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Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask 3DS release date revealed

Luke for it this October.

3DS puzzle adventure Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask will arrive in Europe on 26th October, publisher Nintendo has announced.

You won't even have to leave your house to buy it. It's the latest 3DS offering to arrive for digital download on the same day it hits shop shelves.

Miracle Mask is the fifth title in the Layton series, which has now sold an impressive 13 million copies.

A sixth game, Professor Layton and the Legacy of Super Civilization A, was revealed during yesterday's Nintendo Direct conference. Due for release in 2013, it will be the last title to feature Layton as a protagonist.

Developer Level-5 is also working with Capcom on a mash-up of Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright. Supposedly still due this year in Japan, we've not heard anything from the project in months.

Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask.

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