There is an obvious Japan-inspired setting for home base Kamura Village and the mission maps, while many of the new monsters are inspired by Yokai, or ghosts and spirits from Japanese folklore.

We're hunting down exclusive interviews, cool new gameplay videos, concept art, and more for Monster Hunter Rise as part of IGN First for the entire month of February. Monster Hunter Rise is the ...

In a little over a month, Capcom will provide fans of Monster Hunter Rise with the Sunbreak expansion. Last week the developer held a Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Digital Event on YouTube, ...

Philip is a writer for Game Rant, starting in Game Guides. A graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University who majored in communication, he's had a passion for video games since he was a kid. Deciding ...

In Monster Hunter Rise, Aurora Somnacanth is one of the Large Monsters. Haven’t heard of it? Aurora Somnacanth was included in the Sunbreak expansion of Monster Hunter Rise, and you’d definitely want ...

Watch brand new Monster Hunter Rise gameplay featuring the new monster Somnacanth, the Mermaid Wyvern, in the new map the Frost Islands. Our hunter wields the Dual Blades and is accompanied by both a ...

With the series following a Japan-inspired theme for the first time in over 10 years, the monsters in Monster Hunter Rise are something else. Director Yasunori Ichinose explains how the art team was ...

Watch brand new Monster Hunter Rise gameplay featuring the new monster Somnacanth, the Mermaid Wyvern, in the new map the Frost Islands. Our hunter wields the Dual Blades and is accompanied by both a ...

Kirstin is a long-time fan of Nintendo, anime, manga and trading card games. Although her tastes in video games spread far and wide an early interest in Nintendo has lead to a life-long love of seeing ...

Kirstin is a long-time fan of Nintendo, anime, manga and trading card games. Although her tastes in video games spread far and wide an early interest in Nintendo has lead to a life-long love of seeing ...

In addition to today’s IGN FIRST feature, where Monster Hunter Rise Director Yasunori Ichinose explains how the Nintendo Switch entry will make the series even more approachable to new players, we ...