Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition launched during a quiet week in Japan.

Club Nintendo in Europe are running a “Monster Hunter: Gift & Hunt Together Promotion”.

Last week in Japan was Golden Week, an annual week-long holiday during which sales usually see an increase across the board. This year, however, was a little underwhelming.

Register three of eight select 3DS titles on Club Nintendo and you’ll get a fourth game from the list for free.

Off-TV play and region-free multiplayer are being patched into Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate next week.

Parco Part 1 in Shibuya has a space for pop-up stores and on April 12 Monster Hunter and Sengoku Basara will take it over.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate appears to be doing well enough in Europe, according to tweets by Nintendo.

Brady Games have begun selling their digital Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate guide on their website and have also shared a message from the guide’s author.

Monster Hunter is often described as a game about hunting big monsters, finding loot, getting stronger, and then hunting down even bigger monsters. However, I’ve always felt that description doesn’t quite do justice to the series.

Meanwhile, Europe gets discounts on a bunch of Ubisoft titles for Wii U.

As previously reported, you’ll get the guide for free if you pre-ordered Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate from GameStop or EB Games.

Capcom have outlined some of the new content in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for those that aren’t sure how much is new.

A new trailer and the opening movie for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate has some of the monsters from the game starring in it.

Like the Lagombi, the Jade Barroth likes to toss snowballs at you… using its giant forehead.

The Crimson Qurupeco’s fire-based attacks are attributed with the thunder element in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.

Monster Hunter series producer, Ryozo Tsujimoto talks about how the development team comes up with monster designs, and how Capcom gauge fan feedback.