Grimstalker joins the roster on March 23rd with a new quest, new weapon and armor model, and new high-difficulty quests.
Available on Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC, the hunting RPG sees players battling against the Kemono using the mysterious Karakuri.
Progression issues and cases where freezes and crashes would occur have also been fixed on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC.
EA and Omega Force's monster hunting game is off to a tepid start in Japan, while Hogwarts Legacy hangs on to the top spot.
Fixes for the audio stacking bug and save/load screen issue are planned to go live next week on Xbox Series X/S and PS5.
The developers behind WILD HEARTS have also promised to fix performance issues on the consoles as well.
Subscribers can play the trial for up to ten hours. However, those subscribed to EA Play Pro on PC can access the Karakuri Edition.
Even co-director Takuto Edagawa has "quite a lot of difficulties" while playing and can die if against some Kemono "not properly prepared."
Minato Village, the game's central hub, is brimming with interesting stories and characters that will help players slay the Kemono.
Players will meet the allies helping them in their quest to take down the Kemono while also learning more about the village.
Other Kemono like Deathstalker, Lavaback and Amaterasu also appear as the Hunters of Minato fight back with the Karakuri.
There won't be separate armor sets for female characters, though players can mix and match pieces to look more human or Kemono-like.
Executive producer Lewis Harvey revealed that Volatile Kemono are part of the endgame and lead to an "even more difficult tier" of Kemono.
The game will have 20 Kemono at launch, while the development team also plans on adding more as post-launch DLC.
However, there's no word yet on the game's performance and resolution targets on last-gen consoles.
Described as a "giant nature-infused tiger that wields golden wind to protect its territory", the Golden Tempest looks like a fearsome adversary.
Watch three hunters try to weather the storm that is the Aragane, a fierce Kemono that unleashes wind and quick melee strikes.
Check out two new Kemono that can be hunted in WILD HEARTS—the Deathstalker and the Golden Tempest—in a new trailer released during The Game Awards.
WILD HEARTS is going to get a new trailer showing off a brand new Kemono that can be hunted by players when the game hits store shelves on February 17.
A new trailer will be revealed on December 8th at The Game Awards 2022. The action RPG launches on February 17th, 2023.
The ancient technology allows for building walls, deploying crossbows to tie down Kemono, and even massive bombs for damage.
The story for Omega Force's triple-A hunting game will take less time to complete than, say, Capcom's Monster Hunter World.
More details are also revealed about Dragon Karakuri, which can create permanent structures, and the hunting ground's various resources.
Find out more about material-gathering in the zones, the different types of available weapons and Karakuri requirements.
The seven-minute long gameplay trailer features solo and co-op combat set in Hanagasumi Hills, one of the four hunting grounds.
Omega Force also chose to maximize the performance of current-gen consoles instead of previous gen to make the world "more compelling"
Electronic Arts "contributed a great deal" to the title with "their wealth of experience" and are committed to having it reach a global audience.
Omega Force's hunting game will cost $69.99 and launch on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC via Origin, Steam, and the Epic Games Store.
Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb alleges it to be the "partner title" that Electronic Arts previously noted would release in the quarter ending March 31st, 2023
EA and Koei Tecmo's Monster Hunter competitor is officially called Wild Hearts, and will be revealed in full later this week.
EA has announced that it is teaming up with Koei Tecmo and Omega Force on developing and publishing what is very likely a new Toukiden game.
