13-04-2005, 08:26 PM
<strong>Blue Burst for Europe</strong> <img src="/images/PC.jpg" alt="PC" width="8" height="8">
<font size="1">[ mr_shoe_uk - April 13 2005 - 3:26 PM ]</font>
<P>After being extremely tight-lipped about it for a very long time, Sega Europe finally announced today that Blue Burst will be available to download in Europe from June 2005. Blue Burst is a PC only Phantasy Star Online game that incorporates Episodes I and II, as well as featuring a number of new quests, and saving player data to the game's own servers to combat cheating.</P><P>Sega's press release states "PSO-BB game client software will be downloadable free of charge from servers on the Internet," which seems to imply that there will be a monthly charge only, with no initial fee for downloading. This seems like a great deal, as I can't imagine the monthly fee will be any more than £10, and probably more like the Episode I & II and III's £6 per month. There is no sign of a shop release, but as the game is online only anyway, I shouldn't imagine this will cause too many problems. Though as cryptic as ever, one intruiging line is on Sega's game page, "Including previous PSO adventures revised and updated, along with the all-new PSO 4." Surely this means episode IV will be released in Europe, but this seems to say it may even be released with it! As was recently posted, there have been a lot of events recently for Blue Burst. Hopefully the early launch it is getting Europe, which will probably coincide with that of America, will mean we don't miss out a lot of the fun this time (like we did with the delayed Episode III). It also gives me high hopes for a quicker European launch of Phantasy Star Universe early next year!</P><P>The newly added gamepage on Sega Europe's website can be viewed at <A href="http://www.sega-europe.com/en/Game/136.htm">http://www.sega-europe.com/en/Game/136.htm</A></P>
<font size="1">[ mr_shoe_uk - April 13 2005 - 3:26 PM ]</font>
<P>After being extremely tight-lipped about it for a very long time, Sega Europe finally announced today that Blue Burst will be available to download in Europe from June 2005. Blue Burst is a PC only Phantasy Star Online game that incorporates Episodes I and II, as well as featuring a number of new quests, and saving player data to the game's own servers to combat cheating.</P><P>Sega's press release states "PSO-BB game client software will be downloadable free of charge from servers on the Internet," which seems to imply that there will be a monthly charge only, with no initial fee for downloading. This seems like a great deal, as I can't imagine the monthly fee will be any more than £10, and probably more like the Episode I & II and III's £6 per month. There is no sign of a shop release, but as the game is online only anyway, I shouldn't imagine this will cause too many problems. Though as cryptic as ever, one intruiging line is on Sega's game page, "Including previous PSO adventures revised and updated, along with the all-new PSO 4." Surely this means episode IV will be released in Europe, but this seems to say it may even be released with it! As was recently posted, there have been a lot of events recently for Blue Burst. Hopefully the early launch it is getting Europe, which will probably coincide with that of America, will mean we don't miss out a lot of the fun this time (like we did with the delayed Episode III). It also gives me high hopes for a quicker European launch of Phantasy Star Universe early next year!</P><P>The newly added gamepage on Sega Europe's website can be viewed at <A href="http://www.sega-europe.com/en/Game/136.htm">http://www.sega-europe.com/en/Game/136.htm</A></P>