Big swords. Large monsters. Carving blades. Even bigger swords than those other swords. It can only be one thing: Japan’s mega-popular franchise. It’s Monster Hunter World. Coming in early 2018.




The trailer focused on a single character, though this series is known for its four-player co-op.

From Capcom, of course. Guess they’re all done with Deep Down.

Update - 9:41pm: Capcom says this game is also coming to Xbox One in early 2018 and coming to PC later.


Update 2 - 10:37: Whoa. This is game is sounding really different than other Monster Hunters. According to a press release from Capcom, the game will support up to four-player co-op “in a newly designed online drop-in multiplayer system which allows cross-region cooperative play between Japan and the west.” The seamless stuff they’re talking about below apparently means that you move from area to area without loading screens.

Here’s more from Capcom: