In Monster Hunter World, you can expect to spend a few hundred megs once you have your shiny new copy inserted into your console. Hang on though! Because this patch won’t just make the game a bit more S-S-S-S-S-S-stable. It’ll also add a few other nifty features to the end game experience.

If you’re keen on a little monster expedition so that you can harvest the hide of creatures that’ll gladly tear your face off, Monster Hunter World will be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on launch, with a PC port up for grabs a little bit later. Just don’t expect to see it on the Nintendo Switch.

Monster Hunter World is out this month if you happen to own a console, but it's going to be the better half of a year's wait for PC players. And the reasons around that aren't entirely surprising.

Monster Hunter: World isn’t going to hold your hand for very long when it introduces its core elements to newcomers. This is still very much a game built on legacy and entries of the past, that refuses to compromise all of that effort in favour of more accessible gameplay.

Next week sees the launch of the Monster Hunter World beta, which thankfully won’t tax your monthly bandwidth too much. Here’s a quick breakdown on the basics for PS Plus members.

Monster Hunter is launching with some exclusive Horizon content next year, bringing the influence cycle of hunter games full circle.

While I’ve never been able to get in to Monster Hunter games, they’re wildly popular – so a new game in the series is always something worth celebrating. And boy, is there cause for Celebration. Monster Hunter World is coming to PlayStation 4 in 2018.

Paul Anderson is looking to take on a third video-game adaptation. This time adapting a game that is big in Japan...