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Phantasy Star Portable TV

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:27:00 +0000

Phantasy Star Portable TV
[ Lee_yoshi - Thursday, July 24 2008 ]

Over in Japan, tv screens will have been seen sporting the new portable version of Phantasy Star Universe entitled Phantasy Star Portable for Sony's PlayStation Portable (I.e. Sony PSP).

The advert shows off the wireless multiplayer and some of the gameplay aspects in typical Japanese marketing fashion!

To see the advert, head on over to the downloads page... or just click here.

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Over in Japan, tv screens will have been seen sporting the new portable version of Phantasy Star Universe entitled Phantasy Star Portable for Sony's PlayStation Portable (I.e. Sony PSP).

The advert shows off the wireless multiplayer and some of the gameplay aspects in typical Japanese marketing fashion!

To see the advert, head on over to the downloads page... or just click here.

Podcast with Ragol.co.uk!

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:25:00 +0000

Podcast with Ragol.co.uk!
[ Lee_yoshi - July 24 2008 - 1:25 PM ]

Podcasting at Ragol.co.uk is go!

You can now use our community forums to post and discuss your own very podcasts, whether they be Phantasy Star themed or otherwise!

By subscribing to http://www.ragol.co.uk/forums/external.php?forumids=90 on iTunes or other RSS applications, you can give a listen to the example Ragol.co.uk podcast right now! Or why not put your own up for listen & subscription in our podcasting board?

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Podcast with Ragol.co.uk!

Podcasting at Ragol.co.uk is go!

You can now use our community forums to post and discuss your own very podcasts, whether they be Phantasy Star themed or otherwise!

By subscribing to http://www.ragol.co.uk/forums/external.php?forumids=90 on iTunes or other RSS applications, you can give a listen to the example Ragol.co.uk podcast right now! Or why not put your own up for listen & subscription in our podcasting board?

Video links fixed

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:17:38 +0000

Video links fixed
[ Lee_yoshi - July 24 2008 - 1:17 PM ]

Just a quick ol' note to say the video links that have been down for a few days (And some for a surprisingly long time!) are all now working again on our downloads page.

There are also a few more Episode III videos with classic Battle League and fun matches involving other Ragol.co.uk members over on our new YouTube channel from back in the day!

Enjoy!

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Video links fixed

Just a quick ol' note to say the video links that have been down for a few days (And some for a surprisingly long time!) are all now working again on our downloads page.

There are also a few more Episode III videos with classic Battle League and fun matches involving other Ragol.co.uk members over on our new YouTube channel from back in the day!

Enjoy!

New Youtube Channel!

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:05:21 +0000

New Youtube Channel!
[ Lee_yoshi - July 22 2008 - 7:05 PM ]

Having finally gotten around to it, Ragol.co.uk's archive of videos is now appearing on YouTube, the largest video sharing website out there!

At the moment there are only a few video's available, but more will be added in the very near future. YouTube will also be appearing on Ragol.co.uk in that near future too!

If you have a video you would like added to Ragol's new YouTube page, please pass a link or two on through the community forums, where a link directly to Ragol.co.uk's YouTube Channel can also be found! The username for the channel is 'RagolCoUk' (They don't allow dots, darn youtube!)

Please note that because of this and the websites current maintenance, some of the video's hosted on Ragol.co.uk through our downloads page may not be available until a few days time.

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Having finally gotten around to it, Ragol.co.uk's archive of videos is now appearing on YouTube, the largest video sharing website out there!

At the moment there are only a few video's available, but more will be added in the very near future. YouTube will also be appearing on Ragol.co.uk in that near future too!

If you have a video you would like added to Ragol's new YouTube page, please pass a link or two on through the community forums, where a link directly to Ragol.co.uk's YouTube Channel can also be found! The username for the channel is 'RagolCoUk' (They don't allow dots, darn youtube!)

Please note that because of this and the websites current maintenance, some of the video's hosted on Ragol.co.uk through our downloads page may not be available until a few days time.

Ragol.co.uk Issues

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:03:13 +0000

Ragol.co.uk Issues
[ Lee_yoshi - July 2 2008 - 8:03 AM ]

Due to unforseen circumstances Ragol.co.uk was suddenly washed offline last night and some people accessing the website may have gotten their web browser stuck in a constantly refreshing loop of redirection pages, whilst those looking for the community forums were probabily stuck at a page full of adverts from former website warcrafttavern.com!

However now it appears that these issues have been resolved and normality will hopefully resume shortly. Apologies for any inconvience caused by this. Many thanks to original owner Sol for the assistance and our web hosters for sorting everything out - Cheers guys!

Competition!

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:47:37 +0000

Competition!
[ Lee_yoshi - May 28 2008 - 6:47 PM ]

Over the last month and a bit we recently held a competition on the community forums entitled..... errrr.... what? Nevermind about the name, but the important bit about this is that there was a competition!

The winner, Ragol.co.uk forumer K_I_R_E_E_K, has now won a prize for discovering the answer to the competition, and you can do the same by participarting in a new competition of which follows the same premise (Albeit a little easier for times sake!).

You can find the original competition here, while this link holds the url to our new competition. Good luck!

Site Loading Problems?

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:43:49 +0000

Site Loading Problems?
[ Lee_yoshi - May 28 2008 - 6:43 PM ]

You may have noticed recently that accessing the website has been a tad more difficult then usual. The reason for this is sort of unknown, although there are several possible reasons of which i am currently looking into.

Should you have problems accessing the site at a certain time, please bear with it and try again at a later moment. Apologies for any inconvience caused by this.

It's back!

Wed, 28 May 2008 20:32:05 +0000

It's back!
[ Lee_yoshi - Wednesday, May 28 2008 ]

PSUniverse.net disappeared from the world wide web earlier in the year, however now it is back in it's new domain of psu.ragol.co.uk.

Of course it has been quiet for quite a while on the website even before it went down, so what is to come in the future for the site is uncertain, but in the meanwhile feel free to enjoy the features it has always brought about!

If you find any errors, broken links or links to the old PSUniverse.net site that have not been removed by myself since getting the website back online, please let me know either via. E-Mail or through the community forums. Cheers!

Enjoyables!

Wed, 28 May 2008 20:29:12 +0000

Enjoyables!
[ Lee_yoshi - May 28 2008 - 4:29 PM ]

Ragol.co.uk has been far from active lately, however today there is an update to the domain!

More downloads and additionals have been added to the website for your viewing, and listening pleasure. Ragol.co.uk forumer K_I_R_E_E_K has compiled a collection of sound files of which you'll hear when you're playing through any part of Phantasy Star Online, Episodes I & II. The compilation, comprising almost 1,500 sound files can be found on our downloads page.

More images and wallpapers have also been added to our Phantasy Star Online Artwork profile, including official SEGA wallpapers for Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution characters, general PSO wallpapers and more logo's. You'll be able to find all of that through the 'Artwork' link (Or by clicking here).

Also if you were curious to know, our Phantasy Star Universe pages are back, previously known as PSUniverse.net, you'll find our PSU coverage at psu.ragol.co.uk (Or through the link on the main page). Enjoy!

I'm bored... yawn

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:15:46 +0000

I'm bored... *yawn*
[ Lee_yoshi - April 28 2008 - 6:15 PM ]

Well, you're the only one! I couldn't have more work to do at the moment! If you wish the forums and website would become more active as it once were though, you needn't wait too long, as things should hopefully start picking up in the coming months (Lets say Summer!).

Is there anything you'd like to see on the website? What would you like to see on the forums? We're trying to do what we can with little Phantasy Star Online action occuring on SEGA's side nowadays!

Coming soon for PSP... it's PSP!

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:29:51 +0000

Coming soon for PSP... it's PSP!
[ Lee_yoshi - Wednesday, December 5 2007 ]

Computer&VideoGames.com & Ragol.co.uk Forumer K_I_R_E_E_K has noticed that SEGA have revealed via the latest issue of Famitsu magazine in Japan that Phantasy Star Universe is to make it's debut on a portable console... Sony's PSP in the near future.

The game will be exactly the same as Phantasy Star Universe (And it's new Expansion Pack - Ambition of Illuminus )currently stands on PC, PlayStation2 & Xbox360, except without the online play. In that's place is wireless 4 player multiplayer, and some more mission bits and story points.

The game however is not being developed by Sonic Team, but instead being produced by that famous Japanese developer 'Alpha System'. Should be good eh?

The game currently titled 'Phantasy Star Portable' (Funnyily enough abbreviated as PSP) should give Universe fanatics something to run to the shops for in 2008!

Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst to close 1 year after the console originals...

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:11:52 +0000

Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst to close 1 year after the console originals...
[ Lee_yoshi - November 20 2007 - 3:11 PM ]

Ragol.co.uk Forumer FireFox276 has sent in news that the last official version of Phantasy Star Online that's still going from SEGA - Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst - is to closedown at the end of March 2008.

Posting on the official PSO: BB forums come the following as the reason for closure:

"To give players some insight into the goings on of PSOBB, I've drafted up a brief explanation that covers the why concerns for the game closure. The reason for closing ultimately falls on two core reasons:

1. PSOBB is not making any money, in fact Phantasy Star Universe is the only reason it has been going as long as it has. Even with the lack of updates (no development, localization, or management costs), the server and bandwidth costs exceed the amount of money generated by paying subscribers.

2. Persistent billing issues and server timeouts (error 906, etc) cannot be resolved by our billing server team. We've been working on them for months and they simply cannot be resolved, I would go into more detail, but the end result will always be the same.

As a company offering a subscription-based service, we cannot charge people for a broken service, and we can't offer a free service without offsetting the cost. The sad result is a closure of the game."

- From the official PSO: BB Forums

Hunters' Licenses will no longer be able to be bought from 6th December 2007, while all subscriptions will end on January 9th 2008, making online play on Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst free to all users who have had at active account with the game at some point in it's lifetime from January 9th until March 31st 2008 when the game will closedown for good.

During this final period of Phantasy Star Online: BB's play, XP & Drop Rates are to be increased should you finally wish to get your hands on the goods and levels you always wished for!

For those also wondering, yes March 31st 2008 also marks the 1 year anniversary of us losing SEGA Dreamcast & Nintendo Gamecube Phantasy Star Online.

The discussion on this topic has already started on the forums - click here to be a part of it.

An apology...

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:52:06 +0000

An apology...
[ Lee_yoshi - November 20 2007 - 2:52 PM ]

Apologies for the lack of updates on any part of Ragol.co.uk, PSUniverse.net & the Ragol.co.uk Community Forums. My time has been taken up so much so by university work and outside interferences that absolutely no updates have been made to the site by me in the past few months!

Because of this the website & forums traffic & usage has obviously dwindled in numbers recently. Unfortunately i can't guarantee that the opposite will happen in the coming months, but at least until June you probabily won't see much difference in the website. However, if you're still with us, thanks for sticking it out and i hope you're still either enjoying Phantasy Star Online, Phantasy Star Universe, or discussing it in our forums!

Of what little i can offer, updates will be here for christmas, so be sure to be with us around then, until now be sure to continue discussing all things Phantasy Star at those lovely ol' forums!

Pieces that last forever

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:35:15 +0000

Pieces that last forever
[ Lee_yoshi - September 2 2007 - 9:35 AM ]

It's time for another new feature here on Ragol.co.uk!

It's actually been online for a few days now, and to those that have noticed the new link on the menu, it's full of great Phantasy Star Online artwork, amazingly titled the Phantasy Star Online artwork page!

Full of wallpapers, logo's, environment shots and general artwork, some official, some otherwise, it's definately worth a look if you love all that stuff!

You'll be able to see it for yourself, once you click this differently coloured text.

Grab a Bargain!

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:24:58 +0000

Grab a Bargain!
[ Lee_yoshi - Friday, August 31 2007 ]

eRetailer Shop-To.net are having a massive games clearance sale for this weekend only, and the Xbox360 version of Phantasy Star Universe is a part of it.

So for this weekend only, while their stocks last, you can grab it for only Â£7.99 (Including 1st class delivery)! It's a mega-saving that can't be missed for those that own a Xbox360 and yet don't own this game (Maniacs!).

Make your purchase by clicking here!

Thank Ragol.co.uk Forumer Starman for this info!