Monster Hunter Wilds trailer & release window revealed at The Game Awards 2023

This isn’t a drill hunters. Monster Hunter Wilds has been announced as the final preview of The Game Awards 2023 with an epic trailer and we’ve even got a release window.

At long last the next mainline release of Capcom’s legendary Monster Hunter franchise has been revealed. Monster Hunter Wilds is the successor to 2018’s Best RPG Monster Hunter World.

Fans had been clamoring for a reveal and had theories for announcements at Capcom Showcases and the Tokyo Game Show. Silence at both dampened some hopes but thanks to The Game Awards 2023, we have our first taste of Monster Hunter Wilds.

The trailer was revealed by Capcom following their win for Best Fighting Game for Street Fighter 6. Monster Hunter Wilds was the final announcement for this year’s show along along with its release window of 2025.

The trailer showed off a massive explorable area that prospective hunters will have to traverse with a new mount. The agile, raptor-like creature dashes across the land and glides through the air in a series first.

Series Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto announced at The Game Awards 2023 that more info on Monster Hunter Wilds will be revealed in the Summer of 2024. He also took time to speak exclusively with Sony Interactive Entertainment and reveal what little detail he could.

“This announcement is just the start,” Tsujimoto explained. “The game features a new level of detailed creatures and ecosystems, so please enjoy dissecting the trailer to get an idea of what to expect.”

“The combination of cutting-edge hardware and our latest Monster Hunter title will be unmissable,” he finished. The trailer revealed that Monster Hunter Wilds would be coming exclusively to next-gen consoles and PC, and it will be interesting to see how that evolves the franchise.

Understandably, there’s a lot of information about the game that Capcom is unwilling to share. This brief trailer and the morsel of detail given to us by Tsujimoto are all we have to tide us over for now.

We’ll be sure to keep our ear to the ground for any further information on Monster Hunter Wilds in the lead-up to its 2025 release.