Starting today, Natsume are holding a summer sale on their online store, with discounts across a few of their recent games.

Natsume are running a spring promotion at their online store until the end of the month.

Take a look at some of Natsume’s failed plushie models that never entered production.

Rising Star Games have announced a partial schedule of their games for 2012, with Akai Katana and Rune Factory Oceans present and accounted for.

Rising Star Games haven’t officially announced Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns for European release, but the game was recently rated in Australia.

Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns also puts more emphasis on cooking than previous Harvest Moon games. That’s because you have to cook and attend the festivals to open the tunnel between the two towns.

The Nintendo 3DS version of The Tale of Two Towns is slated for release next month.

Look for Harvest Moon: The Land’s Origin early next year in Japan.

The 3DS version wasn’t delayed by very long.

The Tale of Two Towns lets you select which village you want to live in — Konohana or Bluebell. The two were once the friendliest of neighbours until a dispute erupted over food.

Natsume released a whole bunch of screenshots for Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns.

This is what the Nintendo 3DS version of The Tale of Two Towns looks like.

Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns was MMV’s best-selling game in Japan last year, followed by Fate/Extra on the PSP.

Natsume announced the pre-order bonus for The Tale of Two Towns today.