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Update Calendar Breaks Out of Japan!
(Lee_yoshi - Thursday, November 30 2006) - Comments (0)
General News Update

Aparently in 'The Perfect Guide', a Japanese Phantasy Star Universe strategy guide, a brief update calendar has been published containing rough update listings for the Japanese version of PSU between now & March 2007, and has been roughly translated and posted on PSO-World.com, with the calendar looking as follows:

  • Early December
    • Story Mission: Ch. 17: Valley of Suspicion
    • Christmas Event
  • Mid-December
    • Famitsu Cup Event!
    • Story Mission: Ch. 18: TBA
    • New Free Missions
  • Late December
    • Story Mission: Ch. 19: TBA
    • New Years Celebration Event
  • January 2007
    • Story Mission: Ch. 20: TBA
    • Story Mission: Ch. 21: TBA
    • Snowy Season Event
    • New Free Missions!
  • February 2007
    • Story Mission: Ch. 22: TBA
    • Valentine's Day Event
    • Free Missions: Flaming SEED Attack
  • March 2007
    • White Day Event

Lots of great stuff to be looking forward too then i guess if you're an international Phantasy Star Universe player/playeress! Also nice to see they're sticking with their many seasoned events as they have done for many years with PSO!



4 New Fights to be had in Japan!
(Lee_yoshi - Thursday, November 30 2006) - Comments (0)
General News Update

Sonic Team of Japan have updated the Japanese version of Phantasy Star Universe today with 4 new boss battles for online play!

ParumNeudaiz

Head down to the Relics and you might be in for a whole new kind of surprise, meanwhile Neudaiz also holds a new surprise that the department of Research & Development are very interested in...

MoatoobThe HIVE

Moatoob's old coal mine zone also has a new 'weapon' while the HIVE has some kind of very large photon fed SEED killing machine - Proceed with a hint of caution!

All the new boss missions hold S - C Rank Result possibilities, so there's no reason not to go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise!



Community Spotlight #1
(Beat_X500 - Sunday, November 26 2006) - Comments (0)

Introducing a new little aspect to the site and the forums: Community Spotlight!

Community Spotlight is here for you - the community - to get to know some of the staff members abit better through some very intruiging interviews :P

Our first one is online now and this time round we're getting to know the one and only Lee-Yoshi! Check out the intverview here to find out just why Lee loves those Pandas ;)

Be sure to visit the comments thread to post your thoughts and to nominate yourself for the Spotlight in the future!



Be a part of Team PSUniverse.net!
(Lee_yoshi - Friday, November 24 2006) - Comments (40)

Yes, we had one for Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst, and now we're going to do it again with Phantasy Star Universe!

Join Team PSUniverse.net Today! (Don't be a dream - Be in a team!)Yes, we're aware there's no team features in PSU, but that doesn't stop us! Sign-up now by clicking this link to go to our special forum thread, or find someone you recognise in-game and ask/bug/annoy them about how you want to be in Team PSUniverse.net (Though they'll just redirect you to here)!

Being in a team you can arrange meetings with other fellow team members (With players being factually online more when their in a team) & take part in cool in-game competitions (When we make some!), et al!

The team isn't officially launched yet, but over the weekend it should be all go in the world... or should i say universe... of PSU!

So don't be a bream... be in a team! (Please note: People who come up with better rhymes may not be allowed to join)



PlaySEGA... PlayPSU!
(Lee_yoshi - Friday, November 24 2006) - Comments ()
PS2 & PC News Update

Yes, my friends, Phantasy Star Universe is now fully released and available for you to get your grubby little mits all over in lots of different shops (Or you could of course win it in our current competition!).

For those of you wanting to get online as soon as you can, well, now you can! PlaySEGA.com was updated earlier today and now lets European PlayStation2 & PC players purchase a Guardians License so you can play online with the rest of the world!

Enjoy!



Xbox360 Guardian License now available!
(Starman - Thursday, November 23 2006) - Comments (1)
Xbox360 News Update
At around 00:05 GMT this morning a strange sound across Europe could be heard. This sound turned out to be the rejoicing of many hopeful Xbox360 players at the news that after a month long wait they can finally enter a whole new online universe. It is my pleasure to report that the Guardian License for the PAL Xbox360 version of Phantasy Star Universe is now available for purchase.

Please note that currently it seems that the license is not listing on the Marketplace itself hopefully this will be resolved shortly. But you can purchase the license via the direct prompt in-game when you select Xbox Live at the main title screen.

It is my distinct pleasure on behalf of the PSUniverse.net team to welcome everyone to a whole new universe...


Xbox360 Client Patch
(Starman - Thursday, November 23 2006) - Comments (0)
Xbox360 News Update
A small client update for Xbox360 version of Phantasy Star Universe has been released which occurred after a maintenance period last night. A number of long standing issues have been resolved with this update such as voice chat not functioning correctly for some players.
  • Modified client program to allow for more viewable characters in lobby areas. Players should now be able to see far more players when in all of the major hub areas.
  •  The 'Retry' option should now function normally. This option will occasionally appear during the login process if an error occurs. Users are no longer required to disconnect to retry from the main menu.
  • Fixed a hard lock/extended load time issue occurring at the My Room level when users applied new decorations. Remodel tickets may not function if users are present at the time of use. Please keep this in mind.
  • Fixed and issue that prevented healing players when their avatars were grounded from a knockdown attack.
  • Updated Voice Chat program to address party chat issues. Users should no longer experience issues with this functionality. Modifying voice chat problem which some users in the party can not communicate.
Also interestingly some users have reported a number of undocumented changes included with this update. These include the ability to see recent members of your party displayed within the recently played section of the Xbox360 dashboard.

Have you spotted anything else that was not listed within the patch notes? Feel free to drop us a line or take it to the comments thread!


Win With PSUniverse.net!!!
(Lee_yoshi - Thursday, November 23 2006) - Comments (5)
We at PSUniverse.net are proud to present our first competition as we've teamed up with SEGA Europe Ltd. to bring you one hell of a fantastic opportunity!

Win @ PSUniverse.net!


We've got 5 copies of Phantasy Star Universe (Available for PlayStation2, PC & Xbox360 - Whichever you choose), and 10 copies of the Phantasy Star Universe Official Soundtrack!

This competitions going to create 10 winners, 5 of whom win the top prize consisting of:
  • 1 x Phantasy Star Universe
    • PlayStation2, PC or Xbox360 - You decide! [PAL]
  • 1 x Phantasy Star Universe Official Soundtrack

While 5 runners-up will win:
  • 1 x Phantasy Star Universe Official Soundtrack

How do you win?

Well... there's two ways you can win a prize or two, and that's by sending us FanArt or FanFics! All you've got to do is draw us a nice Phantasy Star Universe related picture in whichever way you like, or you can write us a short story around Phantasy Star Universe . The story can be about whatever you like, as long as it's related to PSU, as can the picture. The people that come out with the best submissions, win!

How do we decide between what wins? Basically we'll either choose 2 FanFics and 3 FanArts for first prize (With 3 FanFics and 2 FanArts for second prize) or vice versa if we can't decide! Everyone's got an equal chance of winning, and you can enter as many times as you like (But you can only win once)!

Who can Enter?

Anyone can! It doesn't matter where in the world you live, you can enter our competition right here right now! Please note though if you win a copy of the game, you'll be recieving a European PAL encoded version of the game which will only play on European PAL consoles (Though the PC version remains region free).

How to Enter?

To enter our competition, there's two simple steps:
  • 1] Send us your artwork or short story by uploading it to PSUniverse.net via. the links below
  • 2] Send it to us!

Got that all? Confused a little or got some questions of your own for us? Please get in contact, use our forums.

Click Here to go to the Competition Page!

Competition closes midnight Tuesday 5th December 2006

Good Luck!



Out Tomorrow!
(Lee_yoshi - Thursday, November 23 2006) - Comments (1)
General News Update

Just a quick reminder, Phantasy Star Universe hits stores across Europe tomorrow!

 

Are you ready?



Win exclusive PSU goodies!
(Beat_X500 - Wednesday, November 22 2006) - Comments (3)
General News Update

To celebrate the European release of Phantasy Star Universe, Official Xbox Magazine and Sega are teaming up to offer you the chance to win some top notch merchandise!

First prize wins some exclusive PSU action figures, that can't be found outside of Japan. Runners-up recieve a "long" subscription the the online game and Soundtracks signed by Sonic Team themselves!

For a chance to win these awesome prizes, be sure to check out their competition page, which can be found here!



Moatoob Now Available!
(Beat_X500 - Saturday, November 18 2006) - Comments (5)
General News Update

Access has now been granted to the planet of Moatoob for Phantasy Star Universe players in the US!

Due to increased guerilla fighting between rogue groups on Moatoob, GUARDIAN forces have had limited access to the planet. With the escalating SEED crisis currently affecting more and more of the Moatoob wildlife, rogue groups have reached a cease fire and are now requesting aid. Flyer routes to Moatoob have been re-secured for GUARDIAN missions and are now available in this all new environment!

Along with access to the third of the planets, many new and exciting missions have been added for you enjoyment. Seeing as Moatoob is the newest addition to the areas for exploration, we'll go over a few of the missions taking place there!

 

System Defense

The Alliance Military are requesting your help controlling an outbreak of vicious monsters. Go lend them a hand!

 

 

Mine Defense

More vicious creatures have gone on a rampage near the entrance to a prominent mine. Save the miners and clear out this area.

 

 

Valley of Carnage

The angered Vanda have been gathering in packs around the Galenigare Canyon. Take them down and defeat their leader to secure this area.

 

 

Desert Terror

An energy plant is in danger! Angered by the invasion of the SEED, Dimmagolus have gone rampant in the West Kugu Desert. You'll need to act quickly to save this area!

 

 

Looks to be an exciting few weeks and months on PSU with the addition of Moatoob and new missions. Speaking of new missions, we can't forget Parum and Neudaiz in this update, oh no! Here is a brief description of what to expect on these two worlds...

Parum and Neudaiz have new missions for GUARDIANS. On Parum, new reports have come in of a very large Koltova spotted beyond the Lakeshore area. All GUARDIAN parties should exercise extreme caution if this beast is encountered.

On Neudaiz, an area of Sacred Ground is in jeopardy! All GUARDIANS are requested to assist in clearing a dangerous RELIC site. This dangerous mission will take a strong party with excellent teamwork. We advise that only the strongest of GUARDIANS attempt this challenge.

So be sure to logon to Phantasy Star Universe, rack up some playtime and then tell us what your thoughts are on these new updates in our community forums!



Details on upcoming content!
(Beat_X500 - Thursday, November 16 2006) - Comments ()
General News Update

If you're one of the many US players of Phantasy Star Universe you'll be happy to hear that SEGA and Sonic Team are finally bringing some long awaited additions to the world of PSU and from what we've seen so far, things can only get better!

Thanks to a recent update on 1UP.com we can confirm some solid details on the update:

So what's in store for the first major content addition since PSU went live? Plenty! Here are the official details, direct from Sega.

Moatoob: Access Granted!
Due to increased guerilla fighting between rogue groups on Moatoob, GUARDIAN forces have had limited access to the planet. With the escalating SEED crisis currently affecting more and more of the Moatoob wildlife, rogue groups have reached a cease fire and are now requesting aid. Flyer routes to Moatoob have been re-secured for GUARDIAN missions and will be available on November 17.

New Guardian Missions Since the SEED attacks, the native life of all three planets has grown increasingly aggressive and Moatoob is not the only planet in need of GUARDIAN assistance. Parum and Neudaiz are also requesting additional support in a variety of new missions. All GUARDIANS are expected to launch an offensive on the incoming enemy hordes as soon as possible.

System Defense There's been an outbreak of vicious creatures near the confinement system in West Kugu Desert. The Alliance Military is requesting help.

Mine Defense
An outbreak of violent creatures near the entrance of a prominent mine has put miners at risk. Exterminate the creatures and defend the mine!

Valley of Carnage
Recently, the vicious Vanda have been forming packs and causing great damage around the Galenigare Canyon. Defeat the Vanda leader!

Desert Terror
In the West Kugu Desert, the vicious Dimmagolus has become even more ferocious due to the SEED and is terrorizing a nearby energy plant.

Parum and Neudaiz
Not to be left out with the addition of Moatoob, both Parum and Neudaiz have new missions for GUARDIANS. On Parum, new reports have come in of a very large Koltova spotted beyond the Lakeshore area. All GUARDIAN parties should exercise extreme caution if this beast is encountered.

However we're still to be enlightened on when exactly this will be available and if it will be available to the eagerly waiting EU players once they finally get the game!

Keep tuned to PSUniverse.net for the updates!




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