Monster Hunter Now will collaborate with Monster Hunter Wilds.
Monster Hunter Now will collaborate with Monster Hunter Wilds.
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Niantic and Capcom will launch update of Monster Hunter Now tied to Monster Hunter Wilds

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Niantic and Capcom unveiled that the location-based game Monster Hunter Now will get an update with new content and a monster related to Monster Hunter Wilds.

Monster Hunter Wilds is a PC and console game launching on February 28. The companies said they’re adding a monster dubbed Chatacabra, an amphibian with a big tongue.

Chatacabra in Monster Hunter Now.

On top of that, Monster Hunter Now will get cosmetics that are inspired by Monster Hunter Wilds. That includes a version of a Seikret mount and a Hope armor set, as well as Hope versions of game weapons.

The next season of Monster Hunter Now will start on March 6. The Blossoming Blade season will introduce monsters Glavenus and Arzuros to the available monsters to hunt. A new monster subspecies will debut on April 4 and a new Elder Dragon on May 5.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.