Earlier this week, Niantic and Capcom announced plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Capcom’s best franchise inside Monster Hunter Now (Free) on iOS and Android for a limited time. Today, the companies have detailed the next major Monster Hunter Now update titled The Vernal Invader. On March 14th, an update will go live in Monster Hunter Now bringing in the Charge Blade weapon, three monsters (Deviljho, Odogaron, Tsitzi-Ya-Ku), a battle pass system with paid and free tracks, layered equipment, invasion mechanic, the bleed status, new skills, and more. To celebrate the anniversary, all hunters who login after the March 14th update can claim Ite Box Expansion +250. I’m not surprised to see Deviljho added, but expect Bazelgeuse next with the invasion mechanic. Watch the Monster Hunter Now The Vernal Invader trailer below:

Monster Hunter Now is turning 6 months old and there are 16 celebration quests incoming with rewards like Wyvern Gem Shards and more. Details for all the rewards are here. The full March 2024 event schedule for the game is here. If you’ve not played Monster Hunter Now recently or are planning to just start playing, I put together some (newly updated) tips and tricks for the game, details on the weapons, special skills, the current monsters list, my wishlist for future update monsters, and more. You can grab Monster Hunter Now on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here. The in app purchases include different sets of gems and upgrades. Check out the official website here. What do you think of Monster Hunter Now if you’ve been playing it and what do you think of this upcoming major update?