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'Professor Layton and the Lost Future / Unwound Future HD for Mobile' is Out Now on iOS & Android!

13th of July, 2020: LEVEL-5 Inc. (Head office: Fukuoka, Japan. CEO and President: Akihiro Hino) is proud to announce the iOS/Android release of the third instalment of the popular Professor Layton Series, which has sold over 17 million units worldwide. ‘Professor Layton and the Lost Future HD for Mobile’ (British English name) / ‘Professor Layton and the Unwound Future HD for Mobile’ (American English name) has been released worldwide in high definition on mobile devices today.

10 years after its original release on the Nintendo DS, Professor Layton and the Lost Future / Unwound Future is now on mobile devices with animation, cutscenes and puzzles all gorgeously rendered into eye-popping HD. The intuitive touch controls have also been optimised for smart devices to make solving puzzles more fun than ever.

Akira Tago, author of the best-selling books 'Atama no Taisou' (lit. 'Head Gymnastics') that sold over 1.2 million copies, once again fills the role of Puzzle Master in this case crammed with copious conundrums.

'Professor Layton and the Lost Future / Unwound Future is the fan favourite of the Layton series. I hope that everyone can experience these excellent puzzles, and watch this wonderful story unfurl in the palm of their hands!' says Akihiro Hino, CEO/President of LEVEL-5 Inc. and original creator of the Layton Series.

The European release features British English, French, Italian, German and Castilian Spanish. The North America release features American English, French and Castilian Spanish. The text, audio and puzzles have all been lovingly localised for each region and language.

To celebrate the release, early bird adopters can purchase the iOS/Android game at a discounted price until the 27th of July! A sample of discount settings for the Apple Appstore are as follows:

Standard Price Sale Price
£15.99 GBP ➞ £13.99 GBP
$15.99 USD ➞ $13.99 USD
€17.99 EUR ➞ €14.99 EUR
(See your region's App Store for your local currency conversions.)

Fans can also enjoy the Professor Layton Trilogy Bundle pack on iOS, which has been discounted even further starting from today until the 27th of July! The pack consists of a specially-priced set of apps that includes the HD iOS versions of Curious Village, Pandora's Box / Diabolical Box and Lost Future / Unwound Future. Note: If you already own one or more of these games on iOS, you can purchase the remainder of the bundle's games at the difference in the reduced sale price! A sample of the 3-game bundle's discount settings for the Apple Appstore are as follows:
Special Bundle Price Further-Discounted Sale Price
$29.99 USD ➞ $23.99 USD
£28.99 GBP ➞ £22.99 GBP
€32.99 EUR ➞ €26.99 EUR
(Again, please check your region's App Store for your local currency conversions.)

We would also like to mention the International Art Competition we are holding to celebrate the release of the game. Fans have been asked to post artwork of characters and scenes from the game that left an impression on them on Twitter along with the hashtag #Layton3illustration. The grand prize winner will receive a one-of-a-kind 1:25 scale diorama of Professor Layton's office! Click here for more details: https://www.laytonseries.com/lostfuture/euen/contest/

For more details on ‘Professor Layton and the Lost Future HD on Mobile’ (British English), please use the following link: https://www.laytonseries.com/lostfuture/euen/
For more information on ‘Professor Layton and the Unwound Future HD on Mobile’ (American English), please check out the following link: https://www.laytonseries.com/unwoundfuture/
(Both sites also link to other languages' pages.)

Official social media sites:
http://facebook.com/laytonseries
http://Twitter.com/laytonseries

ABOUT LEVEL-5 Inc.
LEVEL-5 Inc. plans, creates and markets video game software and produces mega-hit IPs targeting kids around the world. The company specializes in cross-media strategies and oversees corresponding counterparts (anime, toys, manga etc.) for its titles.
LEVEL-5's cross-media titles include the following series: PROFESSOR LAYTON™; Ni no Kuni™; INAZUMA ELEVEN™; YO‑KAI WATCH™; Little Battlers eXperience™; and SNACK WORLD™. While maintaining its foundation as a game company, LEVEL-5 Inc. continues to actively explore collaborations with other media as it strives to flourish as a world-class entertainment brand.

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