PS4's "Monster Hunter World: Iceborn" releases its second PV! New area "Migratory Frozen Ground" & frontline base "Seriena" information, appearance of popular monsters, and more new information!

Capcom has released the second promotional video for "Monster Hunter World: Iceborn" (*PC (Steam) version to be released this winter), a blockbuster expansion content for the PS4 version of "Monster Hunter: World" scheduled for release on September 6 (Friday).

The "Monster Hunter" series is a hunting action game in which players confront giant monsters in a magnificent natural setting. In "Monster Hunter: World," the latest title in the series and the first for a console in nine years, players become hunters who set foot on a "new continent" as part of a survey team and explore an unknown continent.

The latest title in the series, "Monster Hunter: World," is a record-breaking smash hit that marks a major change from previous titles in the series, with seamless movement between areas and various actions, display of damage figures to monsters, and the ability to join quests midway through the game.

The PS4 version of "Monster Hunter World: Iceborn," scheduled for release on September 6 (Friday), will not only add new quest ranks, actions, fields, monsters, weapons, and armor, but will also allow players to experience a further story that begins after the ending of "Monster Hunter: World, It is a large-scale expansion content that allows players to experience the volume equivalent to "G" in the series up until now.

The second promotional video was released this time!　The new area "Migratory Frozen Land" and the frontline base "Seriena" are also revealed in detail!　In addition, information on popular and new monsters has also been released, so let's take a look at them all together.

■Story
A group of Reigiena are spotted flying away from the forest of ancient trees. The investigation team decided to follow up on this unusual sign and crossed the sea in a third-generation balloon. The team crossed the sea in a balloon of the third stage. What appeared beyond the surging waves was a world closed to snow and ice, and the ecosystem that lives there.

The new mission of the research team was to investigate the cold region called "Migratory Frozen Land.
One of the main objectives of the mission is to investigate the ecology of the creatures and monsters in this newly discovered area, which is considered to be an unexplored region.


■Frontline base "Seriena
This is a newly established base, also called a "frontline base," to investigate the frozen lands of Migori.
It uses abundant geothermal energy as its energy source and has the same base functions as Astera. It is connected to Astera by a regular sea route, and the distribution of goods and information is thriving.

Characteristic functions of "Seriena
The site is equipped with facilities necessary for research similar to those in Astera, including an ecological research institute, a processing shop, and a research resource management center. Each facility and contact point continues around the base, making it more convenient.

▲Room service is available from My House, and facilities such as the Otomodachi Expedition are available even when you are at the base.

▲There is a shared window to use the facilities of the vegetation laboratory and trading ships in Astera.

The Otomo Management is located next to the item boxes, and hunters can use the facilities of the Otomo Management as they prepare for hunting.

●The Steam Engine Management Station, a new facility for supplying steam power to support Seriena, is now available!This is a new facility that provides the power necessary for the operation of the base, and burns ≪fuel≫ to produce steam. ≪Fuel" is automatically accumulated by completing quests, and can also be converted into "fuel" from items and ore materials. ≪When you accumulate "fuel" and help out at facilities, you can receive various items!

Consume "fuel" (points) to produce steam to be used at the base. You will receive various items depending on the results of your assistance.Create steam by playing a game where you are challenged to guess the order in which to press the buttons in between quests! 　 Helping cats join in too!　What will happen if you keep increasing your steam power?

Members of the survey team taking on a new mission
(From left: Commander-in-chief, survey team leader, and receptionist)
Commander-in-chief : The person who is in overall command of the survey team. He is one of the few members of the first term who came to the New Continent about 40 years ago. He leads the entire survey team with calm command and sometimes bold measures. He entrusts the protection of the new base, Seriena, to the leader of the survey team, and concentrates on his own command in Astera. However, it was he, of all people, who was more excited than anyone else at the discovery of the new location.

Survey Team Leader: A young man who organizes the survey team, which includes hunters and compilers. He is the only member of the survey team born and raised in the New Continent, and his grandfather is the Commander-in-Chief. Because he calls the New Continent home, he is more concerned than others about protecting the members of the survey team, and has been entrusted with protecting the frontline base, Seriena, which will become the new home of the survey team members.

Receptionist: A compiler who is an expert in information management. She always works with hunters to compile the vast amount of information on the survey. While investigating the forest of ancient trees with her partner Hunter, she saw a large group of Reigiena heading out to sea, which triggered a new investigation. As if guided by the "song" he heard, he and his partner crossed over to a new land.

Members of the survey team who are taking on a new mission:
(From left to right: field master, leader of the 3rd term group, and master of the 2nd term group)
Field Master: The compiler of the first term group and a senior member of the group who is admired by the receptionist. He is strong in natural science in general and has excellent field exploration skills. She has a great deal of curiosity and desire to investigate, and often does not return to her base for long periods of time once she goes out to investigate. When she hears the news of the discovery of a new land, she immediately decides to go there. With what she seeks next in her heart...

The term leader of the 3rd term group : The leader of the 3rd term group, a group of scholars, and one of the genius scholars who are called eccentric and eccentric. He has an unconventional and sometimes risk-taking side, such as when he proposes to fly the third term group's balloon ship without any guarantees in order to see what lies beyond the place where Reigiena has flown away. His inquisitive mind led him to this great discovery.

The leader of the 2nd period group of technicians. He is in charge of the armorers' workshop and protects the lives of hunters with his flexible thinking and stubborn persistence. Because processing in cold weather is extremely difficult, he has left the Astera workshop to younger workers and is heading to the new base himself. His only concern is whether the cold will hurt his back.

Members of the survey team taking on a new mission:
(From left to right: leader of the supplies group, leader of the research group, leader of the technical group, and head chef of Celiena)
Supplies Team Leader: The person who manages all logistics at the research resource management center. The hunters are all in awe of his shrewdness. She has no regrets about the passing of things, so she chose to leave Astera as soon as she received the news of the discovery of a new land. She continues to work at the research resource management center in Celena, the frontline base.

Research Team Leader: One of the genius scholars known as "eccentric and oddball" with a deep knowledge of various fields. He manages all kinds of research and surveys. He is the one and only person who not only manages the research, but also communicates with the guilds, so he gave up on going to the new base with tears in his eyes. He will continue to manage the research resource management office in Astera.

Technical Team Leader: An engineer from the first survey team, and a key figure in the establishment of Astera from the ground up. He is known as a top-notch but outlandish inventor. The establishment of the new base would not be possible without his help, of course, but he also decides to go to the new location because "it looks like it won't be boring. He is secretly planning to do something interesting at the new base.

Chef de Celiena: A former member of the first stage of the survey team, he is the master of Astera's chef. He had retired from the survey team, but has returned to the newly established frontline base in Celiena. Her specialties are hot gratin and thick stew. Like her personality, she warms the hearts and bodies of those who eat her food.

Introducing the area of the new stage, "Migratory Frozen Ground"!
An area formed by layers of ice walls. The undulating footholds and narrow paths foreshadow the harshness of the survey.

A clear area with cold air. Reigiena seem to be swarming.... There are still some unexplored areas in the frozen land of the crossing, and continued investigation will be necessary.

Monsters for which no traces have been found so far & new monster information
Tigalex
A flying dragon that retains a strong primitive appearance. It is also known by the nickname "roaring dragon.

Rageaena, a frozen, stinging dragon
This is a special individual of the Reigiena, whose entire body is covered in white frost. It specializes in two-stage hunting, in which it hunts down its prey by releasing a blast of cold air that freezes it, and then captures it from overhead.

Monster Ride, in which a small monster takes you to your destination
▲A convenient additional element that can be used as a means of transportation for hunters. If you specify where you want to go (by placing a pin on the ecological map), small monsters that have become otomo and otomodachi will take you to your destination. If no instructions are given, they will follow the trail, allowing you to make various hunting preparations while following your target. Call them with a finger whistle and ride on!

Main actions that can be taken while riding
While riding a monster, you can forage, use items and slingers, open the ecological map, and perform several other exclusive actions (you cannot directly control the monster)
▲Foraging for some items and using some items (recovery, grinding stone, firing bullets from the slinger, etc.)

▲A wide variety of uses, such as grabbing a cuneiform and making a shortcut move or aiming a clutch claw from a riding position.

▲It is also possible to jump attack from the riding state. ▲It is also possible to jump attack from the riding state. This will expand the flow of hunting, such as creating opportunities by "riding" a large monster from a preemptive attack!

Product Information
PS4 "Monster Hunter World: Iceborn
Release date: September 6, 2019 (Friday)
Price: 4,444 yen for download version (excluding tax)
　Limited bonus] Armor "Yukumono" series (layered equipment)
　PlayStation Store pre-order bonus] "Special Theme" theme
　PlayStation Store pre-order bonus] Dynamic theme "Yvelkana" [PlayStation Store pre-order bonus
Players: 1 (Online: 1 to 4 players)
CERO: C (for ages 15 and up)

To use this content, the full-length "Monster Hunter: World" game (sold separately) is required.
Online multiplayer requires a subscription to PlayStation®Plus (paid).
The release date of the Steam version is scheduled for this winter, and the price is yet to be determined. Please wait for further information.

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Please note that game content and screen shots are under development and are subject to change in the final version.