Monster Hunter Wilds Goes Full MMO in Bonkers Final Fantasy 14 Collab as Capcom Revives Gogmazios After 10 Years
Title Update 4 is stalking the horizon, ready to make Title Update 3 look like a warm-up. Monster Hunter Wilds is sharpening its claws for a bigger, bolder hunt.
Monster Hunter is having a full-on throwback moment. Capcom used Tokyo Game Show to confirm the big boy from the 3DS glory days is lumbering back into the spotlight. If you were around for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate in 2015, this is basically a time capsule with better lighting.
The 2015 energy: Gogmazios returns
Title Update 4 is set for December 2025, and its headliner is Gogmazios. If you never met this tar-and-siege-weapon disaster zone back on the 3DS, think of it as the version of Zorah Magdaros people actually like fighting. Capcom says it is bringing Gog back after a 10-year absence and pairing the hunt with expanded endgame content, a new festival event, and various improvements. Translation: expect more to grind, more to do, and a giant monster that wants to level a city block.
First up, September 29: the Final Fantasy 14 collab goes full MMO
Before we get to December, Title Update 3 lands on September 29 with Capcom’s latest FF14 crossover. We already knew Wilds was getting FF14’s Omega Planetes as a new large monster, but Capcom is leaning harder than usual into MMO flavor this time.
Two FF14 jobs show up in surprisingly faithful form. Dark Knight arrives via a special greatsword that layers a unique skill onto charged swings, complete with a purple flare and extra damage. There is also a Bale Armor set, alpha variant, with a built-in skill called The Blackest Night that riffs on the actual Dark Knight ability from the MMO. On the caster side, Pictomancer is basically paint magic: you use an inventory item labeled Soul of the Pictomancer to fire off different spells, and yes, Capcom even kept that unmistakable FF14 font for the on-screen text.
Omega Planetes is also bringing raid-like mechanics. At one point, players create a shell of invincibility to survive a wipe move, which is about as FF14 as it gets without making you memorize floor diagrams.
"In order to defeat Omega Planetes, a number of special gameplay mechanics will prove especially effective."
Endgame extras and a seasonal run
Title Update 3 also adds Arch-tempered Nu Udra to the endgame roster. Good news: this is a permanent event quest. Caveat: it is locked to HR100 and up. And from October 22 through November 12, the Festival of Accord: Dreamspell event will rotate in with a bundle of additional event quests.
Why this feels like a victory lap
Back in 2015, nobody was arguing about PC ports or Steam review graphs. You just grabbed a charge blade that was way too strong and went to town. Bringing back Gogmazios is Capcom basically saying, remember when the hunts were a little messy, a lot ambitious, and somehow a blast anyway? This is that, dressed for 2025.
- Sep 29, 2025 - Title Update 3: FF14 crossover with Omega Planetes as a new large monster; Dark Knight-inspired greatsword and Bale Armor (alpha) with The Blackest Night; Pictomancer-style spellcasting via the Soul of the Pictomancer item; raid-like mechanics including an invincibility shell for a wipe attack; Arch-tempered Nu Udra added as a permanent HR100+ event quest; Festival of Accord: Dreamspell runs Oct 22-Nov 12 with more event quests.
- Dec 2025 - Title Update 4: Gogmazios returns after 10 years, plus expanded endgame content, a new festival event, and various improvements.