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Adventures To Go To North America
9:00PM AJ Glasser | Natsume is adding another role-playing game to the PlayStation Portable’s lineup this fall when Adventures to Go hits GameStop shelves October 29. More »
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Harvest Moon Gets Frantic Before Fall
11:20AM AJ Glasser | Natsume announced today that Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming will hit the Nintendo DS next month. This begs the question: when was farming ever not frantic in Harvest Moon? More »
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Afrika Preview: And It Hurts That My Friends Never Stood Downwind
12:00AM Luke Plunkett | Afrika, first released in Japan last year, has often been compared to Pokemon Snap. Both fairly and unfairly. And guess what? Those comparisons are totally on the money. 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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Afrika Is Finally Coming To American PS3s
11:00AM Michael McWhertor | Sony Computer Entertainment and Rhino Studios’ safari and photography sim Afrika is finally coming to North America, publisher Natsume has announced, giving PlayStation 3 owners a chance to experience the gorgeous game on Western shores. More »
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ESA Welcomes Trion and XSEED
10:30AM AJ Glasser | Just when you thought everyone was jumping ship, the Entertainment Software Association welcomes two new companies to its ranks. 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 »
A Rare, Collectible, Plush Squirrel
12:40AM Mike Fahey | Look! It’s a rare, collectible, plush squirrel! Do you even need me to tell you what game this an Amazon-exclusive pre-order goody for? No, of course you don’t, not because it’s obvious, but because you will buy ANYTHING to get your hands on a rare, collectible….did we mention collectible? A rare, collectible, plush squirrel. This isn’t just some average, run-of-the-mill, mass-production plush squirrel. You don’t give a squirrel like this to a baby and let it chew on it for hours. No. This is a vacuum-sealed in a glass case squirrel. *drools* 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 »
