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4:08PM AJ Glasser | Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonising their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters’ major motivation. More »
Father Knows Best: Best And Worst Fathers In Video Games
4:08PM AJ Glasser | Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonising their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters’ major motivation. More » 
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Natsume’s E3 Plans Much More Than Harvest Moon
3:20AM Mike Fahey | Natsume has revealed their full game line up for E3 2009, and this time around only 40% of the games have Harvest Moon in the title. More »
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The ESA Harvests Natsume
1:40AM Mike Fahey | The Entertainment Software Association continues to regrow after last year’s exodus, with Harvest Moon publisher Natsume casting their lot with the industry trade organisation. More »
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Lay Off The Sequels Says Harvest Moon Head Man
10:20AM AJ Glasser | Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada says “the games industry worldwide is in danger if we keep making sequels,” just weeks before the 19th installment of Harvest Moon hits PSPs in Japan.
The Farmer Wants A Wife, Again – Famitsu Reveals New PSP Harvest Moon
10:20AM Stuart Houghton | The ever-reliable Famitsu has the skinny on a new installment in cutesy farming saga Harvest Moon.
Harvest Moon Shines On In ‘Welcome to the Wind Bazaar’
7:20AM Stuart Houghton | Another one? It seems like barely a week since HM: Island of Happiness hit the shelves, but Marvelous Interactive are bringing out another dose of the only socially-acceptable form of hardcore farming fun: Harvest Moon: Welcome to the Wind Bazaar. The official website went live today with.. not that much info. Plenty of Tokyo Games Show banners, though, so we presumably get some more solid facts when that kicks off next month. Famitsu has a couple of screens and some more details – in Japanese. New Harvest Moon title for DS[DS-X2] More »
Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness Coming August 26th
7:20AM Kotaku US Edition | Load up on the flouride and check your blood sugar. Über-sweet farming/life simulator Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness has been confirmed for release on the Nintendo DS on August 26th. The latest DS outing for the franchise is said to be the biggest ever , with EVEN MORE huge-eyed chicks to marry and raise happy children with. It’s all so.. beautiful. Sniff. That’s it, I think I need to go and have a bit of a cry. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Harvest Moon Games, pre orders can nab a plush chicken. Yes, you read that correctly. Harvest Moon: Island Of Happiness [Natsume] More »
Princess Debut Charms Our Dancing Shoes Off
6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Back at E3, we had a chance to check out some of the titles Natsume is publishing in the US. Titles like Rune Factory 2 for the DS. It’s of course the second Rune Factory game, which is best explained as Harvest Moon meets fantasyland. The game’s going to be out this fall, and here’s something I didn’t know about it: Rune Factory 2 has over 9,000 words of text. That’s a lot of text! For those not into the fantasy element, the DS and the Wii will both see new Harvest Moon games. Bring on the farming and marrying! More »
Two New Harvest Moon Games To Celebrate 10th Anniversary
8:20AM Leigh Alexander | The Harvest Moon farm/life sim franchise is coming up on ten years old! Natsume will toast the anniversary with not one, but two new games “later this quarter”, and promises tons of commemorative goodies, too. There’s Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness for DS, and Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility for Wii. And yes, there will be pre-order bonus stuffed toys. Please hold the girl jokes, but as a fan, I think this news is amazing. Especially because the screenshots, handily provided for you after the jump, show that in the Wii version, you can ride on an ostrich. Horses are so ten years ago. And screenshots for the DS version (one of which seriously shows a girl saying “Wow, it’s bigger than I thought”), reveal not only that the possible girlfriends are as decision-wrenchingly cute as always, but that the top screen map will actually show you where townsfolk are so that you can visit them. Full announcement after the jump. More »
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