It’s Monster Hunter: World release week! After multiple test phases, the game will finally be releasing on January 26, coming to PS4 and Xbox One. The PC version’s launch date is still not confirmed, but players can expect it to be sometime this fall.
Upon booting up the game for the first time, players with an internet connection will find Update 1.01 waiting for them. This 815 MB patch adds a bunch of features to the game, which you can read all about below:
Additional System Features
Multiplayer, event quests, chat functionality, and other online features
Now able to claim content via the Housekeeper in your room
Gallery Mode added to the title menu
The gallery allows you to view all of the cutscenes you have watched so far in the game. The player character that appears in the cutscenes will vary depending on which save data you have loaded.
Poogies Added
Once you have made enough progress in the story, a Poogie will appear in the tradeyard in Astera. Get the Poogie to warm up to you by petting it in just the right way! Once it’s friendly with you, pick it up and carry it to different places throughout Astera… and you might just be rewarded for your kindness!
Additional display languages vary by region.
In addition to Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish, the following languages will be added. (Additional voices will not be added.)
Additional display languages vary by region.
– North America, South America: Brazilian Portuguese
– Europe, Middle East, Oceania, Africa, India: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian
– Asia: Traditional Chinese, Korean
– Japan: no additional display languages
Other Changes
The update will also include various minor bug fixes.
Poogies? I love it!
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In other Monster Hunter: World news, the full list of Trophies/Achievements has been revealed, beta testers spent over 10 million hours playing, and the game’s producer has condemned pay-to-win microtransactions.
Source: Capcom