Marvelous AQL has confirmed some unfortunate news – Rune Factory 4 is not coming to European territories.

This news comes hot off the heels of the closure of Rune Factory developer Neverland Company, an unfortunate turn of events that could easily be affecting the release of the game in Europe.

“We regret to inform you that the European release of Rune Factory 4 for Nintendo 3DS has been cancelled. While Marvelous AQL has made every effort to secure the title’s release for this territory, it is, unfortunately, not possible to do so at this time.

MAQL and MAQL Europe would like to thank everyone for their support and enthusiasm for their European releases. Please look forward to announcements on new MAQL titles over the coming months.”

While this wouldn’t be a problem if the game was on a more open platform, it leaves European fans of the series stuck as the 3DS is region locked.