Ys Net and Deep Silver’s Shenmue 3 finally came out in November 2019 after years of anticipation and waiting. That game’s saga doesn’t end there though, as it is getting continued support with DLC. The first piece of DLC is called Battle Rally and it adds a new mode that lets players control other characters
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There were two ways that Yu Suzuki and Ys Net could have gone with the development of Shenmue 3. They could have made a modern-playing game that continued the story of Shenmue, or actually create a new Shenmue game in the year of our lord 2019. For better or worse, they wound up doing the latter. The Kickstarter-backed title
Given that Shenmue 2 released back in 2001, the prospects of there ever being a third chapter in the long-running saga of Ryo Hazuki seemed slim to none. However, that all changed with this week’s release of the very, very long-awaited Shenmue 3, and the series’ director is already hoping to return to the world of Ryo
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
At the Limited Run Games showcase for E3, the company announced that they will be the sole distributor for the Shenmue III Collector’s Edition. The Collector’s Edition will be available for both PlayStation 4 as well as PC. There is no telling whether or not the PC copy of the game is a disc or
Today, at the French convention Magic 2019 held in Monaco, the first gameplay trailer for Shenmue 3 was finally revealed. This is the first time we’ve got a look on Shenmue 3‘s gameplay since the game’s surprise announcement at E3 2015. Yu Suzuki mentioned it is a “short version” of the trailer, meaning a longer version should be
Today, Yu Suzuki was at Magic, a French anime, games convention held in Monaco. Along with a sign session, Yu Suzuki held an around 40 minutes long conference, revealing new information on Shenmue 3. Here are the main details: There are around 500 NPCs in Shenmue 3, which is ten times the initially planned amount.
It’s hard to believe that we are just under eight months away from the release of the highly anticipated Shenmue 3. The game has raised an impressive $7.2 million via crowdfunding and even picked up a publisher in Deep Silver. Today, we learned that Shenmue 3 will be making its way to China next year
In less than 10 months, the long-awaited, much-anticipated Shenmue 3 will be available for fans of the series to get their hands on and play. In order to make the game happen, a large crowdfunding campaign via Kickstarter had occurred to raise funds for covering development and publishing. This initial Kickstarter campaign, labeled #SaveShenmue, amassed
We’re still a ways off from Shenmue III’s 2019 release date, but that hasn’t stopped us from continuing to get new looks at the highly-anticipated sequel. Today, those new looks took the form of a handful of new screenshots. Some of these images, which we have seen in previous trailers for the game, don’t provide us with
Today Ys Net teased that a brand new Shenmue III announcement is coming tomorrow at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. The announcement will be made during the opening ceremony of the event, that will be held between 11:00 and 1:00 PM local time. It will be livestreamed, so you don’t risk missing it. We don’t know
Today Ys Net released a new update for its Shenmue III Kickstarter campaign, and it’s certainly an interesting one. First of all, we learned that the crowdfunding campaign for the game has finally passed seven million dollars thanks to post-Kickstarter pledges on PayPal. This means another stretch goal unlocked, and the “AI Battling” battle system feature will
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.
Yesterday, during a conference at Magic Monaco 2018, Shenmue III creator Yu Suzuki introduced a trailer for the game. This is actually an extended version of a trailer that was showcased behind closed doors at Gamescom 2017 and is being shown publicly for the first time, which means it comes with some very relevant caveats. Basically,
Today, during a conference at Magic Monaco, Shenmue III creator Yu Suzuki showcased four new images of the game. We get to see a variety of characters, and you can enjoy them at the bottom of the post (unfortunately just photographed from the screen), courtesy of Twitter user Shenmue Forever. The character design and modeling certainly
Today Shenmue III developer Ys Net released three new screenshots of the upcoming adventure game by Yu Suzuki. The screenshots were shared by Shibuya Productions President Cedric Biscay, and by the Twitter account of the German anime and game show Magic Monaco, that hosted a press conference today. We get to see Ryo and Shenhua,
The good folks at Ys Net posted a new video today, featuring a conversation among Shenmue III Director Yu Susuki and Animation Producer Hiroaki Takeuchi. Both developers mention that the graphics have reached a level beyond their initial expectations, but Suzuki-san admitted that there will be elements that won’t be comparable with triple-A games. Yet,
Today Ys Net announced a new character for its upcoming game directed by Yu Suzuki Shenmue III. The new girl can be seen in the image above, and no further information has been shared on who she is or what role she’ll have in the game. She definitely looks like a priestess, and her brief
Ys Net released a new video for their upcoming adventure game Shenmue III, coming to PlayStation 4 and PC in mid-2018. The video is the the fourth volume in a series of developer room progress reports, this one focuses on facial animations. The video shows the range of faces that their in-game character models can
Following the announcement of the publishing partnership between Shenmue III developer Ys Net and Deep Silver, the publisher sent in a press release including new images for the game. The first gives a look on protagonists Ryo Hazuki and Shenhua Ling, alongside a nicely detailed look on a village, the second is a rather breathtaking