Episode IV for Download in Japan, while Blue Burst prepares for US invasion

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<font size="1">[ Lee_yoshi - March 11 2005 - 12:01 PM ]</font>

<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Sonic Team has officially announced that <EM>Episode IV</EM> - the Expansion Pack for <EM>Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst</EM> (Japanese), will be available for Download from March 15th 2005.</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="Episode IV Boxart" hspace=2 src="/uploads/news_images/psobb_epiv_boxart.gif" align=left border=1>The Official Download comes courtesy of the Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. Corporation making download from Bitway websites available.</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Bitway is the biggest Japanese distributor in its field of which the Toppan Printing Co. Ltd Corporation develops.</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Download package is almost identical to that of the&nbsp;retail sale.</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The package will not include the games soundtrack or instruction manual, and the download can not be used as a replacement to the <EM>Episode IV</EM> Retail package. Multiple <EM>Episode IV</EM> ID's can also not be registered to the same game. A copy of <EM>Blue Burst</EM>, either retail sold or downloaded version, must be on the system in order for this expansion to run. You will still obtain a 30 day free trial for online play, after which you must pay to play!</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">All system requirements are the same as those for the existing version of <EM>Blue Burst</EM> which can be found in </FONT><A href="http://www.ragol.co.uk/articles/EEpFkEAlVAlnddiCbJ.shtml"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">this article</FONT></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">.</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Download will be available from March 15th 2005 for the price of 3,000 Yen (Inc. Tax), and will be available from the websites of:</FONT></P><UL><LI><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">OCN</FONT> <LI><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Seven Dream.com</FONT> <LI><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">DION</FONT> <LI><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">So-net</FONT> <LI><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">DreamNet</FONT> <LI><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">@nifty</FONT> <LI><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">SANNET</FONT> <LI><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Club Bitway</FONT></LI></UL><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Download is 500mb, so its advised you dont attempt the download unless you've a substancial bandwidth!!!</FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="PSO: Blue Burst" hspace=0 src="/uploads/news_images/psobb_usart.gif" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Meanwhile we still eagerly await an announcement of an American release date for <EM>Blue Burst</EM>. Good news is that its being built upon in <A href="www.sega.com">SEGA.com</A>, where its been given an <A href="http://www.sega.com/games/game_temp.php?game=psobb">official Game page</A>, where all the Hardware Requirements for the US version of the game are available, aswell as official Boxart and other few bits and bobs. Not the release date though. All good things come to those who wait... stop getting impatient, stop throwing things!!</FONT></P>