The show will be broadcast live on Twitch and, according to a tweet from the Monster Hunter account, the event will cover Update Ver 3.0 of Monster Hunter Rise and provide “the latest news” about Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, which is set to launch for Nintendo Switch on July 9 later this year.
Monster Hunter Digital Event – May 2021 is fast approaching!
Tune in for details on #MHRise Update Ver. 3.0 and the latest news on #MHStories2.
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— Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) May 20, 2021
In a follow-up tweet, Capcom also revealed that the Version 3.0 update for Monster Hunter Rise is “approximately 1.4 GB” so that players can free up Nintendo Switch storage space ahead of time. Capcom has previously said that Rise would get “an additional story chapter taking place after the ending” in May – which should hopefully address players’ complaints that the current ending seems unfinished. The version 3.0 update should also add ‘several’ new monsters, which we can expect to be introduced in the event.
Here’s what comes in every edition of Monster Hunter Stories 2 so you can decide what edition of the game to pick up. We scored Monster Hunter Rise an 8 in our review, calling it a “thrilling step forward in the series’ evolution toward the new normal World so boldly introduced”.
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