monsters
Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Wilds' next big patch, Title Update 2, will launch on the 30th June — and it'll feature not one, but two returning monsters. As was previously teased, the giant water-dwelling dragon that is Lagiacrus is being added, and you even get to fight it underwater — albeit briefly...
Tuesday10th Jun 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds' Huge Title Update 2 Confirmed for End of June
Lagiacrus! Layered weapons!
Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Wilds' all-important Title Update 2 will drop within the next few weeks. Players have been waiting on this one for a while. Although the Akuma-infused patch did spice Wilds up for a few days when it arrived in May, the so-called Title Updates have always been the lifeblood of the...
Tuesday3rd Jun 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Wants You to Design a Weapon That'll Be Added to the Game
Competition now open
Artistic types take note: Capcom wants people to design their own weapon, and / or pendant for Monster Hunter Wilds, as part of a newly announced community competition. The best designs will be added to the game in a future update — currently set for 2026 — so all players can take them for a spin. Entries can be submitted...
Tuesday27th May 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Details Massive List of Improvements Over Next Two Updates
Update 1.011 patch notes are here
With Monster Hunter Wilds' next update locked and loaded for the 28th May (that's tomorrow at the time of writing), Capcom has published a detailed message from director Yuya Tokuda, which actually gives players a rundown on what the game's future holds. The incoming patch actually sounds a lot more in-depth than...
Thursday22nd May 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Reveals Free Akuma Armour and More in Street Fighter 6 Crossover
Chun Li and Cammy are DLC, though
Monster Hunter Wilds has unveiled its upcoming collaboration with Street Fighter 6, and it's actually all about Akuma. The demonic fighter is making his presence felt through a free armour set, which can be unlocked through a new quest, suitably titled Ultimate Strength. Additional arena quests, named Demonic...
Wednesday21st May 2025
News Monster Hunter's Coolest Cosmetic Is Back for a Limited Time in Wilds
Go with the flow
A fan favourite Monster Hunter armour piece has returned in Monster Hunter Wilds, and you can grab it right now through a limited time event quest. The glorious Sealed Dragon Cloth is basically a big old scarf that flows in the breeze as you battle beasties. Similar items have been made available in previous games, but we're...
Monday19th May 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Update Teases Some Kind of Street Fighter 6 Crossover
Hit the streets
It looks like Street Fighter 6 is coming to Monster Hunter Wilds in the near future. Based on a teasing social media post, which shows a palico's paw icon in Street Fighter 6's spraypainted style, some kind of collaboration is in the works. Obviously, both games are from Capcom, and the company has always liked to cross its...
Tuesday13th May 2025
News Capcom Is Unstoppable, Confirms Eighth Consecutive Year of Record Financial Results
No Cap
We're running out of words to describe how well Capcom has been doing over the last decade or so. The Japanese publisher has just announced its financial results for fiscal year 2024, and yet again, it's managed to rack up record-breaking figures. Across net sales and profit "at all levels", this is the company's eighth consecutive year of...
Wednesday30th Apr 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds' Deadly Rey Dau Event Quest Is Live, New Armour Set Included
Rey to go
Following on from the introduction of Monster Hunter Wilds' first seasonal festival, players can now test their skills against a fearsome new foe. Available to fight right now through its own event quest, Arch-Tempered Rey Dau is a much more powerful version of the lightning-based creature. And, if you're able to bring it down, you'll be...
Wednesday23rd Apr 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds' Big Spring Festival Is Live, Offers Cool Armour and Cosmetics
Spring has sprung
The so-called Festival of Accord is now live in Monster Hunter: Wilds, offering plenty of incentives for players to get stuck back into the action RPG over the next couple of weeks. Head over to the Grand Hub (assuming you've got far enough into the game) and you'll find that it's drowning in springtime decoration. Really, it's...
Tuesday15th Apr 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Overhauls Challenge Quests After Cheaters Broke the System
The Mark of Mastery can finally be yours
Capcom has announced immediate changes to how Monster Hunter Wilds' recently introduced Challenge Quests work. Challenge Quests task players with slaying specific monsters with preset weaponry, putting their skills to the test across timed leaderboards. But when these quests were brought in as part of Title...
Tuesday8th Apr 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds' Limited Time Quests Are Being Completely Ruined By Cheaters
The real monsters
With the introduction of Title Update 1, Monster Hunter Wilds has been popping off in terms of player count — but there's now a less positive side to the game's continued popularity. We are, of course, talking about the rise of cheaters. As part of Title Update 1, Capcom has added special challenge quests that are only available...
Friday4th Apr 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Connection Errors are Everywhere as Fans Flood Back for Title Update 1
It's a whopper
You know an update's popular when the game's online functionality is brought to its knees. Title Update 1 is now live for Monster Hunter Wilds, having dropped in the early hours of the morning. However, as the day's gone on and more of the western world has woken up, the RPG's servers have started to buckle. At the time of writing,...
News Monster Hunter Wilds' Massive Update Out Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Back into the Wilds
Capcom has dropped the patch notes for Title Update 1, the first major patch coming to Monster Hunter Wilds. The update itself will be available to download on the 4th April (tomorrow at the time of writing), breathing a lot of new life into the action RPG roughly one month after its initial release on PS5. If you've been...
Monday31st Mar 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Confirms Improvements Coming to Performance, QoL, and Weapon Balance
Layered Weapons also incoming
Just days ahead of Monster Hunter Wilds' huge Title Update 1, Capcom has confirmed its intent to improve pretty much everything about the action RPG going forward. In a surprisingly open letter from director Yuya Tokuda, we get some insight into the development team's current line of thinking — and although many of...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Smashes Capcom Record with 10 Million Units Sold
Wildly successful
Monster Hunter Wilds has tagged on another two million units in the weeks since its release, as the fictional animal slaughtering sim has now sold over 10 million units. If you recall, the release topped eight million units just three days after its arrival. Capcom says this is a “first month sales record” for the company, and...
Wednesday26th Mar 2025
News Monster Hunter Wilds Teases Fan-Favourite Sea Dragon's Return
A leviathan undertaking
Well, this is what happens when you don't pay close attention to the end of trailers! Admittedly, we missed this rather unsubtle tease, dropped into the latest Monster Hunter Wilds showcase. But as fans have been extremely quick to point out, it looks like a fan-favourite creature will finally return to the series this...
