Handy as they are, it might not be the end of the world if Monster Hunter Wilds doesn't launch with a PC benchmark tool. They're not a standard part of the PC gaming scene, with many games releasing each year that forgo them altogether.

We spoke with the Monster Hunter Wilds art director and executive director, Kaname Fujioka, and Wilds director, Yuya Tokuda, to learn about the concept and development process for various weapons, garnering new details on weapons that players have been particularly interested in,

A new Monster Hunter always feels like an event. For longtime fans, each game is a fresh start in a new but familiar world, an adventure simultaneously nostalgic and surprising. It somehow captures the thrill of starting New Game Plus in a game you've learned front-to-back,