Video Games
‘Monster Hunter: World’ Sales Top 13 Million
To the surprise of no one who’s played it, Capcom’s Monster Hunter: World has cracked the 13 million units sold plateau. The game had reached 11 million in sales back in February, and with the upcoming Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion, it’s easy to see why the game keeps selling.
To celebrate the milestone, Capcom is giving all players a special item pack, which can be claimed as a Daily Login Bonus between July 25 and August 29. The pack includes one Attack Jewel, 13 Appreciation Tickets, 13 Silver Eggs, three Gold Wyverian Prints, and three Heavy Armor Spheres.
Monster Hunter: World is out now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne hits PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 6, while PC users get it this winter.
Hunters, we've hit another big #MHWorld milestone: 13 million units shipped worldwide! ❤️
We're celebrating by giving everyone a special item pack! Look out for these useful items when you claim your Daily Login Bonus between July 25 and August 29. pic.twitter.com/lUtqaWHhxk
— Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) July 18, 2019
Video Games
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.