Whereas Pokémon GO continues to be Niantic’s hottest sport, the corporate is making an attempt to diversify its portfolio of video games by saying a brand new sport. Niantic introduced a partnership with Capcom as we speak to launch a sport within the Monster Hunter franchise on cellular later this yr.
The corporate stated the sport can be referred to as Monster Hunter Now and it’ll launch in September on each iOS and Android. And gamers must “hunt monsters in the actual world,” in keeping with the official website.
In the intervening time, you’ll be able to comply with the official Twitter account of the game and signal as much as the closed beta on the website. The builders stated on the web site that they’ll begin sharing invitations beginning April 25 to roughly 10,000 folks.
The businesses didn’t share many particulars about how the sport would work, however on condition that, it’s a Niantic title, you’ll be able to count on that you’ll have to enterprise out and go to totally different locations to defeat totally different monsters, earn supplies, forge weapons, and progress within the sport.
“Taking the position of a hunter, gamers will enterprise forth and group up with fellow gamers with a purpose to take down the fiercest monsters on the earth, including a social aspect to the thrilling expertise,” Niantic stated in a press launch.
The sport will limit battles with monsters to 75 seconds and other people can use each panorama and portrait modes to play.
Till now, Niantic has tried its hand at non-Pokémon video games like NBA All World, Pikmin Bloom, and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. That final sport was shut down in 2021. Final yr, the corporate reduce 8% of its employees and canceled 4 tasks together with a Transformers sport.
Final April, Niantic launched a beta of a sport referred to as Peridot, which let customers care for digital pets and take them on walks. The sport is now set to release on May 9.
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