PSO2 (JP) First Offline Meetup Event / Tournament Announced by SEGA

Buried in the plethora of information posted to the Phantasy Star Online 2 (JP) players site today was an official announcement for the first-ever PSO 2 offline event and tournament. The event, being held in honor of the one-millionth user ID and hosted by PSO2 producer Satoshi Sakai and director Yuuya Kimura, will take place on October 20th on the 7th floor of the BIGBOX in Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.

As part of the festivities, a 32-player, 8-team tournament will be held. Participants will be challenged with defeating the boss, Zeshreida, found in the new Ruins field that was unveiled at the 2012 Tokyo Game Show. A registration form has been posted for anyone interested in attending. There will be room for 100 spectators, in addition to the 32 players in the tournament. Registration for the event closes on October 15th. If anyone gets selected to attend, be sure to let us know!