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

Well, at least the retail leak for Rune Factory 3 was right. While Rising Star Games says they are not going to release Half-Minute Hero Second overseas, they picked up Rune Factory 3.

In terms of balance, Rune Factory 3 makes numerous tweaks and adjustments, but at its core, it still feels very much like the same game.

Rune Factory series producer, Yoshifumi Hashimoto, touches upon a potential 3DS game.

Did you know Rune Factory 3 has a new weapon in the form of dual-blades? This and more in our interview with series producer, Yoshifumi Hashimoto.

Put on your battle gear and grab that watering pail.

Will Rune Factory 3 come with a plushie? We caught up with Natsume to find out.

This year Natsume is making their first appearance at Anime Expo and are bringing a bunch of games to play.

The Rune Factory 3 demo available was pretty much a full game, where I could jump in and control the hero right away.

Natsume revealed the new protagonist’s English name and sent over a bunch of English screenshots along with an announcement that the game will be at E3 next week.

Nintendo Power have been nice enough to confirm it.

A 2ch user decided to compare them, not based on either game’s story or gameplay – just on each game’s core features listed on the back of the box.

Rune Factory 3 is scheduled for an October 22nd release. Last week’s Famitsu also had details to share on some of the game’s heroines.

Effeminate or not, Mais is a hard working farmer in this trailer. He can fish, harvest crops, and use magic to make peppers suddenly sprout.