Publisher Deep Silver recently announced the reformation of Free Radical Design, the studio responsible for the TimeSplitters series, and that development of a new installment in the TimeSplitters franchise will begin “in the coming months.” Based in Nottingham, England, this new incarnation of Free Radical Design includes multiple members of the original team, including FRD founders Steve Ellis and David
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Update 1 – This listing for a Nintendo Switch port of Kingdom Come: Deliverance Royal Edition has since been revealed to be an error, with no Switch version being planned at this time. Update 2 – Sike! As of June 2021, Warhorse Studios has confirmed that a Switch version of Kingdom Come: Deliverance is in development. Check out the latest
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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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They’re bastards. A whole band of them. And they’re now available as DLC in the medieval action/RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance. In Band of Bastards, you’ve been tasked to escort Baron Kuno of Rychwald and his band of mercenaries while they patrol the roads of Rattay. Here are the official details on what’s included in the new content: The roads
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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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The Splintering 