SEGA have announced they have no plans to release either Phantasy Star Online 2 or Phantasy Star Nova in the West. A comment from a SEGA America representative has announced that “there are currently no plans to release Phantasy Star Nova in the western market. Should this change, we will ensure the information is shared as soon as possible.”
TSSZ have also been in contact with a SEGA employee who has also revealed that despite there actually being a fully English-translated version of Phantasy Star Online 2 there are still no plans to bring it to the West. The English version of PSO2 has actually been developed for English-speaking regions of Asia.
SEGA have sparked a deal with Asiasoft to develop an English-language version of Phantasy Star Online 2 for release in South-East Asia regions. Asiasoft support games released in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore.
A Western release for Phantasy Star Online 2 is still in doubt, but at least an English language version of the game will now exist.
Phantasy Star Online 2’s Western release has been delayed from its’ original “early 2013” status due to issues surrounding the localisation.
A SEGA representitive has been quoted with, “Originally slated for an early 2013 launch, Sega can officially confirm that PS02 has been delayed. We don’t have any specifics but will update everyone as soon as there are more details to share.”
So that’s a bummer. The free-to-play PC version is available to play in Japanese but those hoping for an English-friendly version of the game (or an English version of the PS Vita release for that matter), they’re going to have to wait.
SEGA of Japan are running a 24 hour internet broadcast that discusses various games and franchises and will feature various members from the company, to be able to access this podcast we recommend using a VPN service like Cubik. The whole thing kicks off at 6pm JST February 2nd (that’s today!) and runs to 6pm JST February 3rd.
The Sonic Team segment will go live at 2am JST February 3rd and the unofficial Sonic Adventure 3 Facebook page has revealed exactly what it will include:
“The stream will feature 90 minutes of producer Takashi Iizuka, musician Jun Senoue, and the other Sonic Team staff mentioned in our previous post.
They will be re-living Sonic history and SEGA hardware, making the stream a retrospective of the companies and mascots history.”
A further wave of 200 tickets to Summer of Sonic will become available tonight at 6pm BST. They’re “group” ticket offer has now been limited to 2 people per ticket.
Also confirmed to be appearing at this year’s event are Takashi Iizuka; the current director at Sonic Team and the wonderful Sonic the Comic duo of Nigel Kitching and Nigel Dobbyn (who had previously confirmed himself anyway!).
Also announced is that a third wave of tickets will become available at a yet-to-be-announced date. More info on this as we receive it.
Summer of Sonic 2012 takes place on the 7th of July at the Hove Centre in Brighton.
We can finally see what Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 will look like! And what a surprising turn of events this is; the game now uses a fully 3D engine instead of using pre-rendered graphics for the foreground tiles and items like the previous game. Check it out:
Eagle-eyed Sonic fans will be intrigued to see Metal Sonic riding the rocket that Tails flies from Sonic the Fighters; nostalgia!
Also confirmed for the game is 2 player offline and online co-op play with Tails. This isn’t your standard Sonic 2 type co-op play either; Sonic and Tails have unique combination skills and attacks that give them a greater advantage than they do alone.
20 years of Sonic the Hedgehog! That’s a bit of a mad concept, isn’t it? What better way to celebrate it then with an anniversary game! Sonic Generations is here to do just that, but is it a game that celebrates Sonic’s history in style or does it miss the mark? Lucky we reviewed it so you can find out!
SEGA have announced they’re releasing a 2nd Sonic Generations demo on XBLA and PSN on October 19th. It appears that the only difference between the 1st demo that went live in June is that you can now play as Modern Sonic. See the full press release below:
LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (October 17, 2011) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. & SEGA® America, Inc., today confirmed that a second demo is being released prior to the launch of the highly anticipated Sonic Generations™ game for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.
The first demo, released on June 23rd 2011 – the anniversary of Sonic’s 20th year – allowed fans to play as Classic Sonic only. Now the second demo means fans can finally play as Modern Sonic – as well as Classic Sonic again – in the stunning environments of the iconic Green Hill level from Sonic Generations™. Demo #2 for the game will be available via XBLA and PSN on 19th October for Europe.
Gamers will be able to get their hands on the full game on the 4th November when Sonic Generations™ finally hits stores for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC digital download. Sonic Generations™ PC boxed product and the Nintendo 3DS™ system will be released later in November 2011.
For more information please visit www.sonicthehedgehog.com/generations
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