Monster Hunter Rise is out today (Friday 26) but the launch trailer already has players eagerly anticipating what’s in store with future updates.

The end of the trailer provides an outline of free post-launch content players can expect, including a sneak peek of a new monster.

The launch trailer gives a good overview of what players can expect from Monster Hunter Rise, showcasing the new wirebug mechanic used for both traversal and combat, the new village hub of Kamura, as well as glimpses of fights against some formidable monsters.

However, the second half of the trailer reveals a silhouette of a fire-breathing wyvern, Apex Rathalos. While Rathalos has been a signature monster since the first instalment, this is an especially tougher variant that can be found in the game’s new Rampage quests.

Watch the launch trailer below:

Apex Rathalos arrives in Monster Hunter Rise‘s 2.0 update, scheduled for late April.

The update includes new monster Chameleos, the first post-launch monster revealed by Capcom during a digital event earlier this month, while several other monsters are still be announced. This will also unlock the HR cap and other features related to the end-game.

A 3.0 update is also planned, albeit with no confirmed release window, which will not only add new monsters but also a new ending, as confirmed by the game director in a Q&A during a livestream earlier this month.

Monster Hunter Rise is expected to be a huge hit on Nintendo Switch, especially in its native Japan, where one company has give its employees a holiday to play the game on launch day.

Free-to-play RPG Genshin Impact has hit another new record, making over US $1billion in mobile revenue in just six months since it first launched.

According to Sensor Tower, this is the shortest period of time that a game on the App Store and Google Play has hit US $1billion in revenue.

The research company compared this to other games, such as Pokémon Go which took nine months to reach the same milestone, while Lineage 2: Revolution took ten months.

Despite this milestone, during the last 30 days Genshin Impact is actually ranked as the third highest revenue-generating title on the App Store and Google Play combined, behind PUBG Mobile and Honor of Kings.

Outside of China, miHoYo’s open-world RPG has been the No. 1 top grossing mobile game, earning more than US $129million internationally over the past 30 days.

Just at the start of March, Genshin Impact‘s mobile revenue had surpassed US $874 million.

Data on revenue generated on PC and PS4 are currently unknown, so the game’s overall profits are likely to be even greater.

The high profits are not however without huge costs. Based on a company presentation form miHoYo president Cai Haoyu, translated by Twitter user AeEntropy, Genshin Impact cost US $100million to make but continued development costs are expected to be around US $200million every year.

Elsewhere, Pokémon Go developer Niantic has announced that it is partnering with Nintendo to make an Pikmin AR game.

The R1 Shadowhunter crossbow is officially being released for Call of Duty: Warzone and  Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War after a recent accidental release.

The official Call of Duty blog, updated on Monday (March 22) has confirmed that the weapon has been added. To unlock the weapon, players will need to complete an in-game challenge which requires them to get three “One Shot, One Kill” medals in 15 different matches.

To complete the challenge, players will need to use a weapon with no attachments. Those who do not want to complete the challenges will be able to purchase the “Archaic Range” bundle on March 24.

The Shadowhunter crossbow was initially released early, by accident, on March 18. A bundle that went up for sale included a blueprint for the Crossbow for Warzone.

Players who bought the bundle for Warzone were not able to get the weapon, but they quickly discovered that it was available in Black Ops Cold War if its challenge was completed.

Activision responded by removing the crossbow from the game, but after community feedback, Treyarch confirmed that players who bought the pack would be refunded.

Players who had unlocked the crossbow would also have the challenge progress set at 14/15 matches complete when the Shadowhunter was official released.

In recent Call of Duty news, fans spotted an emblem in Warzone which bares a striking similarity to a Ukranian Neo-Nazi symbol. The emblem has so far not been removed from the game.

Two competitive Warzone players were also banned after Alex Zedra, the voice actor for the agent Mara, reported one of them for suspicious behaviour during a Warzone tournament.