In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, Koch Media’s Klemens Kundratitz says he isn’t concerned about Shenmue III launching this holiday season. “We moved the release date from the end of August to November to give him more time to polish, to make it a high quality experience from the get-go, says Kundratitz. “Then the fans will
Shenmue I & II
As 2018 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games and what were their personal highlights within the last year. Unlike the official Game of the Year 2018 awards for DualShockers, there are little-to-no-rules on our individual Top 10 posts. For instance, any game — not just 2018
If you’re enjoying the Shenmue I & II HD remasters on PS4, there is one more treat for you, and this one is completely free. Today Sega released a brand new theme dedicated to the release on the North American PlayStation Store. The theme is fully dynamic, and it comes with custom music and icons.
Today Sega released a brand new trailer of the upcoming Shenmue I & II remaster. The trailer focuses on the characters, showing our hero Ryo Hazuki, the main villain Lan Di, the heroine Shenhua, the gang leader Wuying Ren, and quite a few more. The cast of the first two Shenmue games is as rich and colorful as
Today Sega released a brand new trailer of the upcoming Shenmue I & II remasters while announcing the release date for the Japanese market. Apparently, Japanese gamers will have to wait quite a bit more compared to western ones, as the games will launch locally on November 22nd, exclusively for PS4. We also get to
The Shenmue series has long been a cult classic series since the first title’s debut on the Dreamcast in 1999, and now with the upcoming HD remasters of the first two titles, a whole new generation of gamers will get to experience the titles for the first time this August. SEGA has officially confirmed that Shenmue I
Today Microsoft opened the pre-orders of Shenmue I & II, as announced by Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb on his own blog. Interestingly, the blog and listing have a release date, which is August 21st (the game will unlock on August 20th at 9 PM PDT if you’re on the West Coast). Microsoft may not have
Even though the highly anticipated Shenmue III was recently pushed back to 2019, we have learned what the minimum system requirements will be for the PC version of the game. This announcement comes through the most recent update on the game’s KickStarter page, which reveals that the backer survey has been sent out by Fangamer.
Today the pre-orders for the console version of Shenmue I & II have gone live on Amazon on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. If you want the North American PS4 version, you can grab it on Amazon for $29.00, while the Xbox One version still isn’t available for pre-order on the retail giant’s site.
A few days ago, Sega Sammy CEO Haruki Satomi walked on SegaFes’ stage in Akihabara, Tokyo, to open the curtains on what many have seen as a new beginning for the publisher, announcing much-awaited initiatives like New Sakura Wars and Shenmue I & II for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Today’s issue of Weekly Famitsu included an extensive
Shenmue fans around the world had much to celebrate last weekend as SEGA announced that it will finally be re-releasing the original pair of classic games to consoles and PC later this year, and now some new details have been revealed regarding the anticipated collection. YouTuber Adam Koralik released a video today with additional information about
Back on Saturday morning, Sega announced the remaster of Shenmue I & II for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, while also releasing a small batch of screenshots from its North American office. Today the Japanese arm of the publisher followed up with its own screenshots. The images show the improved image quality that pushes the resolution
Our weebcast dedicated to all thing Japanese celebrates its second episode with a focus on Sega’s surprising announcements from Saturday morning. Our weeb hosts (yours truly and Staff Writer Emily Hobbs) talk about Shenmue I & 2 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, the return of the Sakura Wars series, and all things Japanese games and
The celebrations for SegaFes have started in Akihabara, Tokyo, and Sega made a few surprise announcements via Sega Sammy President Haruki Satomi. The first announcement is the Mega Drive Mini, a mini console reminiscent of the NES and SNES Classic Mini, which will come in 2018. Satomi-san also mentioned that more details will be announced at