Capcom announced Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance at tonight's Summer Game Fest live showcase, finally revealing the Iceborne-sized expansion that fans have been waiting for.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance will arrive in 2027. The "massive expansion" will introduce multiple new monsters, give our weapons some new tricks, and seemingly bring back an Elder Dragon first seen all the way back in the original Monster Hunter: Lao-Shan Lung. Oh, and Kushala Daora is back too. Yay?
For all intents and purposes, this expansion ought to be the second half of the game, if only because Master Rank hunts and gear will move the whole game up a notch. The Ascendance reveal trailer shows a new environment of floating islands, and features several special attacks seemingly tied to a new hunting gadget – a flaming gauntlet of sorts.
The greatsword lover in me immediately clocked the explosive parries and quick attacks provided by this new gauntlet gizmo, and gunlance also seems to have yet more ways to sling explosives around.
Another new Wilds monster appears early in the trailer, packing sonic attacks that can summon its smaller companions for dive bomb attacks. It almost looks like an updated, armored Qurupeco
In a Twitter post, Capcom says: "Introducing Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, the massive expansion to #MHWilds. Soar into a land above, wield new abilities, and hunt legendary monsters in Master Rank! Prepare for Elder Dragons. The next era of Monster Hunter begins in 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC."
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