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Rune Factory 4 isn't coming to Europe after all
The European production line for Rune Factory 4 churned to a stop this morning, after publisher MarvelousAQL canceled the game for the continent. The first 3DS entry in the Harvest Moon spin-off series was due in Europe this spring, having already been released in Japan and North America. Of course, that announcement came before the bankruptcy and closure of RF4 developer Neverland. "We regret to inform you that the European release of Rune Factory 4 for Nintendo 3DS has been canceled," reads a MAQL Europe statement on distributor Zen United's Rice Digital site. "While MarvelousAQL has made every effort to secure the title's release for this territory, it is, unfortunately, not possible to do so at this time. MAQL and MAQL Europe would like to thank everyone for their support and enthusiasm for their European releases. Please look forward to announcements on new MAQL titles over the coming months." We've reached out to MAQL Europe for more info. As for the Rune Factory series, there's been no news since Neverland's closure in November. Beforehand, MAQL series producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto exclaimed RF4 performed well enough to greenlight RF5. After the closure, Hashimoto said (via Siliconera), "As of now, it'll still remain a secret as to what kind of title we'll be releasing next, but I can say that the staff members are still doing great."
Rune Factory 4 blueprints EU arrival for spring
Distributor Zen United and publisher Marvelous AQL confirmed Rune Factory 4 is coming to Europe, assembling a spring 2014 release window for the farming sim/RPG hybrid. The news comes on the day Rune Factory 4 is out in North America, courtesy of XSEED. The latest in the line of Harvest Moon spinoffs proved a hit in Japan last summer, selling 150,000 copies by the end of September and becoming the best-selling game in the series.
Harvest Moon makes A New Beginning in Europe next month
Harvest Moon: A New Beginning rises in Europe on September 30, arriving with a pre-order goodie of the cutest order: beads! No, not bees, beads! Selected European retailers including GAME in the UK will bundle pre-orders of the game with a Hama bead set. The set lets players bead together recreations of the boy, cow, and probably a few other Harvest Moon folk. Adorable! Oh yeah, the game. Well, it's the second 3DS entry in the agricultural sim series, and one big change up this time around is the greater variety in customization. Players can pick their character's look, garb, furnishings, and a fair bit more too. Once they've done that, they can recreate their character with beads. Beads!
Harvest Moon: A New Beginning cropping up in Europe in Q3
Harvest Moon: A New Beginning embarks for Europe this Q3. As expected distributor Zen United is involved. while publishing is tied to Marvelous AQL Europe. The second 3DS entry after re-release The Tale of Two Towns offers greater customization, allowing players to pick their character's look and clothes, furnish their house how they want, and moves crops and barn around. So, a bit more like Animal Crossing, then, except on a farm - but not much like George Orwell's Animal Farm, because that'd be weird.
