I’m claiming today as The Conduit day across the blogs. We just posted some high resolution images of the upcoming box art for the North American and European releases and we’re back again with a new YouTube exclusive trailer!  The trailer features new footage from the metro area within The Conduit and looks mighty fine – enjoy!

As always, your comments are always appreciated, let us know what you think!

Attention GUARDIANS, Phantasy Star fans, and fans of SEGA swag: we’re doing a limited & special giveaway via our Phantasy Star Twitter page, at http://twitter.com/phantasystar ! Currently, Phantasy Star Universe is hosting a special event called Shred the Darkness — for the duration of the event, and to commemorate the various milestones reached by the community, we will be announcing special “code words” via Twitter — all you have to do is be one of the first three to reply to our code word tweet with that same code word, and you win a prize — see pics below for details.

You don’t have to subscribe to the game to enter — all you have to do is be following the Phantasy Star Twitter feed, and be one of the first to reply when the code word is posted. If you’re following us, we’ll make sure to follow you before posting a code word, so that you are able to reply.

The first two replies to each code word receive a special inflatable Partner Machine — the third reply receives a Phantasy Star Universe wristband (of note: these are the very same wristbands worn by GMs when performing special, magical GM duties, and while wearing it won’t make you a GM, it will make you look incredibly stylish).

Here’s some shots of both–this Partner Machine is from my own desk. I’ve never actually tried feeding it, but if you win one, you’re welcome to see if it’s hungry. Just make sure whatever you feed it is fresh!

We aren’t revealing exactly when the first code word will go up on Twitter, but it will likely be sometime towards the end of the week. To accommodate fans in various time zones, we’ll be making the tweets at different times of the day.

Our Twitter page, once again, is: http://twitter.com/phantasystar.

You might have already spotted the North American Special Edition box art for The Conduit special edition across Gamestop.com. The update came out a week or so back, but the image is lower resolution. We are happy to pass along a much higher resolution image you you to enjoy. What you won’t see in the image is the reflective sheen from the final manufactured box. It’s really quite striking and stands out when you have a chance to see it in physical form. Inside the box you’ll find a few treats to separate you from the non special edition holders, including a special Multiplayer skin of a Secret Agent, a special in game edition of the All Seeing Eye, and a 24 page art book with special details on how The Conduit came to be.

In addition to the North American Special Edition box art arriving, there is now word on the European release. All details haven’t yet been revealed, but you can see the box, the slip, and a glimpse at a hints and tips guide. Very nice.

I hope you like what you see for The Conduit Special Editions. Once we have a copy of either in the office, we will be will be running a bit of an unboxing to see the full contents, look for it soon.