Monster Hunter: World

Monster Hunter: World's first year was filled with weekly quests, special crossovers, and big, special events like the siege of Kulve Taroth and the anniversary Appreciation Fest. The PC version has gotten those events in a compressed timeframe, and there are more still to come in 2019 as we lead up to the release of Iceborne, Monster Hunter World's first expansion, sometime this year.

Here's the calendar of all the MHW events we know about for 2019. As more events, fests, monsters, and game patches are announced, we'll add them here. (Keep in mind we aren't listing events that have already run on PC, but those will be back during the seasonal fests).

There are three back-to-back major events happening this spring, alongside the Spring Blossom fest. It's a busy season for monster hunting.

Monster Hunter: World event schedule for 2019

The Fury of El DoradoMonster: Arch Tempered Kulve Taroth | PC date: Friday, April 19 - Thursday, May 16

The roided-up version of the Kulve Taroth siege is the big spring event on PC, and will run at the same time as the Assassin's Creed Event. Both will serve as an appetizer for our main course on PC: playing as Geralt of Rivia!

SDF: Silent, Deadly and FierceMonster: Odogaron, Deviljho, Lunastra | PC date: Friday, May 3 - Thursday, May 16

Monster Hunter's console crossover with Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed awarded an item called Senu's feather, which could be used to craft the Assassin's Hood Mantle and Bayek layered armor. All you have to do is fight the three most aggressive monsters in the game in an arena!

Contract: Woodland SpiritMonster: Leshen | PC date: Friday, May 17 - Thursday, May 30

MHW's Witcher crossover, starring none other than Geralt of Rivia himself. Ciri's here too, and the fight against the Leshen, a Witcher monster, is meant to be on par with Extreme Behemoth, the toughest in the game so far. Take down the Leshen to craft the Witcher's Silver Sword (sword and shield), Zireal (dual blades), Geralt layered armor, Ciri Alpha armor, and Ciri layered armor.

Monster Hunter: World seasonal fests for 2019 

We have a date for the first of MHW's seasonal fests! Here's when it's coming:

Spring Blossom festFriday, April 26 - Thursday, May 16

What we don't know is how the Iceborne expansion will affect the seasonal fests, if at all.

Console events that may not come to PC 

Down the Dark, Muddy PathMonster: Barroth | PC date: TBA

The first PS4-only Street Fighter quest, an arena fight against low rank Barroth. It awards the SFV tickets used to craft the low rank Ryu armor set. It happened in February 2018 on consoles and has yet to make it to PC, indicating that it might not ever make the leap.

The Awakened Satsui No Hado I, II, and IIIMonster: Nergigante | PC date: TBA

This PS4-only arena quest is a Street Fighter crossover that rewards SFV Ticket IIIs, to craft the Ryu Alpha armor. It happened in May 2018 and has yet to make it to PC, indicating that it might never make the leap.

Empress in Full Bloom I, II, and IIIMonster: Pink Rathain | PC date: TBA

These arena fights on the console version rewarded SFV Ticket II items used to craft the Sakura Alpha armor set. Unknown if/when they're coming to PC, but considering Street Fighter is also on Steam, it seems likely.

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From Friday, March 8 00:00 to Thursday, March 21 23:59 UTC,
an extremely dangerous tempered form of an elder dragon, known as
an "arch-tempered monster" appears on Steam in a blaze of blue flames!

Accept the new Event Quest When Blue Dust Surpasses Red Lust to take on
an Arch-tempered Lunastra.
 ・Arch-tempered monsters can be distinguished from their normal counterparts by
  their slight metallic gleam.
 ・When taking on this Event Quest, the color of the frame around the monster icon
  will be different than usual, so keep an eye out!
 ・You need to be Hunter Rank (HR) 50 or higher to take on this quest.
 ・Please note that the availability of this quest is subject to change without prior notice.

Craftable equipment:
 ・Lunastra γ armor series


Important:
The latest version of MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD is revision number 166660.
You can verify the version number in the top-left corner when you launch the game
in windowed mode.
Keep in mind that you can only match with other players who have the same update
version as you.

For other questions, please visit the official MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD support portal below.
http://www.capcom.com/mhwsupport/


Grand Theft Auto V Legacy - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (John Walker)

The game you like isn’t as good as the game I like. When you like the game you like, you are made to look a fool!

Find out why in this week’s Steam Charts.

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During the Appreciation Fest, a bug occurred that prevented some users from obtaining their special daily bonus if they claimed their login bonus during a specific time period.

Upon investigation, it turns out that this issue was caused by a difference between the reset time for login bonuses and the update time for special daily bonuses, so we've condensed the update time for special daily bonuses to 19:00 UTC.

To make up for the special daily bonuses that could not be claimed because of this issue, we will offer the below item pack as a compensation the next time you log in.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

- Compensation Set
Appreciation Ticket x 3
Appreciation Fireworks x 9

- Availability
February 14 19:00 to February 21 23:59 UTC.
The contents of this item pack are the same as for other platforms.

As with login bonuses, you will need to play the game online to claim this item pack.


Important:
The latest version of MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD is revision number 166660.

You can verify the version number in the top-left corner when you launch the game in windowed mode.

Keep in mind that you can only match with other players who have the same update version as you.

For other questions, please visit the official MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD support portal below.
http://www.capcom.com/mhwsupport/
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (John Walker)

I took it for granted. I knew I shouldn’t, I think I even knew I was doing it at the time. But last week, when the charts were filled with new and interesting games, pushing out the tired and bloated titles, I didn’t take the time to recognise what we had. And now, as can only be the direct responsibility of my careless credulity, everything has fallen apart.

This week’s charts are the worst I’ve ever seen. And I’m sorry. I’m… look, I’m just sorry.

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dominic Tarason)

While last year’s Steam Awards were just a poll on the store, Valve are stepping up their game this year. Starting in a few minutes (at the time of writing) is the Steam Awards 2018 show, broadcasting live on the company’s own Steam TV site. While I doubt there’ll be anything as surprising as Epic’s coup at the Game Awards before the holidays, there’s still a chance for unexpected announcements in there, plus I’m curious just how fancy the show will be. Tune in here on Steam TV – the show starts soon. Below, a reminder of the categories and the nominees in the running.

Update: Show’s over, and honestly I’m a bit underwhelmed, even starting with low expectations. No surprises, no human faces, no pageantry. Barely any time to breathe, even. The show began immediately with the awards and hammered through them in under twenty minutes. At least each of the winning studios recorded a little award acceptance clip – that was nice. You can see a recording of the show on the Steam Awards page here.>

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Monster Hunter: World

As you may or may not already be aware, Monster Hunter World has nuzzled up with the Northern Kingdoms today, as part of its Witcher crossover. Previously, Capcom was a little cagey regarding the specifics of the update, but now, with things underway, all has been revealed.

First things first, it's worth noting that Monster Hunter World's free Witcher crossover update is only available to download on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at the moment. It is, however, due to arrive on PC at some currently unspecified future point.

Capcom's Witcher crossover is split into two separate parts. The first, a new Special Assignment known as Contract: Trouble in the Ancient Forest, is a wholly solo affair and casts players (as long as they're HR16 or above) as Geralt of Rivia - with voice actor Doug Cockle even returning to record some new lines for the project, as you can hear in the launch trailer below.

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We already knew that Geralt was going to be part of a Monster Hunter: World collaboration with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and with its console release today, we have more details on what that will actually entail when the event comes to PC 'at a later date.'

The crossover event will unlock a new quest line for all players that have reached Hunter Rank 16. The update naturally stars Geralt of Rivia, voiced by the original actor, Doug Cockle. 

‘Contract: Trouble in the Ancient Forest’ will have Geralt tracking down and defeating a powerful force that will be familiar to Witcher 3 players: the Leshen. Apparently, the creature is no pushover but you'll have the White Wolf's weapons and abilites to help you out, including his silver sword and combat magic. Additionally, players will be able to influence the story through the choices they make throughout the quest line.

A limited time event; ‘Contract: Woodland Spirit' will also be available for the more seasoned players that have earned Hunter Rank 50 or above. This challenging multiplayer event will test your hunter skills against a much tougher form of the Leshen.

The rewards for completing both contracts are pretty nifty too: ‘Contract: Trouble in the Ancient Forest’ will grant you resources for crafting Geralt's armour and weapon set, a new skin and weapon for your Palico companion, and new gestures, titles, and poses. Meanwhile, completing ‘Contract: Woodland Spirit’ will reward you with the resources needed to craft Ciri's armour and weapon set.

There's no news for when the collaboration will hit PC but at least we now know what to look forward to. A number PC Gamer's editors are sure to end up running around in newly crafted Ciri armour. 

Of course, we'll let you know the moment the PC release date drops. Here's what the Leshen looked like in The Witcher 3.

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12 million copies of Monster Hunter: World have been shipped worldwide (including digital sales),
a new record for the series!
To celebrate, all players will receive a free item pack for a limited time only!

This item pack can be claimed only once when receiving your login bonus.
If you have trouble claiming the item pack, close the game, update the application,
and try claiming your login bonus again the following day.

- Item pack name
  12 Million Celebration Item Pack

- Availability
  From February 8 00:00 to February 21 23:59 UTC.

- Contents
  Appreciation Fireworks x 10
  Great Gunpowderfish Scale x 20
  Great Sushifish Scale x 20
  Gold Wyverian Print x 1
  Heavy Armor Sphere x 3


Important:
The latest version of MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD is revision number 166660.
You can verify the version number in the top-left corner when you launch the game
in windowed mode.
Keep in mind that you can only match with other players who have the same update
version as you.

For other questions, please visit the official MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD support portal below.
http://www.capcom.com/mhwsupport/



Monster Hunter: World - MHW_CAPCOM
In Title Update Ver. 5.1, which was released on January 22 at 00:00 UTC, a bug occurred causing Kulve Taroth's resistance parameters to Sleep and Paralysis effects to differ from the originally intended values.

This issue has been addressed.
We've also changed the gameplay system so that points for research objectives accumulate faster if you investigate more actively.

We apologize for not announcing this change in advance and for any inconvenience this may have caused.


Important:
The latest version of MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD is revision number 166660.
You can verify the version number in the top-left corner when you launch the game
in windowed mode.
Keep in mind that you can only match with other players who have the same update
version as you.

For other questions, please visit the official MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD support portal below.
http://www.capcom.com/mhwsupport/
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