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Monster Hunter Explore is seemingly closing before it even launched worldwide

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Monster Hunter Explore is seemingly closing before it even launched worldwide

While Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is still not fixed on iOS (that should happen later this summer), Capcom tried to launch another game in the series earlier this year.

Called Monster Hunter Explore, it was a version of the famous series built from the ground up with mobile in mind. It focused on battles and simplified a lot of its RPG elements.

It was also heavily reliant on multiplayer and only worked online as the game was free-to-play. While it was only available in some countries, as part of a soft launch, Capcom just announced that the server are closing down at the end of next month.

The message seems quite clear and it seems like the game's not coming back:

It especially sucks since people poured out some cash on iAPs or even spent quite some time building their characters only to have that taken away mere months after "launch".

Not the best way to inspire confidence in your games and services.

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