Hunters, We’re holding a special Friend Link quest event that lets you hunt together with friends from afar! By completing these special quests, you can earn brand-new stickers illustrated by popular artist Ryosuke Takeuchi! New stickers will also be added to the Referral Exchange Hub. Hunt together with your friends, enjoy the hunt, and don’t miss out! - For more details on Friend Link, please see Announcing the New Feature: Friend Link!.

Hunters, Read on to find out what’s happening during Season 9 Wave 2! Wave 2 begins on April 20th. Riftborne Somnacanth, Riftborne Banbaro, and charge blade style selection are all arriving with the start of this wave! In the final week’s Base Defense, Riftcharged Great Girros makes its appearance! Featured defense weapons will include weapons forged from Almudron and Somnacanth materials, as well as Nergigante materials to commemorate the launch of Friend Link. Prepare through each event and take on the challenge! The seasonal event, MH Now Spring Festival 2026, is also coming. During the Spring Festival, you can obtain an event-exclusive weapon, which will also be a featured defense weapon. Be sure to get one as an option for taking on Riftcharged Great Girros!

Hey hunters! This is the Monster Hunter Now development team. Today we’d like to introduce upcoming updates planned for Base Defense, taking place from April 13 to April 19.

Hey hunters! This is the Monster Hunter Now development team. Today we’d like to introduce some features coming in the next update!

Hunters, Thank you for always playing Monster Hunter Now! We’re excited to introduce a new feature: Friend Link. Friend Link allows you to invite friends in faraway locations to join you in hunts from your Paintball List or in Elder Dragon Interceptions. Whether you encounter a formidable monster during a walk or find a monster your friend has been looking for, this feature lets you enjoy hunting together, even when you’re apart. At launch, invitations will be sent to online friends based on certain criteria, such as in the order of those you’ve hunted with most frequently. Expand your circle of friends and let’s hunt together! Our official Discord server also has dedicated channels for finding friends. Be sure to check it out! (Available in Japanese and English only) Learn more here

Hunters, Read on to find out what’s happening during Season 9 Wave 1! Season 9 begins on Mar. 19 (Thu)! The weapon type, insect glaive, is finally coming to Monster Hunter Now. You’ll also encounter Seregios and other monsters, along with Riftborne Zinogre. For full Season 9 details, check here. A new feature, Friend Link, is coming, allowing you to team up with friends for a hunt no matter the distance! Use it in Elder Dragon Interceptions and hunts from your Paintball List. To celebrate the launch of Friend Link, special quests will be available, and we’re also planning an event where you can find more riftborne monsters. Enjoy hunting with friends, advance your style customization, and try out different styles! The first Wave of Season 9 will finish with Riftcharged Rathalos in Base Defense! Featured defense weapons will include Seregios- and Zinogre-material weapons, as well as weapons forged from elder dragon Kirin materials. Make the most of Friend Link and the upcoming events to forge and upgrade your equipment!

Hunters, Read on to find out what’s coming up in March! We’ll be celebrating MH Now’s 2.5-year anniversary, along with the rollout of Season 9. Let’s make it a big one! During the final week of Season 8, Wave 3, from March 9 (Mon) to March 15 (Sun), Riftcharged Barioth will appear. Prepare your equipment through the Driftsmelting Bonanza and the Season 8 Climax events, then take on Riftcharged Barioth! Season 9 is just around the corner! Details about Season 9, the Season 9 Wave 1 schedule, and events starting after March 19 (Thu) will be announced in early March. - Going forward, content update announcements will be shared by season wave, instead of monthly updates. Stay tuned!

Hey hunters! This is the Monster Hunter Now development team. Today’s update introduces a new feature. Let’s take a closer look!

Hunters, Read on to find out what’s coming up in February! ▼ Season 8, Wave 2 runs until Feb. 15 (Sun) During the final week, from Feb. 9 (Mon) to Feb. 15 (Sun), Riftcharged Radobaan will appear. Prepare your equipment through the Driftsmelting Bonanza and Upgrade Rush Quest events, then take on Riftcharged Radobaan! ▼ Season 8, Wave 3 begins on Feb. 16 (Mon) The riftcharged monster appearing at the end of Wave 3 will be Riftcharged Barioth! Starting in Wave 3, Riftborne Rathalos will also arrive, along with style selection for the lance. The Lunar New Year event, which also begins that day, will bring more Rathalos than usual, making it the perfect time to forge and upgrade fire element weapons, Rathalos’s elemental weakness, as you prepare for the arrival of Riftcharged Barioth!

Hunters, Read on to find out what’s coming up in January! This month marks the first-ever Base Defense at exploration bases. Prepare your equipment and take on the riftcharged monster! For full details on Base Defense, see here. In addition, Riftborne Diablos will appear as a new riftborne monster. Weapons forged from Diablos materials will also become eligible for style customization! Plus, style selection will be unlocked for heavy bowguns. Try out new actions in your hunts! Here’s to more thrilling hunts in 2026!