Niantic is working with a different kind of monster for its next release. The studio,   best-known for  Pokémon Go , announced a partnership with Capcom to make a title based on the   Monster Hunter   franchise. The new game is called   Monster Hunter Now , and it aims to take the core of that series — you know,   hunting monsters   — and transform it into the kind of real-world, augmented reality experience that Niantic is known for. Gameplay specifics were light (Niantic says more details will be available when the closed beta launches in the near future) but it appears that  Monster Hunter Now  will follow a somewhat familiar formula. The premise is that the  Monster Hunter  universe has somehow seeped into our world, and players will be able to encounter monsters, along with various resources, on a real-world map. The twist, it seems, is that the game will utilize the same gameplay cycle that  Monster Hunter  is known for. Hunting monsters will earn players different materials, w