Monster Hunter: World announced

At the Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) E3 press conference 2017, Capcom has announced Monster Hunter: World, the latest entry in the action RPG series.

Monster Hunter: World introduces an ecosystem in which players take on the role of a hunter that seeks and slays ferocious beasts. Players gear up to venture on quests to seek and slay monsters, progressively improving their skills to become the ultimate hunter. Loot collected from fallen foes can be used to create new equipment and armor upgrades styled after the monsters they’ve slain, allowing hunters to survive the elements and defeat the tougher opponents.

Monster Hunter: World also promises for players to move freely across map areas that comprise the living ecosystems and dynamically transition from day to night. The landscape and its inhabitants play a critical role in each quest as players strategically use the surrounding environment including terrain, vegetation and wildlife to their advantage.

Players can tackle challenges alone or join up to three other hunters online for cooperative play. For the first time in the Monster Hunter series, players from Japan and the west can play together online, providing an expanded base of cooperative hunting companions. With the new online drop-in functionality, solo players can hail for assistance from the worldwide group during quests.

Also for PlayStation fans, there will be special Monster Hunter: World game content that is unique for PlayStation 4 players, with details to come later.

Monster Hunter: World will also be the first game in the series with a worldwide simultaneous launch window and is planned for release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in early 2018, with a PC release to follow at a later date.

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