Issue 041 — July 2026
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About MONSTER HUNTER RISE

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Monster Hunter Rise is the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter action series, and its PC release arrives with a range of visual and performance optimizations. You take on the role of a hunter, exploring brand new maps and wielding a variety of weapons to bring down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline built for the occasion.

The hunt centers on creatures with unique ecologies, each displaying distinct behaviors and deadly ferocity. You face a mix of classic returning monsters and all-new beasts inspired by Japanese folklore, including the flagship wyvern Magnamalo, and success depends on thinking on your feet and mastering the tendencies of each foe if you hope to earn its rewards.

Combat offers tremendous depth through 14 different weapon types, each with its own gameplay style spanning close-quarters and long-range approaches. You might charge up devastating hits with the Great Sword, cut with elegance using the Long Sword, become a whirlwind of steel with the speedy Dual Blades, press forward behind the punishing Lance, or take careful aim with the Bow and Bowguns until you find the style that suits you. Every monster you defeat yields materials to craft and gather your way up the food chain in this rich PC action game.