Month: January 2019

Monster Hunter World launched one year ago this month, and Capcom is celebrating the occasion with a special in-game anniversary event. The Appreciation Fest is now underway on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, bringing a new assortment of gear to craft, Event Quests to undertake, and more.

The Appreciation Fest runs until February 21. Throughout the event, the Gathering Hub will be decorated with balloons, confetti, and other party favors. All facilities will also offer discounts on in-game items and services, and a special appreciation platter will be available.

Capcom says “almost all” past Event Quests will return during the Appreciation Fest, giving you another opportunity to obtain special gear you may have missed out on. Additionally, there will be new quests featuring even larger and more fearsome versions of monsters, such as the Greatest Jagras. You can find the full Event Quest schedule on the Monster Hunter World website.

Capcom is also offering daily login bonuses and new limited bounties to complete during the Appreciation Fest. These will get you Appreciation Tickets, which you can use to craft the Gala Suit for your hunter and the Star and Star α gear for your Palico. The Handler and Poogie will also have festive new outfits during the event.

You can find more details about the Appreciation Fest here. There is plenty more new content on the way to Monster Hunter World this year. On February 8, The Witcher 3’s Geralt of Rivia will arrive in the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game as a free update (with a PC release set to follow later). Capcom will also release a big Iceborne expansion for the game this fall, which will introduce new monsters, locales, gear, and much more content.

With Kingdom Hearts 3 upon us, now’s the perfect time to look back at how a unlikely union between the House of Mouse and the creators of Final Fantasy lead to a series all it’s own.

The LEGO Movie was one of the biggest surprises in recent memory, a film which was obviously made to sell toys, but which also turned out to be sidesplitting, intelligent, and genuine. It’s one of the best animated movies of the decade, but there’s a downside to The LEGO Movie: it raised the bar so high that the sequel can’t reach it.

It’s not for lack of trying. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is an ambitious film, with complicated storytelling techniques and thoughtful messages about growing up and opening your mind to new ideas. But the ending of the first film dropped a bombshell that changed the way we look at this series, and there were some unexpected side effects on the sequel.

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Do you like wrestling? Do you like food? Do you LOVE wrestling/food puns? Well, have we got a bonanza for you.

Introducing WWE: The Official Cookbook! A volume of more than 75 recipes and dishes inspired by your favorite WWE Superstars from the past and present.

From Insight Editions, this tantalizing tome gives WWE fans a guide to creating a variety of fun dishes and drinks including recipes like The Rock’s Jabroni Macaroni Salad, John Cena’s Fruity Pebble Treats, and Nacho Man Randy Savage.

And with the Royal Rumble right around the corner – streaming on WWE Network this Sunday, January 27 – it’s the perfect time for us to reveal an exclusive recipe from these powerhouse pages. No, he might not be making it to the Rumble this year, but John Cena’s Fruity Pebble Treats are on full display below:

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