Awarded gamesGames of the Year Division

Award for excellenceMonster Hunter World: Iceborne

General Description

Title Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
Release 2019/09/06
Price 4,888yen(tax included)
Platform PlayStation®4 / XBox One  / Steam
Distributor CAPCOM CO., LTD.
Publisher CAPCOM CO., LTD.
Developer CAPCOM CO., LTD.
URL https://www.monsterhunter.com/world-iceborne/
Copyright ©CAPCOM CO., LTD. 2018, 2019 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Reason

This is the eagerly awaited massive expansion for “Monster Hunter: World.”
In the frozen land of the crossing, this new story takes place in the Hoarfrost Reach after the ending of the “World.”
New quest ranks, new armor weapons, new monsters, and other new elements were added to the game, and the award was given to the game by enthusiastic support of many fans that lost truck of time and kept on playing in a heated hunt with even more exciting hunting action.

Work Introdution

Various areas raising rich ecosystems. The monsters live according to their instincts of predation and territorial warfare.
And hunting in all of the high-density environments.
The world of “Monster Hunter: World,” which launched new hunting actions, expands further with massive expansion for “Monster Hunter World: Iceborn.”
A new mission begins in a pathless cold area. Unseen ecosystems inhabited by unknown monsters. New experienced actions that expand the hunt to take advantage of the environment.
The hunting world begins after the ending of “Monster Hunter: World.”

Comment of the game producer

Thank you very much for selecting us for Japan Game Awards 2020 for Excellence.
All development staffs are greatly honored to receive this award following “Monster Hunter: World” was selection as the Grand Award/Award for Excellence at Japan Game Awards 2018.
“Monster Hunter World: Iceborn” is a massive expansion to "Monster Hunter World," or what we call additional DLC.  We created results equivalent to a new game: a new game system, story and fields, and additional monsters.
Since its release, we have not only added new content, but also improved the system to make it even easier to play, and we have been updating the game to make it even more fun for players around the world.
We believe that we have received a certain amount of recognition from our fans and media, Still, we must be modest and continue to challenge ourselves and push forward without compromise.
Last but not least, we had a message to all of you who have supported us. Thank you very much for playing our game. Please continuously support Monster Hunter series.

Development Team of "Monster Hunter World: Iceborn”