From the sweet melodies of Astera to the dangerous eerie grooves of the Rotten Vale battle theme, you can now listen to your favorite Monster Hunter: World music anytime, anywhere!

The Monster Hunter: World Original Soundtrack is now available on the iTunes store, featuring a total of 83 tracks that’ll keep you in the hunting mood even when you’re not playing the game.

With so many monsters, environments and epic encounters, composing this soundtrack was no small feat, and required a full squad of composers including Tadayoshi Makino (Monster Hunter Tri, Dragon’s Dogma, Monster Hunter Generations), Akihiko Narita (Monster Hunter 2, Devil May Cry 4, Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 6, Monster Hunter Generations, Resident Evil 7 biohazard), Yuko Komiyama (Mega Man X7, Mega Man X Command Mission, Mega Man X8, Monster Hunter 2, Monster Hunter Tri), and Zhenlan Kang, for whom this is the first OST with Capcom. And of course, the original Monster Hunter theme “Proof of a Hero” credit goes to Masato Kouda.

Head on over to iTunes  ( US / UK ) to download this amazing soundtrack, and be sure to let us know which are your favorite tracks. I’ve always had a soft spot for the Kushala Daora battle theme and I’m happy to say that it’s better than ever before!

We hope you completed all four Extra Battle Challenges to get the Viewtiful Joe Crossover Costume for Rashid because it’s time for another! The first challenge for the June Crossover Costume for Chun-Li will start on 2/15! June is a rhythmic gymnast and shares a similar tragedy with Chun-Li. Learn more about June below, including the schedule for all four pieces of the costume.

HOW DOES EXTRA BATTLE MODE WORK?

Every month, there will be at least one unique costume like a Crossover Costume up for grabs, which can only be obtained by playing Extra Battle Mode with Fight Money. Here’s the flow of how to go about getting these costumes:

• Each costume requires you to complete four challenges that take place over the span of a month – one challenge per week.
• Each time you attempt one of these challenges, you will need to spend 2,500 Fight Money. So if you successfully complete each of the weekly challenges in one go, you can get that Extra Battle Costume for 10,000 FM!
• Once you complete all four challenges, the costume for that month is yours!
• These challenges are time exclusive, so make sure to log in each week to complete them, especially if you have your eyes on that month’s unique costume.

You only need to complete each challenge once to obtain the icon. Successful completions afterwards will reward you with a set amount of EXP.

During this time, there will also be a number of Golden Shadaloo Soldiers appearing on weekends, which act as a way to potentially replenish your supply of Fight Money or quickly level up a character. Each soldier can only be challenged three times. Please see the schedule below for the upcoming soldiers.

 *All dates and times may change unexpectedly.

In addition, a monstrous Special Challenge in Extra Battle Mode will also begin on 2/27. You only need to complete this Special Challenge once to gain the reward, but subsequent completions will still provide you with EXP.

Extra Battle Mode will continue to bring unique challenges every week throughout the year. We can’t wait to reveal more special costumes to you, but in the meantime, set your eyes on the June Crossover Costume for Chun-Li.

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Blanka, the second character of Season 3, will officially roll in to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition on February 20! Watch his electrifying gameplay trailer below!

First appearing in Street Fighter II, Blanka (birth name, Jimmy), survived a plane crash over the Amazon and learned to fend for himself by fighting wild animals and developing survival skills. He eventually found his way to civilization where he met Sakura and Dan, and developed deep friendships with them over time. Blanka’s mother, Samantha, happened to see him on TV and tearfully reunited with him to bring him home.

In SFV: AE, Blanka is living peacefully with his mother, and has adapted well to being introduced back into society. One day, a suspicious salesman approaches him and offers a way to make Blanka famous by mass producing a doll made in Blanka’s likeness. Will it work? Find out in his character story mode!

Blanka’s gameplay remains animalistic in nature and sees him scratching, leaping, and pummeling opponents reflecting his time in the jungle. He retains his signature Electric Thunder attack that emits electrical currents around his entire body, which can be continuously performed by repeatedly pressing his punch buttons. Also returning are his multiple rolling attacks, which can be used to approach opponents from different angles or used as a combo ender.

New to Blanka’s arsenal is a command grab called Wild Hunt, where he leaps forward and viciously scratches the opponent before throwing them a set distance away from him. This addition to his move set opens up more opportunities for Blanka to be aggressive.

V-Skill: Coward Crouch

Blanka immediately ducks for cover for a short time before rising back up. His V-Skill can avoid many attacks, including fireballs. After performing Coward Crouch, Blanka can follow up with either Wild Lift (Punch Button) or Raid Jump (Kick Button). Wild Lift sees Blanka move forward while swinging his arms up to launch the opponent in the air and can be followed up by a normal, special move, or even a Critical Art. Using Raid Jump, Blanka swiftly jumps in the air where he can use any mid-air attack to advance.

V-Trigger I: Jungle Dynamo

Blanka’s V-Trigger I gives his special roll attacks more damage and can then be followed up by certain attacks, including his Critical Art. It also powers up his Electric Thunder and changes the animation so Blanka steps forward while unleashing the electric current. On hit, the opponent is launched slightly in the air and can be followed up with a rolling attack.

Finally, Jungle Dynamo unlocks Ground Shave Rolling (HP+HK), which can be used as a combo extender or a way to charge in. This move was a super move in previous games, but is now a special move in SFV: AE.

V-Trigger II: Lightning Beast

Lightning Beast unlocks a special move, Rolling Cannon (Direction + HP+HK), which can be performed after using Rolling Attack, Back Step Rolling, and Vertical Rolling. Rolling Cannon can be used in multiple ways, such as extending a combo for more damage or changing positions to surprise the opponent.

Critical Art: Dynamic Rolling

In this Critical Art, Blanka slams his opponent into the ground in a series of electrifying rolls that ends in a move reminiscent of Lightning Cannonball from Street Fighter IV.

Blanka is available individually for MSRP $5.99 or 100,000 Fight Money OR as part of the Season 3 Character Pass for MSRP $29.99, which unlocks Sakura, Falke, Cody, G, and Sagat as they become available. If you purchase Blanka as part of the Season 3 Character Pass or with real money, you will also get his Battle Costume with colors 3-10 and default costume colors 3-10. Take a look at Blanka’s Battle Costume, quirky Story Costume, and Nostalgia below!

Make sure to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook to stay up to date! Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is available now for PlayStation 4 and PC!

::UPDATE:: Patch 1.06 (PS4) / 1.0.0.11 (Xbox One) is now live.

Monster Hunter: World patch update version 1.05 (PS4) / 1.0.0.10 (Xbox One) has now been deployed. Read more details below, as well as a status update on the Xbox One matchmaking.

Version 1.05 (PS4) / 1.0.0.10 (Xbox One)

Squads (PlayStation 4)

• Fixed an issue where the error message “Failed to retrieve squad information. Please wait and try again.” would appear and squad features would not be usable. However, as a result of this fix, players who were affected by this bug will have all of their squad data reset. Additionally, players in squads whose squad leaders have their data reset will also see any affiliated data disappear the next time they log in. We apologize sincerely for the inconvenience, and ask that you reform squads or reinvite players whose data are lost.
• Fixed an issue where, rarely, uninvited non-squad members could join a Squad Online Session, or squad members could not join one of their own. Squad Online Sessions can still be joined by players outside of the squad via friend invite or Online Session ID search.

5 Million Celebration Item Pack

• Fixed an issue where some players could not claim the item pack “5 Million Celebration Item Pack”. The availability for this item pack has been extended to February 22, 23:59 (UTC).

Decorations

• Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, decorations would be lost.
• Fixed an issue that occurred when selecting items with the “Sell Items” option (from the item box inside base camp tents) by hiding the decorations tab.

General Light Bowgun and Heavy Bowgun ammo changes

• Increased the power of Normal Ammo (1, 2, 3), Pierce Ammo (1, 2, 3), and all elemental ammo (except Dragon Ammo).
• Decreased the power of Slicing Ammo, and reduced the effect it has when hitting other players.
• Reduced the maximum number of Slashberries you can hold in your item pouch from 60 to 30. Players can still use any remaining extra Slashberries if they currently have more than 30 in their item pouch.

Elderseal

• Readjusted the Elderseal calculation for dragon pods.

Endemic Life

• Fixed an issue where information on endemic life would disappear from the Wildlife Map when moving about the field.

Quests

• Fixed an issue where the assignment “Flying Sparks: Tobi-Kadachi” would not appear on the quest board after departing on a different quest in the middle of speaking with the Chief Botanist just before the quest is first assigned.
• Fixed a rare bug that would cause players to lose control of their characters when completing a quest with certain start menu sub-menus open.

Xbox One matchmaking

Our development team is also working tirelessly on pinpointing the issues with matchmaking on Xbox One. We apologize for the delay and appreciate your continued patience and support as we track down and solve these issues.

In the meantime, if you’re unable to use the “Matchmake” option to connect to other hunters, you may still be able to create online lobbies, join others’ lobbies via “Filter Search”, “Invite a Friend”, connect via Xbox One LFG, or join hunts by using the “Respond to SOS” feature.

And in case you haven’t tried this yet, it’s been reported that some hunters have had success using the “Matchmake” feature after setting their NAT connection settings to “Open” on their Xbox One.

Once we have more updates, we will share them here ASAP.

Monster Hunter: World now available to the whole world, street fighters go monster hunting and monster hunters go street fighting, and more!

Monster Hunter: World launches on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Ryu and Sakura join Monster Hunter: World

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition gets Monster Hunter crossover costumes

Phoenix Wright joins Puzzle Fighter

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Monster Hunter: World with Director Kaname Fujioka

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition – Playing Against Viewers

Puzzle Fighter – Phoenix Wright Preview

Monster Hunter: World – Horizon Zero Dawn Event Quest

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All times listed are Pacific Time:

• Tuesday , February 6th @  3PM  – Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
• Wednesday , February 7th @ 2 PM  – Puzzle Fighter
• Thursday , February 8th @  3PM  – Monster Hunter: World

Remember to  FOLLOW  our Twitch channel to get email reminders whenever we go live.

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Monster Hunter: World ships 5 million units worldwide!

Versions 1.02 (PS4) / 1.0.0.7 (Xbox One) – Day 1 patch and Torch Pods

Versions 1.03 (PS4) / 1.0.0.8 (Xbox One) – Matchmaking and Hunting Horns

Versions 1.04 (PS4) / 1.0.0.9 (Xbox One) – Anjanath and Elderseal

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Patrick Kulikowski: Hurray, it’s the weekend, so go take a sit and take a load off by playing some Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition and Monster Hunter: World! But not before checking out this fantastic Menat cosplay by @alliecatcos . Master, she really did it! She really rocked this cosplay!

Yuri Araujo: Jbob1390 from the Monster Hunter subreddit sketched up everyone’s new favorite feathered foe, of the venomous variety: Pukei-Pukei. Even if you hate the scatternut + poison cloud combos, you gotta give it up for Jbob1390’s expert crosshatching technique:

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STICKY NOTE: Did you make something cool? Send us a note or drop a comment below; we would love to feature your work here! Same goes for any awesome stuff you may see in the wild; we always welcome more fantastic fan work. =)

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See you online in the New World!

-Yuri

Monster Hunter: World patch updates 1.04 (PS4) and 1.0.0.9 (Xbox One) are now live; patch notes available below.

Major changes:

• Fixed an issue where, in rare cases, the assignment “The Encroaching Anjanath” would not appear on the quest board during online play.
• Made some readjustments to how Elderseal values are calculated.

Also be sure to read notes on previous update on  Capcom-Unity .

1.02 (PS4) / 1.0.0.7 (Xbox One)

1.03 (PS4) / 1.0.0.8 (Xbox One)

Capcom’s Ace Attorney comes files a motion to strike as today Phoenix Wright joins the Puzzle Fighter roster of fighters. Stepping into the ring with a mountain of evidence, and years as a criminal defense lawyer he’ll see if fighting opposing council in a court of law is the same as battling against another fighter in the ring.

Used to solving murderous mysteries Wright’s moves include Questioning, Investigate and Evidence. Phoenix joins Chun-Li, Ryu, Jill Valentine, and X as a Blue Affinity character.

Phoenix Wright joins recent Puzzle Fighter additions Viewtiful Joe and the Servbots. With more characters on the way Puzzle Fighter now has a roster representing many of Capcom’s most beloved game series including Mega Man , Resident Evil , Street Fighter , Devil May Cry , Dead Rising , Darkstalkers , and Final Fight .

The arcade classic Puzzle Fighter is free on Android and iOS devices now. Download today at bit.ly/PuzzleFighter .

Monster Hunter: World patch updates 1.03 (PS4) and 1.0.0.8 (Xbox One) are now live; patch notes available below.

Major changes for Xbox One:

• Fixed all matchmaking functionality issues for Xbox One players, including “Matchmake”, “Filter Search”, “Squad Sessions Session” and “Respond to SOS”.

Major changes for PS4 and Xbox One:

• Fixed a rare issue with gathering points and bounties not working correctly; points counter were not updating correctly.
• Fixed two issues with the Hunting Horn:
  • Players would sometimes be unable to dodge-cancel while playing an Encore;
  • The initial shockwave blast when playing a song sometimes wouldn’t happen.

Also be sure to read notes on previous update on Capcom-Unity .

::UPDATE::

We have noticed some hunters are still experiencing matchmaking issues on the Xbox One version of the game. Our development team is currently investigating these issues; we’ll update you as soon as possible.