Monster Hunter Freedom 2

PSP-owning Capcom fans can spoil themselves on a double treat this week, as the company has released PSP Dual Packs of titles from its Mega Man and Monster Hunter lines for Sony's handheld. Hell, if you think you've earned it, you could get the Mega Man Powered Up/Mega Man Maverick Hunter X pack and the Monster Hunter Freedom Unite/Monster Hunter Freedom 2 bundle, all for less than $30...

Famitsu readers voted Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (known as Monster Hunter Portable 3rd in Japan) as their 2010 game of the year. The results were announced via Famitsu's website on Friday. The annual mid-year poll serves as the closest thing to an Oscar-like best picture feature.

Pokemon Black & White took home the runner-up “best hit” award, while Heavy Rain took the prize for innovation. The rookie award for best new IP went to Ghost Trick. Special recognition was awarded to the following games...

This morning, we were floored when a new trailer circulating the internets revealed that creatures from Monster Hunter are going to appear in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. As you can see in the video below, the crossover (which brings together two of the PSP's strongest series) will enable Naked Snake and his crew to travel to a secret island off the coast of Costa Rica (yes, just like Jurassic Park) and test their skills against creatures like Velocipreys and massive Tigrexes.

What was even more surprising is that the Monster Hunter news was only the beginning...

Russ has the RPG enthusiast in mind when he scopes out deals all over the place, saying, Lots this week, unsurprisingly. The better deals will be this weekend, but there are still plenty of deals to take advantage of this week. As a result, simple lists are in effect.

Kyro writes: Nobody can doubt that the Monster Hunter franchise is huge. Though it may not see the same reception as it does in Japan, the franchise has developed a pretty large fanbase here in the states. Featuring simple mission-based gameplay, coupled with a deep weapons and armors system, the Monster Hunter games are great, long lasting adventure RPGs. With Monster Hunter Freedom Unite's recent release on the PSP and Monster Hunter 3 soon seeing release on the Wii, now is a great time to jump on this highly-acclaimed series. GameQuest Direct knows that as well, and has informed Game Podunk that they have received reprints of Monster Hunter Freedom 2 for the PSP and are selling them at the price of $29.99.

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Yesterday, at the MCM Expo in London, Capcom revealed a grand plan for the forthcoming Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and the existing line of Monster Hunter titles. With an incredibly casual demonstration of the four-player hunts available in the new PlayStation Portable (PSP) release, Capcom subtly delivered the news of a more permanent space.

PspHyper: To celebrate the release of Monster Hunter G on Wii, Weekly Famitsu ran a small feature of the history of the series and shares the sales data of the series so far. Needless to say, the PSP games did a lot better. People keep saying that the PSP revival in Japan is largely due to the Monster Hunter Portable (MHP) series but it's also true if you think the other way around, something MHP producer Ryozo Tsujimoto also mentioned before.

With the upcoming release of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Capcom's Colin Ferris stated that the latest game in the hot-selling Monster Hunter franchise will be the best game you'll ever play on the PSP.

Japanese publisher Capcom is set to ramp up promotion for its Monster Hunter series in Europe, in an attempt to ape the success of the series in the East. The producer of the PSP Monster Hunter titles, which outsold Wii Fit and Pokémon Diamond in Japan last year, has told MCV that Capcom will focus on promoting the brand before the next title is released in the PAL territories.