Less a month before the official Sonic Frontiers release, SEGA announced a surprise collaboration with the popular open-world hunting action game series, Monster Hunter.
The Monster Hunter collaboration pack comes in the form of free DLC for the Sonic Frontiers base game. Downloading this pack gifts players with special Rathalos outfits and a BBQ Spit that features a meat grilling mini game.
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- Rathalos
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- Felyne Rathalos
In celebration of this crossover, both Monster Hunter development teams and Sonic Team drew special illustrations. Check them out!
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- Collaboration Illustration from the Monster Hunter development team
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- Collaboration illustration from the Sonic Team
In case you’re unfamiliar, Sonic Frontiers is an upcoming open-world game, and it’s the first game of its kind in the series.
The game’s premise is described as:
“An experience like never before, accelerate to new heights and experience the thrill of high velocity open-zone freedom. Battle powerful enemies as you speed through the Starfall Islands – landscapes brimming with dense forests, overflowing waterfalls, sizzling deserts and more!”
The Sonic Frontiers and Monster Hunter collaboration DLC is set for release on November 15, 2022. More importantly, Sonic Frontiers will launch on November 8, 2022, and will be available on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.