Our latest coverage of thehunter.
theHunter is a beautiful game with great gameplay and systems that can keep you playing forever if you are so inclined. But its business model is divisive at best and the game is clearly beginning to age, having been on the market since early 2009. Enter theHunter: Call of the Wild, a modernized, buy-to-play version of the game that fans [...]
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theHunter is a game that I am rather fond of. As one of the only online hunting simulations, much less likely the only one that can be categorized as an MMO, it holds a unique place in the gaming market at large. It can be an expensive endeavor, but it rewards those that invest in it with one of the [...]
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Realistic hunting simulation MMO theHunter's tenth reserve, the subartctic Whiterime Ridge, is now live. This new reserve takes players to a colder climate than ever before. Four new species of animal—Bison, Arctic Fox, Snowshoe Hare, and Sitka Deer—await players as they enter the vast, snowy reserve. Cold weather has also been implemented and will affect all players who enter the [...]
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I tend to await each of theHunter’s new reserves fairly eagerly. They’re always adding something new and interesting. The last few reserves took players to the Outback to hunt kangaroos and mountain climbing to hunt Ibex. There’s a wide variety of possibilities for new mechanics and environments. Lately, the team seems to be taking advantage of that in quite a good [...]
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As an in-depth simulator, it only seems natural at this point that theHunter would provide support for some sort of immersion-enhancing peripheral. Many space simulators in recent times have supported TrackIR, while some games are beginning to support the Omni. Quite a few options exist now and Avalanche Studios and Expansive Worlds have gone with the eye tracking peripheral called [...]
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Say what you will about theHunter's business model, it is still a great hunting simulation. The latest update aims to make it just a bit better by allow players to place marker flags to help them mark hunting spots or paths. Also included in the update is a slight increase in the weight of .223 ammo, which wasn't performing well [...]
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