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Monsters Clash in Latest ‘Monster Hunter World: Iceborne’ Gameplay Video
As part of their month-long coverage of Capcom’s upcoming Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Game Informer has revealed a new gameplay video featuring two of the monsters you’ll be hunting having a turf war.
In addition to being able to hunt the moose-like Banbaro, you’ll also be able to hunt Barioth, a sabre-toothed dragon that was last seen in Monster Hunter Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch. The updated version of Barioth now features a furry exterior, which you’ll see in the video below.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is due out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 6, and for PC this winter.
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.