Join this real-life Monster Hunter: World campaign for a chance to win a nifty bounty reward
To celebrate the recent launch of Monster Hunter: World, Capcom is offering real-life monster hunters a huge £50,000 reward to find comprehensive evidence for the existence of ten famous global beasts, including the Loch Ness Monster and Big Foot.
Many of the monsters, some of which have not had evidence discovered for over 50 years, will come back on the radar, as budding hunters have until June 30 this year to claim their prize.
The campaign idea itself is pretty damn cool. It's truly a celebration of what makes the series captivating, the thrill of systematically preparing for quest hunts in numerous and various ways, a close replication of what it's like in real life. Capcom has enlisted real-life monster hunter and Cryptozoologist, Jonathan Downes to help select the top 10 monsters and analyse the evidence as it comes in.
Jonathan Downes is Director of The Centre for Fortean Zoology - the world's largest cryptozoological research organisation. Jon founded the centre in 1992, to examine mystery creatures, bizarre and aberrant animal behaviour and zoo form paranormal entities. Capcom has recruited Jon, given his extensive knowledge on the subject, to help select the monsters that still exist across the globe and assist with the skilful examination of evidence, once submissions have closed.
Jonathan Downes said, “There are stories of monsters from around the world, and while some may be flights of fancy, not every one of these monsters can be made up. It is one of life’s great mysteries and similar to Monster Hunter: World, I’ve spent the majority of my life travelling across the globe to hunt for evidence of these creatures. Although I have had some successes, I have yet to find that elusive proof and it is time for me to offer my help as I throw down the gauntlet to the next generation.”
A variety of ferocious creatures inhabit the New World in Monster Hunter: World, including all-time fan favourite, Rathalos, also known as the “King of the Skies” and the all new gigantic and terrifying Anjanath that will attack anything in its path with fiery blasts, without hesitation. Using inspiration from creatures in the game and a life-long career hunting around the world for mythical beasts, Jonathan has compiled a list of ten monsters in various shapes and sizes that will bag you the reward, as detailed in the image below.
The bounty will open for entries on January 30 and close on June 30. For more information or to submit evidence of a monster and be in with the chance of winning the £50,000 reward contact [email protected]. All entries will be analysed and judged by Monster Hunter, Jonathan Downes, with the top ten entries being revealed to the public in late July. If multiple hunters submit clear and comprehensive evidence the reward will be split between them.
