Monster Hunter Wilds is finally upon us, my fellow hunters. The new entry from Capcom's long-running action RPG series is set to launch on February 28, 2025. However, if you plan on picking up the game digitally via Steam,

While Capcom's Monster Hunter series has always had its fans, 2020's Monster Hunter: World sent it mainstream. Now, Monster Hunter Wilds is the next game in Capcom's long-running action combat franchise, bringing latest-gen console improvements to big creature fights.

Particularly maddening, Wilds had a habit of crashing if I tabbed back in from another window right as its initial load into gameplay completed after startup. As a man with a pathological aversion to staring at a loading bar, this was torment.