Winter’s Monster Hunter Now update adds more monsters and weapons

Niantic has big plans for the next Monster Hunter Now update, as the mobile game expands even further with new monsters and more weapons. The Monster Hunter Now winter update “Fulminations in the Frost” launches on Dec. 7, 2023, and adds a snowy landscape where you can hunt some of the action game series’ most recognizable critters.

Barioth, Radobaan, Banbaro, and Zinogre join the fray along with two smaller monsters first introduced – appropriately – in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Wulg and Cortos. Niantic is also adding two classic weapons that fans have asked for since the game first launched – the Lance, good for battling larger monsters thanks to its long reach, and the Dual Blades, meant to make close-range encounters a bit easier.

Zinogre first showed up in Monster Hunter Portable 3 in 2010 on the PlayStation Portable before turning up in MH3 Ultimate and every game thereafter. The same is true for Barioth, though that one skipped out on Monster Hunter 4, while Radobaan lumbered onto the scene in World and Banbaro sprang up in Iceborne.

Niantic also said Fulminations in the Frost will introduce balance updates, including how close- and long-range weapons function and an increase in the number of items you can carry. There’s a new feature as well. Niantic is keeping quiet about that until December rolls around, but it’s meant to help “bring players together during the holiday season.”

Monster Hunter Now is available as a free download on Android and iOS devices.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF