WithMonster Hunter Rise’s first major expansion set to release this coming summer, Capcom has been teasing the franchise’s legions of fans with the promise of new information about what it will entail. The developer had previously revealed that more information forSunbreakwould be coming in the Spring andrecently announced a new digital eventset for a week from today on March 15th. Many fans have been anxiously awaiting details on what kind of new content the expansion will hold with the event set to reveal a slew of new monsters for players to challenge.
Monster Hunter Risesaw massive success for the long-running monster hunting franchise following its release in March 2021 as a Switch exclusive.Riserecently eclipsed 8 million units sold following the long-awaited release of the game’s PC version and Capcom previously confirmedRise’s Sunbreak expansion would be on par withMonster Hunter World’s well-receivedIceborneexpansion. Now, withSunbreak’s scheduled release only a few months away, Capcom is preparing to reveal plenty of new details about the game’s first paid DLC, particularly highlighting newly arriving monsters.
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While the official tweet announcing the event didn’t give any hard details, new monster reveals were confirmed to be a focal point of the upcoming broadcast. Alongside new monsters like the expansion’s cover creature,the Malzeno, previous announcements related to the expansion have also confirmed the addition of more powerful variants of several pre-existing beasts like the Shogun Ceanataur and a new version ofRise’s cover monster, the Magnamalo. The event will likely also feature more information on several previously revealed monsters like the Lunagaron.
WhileMonster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak’s reveals so far have mostly been in the form of teaser trailers, Capcom has already confirmed plenty of new elements coming toRisewith the game’s first paid expansion. Previous trailers revealednew Silkbind attacks for players to utilizeas well as the addition of Master Rank quests featuring many of the newly added monsters. Players will also be embarking to a new hub area that will house much of the DLC’s content with the Hunter accompanying Rondine to the port village of Elgado.
Fans ofMonster Hunterwill be anxious to see ifSunbreakcan follow in the footsteps ofMonster Hunter World’s critically acclaimedIceborneexpansion.Icebornesaw sweeping changesmade toMonster Hunter Worldnot only with the addition of the Hoarfrost Reach and nearly 30 new monsters, but with the expansion also seeing consistent updates after its release adding even more new content.Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreakwill look to give the game’s brave hunters even more reason to charge into battle when it releases this summer.
Monster Hunter Riseis available now for PC and Switch, with theSunbreakexpansion set to release in Summer 2022.
