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Subscribe to the world's #1 PC gaming mag Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£35.99Subscribe now Essential Hardware Dune: Awakening PC Gaming Show Recommended reading Third Person Shooter Marvel Rivals digs its heels into the gooner dirt as it reveals five new swimsuit skins, giving the people what they want: Punisher in a Speedo Monster Hunter Wilds second Title Update arrives next week with 2 returning monsters, but I'm more interested in whether its promised performance fixes can help rebuild its reputation Monster Hunter Wilds has announced a collaboration with Street Fighter 6, letting you dress up as Akuma and embark on a new side mission 'Give me more of that': Monster Hunter Wilds players have discovered its returning monsters got hands, and they're thrilled to be getting clobbered Monster Hunter Wilds' poor post-launch reception bubbles up to the surface in shareholder meetings, though Capcom says it's 'committed' to fixing performance and content woes A game I can only describe as 'gooner Fortnite' has an upcoming closed beta test where you can see your own melons for the ultimate immersion Rejoice, hammer users—Monster Hunter Wild's new patch just buffed the bonk squad, alongside a huge quality-of-life feature for hoarders and optimisation improvements on PC Monster Hunter Wilds Capcom smashes the emergency glass with a MH: Wilds update that puts the hot blacksmith in a bikini Rich Stanton 22 July 2025 Is that a gunlance in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Capcom) Capcom's had enough of all those players going around in Monster Hunter: Wilds, having fun, and not opening their wallets. It wants some microtransaction money and it wants it now. And so, dear reader, it has deployed the most dastardly tactic of all: swimwear. That sound you hear is millions of hunters groaning as, almost unbidden, they navigate to the storepage for the upcoming Festival of Accord: Flamefete seasonal event. The summer-themed event comes with a seasonal Grand Hub, new armour sets for hunter and palico, new events and cosmetics, and then a bunch of summer outfits for certain carefully selected characters. Handlers Alma and Erik get attractive and somewhat revealing outfits that are fairly typical summer wear: open shirts, ponchos, flowery necklaces, and heart-shaped sunglasses. Gemma the blacksmith, on the other hand, gets an itsy-bitsy teeny weeny green and rather tight bikini. She's also wearing some sort of light overalls around it, but the designers have helpfully ensured that they don't cover much. Related Articles Marvel Rivals digs its heels into the gooner dirt as it reveals five new swimsuit skins, giving the people what they want: Punisher in a Speedo Monster Hunter Wilds second Title Update arrives next week with 2 returning monsters, but I'm more interested in whether its promised performance fixes can help rebuild its reputation Monster Hunter Wilds has announced a collaboration with Street Fighter 6, letting you dress up as Akuma and embark on a new side mission Listen closely, and you can almost hear Capcom CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto's words on the breeze: cha-ching! All of the outfits will be worn by the characters as part of the summer event, and can be bought as part of the Flamefete DLC pack, which also includes a bunch of the usual Monster Hunter gubbins: pendants, gestures, stickers, and a Seikret decoration. I should say that, while there are paid elements here, huge chunks of the summer event are free for all players, with things like login bonuses over the period, special foods, various vouchers for exclusive trinkets, and a huge number of rolling events and bounties (here's the official schedule). Monster Hunter Wilds - Festival of Accord: Flamefete | Summer Seasonal Event - YouTube One especially nice touch is a new gesture: Water Gun. This gives your character a water gun, and you can both move and dodge while firing as well as spamming the button to soak your comrades. Finally, for the duration of the event Fabius (Hunter’s Guild head honcho) can now occasionally join you on missions as a support hunter. Also, it doesn't seem to mention this in the announcement, but towards the end of the release video a hunter is definitely using a gunlance that is a giant corn on the cob. The Festival of Accord: Flamefete event runs from July 23 to August 6. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Rich Stanton Senior Editor Rich is a games journalist with 15 years' experience, beginning his career on Edge magazine before working for a wide range of outlets, including Ars Technica, Eurogamer, GamesRadar+, Gamespot, the Guardian, IGN, the New Statesman, Polygon, and Vice. 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