<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
Iceborne	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
2018	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2019	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
Iceborne	B-Application
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Hunter	O
,	O
slaying	O
or	O
trapping	O
large	O
monsters	O
solo	O
or	O
cooperatively	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iceborne	B-Application
features	O
a	O
new	O
arctic	O
ecosystem	O
named	O
Hoarfrost	O
Reach	O
,	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
maps	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
will	O
encounter	O
both	O
new	O
and	O
returning	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
also	O
introduced	O
new	O
combat	O
options	O
and	O
gadgets	O
in	O
Iceborne	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
giving	O
players	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
grapple	O
onto	O
monsters	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
Clutch	O
Claw	O
gadget	O
,	O
and	O
stun	O
creatures	O
using	O
Flinch	O
Shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iceborne	B-Application
also	O
introduced	O
new	O
layered	O
armors	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
equip	O
additional	O
armor	O
pieces	O
atop	O
their	O
existing	O
armor	O
sets	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
outward	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
hunter	O
,	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
same	O
equipment	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iceborne	B-Application
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
hunter	O
rank	O
named	O
Master	O
Rank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
a	O
major	O
expansion	O
to	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Iceborne	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iceborne	B-Application
adds	O
new	O
hunting	O
areas	O
,	O
monsters	O
,	O
quests	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
story	O
content	O
taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
World	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
size	O
estimated	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
past	O
expansions	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
added	O
to	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limited	O
time	O
beta	O
access	O
to	O
Iceborne	B-Application
content	O
(	O
not	O
requiring	O
the	O
base	O
World	O
game	O
)	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
owners	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iceborne	B-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
major	O
expansion	O
planned	O
for	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
as	O
it	O
completes	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
minor	O
,	O
but	O
free	O
,	O
downloadable	O
content	O
being	O
produced	O
for	O
it	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
have	O
equated	O
Iceborne	B-Application
to	O
the	O
previous	O
expanded	O
release	O
games	O
from	O
past	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
these	O
games	O
,	O
Iceborne	B-Application
added	O
a	O
third	O
overall	O
rank	O
for	O
hunters	O
;	O
while	O
past	O
games	O
have	O
called	O
this	O
"	O
G	O
rank	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
opted	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
Master	O
Rank	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
familiarity	O
with	O
the	O
G	O
rank	O
term	O
in	O
Western	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
for	O
Iceborne	B-Application
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
steeper	O
than	O
for	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
knew	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
bring	O
players	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
gentle	O
approach	O
,	O
while	O
players	O
entering	O
the	O
Iceborne	B-Application
content	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
experienced	O
already	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iceborne	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
new	O
tundra-like	O
area	O
,	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
cold	O
weather	O
and	O
crossing	O
through	O
snow-filled	O
fields	O
,	O
but	O
new	O
tools	O
and	O
equipment	O
were	O
added	O
for	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
developers	O
have	O
anticipated	O
that	O
some	O
players	O
may	O
not	O
have	O
finished	O
World	O
core	O
content	O
prior	O
to	O
Iceborne	B-Application
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
includes	O
features	O
to	O
help	O
players	O
more	O
easily	O
complete	O
World	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
the	O
new	O
content	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Iceborne	B-Application
new	O
weapon	O
moves	O
and	O
the	O
Clutch	O
Claw	O
is	O
available	O
across	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
expansion	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
are	O
given	O
an	O
advanced	O
armor	O
set	O
that	O
can	O
help	O
with	O
more	O
difficult	O
World	O
content	O
and	O
works	O
for	O
initial	O
Iceborne	B-Application
hunts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
introduced	O
in	O
Iceborne	B-Application
were	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
free	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Iceborne	B-Application
patch	O
includes	O
a	O
third	O
difficulty	O
level	O
for	O
two-player	O
parties	O
and	O
the	O
hunt	O
dynamically	O
scales	O
downwards	O
if	O
players	O
depart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
World	O
game	O
,	O
Capcom	O
added	O
new	O
monsters	O
over	O
several	O
free	O
updates	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
returning	O
monsters	O
from	O
past	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
games	O
and	O
variants	O
of	O
existing	O
monsters	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
typically	O
brought	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
locales	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
updates	O
included	O
quality-of-life	O
improvements	O
for	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
which	O
were	O
also	O
extended	O
for	O
players	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
World	I-Application
who	O
did	O
not	O
purchase	O
Iceborne	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iceborne	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
scale	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
being	O
nearly	O
equal	O
in	O
content	O
size	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
reported	O
that	O
global	O
shipments	O
of	O
Iceborne	B-Application
,	O
including	O
digital	O
and	O
retail	O
copies	O
,	O
exceeded	O
2.5	O
million	O
a	O
week	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
total	O
sales	O
for	O
Iceborne	B-Application
reached	O
7.2	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Capcom	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
Iceborne	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
9.2	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
