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The Ushi No Tane websites specialize in information, FAQs, and guides about the Nintendo console versions of the Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, and Legend of the River King video games. These game genres are created and published in Japan by Marvelous (JP). In other regions, you'll find Natsume, XSeed Games/Marvelous (USA), Marvelous (EU), and Rising Star involved in the series' release.

The latest version of the mainstream farming series that have been released in various regions of the world are:

The latest version of River King, in all regions of the world, is River King: Mystic Valley (JP 2007, NA 2008, EU 2009).

Since 2000, Ushi no Tane has been run by a grouchy old lady who happens to be fond of video game agriculture along with two feline helpers: Intern Captain Bootu and Intern Hondo Mewnaka. The website is not officially affiliated, sponsored, endorsed, or employed by the developers of Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, or River King. This is simply a fan site.

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PSN Sale, RF4 Marv Comic, and June 2012 4-col Comic | Posted at 04:24 PM 20 April 2018
Happy Farm'n Friday! The temperature here in the Portland area is beginning to warm up, meaning it's just about time to put the little tomato plants outside and hope they don't get nibbled on by deer this year. They did get a little sunburned a few weeks ago, but they are recovering well and should be ready to go outside soon. We also have mason bee houses to set up. We have to help the local pollinators! It's another light week in the farming news world. Harvest Moon: Light of Hope comes out next month in North America though! Europe will have the game in late June. There's still no news about the Nintendo Switch version of Story of Seasons, sorry.

PSN Sale

In North America, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life SE and Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland are on sale for 30% off. Both games are discounted down to $10.49 (originally $14.99). If you are a PS Plus member, the games are discounted an additional 30%, putting the price at $5.99 each. The sale ends April 25 (next Wednesday).

RF4 Comic

Since last October, Nintendo DREAM has published a monthly two-page comic featuring Rune Factory to promote the re-release of Rune Factory 4 as a BEST collection (i.e., a "Greatest Hits" in English terms). The last chapter of the comic has been released and published on the Marvelous website for everyone to read. You can read all eight chapters of the Japanese comic on the Marvelous website:

Older 4-Col Comic

And here's the 4-column comic from June 2012, featuring the daily mealtimes in Harvest Moon: A New Beginning Until next time! - Cher (It's finally warm enough to start planting the dahlias!)
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