Monster Hunter: World – Review

Considering Capcom’s long-running Monster Hunter series hasn’t had much of an impact in the west, save perhaps for mild success on 3DS, this latest iteration generated a surprising amount of excitement prior to release. Curiously, it wasn’t just the fans who were thrilled to see a current-gen Monster Hunter game – something a long time …

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Monster Hunter: World still king of the jungle

Capcom’s Monster Hunter: World remains the UK’s number one for a second week running, fending off both EA Sports UFC 3 and Dissidia Final Fantasy NT. EA’s bold and brash sports sim made #2, while Dissidia Final Fantasy entered at #9. Unusually, Chart-Track notes Dissidia sold around 5,000 copies. Unusual because sales figures are rarely …

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Apex predator – Monster Hunter: World is an all-conquering behemoth

Capcom’s Monster Hunter: World is the first new number one of 2018. Sales were “far higher” than previous instalments in the series, and it’s also the highest charting entry so far, beating previous high note Monster Hunter: Generations (#3 in 2016). It’s easy to imagine MH: W outselling Generations by a considerable amount, and with …

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New releases for January

Last year Capcom took advantage of the quiet month of January. With no other major releases to compete against it, Resident Evil VII gained the lion’s share of press coverage. Skip forward twelve months, and they’re ready to steal January’s limelight once again with Monster Hunter World. A franchise usually associated with Nintendo, this marks …

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