Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Expansion Confirmed for June Release, New Amiibo Announced

In this morning’s presentation, Capcom revealed many new details about the upcoming Monster Hunter Rise expansion Sunbreak, including an announcement of a release date.

The expansion pack Sunbreak, which Capcom has repeatedly described as “massive”, will release on June 30th for Nintendo Switch and PC. Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto has announced that the digital edition of the DLC will be available for pre-order starting today. Along with the basic edition of Sunbreak, existing Monster Hunter Rise players can purchase the Deluxe Edition, which comes with additional cosmetics such as Layered Armmods, hairstyles, poses and gestures. With pre-orders, hunters will make their animal companions look more like real pets with the adorable Palamute and Palico Layered Armor.

Those new to Monster Hunter Rise but want the full experience of the Sunbreak release can purchase the Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set, which bundles the entire base game and expansion into one neat package.

A new trio of Monster Hunter Amiibos announced for release with Sunbreak. The 3-piece set includes a new elder dragon, Malgeno, as well as Palamute and Palico, each wearing armor based on Malzeno. Using this Amiibos with the Switch version will grant players new Formal Dragon Layered Armor for use in-game.

A patch will be available on June 30th for all Monster Hunter Rise players regardless of Sunbreak ownership status. The update will require around 13GB of storage and can accommodate weapon balance changes and new content coming to the game with the release of Sunbreak. This patch is required for future online play.

If you want to try Monster Hunter Rise with the upcoming Sunbreak, Nintendo is offering a free trial to Switch Online subscribers this week.