User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter: World Discussion/@comment-26421638-20180313161058/@comment-7784930-20180313215143

From the Capcom Unity blog post; "As you can see, we’re putting a bit of a DMC twist to the formula and leaving the shield out of the picture altogether (you’ll still be able to guard though) and instead of a sword turning into an axe, you’ll get a Force Edge that turns into a massive Alastor"

http://www.capcom-unity.com/dubindoh/blog/2018/03/13/jackpot-devil-may-cry-hd-collection-now-available-on-pc-ps4-and-xbox-one