Congratulations to two of HMOtaku’s veteran members on their recent marriage!

Sarah (RoRo) and Sean (Shadowlord) tied the knot last week, on the 21st of June, 2010. They first met here on the HMOtaku forum around 2005, and have been close ever since. :)

And yes, if you look at the picture closely, you can even see the blue feather!

We wish the two of them a happy marriage and life together, and you can click here to leave your best wishes too!

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Surprise!

Over the next couple weeks, HMOtaku will be hosting its very first Sweepstakes! The sweepstakes will be focused around the upcoming DS game, Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar and it's completely free to enter.

Two Grand Prize winners will win the Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar DS video game, and three First Prize winners will win a copy of the official strategy guide for the game.

You can enter starting today and the sweepstakes will run from Saturday, June 26th until Friday July 23rd. And remember to come by the site again tomorrow - you can enter to win once everyday!

So make sure to check out the Sweepstakes page for all the details and don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

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Hey everyone, hope you've been enjoying all of the E3 press conferences and new game announcements!

If you caught Nintendo's conference this morning, you saw official unveiling of the new Nintendo 3DS: the first ever portable 3D gaming system! Nintendo definitely seems to have outdone themselves once again with this new system. They even went so far as to mention a potential list of Nintendo 3DS games.

And yes. A Harvest Moon game was on this list.

IGN, Joystiq, and Engadget all list a tentatively-titled "Harvest Moon 3D" game to come out on the Nintendo 3DS as some point.

I guess it would only be a matter of time before Marvelous develops some Harvest Moon game for the 3DS anyway, but it's nice to see them make the initial list!


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Hey everyone, E3 is just around the corner!

If you're not familiar with it, E3 (electronic entertainment expo) is a popular video game convention that goes on every year in Los Angeles, California. All sorts of video game companies show up at the the convention including Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, EA, and even Natsume!

Of course Natsume is the publisher of Harvest Moon games, and this year at E3 they will be showing off their newest games coming out later this year! They recently released a little promotional booklet for E3 featuring Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar and Rune Factory 3. Click the images below to view each game's feature in the booklet:

  

E3 will start tomorrow, June 14th, and run through Thursday. We'll keep you posted on all of the news from Natsume, Grand Bazaar, and RF3, so check back a little later this week!

To see the rest of Natsume's E3 Promo booklet, click -here-

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In the latest issue of Nintendo Power, there was an article on Grand Bazaar and Rune Factory 3!

A month ago we posted about Grand Bazaar's American release date being announced as July 27th. Then, just this week Rune Factory 3 was confirmed to be released sometime late this year!

Nintendo Power basically just reviewed key the features of both games. They also jokingly make reference to how "a sheep monster plushie has yet to be announced". I guess it's possible, right? :)

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It's confirmed, Rune Factory 3 is coming to the Nintendo DS later this year! Natsume, as expected, will be publishing the game which is the 3rd DS title and 4th overall in the Rune Factory series.

If you've never played a Rune Factory game before, it's similar to the Harvest Moon series. It has farming and relationship features, but it adds in fantasy/moster-fighting aspects as well. Here's the official newsletter sent out by Natsume:

"Burlingame, Calif., June 8, 2010 - Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon will be released for the Nintendo DST later this year. The Rune Factory series combines the fun and rewarding gameplay of Harvest Moon with the fantasy and excitement of an action-RPG, offering Harvest Moon fans and traditional RPG players the best of both worlds.

"We can't wait to give fans their first look at this title at the upcoming E3 tradeshow," said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at Natsume. "This game has a powerful story, a compelling new cast of characters, and a lot of exciting new features. It's the best and deepest Rune Factory yet!"

The people of Sharance and their horned Univir neighbors are embroiled in a bitter conflict. An age-old hatred between humans and monsters divides them. Micah is an adventurer with an unusual secret: he's half monster! He'll have to unite the humans and the Univir in time to stop the growing evil force that threatens to destroy them both!

Rune Factory 3 introduces a number of exciting new features to the Rune Factory series: befriended villagers will now join you in battle and lend you their unique skills, players can transform the main character into his monster form to unleash a savage new arsenal of fighting moves, and the game's new multiplayer mode lets up to three players work together to conquer unique dungeons packed with rare items and fearsome monsters.

Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon will make its first public appearance at this month's E3 show in the Los Angeles area and will ship to retail later this year.

For more information on Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon , please visit www.natsume.com. You can also follow all of the latest Natsume news at www.natsume.com/facebook and www.twitter.com/natsume_inc."

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Can't wait to hear more at E3 - we'll keep you posted!

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Music from the upcoming DS game Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar is here!

With the release of Grand Bazaar only a month or so away, we've decided to start posting some of the music from the game to get everyone excited. A video has just been posted on our Youtube channel showcasing samples of the major themes from the game. Click below to listen!

The game's release date is set at July 27th, and over the next month or so we'll post full-length videos of the songs. We'll also end up posting the album to the HMO Jukebox sometime soon.



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We've got a unique update for you guys today! Some of you may remember this, others may not, but either way it's fun to look back in time at the site, right? :)

So back in 2005, we were contacted on the HMOtaku forums by a representative from G4TV (the gaming channel on TV). At the time, Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life had just come out and one of their TV shows wanted to do a live interview with a member of our forum about the game.

One of the HMOtaku admins at the time, Akie, agreed to do the interview. She got called up during the show to talk about the game with the show's hosts. Of course they poked fun a little bit at Harvest Moon in general, but I think we all know people that just don't understand the fun in HM games. :P



Anyway, hope you enjoy this look back in time at HMOtaku!
(Sorry for the bad video quality!)

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