Sega has announced in Japan that their free service period for the GameCube version of Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II has been extended to April 30th, 2003. It was first announced to only run until March 31st, but they are giving people who purchased the game an extra month to obtain and use their free 30 day Hunter license. The nice people they are, Sega says they want everyone to enjoy network play for this GCN RPG. We haven't seen Sega say anything about an extension in North America so far, but we will update this story if an announcement is made.