Summary
- Capcom rewards Monster Hunter Wilds players with 100 Armor Spheres at launch.
- The community challenge required 100,000 posts using a specific hashtag.
- An 18GB Day 1 update for Monster Hunter Wilds may include high-resolution textures.
Capcom announces free rewards for all Monster Hunter Wilds players when the game launches on February 28. The wait for Monster Hunter Wilds is nearly at an end, after multiple beta tests, players can finally get their hands on the release version of the game later this week.
Things are trending in a very positive direction for Capcom as Monster Hunter Wilds is coming off of two successful open beta tests, giving players a small slice of what the larger game will be featuring. On top of that, reviews have been glowing for the latest entry, even if some Monster Hunter Wilds fans are a bit worried that the core experience may be a bit easier than previous games in the franchise. Regardless, the fanbase is clearly excited, as the community has been able to smash Capcom's latest community challenge.
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Over social media, Capcom tasked players with utilizing a special hashtag in an effort to reach 100,000 posts in total. The event ran from Feb 16 to the 23, but clearly the task wasn't too difficult for fans to complete the Monster Hunter Wilds Community Challenge. In a new post, Capcom confirmed that the challenge was completed and as a reward for the efforts made, the studio is gifting all players with 100 Armor Spheres at launch.
Monster Hunter Wilds Giving Players Free Rewards
- 100 Armor Spheres
For longtime players, Armor Spheres are a core resource in Monster Hunter, originally appearing in the second game as a way to improve armor. The same appears to be true for this latest entry, as players can take these Armor Spheres to Gemma, the Smithy in Monster Hunter Wilds. It's worth noting that there are different types of Armor Spheres to collect, and these appear to be the standard versions, but still, they should go a long way to helping characters in the early portions of the game.
Alongside the free DLC, Monster Hunter Wilds is getting a major Day 1 update. Thankfully, the game is available for preloading, which also includes the massive 18GB update, though what it includes is still a mystery for now as Capcom hasn't released the official patch notes yet. Outside the usual bug fixes and gameplay tweaks, many fans have begun to speculate that the update could include high-resolution textures, which would indeed result in a higher file size overall. Either way, fans won't have to wait long before Monster Hunter Wilds arrives on February 28.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 89 /100 Critics Rec: 95%
WHERE TO PLAY
The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.
Fulfill your duty as a Hunter by tracking and defeating powerful monsters and forging strong new weapons and armor from the materials you harvest from your hunt as you uncover the connection between the people of the Forbidden Lands and the locales they inhabit.
The ultimate hunting experience awaits you in Monster Hunter Wilds.
- Engine
- RE Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Yes, all platforms
- Cross Save
- No
- Franchise
- Monster Hunter
- Number of Players
- 1
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- February 28, 2025
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- February 28, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- February 28, 2025
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
