Today, during PlayStation?s State of Play live stream, the release date for Monster Hunter: World?s massive upcoming DLC, Iceborne was finally revealed. This will be a major expansion which will add a new snowy environment called Hoarfrost Reach, including all new monsters to slay.
The trailer not only showed off the beautiful frozen setting, but also some wooded areas and non-snowy sections of the expansions, so it seems like you?ll be traveling across a variety of areas, or perhaps returning to previously visited environments with new monsters. Iceborne has a completely new story and takes place after the main game. It will include an new rank, called Master Rank that mirrors G-Rank from previous games.

You can view the trailer below.
After the trailer, we got more of an in-depth look at the expansion during the Spring Update Reveal stream.
The cold and snowy Hoarfrost Reach is the main new environment with the DLC. You?ll suffer from lowered stamina unless you have items to resist the cold, like a hot drink or pepper. However, there are some hot springs around the locale that will help you with your stamina regeneration. Hoarfrost Reach has familiar creatures, as well as some new ones, including some monkeys, that are, as expected, extremely cute.
Once you reach a certain point in the story, the area will open up and become the largest level in the game. Which is great because you?ll need all the room you can get to fight  off some of the new monsters. One of these ...