Monster Hunter Wilds News

Original Weapon and Pendant Design Contest

Participate in the voting and get rewards!
https://www.monsterhunter.com/wilds/en-us/contest/

Second Round of Judging: Player Voting
Voting Period
July 11, 2025 (Friday) - July 18, 2025 (Friday) 7:59 (UTC)

The 20 hunter weapon designs and 20 pendant designs that passed the first round will be posted on this website. Players will be able to vote for their favorites, and the top 8 weapon designs and top 8 pendant designs will be selected based on the number of votes received.

Voting will be conducted using your CAPCOM ID. Voters who participate in the voting will receive a free icon that can be used on social media, so please be sure to participate.

A CAPCOM ID registration is required to vote.
Please register from the link below if you do not have one.
https://cid.capcom.com/en/

Announcement of Winning Entries Scheduled for Friday, July 25, 2025
The top 8 hunter weapon designs and top 8 pendant designs that pass the second round will be announced on this website.

Check the Monster Hunter Wilds official site for more details!
https://www.monsterhunter.com/wilds/en-us/

[hr][/hr]
Thank you for your support and we hope you enjoy Monster Hunter Wilds!
For any questions, please visit our support site using the following link:
View frequently asked questions using the following link:
https://www.monsterhunter.com/support/wilds/en/top

Capcom cancels a presentation on Monster Hunter Wilds performance at CEDEC 2025 amid ongoing developer harassment

Capcom has cancelled a developer presentation on performance and optimization in Monster Hunter Wilds that was planned to take place later this month at the 2025 Computer Entertainment Developers Conference, the Japanese equivalent to GDC (via Automaton Media). While Capcom hasn't stated a reason behind the change, the lecture's cancellation comes as Monster Hunter Wilds developers face harassment stemming from an ongoing outpouring of negative sentiment about the game's performance issues...
Read more.

Lecture on Monster Hunter Wilds' optimization removed from conference schedule

Despite being one of the biggest new releases of the year so far, Monster Hunter Wilds is receiving a battering at the moment. While the content and core systems of the game are mostly well-received, frustrated fans have been voicing their displeasure at the game's performance, especially on PC. Potentially as a result of recent concerns about harassment towards Capcom employees and a tsunami of negative Steam reviews, a lecture on 'making Monster Hunter Wilds run smoothly' has been canceled from an upcoming conference.

Read the rest of the story...

Lecture on Monster Hunter Wilds' optimization removed from conference schedule

Read the rest of the story...

Monster Hunter Wilds' poor post-launch reception bubbles up to the surface in shareholder meetings, though Capcom says it's 'committed' to fixing performance and content woes

Monster Hunter Wilds is in a weird spot—it's being buried under an avalanche of negative Steam ratings and community sentiment. At the time of writing, its recent reviews are "overwhelmingly negative", with just 12% of over 20,000 user reviews being positive...
Read more.