The Monster Hunter Wilds update added a big, beautiful bird who gives you free stuff, and players are already worshipping it as a benevolent god

They might eagerly go toe-to-toe with a tyrannosaur just to turn its hide into a hat, but even hunters love free stuff. It's no surprise, then, that it's taken only hours for Monster Hunter Wilds players to turn a newly-added bird benefactor into an object of worship.

Wilds' first big update adds the Grand Hub: a large gathering area meant to serve as the central socializing space and prepping station for hunters who've made it into High Rank. It's a much more welcoming headquarters than...