Today we’re opening up our Shenmue III capsule toy set, which was a perk from the game’s Kickstarter campaign, which came to those who backed at a $500 level or higher. Let’s jump straight to the video! For those out of the know, capsule toys have been a consistent time sink and virtual money pit in the Shenmue series since
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Developer Ys Net recently announced that Shenmue III will be releasing on the Steam store on 19 November, which is exactly one year after its launch on the Epic Games Store. Ys Net made the announcement on the Shenmue III Kickstarter page. You can read the announcement below. Yes, it is official, Shenmue III will be released on Steam this
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Shenmue III is now in the hands of rabid retro SEGA fans worldwide, including mine! As a backer of the original 2015 Kickstarter campaign, I received my copy just in time for the worldwide, 19 November release. I decided to unbox it for anyone interested in checking it out. (Note: Despite my comment to the contrary in the video, I
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In a backer update on Wednesday, Ys Net revealed that the Shenmue III launch trailer is officially live. In addition, backers of the Shenmue III Kickstarter have started to receive email notices from the Fangamer fulfillment service that their games are being prepped for shipping. However, these messages specify that only the Kickstarter version of the game and slipcase will
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On Monday, Twitter user Topsu indicated that he found and purchased a copy of Shenmue III at his local market, a full eight days ahead of its scheduled release. Topsu’s Post was confirmed as true by the online Shenmue fan community Shenmue Dojo, which has now put their spoiler policy into effect. This news may be particularly irksome for backers
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The Shenmue III anti-hype train just keeps on chugging along. According to a comment on the game’s Kickstarter page, original Kickstarter backers of Shenmue III will not receive the bonus pre-order content that comes with the standard or deluxe retail editions of the game. A backer named Antonio Miranda requested information from Ys Net regarding season passes and the trial
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Last month, publisher Deep Silver and developer Ys Net confirmed that Shenmue III is going to be exclusive to the Epic Games Store on Windows PC. That surprise announcement decision disappointed many Shenmue fans, particularly the backers of the original Kickstarter campaign. Not only did the Epic Game Store not exist back when Shenmue III was crowdfunded in 2015, but
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During the E3 2019 PC Gaming Press Conference, publisher Deep Silver and developer Ys Net have confirmed Shenmue III is going to be exclusive to the Epic Games Store on Windows PC. That may come as a surprise to Valve, as the Shenmue III Steam page is still live at the time of this writing and backers of the original
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Publisher Deep Silver and the Shenmue III development team Ys Net released their 100th update to Kickstarter backers today. How did they celebrate this milestone? By announcing another delay. The new release date is now 19 November 2019. Here’s how the team put it in the update: Whilst almost ready, the game simply needs a little more refinement before being truly finished.
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It’s been a long wait since the Shenmue III reveal at E3 2015, and an even LONGER wait – 18 years – since the release of Shenmue II, but fortunately, Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki and YS Net have kept a steady trickle of Chinese-water-torture-like leaks to keep their fan base absolutely mad with anticipation. This time, we finally have a
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It’s a good thing that SEGA just released Shenmue I & II HD, because fans still waiting for Shenmue III are going to have to wait quite a bit longer for the long-awaited sequel to see the light of day. Now scheduled for release on 27 August 2019, it will have been more than four years since Shenmue III was
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Shenmue fans will have to wait just a bit longer for the long-awaited release of the third installment to the series. Which means we’ll also have to wait a bit longer to punch Lan Di in his smug-ass face. In a statement released Wednesday, Shenmue III publisher Deep Silver announced their decision to delay the release until 2019, citing the
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Today we’re opening up our Shenmue III CD soundtrack and The Art of Shenmue III hardback book, both of which were perks from the game’s Kickstarter campaign. The art book came to those who backed at a $175 level or higher, while the soundtrack CD was reserved for backers at the $250 level or higher. Not much else to do
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Since 2012, fans of SEGA’s Shenmue series have used social media to campaign for the series’ return. With the re-releases of the original two games coming soon and Shenmue III slated for release in 2019, what more is there to say? “Thank you,” of course.
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Before their dreams came true when Shenmue III was revealed at E3 2015, the loyal Shenmue fan base was still rich with artistic and musical tributes, social media campaigns, and various other fan projects celebrating the dormant SEGA franchise. Among the more ambitious fan projects were a pair of documentary films titled In Ryo’s Footsteps by independent filmmakers Andrew Pine
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According to ArtPlay and 505 Games, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will release on 18 June for PS4, Xbox One and PC, while the Nintendo Switch version will arrive on 25 June. Bloodstained‘s release marks the end of a storied development. Spearheaded by Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi, the game set new records on Kickstarter in 2015, becoming the short-lived most
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While the release of Shenmue I & II last year was certainly cause for celebration among SEGA fans, its release begs a question of critical, global importance: Is the SEGA Dreamcast still worth collecting for? To address this confounding issue, two top minds from Internet blogging sites have agreed to debate the finer points of the conundrum, and what better
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Pause your Shenmue session and grab a clean pair of pants, SEGA fans. On Monday, game publisher Dotemu blessed us with a reveal trailer for Streets of Rage 4, which will be co-developed by Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games. You can check out the trailer for yourself below. Series leads Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding are back, but it remains
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The Splintering 