Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis News

Sega’s free-to-play action MMO Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is lining up a sizable patch for early October. The headline feature is “EX Style,” a new layer of character customization that sits alongside the game’s existing class system. The update also folds in a week-long Crimson Realm event, a fresh mini episode, and a bump to the global level [...]

SEGA’s free-to-play MMO Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis will kick off September with a sizeable content drop that focuses on high-level combat, new 13-star weapons, and a limited-time Urgent Quest. The details arrived during the latest NGS Headline Wave broadcast, where series director Daiki Hamazaki fielded community questions and laid out the roadmap for the coming weeks. Highlights of [...]

Phantasy Star Online: 2 New Genesis, SEGA's evolving free-to-play online action RPG, unveiled a detailed look at its 2025 content roadmap and a slate of upcoming in-game activities during the latest NGS Headline WAVE update. The announcement, which comes as the game approaches its 13th anniversary, outlined new quest types, weapon series, and game systems, as well as a new [...]

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis is marking Sonic the Hedgehog’s 34th anniversary with a slew of themed content, special events, and in-game rewards. The crossover brings Sonic and friends into the sci-fi MMO world with new cosmetics, quests, and anniversary bonuses, giving longtime fans of both franchises something to look forward to this June. As part of the event, [...]

SEGA has announced the first updates of 2025 for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, including the Super Genesis Festival Part 2, new Scratch Ticket campaigns, limited-time quests, and an intense solo boss challenge. What caught my eye was the collab with Frieren: Beyond Journey's End where players can get login Bonuses including Frieren, Fern, Stark, Himmel, Heiter and Eisen [...]

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is wrapping up its current story arc as its February update goes live after a grueling nine-hour maintenance downtime. It’s well-worth the extended wait though as it introduced the final half of Chapter 6’s storyline, bumped up the level cap, and added new weapons. In light of the new level 85 cap, developer SEGA [...]

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is prepping a balance pass aimed at buffing preset skills sometime in the latter part or after January. The update will increase the power of preset skills across the board and will make several targeted tweaks to the Everbright Unit Potential preset. Preset skills that are currently only obtainable as item drops will also [...]

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is celebrating two-and-a-half years since its titular reboot/remake as it kicks off its Super Genesis Festival in-game event. Some people celebrate monthiversaries, so why not two-and-a-half years, right? Long-time and returning players aren’t complaining either. The event is now underway and will continue through January 24th, offering an array of “phabulous items” and rewards, [...]

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is gearing up for an exciting month-long celebration to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the original PSO2. Throughout July, players can expect a series of events, special quests, and AC scratch tickets across multiple patch releases. The festivities kick off on July 5th, with vibrant decorations adorning the region maps and adorable Rappies popping [...]

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis players are in for an exciting week as the sci-fi fantasy MMORPG ushers in a new era with the launch of Version 2.0. The massive update is packed with a range of noteworthy features, including player housing, formidable enemies, and stunning visual enhancements. One of the highlights of the game-changing update is the introduction [...]