Hunters, Get ready for another Driftsmelting Bonanza! During this event, you’ll find more frequent appearances of Goss Harag, Diablos, as well as Barioth, Barroth, and Jyuratodus. It’s the perfect chance to upgrade featured defense weapons and progress your weapon style customization! A new driftstone, Mysterious Driftstone M, also makes its debut. It may grant the brand-new skill Critical Range Boost to armor. Use driftsmelting to add new skills and upgrade your equipment even further!

Hunters, 2025 is nearly over, and once again we’re celebrating the New Year with A Happy Hunting New Year! This year’s New Year event is packed with new event-exclusive equipment and layered equipment. Work to complete the Global Challenge with hunters around the world and earn materials to forge and upgrade the event-exclusive weapon Wrapping Bow. The Wrapping Bow is a featured defense weapon in Base Defense, granting bonus points, so let’s all aim to obtain it together! During the event, slay rewards for all large monsters in the field and Elder Dragon Interception rewards will be increased. Make use of Monster Investigations and other features to gather as many materials as you need. In the second half of the event, only Elder Dragon Interceptions will occur at points where Hunt-a-thons and Interceptions usually occur. Additionally, the access range will be expanded by 50% at all times, making it much easier to join Interceptions! Take advantage of the New Year festivities to forge and upgrade your equipment!

Hunters, Season 8: Interdimensional Defenders is now live! Astalos, Quematrice, and Goss Harag join Monster Hunter Now, and Khezu also joins us as a new riftborne monster. Plus, a brand-new feature, Base Defense, is here! Team up with hunters gathered at the same exploration base and take on powerful riftcharged monsters. A new era of hunting begins!

Hey hunters! This is the Monster Hunter Now Development Team. Starting with the upcoming Season 8, a new feature called Base Defense will debut, allowing hunters gathered at the same exploration base to work together and take on riftcharged monsters. These monsters are far more powerful than usual! Prepare your equipment and take on the riftcharged monster that appears at exploration bases during the final week of each Wave (month-long exploration period). Are you up for the challenge?

Hunters, Winter is nearly here and with it comes Season 8: Interdimensional Defenders Astalos, Quematrice, and Goss Harag make their first appearance in Monster Hunter Now, alongside Riftborne Khezu! At exploration bases, new Base Defense events begin. Team up with fellow hunters in your area to take on powerful riftcharged monsters together. Dive into a new season and join the hunt!

Hunters, Starting Monday, October 13th, 2025 at 12:00 a.m. UTC, the gift feature is getting an update, making it easier than ever to send gifts to your friends! On top of that, items like the Wander Orb and Tracker Scope have been added as giftable items. To celebrate the update, we’re running the Give & Get Campaign until Sunday, November 2nd at 11:59 p.m. UTC. During the campaign, any items you gift to a friend will also be granted to you! Perfect for taking on the newly appearing Riftborne Magnamalo that same day! Make sure to take this chance to send a gift to your friends!

Hunters, Season 7: Advent of the Exploration Base is finally here! Espinas, Garangolm, and Lunagaron make their debut in Monster Hunter Now, with the fearsome Riftborne Deviljho joining the hunt as well! This season is packed with exciting content, including the official release of exploration bases, an update to style customization, and brand-new features to enjoy. For full details on Season 7, please also check the announcement published on Sep 4.

Hunters, Exploration bases are officially launching with Season 7! Thank you for helping us with beta testing in July. With the full release, we’d like to share an overview of its features along with the improvements made based on beta feedback.

Hunters, With the fast-approaching beginning of autumn comes Season 7: Advent of the Exploration Base! This season brings more fierce foes: Espinas, Garangolm, and Lunagaron, plus the fearsome Riftborne Deviljho. We’ll welcome the official launch of exploration bases, which had only been available during beta tests until now, along with a new feature that makes it easier to encounter quest-target monsters in the field. On top of that, style customization, first introduced in Season 6, is receiving a major upgrade, and parameters will be boosted at each level. Style customization allows you to change your weapon’s style, altering its actions. Are you ready for a brand-new season of hunts?!

Hunters, Starting August 11th, a packed lineup of events awaits! Read all about them below. 1. A New Riftborne Monster Appears: Great Girros! You’ll now be able to access style customization for weapons that use Great Girros materials. 2. Style Selection Available for Great Swords! Following the sword & shield, long sword, and light bowgun, the great sword gets its own style options. Choose between a combo-heavy style or a counter-focused style to suit your strategy. 3. Event: Even Happier Great Sword Hunting! - Certain great swords and armor will be boosted during the event - More group hunt rewards - Exclusive quests: Take on unique challenges using specific types of great swords and armor 4. Rack up Zenny with event bonuses! During the Even Happier Great Sword Hunting! event, you’ll have a chance to get Shining, Gleaming, or Dazzling Eggs, which can be traded for Zenny in your Item Box. Stay cool and keep hunting together this summer!