Monster Hunter World continues to grow, with the new Iceborne expansion shown and dated today. Here’s a ton of new information about the upcoming expansion. The Monster Hunter World Iceborne expansion was shown off today during Sony’s State of Play presentation, but that trailer was just the tip of, what it turns out, is a…
Monster Hunter World continues to grow, with the new Iceborne expansion shown and dated today. Here’s a ton of new information about the upcoming expansion.
The Monster Hunter World Iceborne expansion was shown off today during Sony’s State of Play presentation, but that trailer was just the tip of, what it turns out, is a pretty huge iceberg. Iceborne’s development has run parallel to the updates being worked on for the base game, and during a special livestream on the Monster Hunter Twitch and YouTube channels, a whole heap of details were revealed.
Iceborne was the main focus of the stream, but we also found out that, over in the base game, the Nergigante will finally be available in its arch-tempered form on May 11 for a limited time. It will have “some new, swift attacks” and movements, which should make for a very challenging fight. Players who beat it will be able to craft a new armour set.
There’s also a new Nergigante dynamic theme available on PS4 today, which looks very cool. You’ll have to pay for it, though.
The Iceborne reveals were the real highlight, though. The trailer is below.
Between this and the Witcher 3 collaboration event going live, today’s a big day for Monster Hunter World.
Iceborne is a massive expansion DLC (it won’t get a standalone release, and you’ll need the base Monster Hunter World to play it). It features a new story set after the ending of the original campaign, across the “snowy, polar stage” of the Hoarfrost Reach. The region is thick with snow for players to wade through.
The expansion will feature a new ‘Master Rank’, which is a step above ‘High Rank’. It’s similar to the ‘G Rank’ in previous games, and should provide an extra challenge for the most dedicated Monster Hunters.
