Xbox-Exclusive Monster Hunter Competitor Reportedly In Development

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Allegedly, independent developer Certain Affinity is parterning with Microsoft to produce a Monster Hunter-inspired Xbox exclusive. An Austin, Texas-headquartered studio, Certain Affinity has a long history of working closely with the crew at Team Xbox. Previously, the indie group assisted with production on several Halo games and is reportedly hard at work on Halo Infinite's long-rumored battle royale mode.

Xbox's future slate of games continues to expand. Eagerly-anticipated titles from its first-party stable alone include the likes of Senua's Saga: Hellblade II from Ninja Theory, Arkane Studios' Redfall, an untitled Indiana Jones project from MachineGames, and, of course, the Bethesda Game Studios-developed Starfield. Third-party partnerships fill out the future roadmap of Xbox releases as well, with projects such as IO Interactive's Project Dragon and Avalanche Studios Group's Contraband currently in the works. Suffice it to say, Microsoft's gaming vertical has a wealth of interactive content to dole out in the coming years. It's now clear that some of said content will come from second-party dealings, too.

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In episode 30 of Giant Bomb's premium GrubbSnax podcast, journalist Jeff Grubb claimed Microsoft has an Xbox-exclusive Monster Hunter-inspired game in the works. Jez Corden from Windows Central backed up this claim in a report of his own, saying he, too, has heard that such a project does indeed exist. Supposedly, support studio Certain Affinity serves as lead developer on the game, which bears the codename of Project Suerte (luck or fortune in Spanish).

The Monster Hunter comparison implies Microsoft is looking to break into the big monster battling