21-07-2006, 02:51 PM
<strong>There's A Whole New Universe to Explore!</strong> <img src="/images/PSU.jpg" alt="PSU" width="8" height="8">
<font size="1">[ Lee_yoshi - July 21 2006 - 9:51 AM ]</font>
<P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="Phantasy Star Universe!" hspace=0 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/ragol_psulogo.gif" align=baseline border=1> </FONT></P><P align=left><A href="/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_01.jpg"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG style="WIDTH: 112px; HEIGHT: 82px" height=482 alt="The new look website! Click to Enlarge" hspace=1 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_01.jpg" width=513 align=left vspace=1 border=1></FONT></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Sonic Team of Japan have redone their <EM>Phantasy Star Universe</EM> website once again! The website takes on a new, non-flash theme and contains a bit more detailed information regarding every area of the game there is, including new images which we've gone to the trouble of producing here for you:</FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_02.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_03.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_04.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_05.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_12.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_13.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_10.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_11.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_06.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_26.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><U>Game Features</U></FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI></UL><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Nano Beast Formation</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_14.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_15.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_16.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lobbies</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_18.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_19.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_20.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_21.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The above 4 images here show off the various lobbies within planets of the Gurhal system. Here you can travel to other lobbies within the <EM>Phantasy Star Universe</EM> online servers, or travel to different planets altogether. Staying right where you are? Then why not try a spot of shopping, or various other activities which can also be undertaken here!</FONT></P><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Relay Lobby</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_22.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_23.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">These two above images represent the 'Relay Lobby' - I.e. The Lobby all players can gather within once a Mission has begun. Here they can recollect mission information, aswell as use this spot to chat with others in your party and exchange weapons, etc.</FONT></P><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Mission Complete Travelling</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_24.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_25.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The two images above represent the end of a mission! When a mission is complete, you are aparently taken to a place of peace and tranquility to rest a while and take in the great scenery of the various planets in the Gurhal system.</FONT></P><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">My Room</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_27.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_28.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_29.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_30.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">These four above placed images show off the 'My Room' feature of the game. Think of it as a bit of an <EM>Animal Crossing</EM> add-on! Add cool new accessories to your room through purchasing items in the shopping centres to really personalise <EM>PSU</EM> just the way you like it! Here you can also just relax and chill out, should the busy lobbies get too much for you! But that's not all, your room allows you to change clothes/character appearance, trade through your Partner Machinery (MAG) with other players and more! Someone you want to trade with not online? No problem! Visit their room when they aren't there, and leave it there for them!</FONT></P><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Game Communication</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI><UL><LI><DIV align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Cut-In Chat & Symbol Chat Evolution</FONT></DIV></LI></UL></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_35.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_36.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_37.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_38.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_07.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_08.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The two images above are taken from the online 'Network' mode of which Symbol Chat has been improved greatly.</FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">"<EM>It has been hugely popular up until this point, where the feature known as Symbol Chat has evolved greatly for Phantasy Star Universe users</EM>"</FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Aswell as being able to 'Cut-in' (I.e. To smack your face widely on the screen of everyones game to say something important - See above), you can also shape the speech bubbles to fit the emotion of what you wish to say to add to your voice, maybe in the tone as something along the lines of <EM>Episode III</EM>?</FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_31.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_32.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_33.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_34.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><UL><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Party Chat, Simple Mail & Guild Cards</FONT></DIV></LI></UL></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_39.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_40.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_41.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_42.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Chatting with your friends could also not be any easier with <EM>Universe</EM>, as Sonic Team introduce the new 'Party Chat' feature, which simply lets you chat within a certain group of your friends, as Sonic Team realise being in a crowded lobby can mean your conversation getting easily lost amongst everyone elses! Carrying on from <EM>PSO</EM> also come the 'Simple Mail' & 'Guild Card' features, so you can never lose touch with your bestest buddies!</FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG style="WIDTH: 197px; HEIGHT: 197px" alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_17.jpg" align=right border=1>Sonic Team have also announced on the website that the soundtrack to <EM>Phantasy Star Universe</EM> will be produced in two different CD Album editions. One entitled 'Save This World', to be made available through all good retailers, is the original score of the game, being sold at 2,500Yen (£11.60) on the 2 week anniversary of the game's day of Japanese release (13th September 2006).</FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The second edition is to be made available only through SEGA Link (And SEGA subsidaries) and is a 3 CD Album set containing every bit of musical greatness there is in the game, to be sold at 3,800Yen (£17.60) as the original soundtrack to the title. Entitled 'For Brighter Day', this version will be released about a month after 'Save This World'.</FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face=Arial>As the website now uses image and text instead of flash, you can read most of the official website in English (Or close too anyways) by <A href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=ja_en&trurl=http://phantasystaruniverse.com/index.html">clicking here</A>, or visit the website the way it was meant to be seen at <A href="http://phantasystaruniverse.com">http://phantasystaruniverse.com</A>. Otherwise if you don't want to leave the comforting smell that Ragol.co.uk delivers to you, why not check out or super long article on <EM>PSU</EM> by <A href="http://www.ragol.co.uk/articles/EEEEAyypFuxeCbpwop.shtml">clicking here</A>!</FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face=Arial><EM>Phantasy Star Universe</EM> is confirmed as being released in the land of the rising sun on August 31st 2006, with both European & American dates still TBC Autumn/Winter 2006.</FONT></P>
<font size="1">[ Lee_yoshi - July 21 2006 - 9:51 AM ]</font>
<P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="Phantasy Star Universe!" hspace=0 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/ragol_psulogo.gif" align=baseline border=1> </FONT></P><P align=left><A href="/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_01.jpg"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG style="WIDTH: 112px; HEIGHT: 82px" height=482 alt="The new look website! Click to Enlarge" hspace=1 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_01.jpg" width=513 align=left vspace=1 border=1></FONT></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Sonic Team of Japan have redone their <EM>Phantasy Star Universe</EM> website once again! The website takes on a new, non-flash theme and contains a bit more detailed information regarding every area of the game there is, including new images which we've gone to the trouble of producing here for you:</FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_02.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_03.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_04.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_05.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_12.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_13.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_10.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_11.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_06.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_26.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><U>Game Features</U></FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI></UL><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Nano Beast Formation</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_14.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_15.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_16.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lobbies</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_18.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_19.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_20.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_21.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The above 4 images here show off the various lobbies within planets of the Gurhal system. Here you can travel to other lobbies within the <EM>Phantasy Star Universe</EM> online servers, or travel to different planets altogether. Staying right where you are? Then why not try a spot of shopping, or various other activities which can also be undertaken here!</FONT></P><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Relay Lobby</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_22.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_23.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">These two above images represent the 'Relay Lobby' - I.e. The Lobby all players can gather within once a Mission has begun. Here they can recollect mission information, aswell as use this spot to chat with others in your party and exchange weapons, etc.</FONT></P><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Mission Complete Travelling</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_24.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_25.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The two images above represent the end of a mission! When a mission is complete, you are aparently taken to a place of peace and tranquility to rest a while and take in the great scenery of the various planets in the Gurhal system.</FONT></P><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">My Room</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_27.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_28.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_29.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_30.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">These four above placed images show off the 'My Room' feature of the game. Think of it as a bit of an <EM>Animal Crossing</EM> add-on! Add cool new accessories to your room through purchasing items in the shopping centres to really personalise <EM>PSU</EM> just the way you like it! Here you can also just relax and chill out, should the busy lobbies get too much for you! But that's not all, your room allows you to change clothes/character appearance, trade through your Partner Machinery (MAG) with other players and more! Someone you want to trade with not online? No problem! Visit their room when they aren't there, and leave it there for them!</FONT></P><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Game Communication</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI><UL><LI><DIV align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Cut-In Chat & Symbol Chat Evolution</FONT></DIV></LI></UL></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_35.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_36.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_37.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_38.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_07.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_08.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The two images above are taken from the online 'Network' mode of which Symbol Chat has been improved greatly.</FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">"<EM>It has been hugely popular up until this point, where the feature known as Symbol Chat has evolved greatly for Phantasy Star Universe users</EM>"</FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Aswell as being able to 'Cut-in' (I.e. To smack your face widely on the screen of everyones game to say something important - See above), you can also shape the speech bubbles to fit the emotion of what you wish to say to add to your voice, maybe in the tone as something along the lines of <EM>Episode III</EM>?</FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_31.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_32.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_33.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_34.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><UL><UL><UL><LI><DIV align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Party Chat, Simple Mail & Guild Cards</FONT></DIV></LI></UL></UL></UL><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_39.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_40.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_41.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_42.jpg" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Chatting with your friends could also not be any easier with <EM>Universe</EM>, as Sonic Team introduce the new 'Party Chat' feature, which simply lets you chat within a certain group of your friends, as Sonic Team realise being in a crowded lobby can mean your conversation getting easily lost amongst everyone elses! Carrying on from <EM>PSO</EM> also come the 'Simple Mail' & 'Guild Card' features, so you can never lose touch with your bestest buddies!</FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG style="WIDTH: 197px; HEIGHT: 197px" alt="" hspace=2 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/news_images/21_07_06_17.jpg" align=right border=1>Sonic Team have also announced on the website that the soundtrack to <EM>Phantasy Star Universe</EM> will be produced in two different CD Album editions. One entitled 'Save This World', to be made available through all good retailers, is the original score of the game, being sold at 2,500Yen (£11.60) on the 2 week anniversary of the game's day of Japanese release (13th September 2006).</FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The second edition is to be made available only through SEGA Link (And SEGA subsidaries) and is a 3 CD Album set containing every bit of musical greatness there is in the game, to be sold at 3,800Yen (£17.60) as the original soundtrack to the title. Entitled 'For Brighter Day', this version will be released about a month after 'Save This World'.</FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face=Arial>As the website now uses image and text instead of flash, you can read most of the official website in English (Or close too anyways) by <A href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=ja_en&trurl=http://phantasystaruniverse.com/index.html">clicking here</A>, or visit the website the way it was meant to be seen at <A href="http://phantasystaruniverse.com">http://phantasystaruniverse.com</A>. Otherwise if you don't want to leave the comforting smell that Ragol.co.uk delivers to you, why not check out or super long article on <EM>PSU</EM> by <A href="http://www.ragol.co.uk/articles/EEEEAyypFuxeCbpwop.shtml">clicking here</A>!</FONT></P><P align=left><FONT face=Arial><EM>Phantasy Star Universe</EM> is confirmed as being released in the land of the rising sun on August 31st 2006, with both European & American dates still TBC Autumn/Winter 2006.</FONT></P>