The Yian Kut-Ku is back in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate , and it is ready to teach some new tricks to newcomers once again!
Hunting students, I present you one of your main hunting teachers: Yian Kut-Ku. This monster may not appear to be much of threat, with its goofy personality and relatively short stature, but it actually plays a big role in teaching key hunting skills to any aspiring hunter.
You see, up until you get to the Yian Kut-Ku, the monsters you hunt aren’t very dangerous. You can almost get away with focusing all your energy on attacking and not worry about defense. But the Yian Kut-Ku demands more from you, thereby teaching us one of the most important lessons in series: respect the monster.
Those fighting the Yian Kut-Ku for the first time will notice it will often ignore some of your attacks… and its response is usually an attack that deals more damage than you’re ready to receive.
This monster will also teach you about fatigue and weakened states. In MH4U , monsters get exhausted after a while and will seek food to regain stamina. Using its large beak, the Yian Kut-Ku can scoop out chunks of dirt searching for delicious insects called Konchu . And when it is weakened (AKA almost dead and ready to be captured ), Yian Kut-Ku will not only try to limp away, but it will also lower its ears, making it super obvious of its condition.
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The reward for learning these valuable lessons? Well, you’re now equipped to hunt pretty much any other monster in the game. And you can craft some of this gear:
Blademaster armor
Gunner armor
Dual Blades
Light Bowgun
Look out for the Yian Kut-Ku and many other monsters (that should be respected) in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate as it arrives on the Nintendo 3DS early next year.
Capo Toys has created a Kickstarter for production of their Ryu figure. This figure, amongst others within the series, were awarded “Best New Toy Line 2014″ at the Toy Fair International. These 7”, articulated action figures are like no other. Check out their kickstarter for more information on how to support!
What happens when Deadpool bumps into fellow superheroes, the Gore Magala and Ono-san? Sadly, it’s not an amazing all-out brawl that spans the entirety of SDCC’s showfloor, but it IS at least an amusing romp that shows Wade’s less murderous side.
For more costumed play, check out our SDCC roundup .
It’s impossible to grab every Capcom cosplayer who walks through the SDCC halls, but I gave it a shot and am happy to show off their great work on Unity!
The big show’s all wrapped up, and that means it’s time for roundup videos and cosplayer photos as far as the eye can see!
First up is this quick tour around the show floor, with close ups on a lot of the figures, statues and apparel on display. There’s also some b-roll showing off the Capcom booth itself, including the MH4U Gore Magala statue.
Finally, I spoke with Francis Mao about the Capcom Store and its exclusive items, namely the Mega Man helmets and the MH plushies!
It was a great show, thanks to everyone who came by the booth and said hi. More pics to come!
Finally, our second winner of the Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate weapon design contest is revealed! I present to you the Clockwork Contraption , created by Agent Spectre :
I gotta say, running this contest has been a blast! We’ve received so many good entries (which we’re looking to share soon) and seeing an idea like this turn into a fully animated weapon in the game is pretty awesome!
So congrats to Agent Spectre for capturing the MH designers’ eyes and winning the Americas’ section of our contest!
And if you haven’t seen it yet, check out the winner of the European side here .
The number one question since we announced Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate was whether or not we’d get Link’s armor set and weapons… the answer: YES!
And if by chance you don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s the trailer:
This collaboration was announced for MH4 in Japan a while ago and we had to keep quiet… but now that the proverbial Felyne is out of the proverbial Item Pouch, let me say this: we have more special equipment like this planned for the title. Don’t ask me what they are, because I can’t say, but expect more news soon ! 😉
The exploration-filled action-platformer throwback Strider is currently available for 30% off on PlayStation 3 , and still FREE on PlayStation 4 for Playstation Plus subscribers. Assuming there is still anyone out there who doesn’t own this rad game, now’s a great time to pick it up.
Continuing with our goal to show you all the costumes that will be inlcuded in the retail version of USFIV, we bring you the characters who were introduced in Super SFIV and those from the Alpha series. Which costumes are your favorites? And also don’t forget to preorder USFIV through Steam , Xbox or PS3 if you haven’t done so already to get all these costumes.
We are excited today to announce that the upcoming Dead Rising 3 on PC will henceforth be known as Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition, and will include all four of the “Untold Stories of Los Perdidos” downloadable add-on packs previously released on the Xbox One, making this the definitive Dead Rising 3 experience. Never fear! If you already pre-ordered the game, you are entitled to the add-on content.
Each add-on chapter focuses on a different protagonist and gives players access to crazy new weapons and vehicles that carry over to the main game.
Remember, you can also get the game for 10% off if you pre-order it ($49.99 →$44.99), which you can do right here.
Note: In Europe the title will launch at €49.99 / £39.99.
Meanwhile, you can tune into our Twitch channel every Wednesday afternoon (except during Comic Con next week!) at 4pm PT to see the game in action before it launches. Catch up on our past streams below.
Japanese YouTuber michellegun201 has all the right moves in this flawlessly technical DmC combo video featuring both Dante and Vergil. Considering the astonishing skill on display hereand the fact that that YouTube channel name is a reference to the band whose CD is in my car CD player right now, this person is on the fast-track to becoming one of my new favorite people.
There’s only one game I know where you can join us for some underwater monster hunting, and it’s Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate . We’ll be live streaming at 3pm PT , over at twitch.tv/capcomunity , and you can find us at the usual Unity location: Help D Lobby 10 .
See you there?
PS: Feel free to leave comments with requests of what monster you’d like to hunt/watch today. =)
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Blademaster armor 
