‘Monster Hunter Now’ to kick off new Skybound Scalestorm season

As “Monster Hunter Now” heads into season 9, Niantic has polished the game and introduced enough features that it has fallen into a great rhythm. In the past, the seasonal quest was enough to carry the mobile game from month to month, but as players have leveled up weapons and crafted better gear, they needed more worthwhile activities and challenges.

That led to the introduction of bases and more powerful Rift monsters. The two have combined to create a better formula for seasonal play...