Do you read the end user license agreements for software? No? You should. Sometimes they say important things. Like not to build nukes.

In July of 2012, Sega announced plans to bring the popular multiplayer RPG Phantasy Star Online 2 to the west in "early 2013." But that still hasn't happened, much to fans' consternation—and Sega won't explain a thing.

Earlier today, Sega launched a new Phantasy Star Online 2 update for the PC version. New areas! New bosses! New quests! Sounds great, huh? It also brought new headaches.

Yesterday, we got an e-mail from a Kotaku reader named Jacob. He said he was bummed out. See, he really wants to play Phantasy Star Online 2, the free-to-play online RPG that was released in Japan last year, but he can't, because it's not out in the West, and publisher Sega hasn't told anyone what's going on.

The Monster Hunter series wasn't always the "monster" (heh heh) hit it is currently. Originally released for the PS2, the first game, Monster Hunter, and its sequel, Monster Hunter G, sold less than a million copies each. It wasn't until the game went hand-held to the PSP with Monster Hunter Portable (Monster Hunter…

Ack! With this new horrifying glitch, Phantasy Star Online 2 has discovered a new level of hell. Character skins can accidentally change... for the worse. The much, much worse. *shudder*

An internet cafe in Tokyo's Takadanobaba is rolling out a Phantasy Star Online 2 "Arks Briefing Room", which available for hourly rent. According to 4Gamer, the space is decked out with four, pricey Emperor 1510 gaming chairs, ALIENWARE Aurora ALX computers, and slick displays. Stunning.

In March, Sega announced that their upcoming MMORPG, Phantasy Star Online 2 will be smart phone compatible and free to play. In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu, Phantasy Star series producer, Satoshi Sakai, talked about Sega's somewhat ballsy decision.

Sega producer Satoshi Sakai announced today that PC title Phantasy Star Online 2 is headed to the PS Vita.

Sega's online action role-playing game Phantasy Star Online 2
is, currently, only confirmed for Japan and only for Windows PCs. And although we may have been burned by past Phantasy Star games, the next PSO has me extremely hopeful.

RAcaseal, the female android from Sega's Phantasy Star Online, is getting memorialized in plastic.

In June, Kotobukiya will be releasing this figure based on Eleanor from Phantasy Star Online. She'll sell for USD$35.

We're not sure why toy maker Kotobukiya is releasing a figure based on Phantasy Star Online now, but we're not complaining. Who doesn't love PSO and would want a little robot maiden to remember all the good times?