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Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Might Be the Endgame I’ve Been Waiting For | IGN Preview
Key Preview Takeaways: Boost Drivers are a major new feature of this expansion. The new monsters present challenging battles, just as I’d wanted. Ascendance could be the endgame I’ve been wishing for after Wilds’s endgame was a bit too easy. I liked Monster Hunter Wilds quite a bit at launch. The...
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Might Be the Endgame I’ve Been Waiting For | IGN Preview
The first taste of Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance already has me salivating. The new tricks, new (and returning) monsters, and brand new suite of boosts are going to significantly disrupt how I do my builds, and how I approach hunts. Just thinking about it now has my synapses firing, and there...
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Team Wants to Bring Forward Lessons it Learned About PC Performance
Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto said that it took "a lot of time and research" for the Monster Hunter Wilds team to figure out optimization.
After Monster Hunter Wilds' PC woes, lead says making games "perform well" needs "time and research"
Needless to say, things could've gone better for Monster Hunter Wilds on PC. The hit game suffered a plethora of performance problems and other issues, leading to a decidedly mixed reception on Steam. Ahead of new expansion Ascendance, the devs are hoping to learn more about adapting to the...
After Monster Hunter Wilds' PC woes, lead says making games "perform well" needs "time and research"
The studio is learning from the PC feedback
Baby Khezu Will Debut in Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance
Both adult and baby versions of Khezu will appear in the Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance expansion next year.
Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance devs discuss Switch 2, Wilds feedback, and the expansion’s time skip
Monster Hunter Wilds’ ‘massive’ expansion, Ascendance, is in full promotion mode, and at Tokyo Game Show VGC was able to catch up with the game’s development team. Set for release in 2017, Ascendance expands on the world and gameplay of Wilds with new areas and monsters, new hunter actions, and the...
Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance devs discuss Switch 2, Wilds feedback, and the expansion’s time skip
Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds leaders discuss the expansion
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance reveals Khezu
Khezu's legendary battle theme also appears to be in Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance reveals Khezu
Khezu's legendary battle theme also appears to be in Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance.
Nintendo pre-order updates – September 20, 2026 – Monster Hunter Wilds, Guardians of the Galaxy, more
Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers for the week of September 20, 2026: United States Switch 2 Dragon Quest 11 S – September 24 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop Shinobi: Art of Vengeance – September 24 – Amazon, GameStop Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea...
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Director Promises Balance of Story and Endgame Challenges
Capcom's Takuro Hiraoka also acknowledges a "gap in expectations" for the base game because players were "so good and so skilled."
10 Most Improved Weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance
With the inclusion of the Boost Bracer, each weapon in Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance is getting big buffs. Let's see who won out.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Has “Lore Reasons” For Kushala Darora’s Return
Somehow, Kushala Darora returned.
Monster Hunter Wilds confirms QOL for the base game and two returning monsters for Ascendance
Monster Hunter Wilds appears to have kept itself pretty busy during the Tokyo Game Show this past weekend, with a bundle of information drops made as the convention moved along about both the base game itself and its upcoming Ascendance expansion. First off are the quality-of-life updates that will...
Monster Hunter Producer Says Fixing Wilds Was “Hardest Team Has Ever Worked”
Even after all of the launch issues, Monster Hunter Wilds' producer is glad he didn't delay the PC release.
Preview: Ascendance Has Me Hyped to Obsess Over Monster Hunter Wilds Again
Mmm, so tasty! When Capcom announced Monster Hunter Wilds’ upcoming expansion, Ascendance, would be playable at Tokyo Game Show, it immediately became the top title on my list to get my claws into. Monster Hunter has been one of my favourite video game series since Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate...
Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance brings back the series' most terrifying foe
A new Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance special stage at TGS 2026 gave us a first glimpse at Khezu, who joins the RPG expansion's roster. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance brings back the series' most terrifying foe
Monster Hunter Wilds devs on bringing the game to Nintendo Switch 2, didn’t want to offer an inferior version
The team behind Monster Hunter Wilds has spoken about the work that went into the new Nintendo Switch 2 version. Everything here comes from a new interview with Famitsu. Series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, producer Genki Sunano, and executive director Kaname Fujioka participated in the discussion....
Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance brings back the series' most terrifying foe
A new Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance special stage at TGS 2026 gave us a first glimpse at Khezu, who joins the RPG expansion’s roster.
Capcom says acclaimed Monster Hunter World won’t come to Nintendo Switch 2
Monster Hunter series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto has ruled out a Nintendo Switch 2 port of the beloved Monster Hunter World. The main sticking point is that the engine is different from the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 port of Monster Hunter Wilds saying that if they did bring it across they would have...
Monster Hunter Wilds Switch 2 development began in June 2025
In a new interview with Famitsu the various developers behind Monster Hunter Wilds have revealed that the Nintendo Switch 2 version development kicked off in June 2025. The team began by trying to get the game up and running on the Nintendo Switch 2 and they say that it was “truly a process of...
Khezu Stretches into Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance!
We revealed during a stage event at the Capcom booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026 that Khezu will appear in Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance. Khezu A familiar monster from the Monster Hunter series will make an electrifying entrance in Ascendance! Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance — Official Website...
'Players got better than we expected': Monster Hunter Wilds DLC director says Capcom is retuning its difficulty standards for the expansion's endgame
While Monster Hunter Wilds' performance issues dominated the conversation about its reception on PC, one of the other ongoing sources of player frustration was the entry's approach to difficulty. Initially, a number of players thought the game was too much of a sleepwalk—but once later updates...
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