During the Capcom showcase 2022, Capcom announced a demo for the upcoming Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak DLC for Monster Hunter: Rise. The demo will release on June 14. Capcom also announced that the game’s first major free update will be released in August and will add the new monster Lucent Nargacuga and a new “Forlon Arena.” The game’s second major update will launch this fall and will include a slew of rare species monsters, subspecies monsters, and powered-up monsters. A third major update will also launch in winter. Additionally, a new trailer showcasing the game’s new “Jungle” area titled “A New Frontier” was also revealed.
Additional details via Capcom can be seen below:
Monster Hunter™ series Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto opened the Capcom Showcase with an illuminating new trailer for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. The video featured a revitalization of the Jungle area from the second generation of Monster Hunter games, welcomed back Espinas the Thorn Wyvern from Monster Hunter™ Frontier, and saw the frenzied approach of the flagship beast from Monster Hunter™ 4 Ultimate, Gore Magala.
Hunters can pursue an early taste of the action when a free demo for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak emerges shortly after 7pm PDT tomorrow, June 14, 2022, for Nintendo Switch™ and Steam. Digital pre-orders are now available on both platforms and come packed with a bonus Palamute and Palico layered armor set.
Hunters eager to track down the next content update beyond the June 30, 2022 launch can anticipate Lucent Nargacuga the Moon Swift Wyvern returning in August with the iconic Forlorn Arena. Beyond that, more content is planned for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak this fall, winter, and into next year.
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