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RECENT MONSTER HUNTER NEWS

0  Monster Hunter Tri Dated With Pre-Order Bonus Wed, Feb 24th, 2010, 4:45 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Nintendo had a special announcement with Capcom at today's Nintendo Media Summit involving details on the newest Monster Hunter for the Wii. More »

0  Monster Hunter Frontier Gets Dated For Xbox 360 Wed, Feb 24th, 2010, 9:03 am (EST) BY DARRYL Capcom have announced via Famitsu, that Monster Hunter Frontier will be coming out on the 24th of June in Japan, exclusively on the Xbox 360. It will be priced at 6,090 Yen, and will initially be free to play online. More »

1  Monster Hunter Tri Looking To Expand The Franchise Sun, Feb 7th, 2010, 10:32 am (EST) BY DARRYL Monster Hunter Tri is the latest iteration of a franchise that is growing all the time. It initially started off on the PlayStation 2, then quickly found a new home on the PlayStation Portable and has more recently gone to the PC in the form of Monster Hunter Frontier. However, Monster Hunter Tri makes the first time that the franchise will appear on a Nintendo platform and at a recent Monster Hunter event, Gaming Union got a chance to try out the game, and listen to a presentation by Monster Hunter producer, Ryozo Tsujimoto. More »

	1  Capcom: Monster Hunter Tri Aims For Highest Graphical Quality On Wii Mon, Feb 1st, 2010, 10:03 pm (EST) BY DARRYL The Monster Hunter franchise initially started out on the PlayStation 2, then moved over to the portable domain with the PlayStation Portable, where it cemented its place as a huge hit in Japan. More »

0  Monster Hunter Tri To Support Wii Speak Mon, Feb 1st, 2010, 10:35 am (EST) BY SHAWN Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Tri will support Wii Speak. The title, which will be released in North America and Europe this Spring, has garnered critical acclaim and has a huge following in Japan, creating it's own sub-culture. More »

	0  Monster Hunter: Frontier Coming Exclusively To Xbox 360 In Japan Tue, Jan 26th, 2010, 10:29 am (EST) BY SHAWN Capcom has just announced that the previously PC-only Monster Hunter Frontier will be coming to the Xbox 360 this year. Monster Hunter Frontier originally came out on the PC back in 2007. More »

0  Wii Classic Controller Pro Coming to US With Monster Hunter Tri Mon, Jan 25th, 2010, 10:48 am (EST) BY SHAWN Capcom and Nintendo have announced that the Wii Classic Controller Pro will be coming to North America. The controller, which up to now has been a Japanese exclusive, is a upgraded version of the original Wii Classic Controller released a few years ago, which features a second row of shoulder buttons and hand grips. Unlike the last iteration, the controller can now plug directly into the Wii Remote. More »

0  Nintendo To Publish Monster Hunter Tri In PAL Regions Tue, Jan 5th, 2010, 9:58 am (EST) BY SHAWN Capcom has just announced that they will be entering into a distribution agreement with Nintendo for their upcoming Wii title Monster Hunter Tri in both Europe and Australia. The terms of the deal have Capcom remaining the publisher, leaving Nintendo in charge of sales, marketing, and the distribution of the game. More »

0  New Monster Hunter Spin-Off Announced Posted on 2009/10/26 BY COLIN Monster Hunter is no doubt a phenomenal hit in Japan with the recent iteration for the Playstation Portable, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, sitting at roughly 3.5 million copies sold. Fans of the franchise who have long awaited news of the next Monster Hunter can rest easy as Capcom recently spilled the beans on their next title for the PSP. More »

0  Monster Hunter Freedom 3 Basically Confirmed By Capcom Posted on 2009/10/11 BY DARRYL Everyone is aware how huge Monster Hunter is, and the release of Monster Hunter Tri only helped to further its reputation. However, where the franchise has arguably been most successful is on Sony's portable console, the PlayStation Portable. The last main version to be released on the PSP was Monster Hunter Freedom 2 in August, 2007, as Freedom Unite was essentially an expansion, and with 2010 fast approaching, there were some doubts about whether Capcom wanted to move away from the PSP. More »

0  TGS 2009: Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles Hands-On Posted on 2009/10/09 BY KYLE WYNEN At Tokyo Game Show 2009 Capcom displayed a multitude of titles. From Okamiden to Monster Hunter, Capcom impressed quite a few times. Part-way through demoing Capcom's line-up, Gaming Union sat down for some hands-on time with Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles, Capcom's on-rails rendition of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica. More »

0  TGS 2009 Awards: Best Wii Game Posted on 2009/10/09 BY DARRYL Tokyo Game Show 2009 undoubtably put a lot of smiles on press and show-goers faces, but also a lot of raised eyebrows and disappointment. Once again it's time to point out just what titles induced the most joy and smiles, with Gaming Union's TGS 2009 Awards. Continuing the Award's console focus, it's time to waggle onto the Wii. More »

0  TGS 2009: Monster Hunter Tri Hands-On Posted on 2009/10/07 BY DARRYL Monster Hunter has been a huge hit for Capcom ever since it first appeared in Japan all those years ago. Since then it's managed to sell more than 10 million copies as a franchise, and it doesn't look like this craze will stop any time soon. More »

	1  Monthly Fees In Monster Hunter 3 Could Be Scrapped Posted on 2009/10/02 BY DARRYL The Monster Hunter franchise is something of a power house, but when it was announced Monster Hunter 3 would have monthly subscription fees for online play in Japan, it raised a few eye brows. More »

0  TGS 2009: God Eater Hands-On Posted on 2009/09/30 BY DARRYL At this year's Tokyo Game Show, there was a plethora of PlayStation Portable titles on display, and one of them was a new franchise by Namco Bandai, called God Eater. Gaming Union was able to get a very short amount of hands-on time with the title, but it's very clear what served as an inspiration, even based on this short experience with the game. More »

0  Monster Hunter Tri Comes to North America Posted on 2009/08/03 BY SHAWN Capcom has announced today that Monster Hunter Tri, which recently was released in Japan, will be coming to both North America and Europe in early 2010. More »

	0  Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Demo Launches Today On PSN Posted on 2009/05/21 BY DARRYL Capcom have just announced that the Monster Hunter Freedom Unite demo will be launched today on the PlayStation Network. It will allow Sony PSP users to jump right into one of the most rewarding experiences available on the PlayStation Portable . More »

0  Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Developer Tutorial Video Posted on 2009/05/19 BY KYLE WYNEN Just released, Capcom has prepared a tutorial video on the forthcoming Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for PSP. The video features quite the variety of monsters, mainly focuses on survival strategies, and the purpose of being a Monster Hunter. Upon this, the video also stresses the importance of the game's central village, your safe haven between dangerous hunts. More »

	2  New Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) Gameplay Trailer Posted on 2009/05/14 BY DARRYL Capcom have released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming Nintendo Wii game, Monster Hunter 3. Monster Hunter 3 is the follow-up to Monster Hunter 2, which found its home on the Sony PSP. More »

	4  Lost Planet 2 Leads Capcom's E3 Line-up Posted on 2009/05/06 BY SHAWN With less than a month left before E3 2009, Capcom has revealed the games that will be shown at this year's convention, which starts on June 2nd in Los Angeles. More »