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Professor Layton is Back with a Puzzling Prequel

This fourth installment of the Professor Layton puzzle adventure series begins a new trilogy that is a prequel to the original games. Three years before the events in the Professor Layton and the Curious Village™ game, Professor Layton receives a letter from his old schoolmate Clark Triton, telling him that a “mysterious giant” is destroying his town.” The professor heads to the town of Misthallery to investigate, and is joined by Emmy, his new assistant. What is the meaning of all the destruction, and is it related to the village’s folklore legend of a “specter”? The unfolding story details how Professor Layton and his apprentice, Luke, met.

FEATURES:
• Players move the mysterious story forward by solving a multitude of brain teasers, riddles and conundrums. This game contains more puzzles than any in the series so far.
• Free downloadable puzzles will be available weekly after the game’s launch (broadband Internet connection required)
• Players will get a bonus role-playing game called Professor Layton’s London Life™ that contains 100 hours of additional content.
• In the bonus role-playing game Professor Layton’s London Life™, the player’s character lives in “Little London” with Professor Layton and a number of characters from the series. Players can customize their character with special clothing and collect items and furniture. Some of these help the player’s character to enter certain areas of the city or perform tasks that help out the townspeople.



Platform: Nintendo DS family
Genre: Puzzle Adventure
Players: 1
Rating: Everyone 10+ –
Release: Oct. 17, 2011
Developer: LEVEL-5
URL: http://professorlayton.nintendo.com/thelastspecter
Suggested Retail Price: $29.99

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Hey Professor Layton Fans, Viz Media to Release Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva in November

VIZ Media has announced that PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE ETERNAL DIVA will be released on November 8, 2011 in North America on Blu-ray and DVD.

Professor Layton, true English gentleman and the world’s greatest amateur super sleuth, embarks on his most daring adventure yet when he receives a letter from his old student, the famous opera diva Janice Quatlane. She is to perform at the legendary Crown Petone Opera House and invites him to attend as her special guest. Meanwhile, a spate of disappearances hits London. Two young school girls are the latest victims, and the Professor suspects it’s related to the mysterious occurrences at the theatre. The Professor and his loyal assistant Luke travel to the Opera House to solve their toughest puzzle yet, the mystery of Eternal Life!

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Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva Movie Coming to North America

Viz Media recently announced that it plans to bring the Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva movie to North America. Viz Media distributes anime and manga across North America. No release dates have been announced, but I'll keep an eye out for more details.

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