Episode 3 of PSO-World's Phantasy Star Podcast is here, with your hosts Dragwind, HUnewearl_Meira, and EspioKaos. In this special episode, we get an exclusive interview with Stephanie Komure, the voice behind Emilia Percival in the English version Phantasy Star Portable 2 (which is on sale today, so you have no excuse not to own it). Ms. Komure, a registered PSOW member, tells us about her career in design and voice acting, as well as her experiences working on Phantasy Star Portable 2 while voicing Emilia. PSO-World's Phantasy Star Podcast Episode 3 can be downloaded here, or streamed below using the flash player!
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We hope everyone enjoys! A big thanks goes out to Stephanie Komure from all of us at PSO-World for taking the time to chat with us! Episode 4 is on the horizon, so stay tuned! You can share your feedback on the podcast or make requests in this forum thread.
Back by popular demand, we're happy to release Episode 2 of PSO-World's Phantasy Star Podcast, with your hosts Dragwind, HUnewearl_Meira, EspioKaos, and S-T-H! In this episode, we discuss the Japanese PSOBB server closure (including the related PSO2 network trial), Phantasy Star Portable 2: Infinity, Sega's upcoming community event, and our first requested topic; beard maintenance (no, that's not a typo). This podcast weighs in just over a whopping 92 minutes, more than 50% bigger than episode 1, and can be downloaded here, or streamed below using the flash player!
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We hope you enjoy! Please keep an eye out for more podcasts in the future, as we already have some great ideas for upcoming episodes! You can share your feedback on the podcast or make requests in this forum thread.
PSO-World is proud to announce the release of its first official podcast. Hosted by Dragwind, HUnewearl_Meira, and Outrider, the discussion topics for the first episode focus on Phantasy Star Portable 2 and Phantasy Star Online 2. Special guest EspioKaos adds his own knowledge and witty repartee to the discussion. This hour-long podcast is 53 MB in size and can be downloaded here (or streamed below using the flash player)!
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Future podcasts will be released at regular intervals. You can share your feedback on the podcast or make requests in this forum thread.
The voting period for The Great PSO-World Frozen Screenshot Contest has ended. Due to the large number and outstanding quality of the entries, the voting was close in both categories. Consequently, there was a tie for third place in both categories! So here are the winners:
The winners in each category will be eligible to receive one of the following prize packages:
PSO-World would like to thank everyone that submitted an entry and voted. The entries were extremely outstanding. You helped to make this a very successful contest. You can post your thoughts about the contest by posting in this thread.
The voting galleries for the Great PSO-World Frozen Screenshot Contest are now open! Here are the links and voting criteria:
The winners in each category will be eligible to receive one of the following prize packages:
Be sure to choose carefully since you will only receive one vote in each gallery. The voting period will end on March 12, 2010.
PSO-World would like to thank everyone that submitted entries and Sega of America/RubyEclipse for supplying the prizes for this contest. Good luck to all of the participants!
The Phashion Group is sponsoring a new contest called Clothes 'n' Fools. The goal of this contest is to accrue points by correctly guessing the clothing and clothing colors for a silhouetted image. As the points accumulate, special prizes will be unlocked. In addition, the participants that earn the most points by the end of the contest will be awarded with prizes. Be sure to check out the forum thread for full details! The first day's silhouette can be found here.
Update: Link to Round 2.
PSO-World recently added 67 new forum avatars to the Phantasy Star IV, Phantasy Star Portable 2, and Phantasy Star Zero categories. To see preview pictures of the new avatars, check out this forum thread. You can use these new forum avatars by going to your User CP and clicking on "Edit Avatar."
Examples:
User voting has now ended for The Phantasy Star Thanks Festa Global 2!
For the second round, users were able to vote on the contest website for their own favorite entries. Here are those results:
The first phase of judging is now complete for The Phantasy Star Thanks Festa Global 2!
For the initial round, the following entries have been chosen to be the best by Arika (contest manager), Ryna (PSOW site administrator), and Edward (PSU game master).
NGS killed this franchise
Open world is a trap meme Sega fell for.