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]]>After initially releasing in Japan a literal decade ago, Phantasy Star Online 2 is finally making its way to PS4 in the west.
]]>Sega has announced a release date for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis.
]]>Players everywhere will soon get a chance to try out Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis.
]]>Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to PC on the Microsoft Store next week.
]]>If you're still reeling from the news that Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming West, you may now do something about it.
]]>Phantasy Star Online 2 will eventually make its way to other platforms in the West.
]]>Phantasy Star Online 2's western debut is missing a few dozen countries.
]]>The extremely popular Japanese MMO - first released over there in 2012 - is making its way into English language territories for the first time next year.
]]>Phantasy Star Online 2 still isn't accessible to western gamers, and soon it will be inaccessible in all new ways.
]]>Phantasy Star Online 2 really is coming west - honest.
]]>Digital sales of Phantasy Star Online 2 and smartphone titles have helped Sega's games business grow.
]]>SEGA has released a new video for Phantasy Star Online 2, showing off Episode 2, Part 2.
]]>Phantasy Star Online 2 is still heading west at some point, but the release has been delayed, according to SEGA. The delay in the western release was announced three months back when it was slated for an early 2013 release, so the fact that it is still delayed hopefully means you will still be able to play it at some point. Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode 2 will release in Japan next month, and the game is available on PC and Vita. Thanks, Kotaku.
]]>Phantasy Star Online has accumulated 500,000 players on Vita, Sega has announced. The MMORPG opened its doors on the portable console in February, Siliconera reminds us, so it's managed this feat in just over three months. Vita players are being rewarded with an item which increases money, XP and item drops for 30 minutes. Phantasy Star Online 2 has not been announced for western release. It's also available on PC and is coming to mobiles.
]]>Sega has published details of its Q1 financial report, highlighting a 53% profit increase for the year ended March 31, 2013. The publisher's biggest hit for the year was Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, while Aliens: Colonial Marines old1.3 million copies worldwide.
]]>Sorry, Sega fans; the publisher has confirmed a delay to the US release of Phantasy Star Online 2. Polygon reports Sega doesn't have any firm release window in mind at present, merely allowing that the title has been pushed back from its expected first-quarter launch. An online-focused action RPG, Phantasy Star Online 2 hit PS3 in Japan in July 2012, and released on Vita in February.
]]>PS Vita has received a new release show-reel under Sony Japan's 'Play Movies' banner. The clip shows off new gameplay from Phantasy Star Online 2 and Soul Sacrifice.
]]>Sony has announced via live stream that both the 3G and Wi-Fi models of PS Vita will receive a price-drop in February.
]]>Phantasy Star Online 2 is free-to-play and supports Cross-Save and Cross-Play with the PC version of Sega's popular MMO. Sounds pretty aces, right? A pity that it's only been announced for Japan so far, with a release due in February. Taunt yourself with a six-minute trailer through the break.
]]>Phantasy Star Online 2 is heading to PS Vita next year, Sega has announced. The free-to-play MMO will also receive a closed beta phase early next year. Get the details below.
]]>Phantasy Star Online 2 has garnered 1 million registered players, and to celebrate, SEGA is giving away some goodies.
]]>Sega is taking no chances with Phatansy Star Online 2. The game will be free-to-play for all Japanese Vita owners from launch. If you don't fancy spending out on the PC or console versions, a limited handheld outing might do just the trick.
]]>Phantasy Star Online 2 videos have been released, and there is one of each version posted below: Vita, PC, mobile. So pick your poison, or just watch all three. A list of updates coming to the game were announced during TGS 2012 today, and since SEGA has blocked international players on the PC version, you'll just have to visit Siliconera and weep over what could have been. Or what once was if you imported it. Then again, it's releasing in the west next year, so it's also a list of what's coming. The videos below are courtesy of Gematsu.
]]>SEGA has announced its TGS 2012 line-up of games for the show.
]]>Sega has advised us it's going to front nine games at PAX Prime in Seattle between August 31 and September 2. Visit booths 242 and 252 to check out Aliens: Colonial Marines; Double Fine's latest effort The Cave; Arkedo's Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit; upcoming downloadable classics Jet Set Radio and NiGHTS into Dreams; MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2; Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. But wait - there's more: Sega will also show off an "unannounced digital title" which could well be Toejam & Earl.
]]>Phantasy Star Online 2 players outside Japan are out of luck; Sega of Japan has blocked international players.
]]>SEGA has announced Phantasy Star Online 2 has 730,000 registers users. The firm also announced that on July 7 it had 91,513 concurrent players. The game is set for an update with new enemies, outfits and hairdos next month, and the update will be delivered in three parts on August 1, August 8, and the end of the month, respectively. You can watch a video featuring the upcoming summer content below. Phantasy Star Online 2 will be released in North America and Europe next year. Thanks, Gamespot.
]]>Phantasy Star Online 2's producer Satoshi Sakai has said North American and European players will share the same server when the game launches in 2013. It was also noted the localization process for different regions will be switches up, such as adding darker skin tones in the game’s character creator, according to Sakai. Phantasy Star Online 2 has been in development since 2008, and has always been planned as a F2P title.
]]>A press release published by Phantasy Star Online community site, PSO World, suggests the free-to-play MMO action-RPG will launch in North America and Europe in "early 2013."
]]>SEGA has announced the open beta for its free-to-play MMO, Phantasy Star Online 2, has started in Japan. The beta will allow participants to reach level 30, and the Japanese client can be downloaded for PC here. The game is slated for a summer release.
]]>Sega has released a pile of new screens for PC, Vita and mobile multiplayer RPG Phantasy Star Online. The screens show off some of the content to be included in the next public test, notably a bouquet gun, but as there are over 150 of them I point you towards Andriasang to sup your fill. Phantasy Star Online 2 is expected to his PC in Japan sometime during summer, with other platforms - and possibly territories - to follow.
]]>SEGA has released stats regarding the closed beta of Phantasy Star Online 2.
]]>Sega's released a video of the character creation demo for Phantasy Star Online 2. Players will be able to make their own characters ahead of the MMO's closed beta test, but also be able to find out if your PC will be able to run it once it does launch. Get it below the break.
The MMO's out this summer for PC in Japan, this winter for iOS and Android and next spring for PlayStation Vita. Thanks, Andriasang.
]]>Sega's announced it'll launch a standalone character creator for Phantasy Star Online 2 next week, April 5. As well as that, its also released new shots of the game in action on PC, Vita and smartphones. Get them at Siliconera. The MMO will launch this summer in Japan on PC, this winter on iOS and Android, and in spring next year for Vita.
]]>Sega's announced Phantasy Star Online 2 will be a free-to-play effort, as well as confirming an Android and iOS version
]]>SEGA's second press conference for Phantasy Star Online 2 occurs on Monday, March 26 and you can watch it live courtesy of Nico Nico Video at 1:30pm JST. What can you expect out of it? According to the game's producer Satoshi Sakaii, the press conference will divulge details on the game's closed beta test and pricing. Current, the game is around the 10% complete mark. Thanks, Andriasang.
]]>Phantasy Star Online 2 producer Satoshi Sakai has said the game is only 10% complete and that the video posted earlier was footage the development used from the PC's lowest settings as the Vita version is lacking shaders and optimization at the moment.
]]>A pre-recorded stream announcing PlayStation Vita games has confirmed that Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to the portable.
]]>You didn't think we'd let you get out of here for the weekend without another shorts post did you? What do you take us for? Some sort of benign entity with your best interest at heart? We scoff at you.
]]>It's time for your second round of Tuesday shorts. Enjoy.
]]>SEGA has released direct-feed footage of Phantasy Star Online 2 complete with English translation. It's four minutes long, and posted below the break courtesy of Andriasang. Closed beta testing of the game will begin this summer in Japan, with testers chosen by a lottery. It's out this year on PC, with a western release unknown at this point.
]]>SEGA's announced Phantasy Star Online 2 to PC in 2011.
It was announced via livestream.
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