Sega sent us the code to unlock “The Rappy of Hope”, one of the two fan made posters in Phantasy Star Portable 2.

In this interview, Satoshi Sakai, Producer, discusses the design changes, Monster Hunter, and why PSP developers have a hard time with infrastructure mode.

Pizza slicer, Fate/Stay, Evangelion, and Hatsune Miku items are confirmed for the English version of Phantasy Star Portable 2.

Sega USA community manager Aaron Webber dropped us an e-mail and confirmed two more items for the US version of Phantasy Star Portable 2.

And when they found out they couldn’t they created new content for the West.

The Famitsu shield won’t be in the Western version of Phantasy Star Portable 2, but Sega isn’t cutting items tied to video game magazines out of the game.

*snort* *snort*

While the CESA’s piracy figures for certain DS and PSP games are quite alarming, they don’t really mean anything unless you have a sales figure to compare them to.

CESA has been tracking illegal downloads of top selling handheld games. Out of all the titles – DS and PSP – Dissidia: Final Fantasy was downloaded the most.

Here’s what Phantasy Star Portable 2 will look like when it releases overseas in fall this year.

Prepare for a trip to the Gurhal system. Sega is bringing Phantasy Star Portable 2 stateside.

Sony is testing a new way to monetize the PlayStation Network without resorting to subscription fees. Their idea is to pass fees on the second hand market.

Sega continuing their quest of putting everything in Phantasy Star Portable 2 they possibly can added items from Resonance of Fate.

The latest set of wacky Phantasy Star Portable 2 add-ons lets you attack Rappys with a Christmas tree.