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New Shenmue 3 Trailer

New Shenmue 3 Trailer

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A new trailer for Shenmue 3 dropped over the weekend. At two and a half minutes and with real gameplay footage, it’s the most revealing look we’ve gotten to date for the highly anticipated sequel. The trailer was revealed during MAGIC, a Japanese developers’ conference described as “conferences and round tables with famous international authors, game designers, producers, writers and illustrators”, though it’s also sort of a regular con with gaming, manga and cosplay contests. The original Shenmue was sold as “the most realistic game ever,” and upon its release it looked impressive, but time and advancing technology have shattered that illusion. It’s clear with Shenmue 3 Yu Suzuki and crew are no longer shooting for realism. The environments are pretty, but the animations have almost a stop-motion feel, as if Will Vinton stepped through a portal from the 1980s and created a few cutscenes for Shenmue 3 in between raisin commercials. I’d be very surprised to learn there was any mocap involved — either that or they got their

Sega Reveals A Cancelled Shenmue Remake

Sega Reveals A Cancelled Shenmue Remake

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Last summer Shenmue parts I and II were finally rereleased on the PS4 and XBox after years of demand for a remaster. Until now, they’d been unavailable on anything besides the Dreamcast and the original XBox. Having them back (and in HD) was a long-overdue move, but could it have been better? It may sound like asking too much, given how many years of begging it took to just get these games out again. But Sega originally planned to remake the graphics of Shenmue I and II entirely from the ground up. And if you played the HD version recently, you’d know why: early polygon games look horrendous today, especially when they attempt to be as “realistic” as Shenmue. Eurogamer broke the news and published video footage proving it. A Shenmue remake was actually in development all the way until late 2017. It got far enough to produce several fully rendered versions of the first few areas, as well as some “placeholder” NPCs populating them. Eurogamer hasn’t learned the reason

Shenmue 3 Launches August 2019 — New Trailer

Shenmue 3 Launches August 2019 — New Trailer

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Shenmue 3 is closer to reality than ever! Yu Suzuki and his development team revealed the first full trailer for the long-anticipated closer to the Shenmue trilogy today. Considering this story was left incomplete on the original XBox, it’s been a substantial wait. It’s also been quite a wait since the initial reveal of Shenmue 3 over three years ago, during E3 2015. A record-breaking crowdfunding campaign raised over six million toward the project, sending a clear signal people wanted more. Since then the game has remained in closed-door development, with only the occasional screenshot being released. But we not only got a trailer today, we have a solid release date! Suzuki thinks he can get Shenmue 3 out the door August 27, 2019 — almost precisely one year from now. Sega most likely chose today to drop this trailer for a reason: it happens to be the release day for Shenmue I and II on the Playstation 4 and XBox One. A year is a long time to wait

Shenmue And Shenmue II Coming To Modern Consoles

Shenmue And Shenmue II Coming To Modern Consoles

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We’ve been waiting for Shenmue 3 since 2015…..well, truthfully, we’ve been waiting for it since Shenmue II on the original XBox; we just never had definitive hope until recently. But now that we know it’s coming, it would make sense for Sega to rerelease the first two games, wouldn’t it? This release may be anticipated among the faithful, but there are only so many of us, and new fans would be a great help toward higher sales. Yup…Sega had the same thought. The beloved game company announced today Shenmue 1 & 2 are coming to Playstation 4….AND the PC, AND XBox One, even though the XBox won’t get Shenmue 3. These two games pack over a hundred hours of life in 1980s Japan. All the QTE fighting, errand-running and forklift driving you can eat! Don’t forget the arcade games. Since their original release, Shenmue I & II have established a passionate following and are revered as one of gaming’s greatest series of all time. These revolutionary masterpieces deliver a gripping

Could Shenmue 1 & 2 See A PS4 Remastered Release?

Could Shenmue 1 & 2 See A PS4 Remastered Release?

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As you all know, Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki and his team have been working on the long-awaited third game in the Shenmue trilogy for at least two years now. It has been far longer since either of the first two games saw a retail shelf. Shenmue 2 came out for the original XBox and the first Shenmue was released even longer ago, on the original Dreamcast. People who were born when that game came out are now about to graduate high school. Given this, it would make good sense for Sega to remaster and rerelease the first two games on modern systems before the third game comes out. No one really knows if the company is thinking about it; however, we got a big hint on New Year’s Day. Cedric Biscay, the founder of Shibuya Productions (one of the studios working on Shenmue 3) tweeted this: I wish you a Happy New Year ! All the best for 2018 ! It will be great with the #Shenmue3 release on #PS4

Sony is Helping to Fund Shenmue III

Sony is Helping to Fund Shenmue III

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Yesterday, the $2 million funding goal for Shenmue III was smashed in just a few hours. However, despite the obvious success of the Kickstarter campaign and the intense interest in the game, questions were raised about how such an ambitious title was ever going to be able to be developed with such a tiny budget. This is especially when you consider that the first two titles in the franchise are some of the most expensive games to ever be made. Well the answer to that came today. Speaking on their official YouTube channel, Sony’s Director of Third Party Production Gio Corsi revealed that the Japanese company was partnering with Yu Suzuki to ensure that the game comes out. Corsi detailed how the Kickstarter campaign was essentially being used by both the developer and Sony to see how much interest there was in the project and whether it would be financially viable. While Sony didn’t go into detail about how much the game would cost, as is usual for most games,

Shenmue III is actually happening thanks to Kickstarter

Shenmue III is actually happening thanks to Kickstarter

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Fans have been waiting for this day for more than a decade, but it is now officially confirmed that the final act of Shenmue will be released in the form of Shenmue III. During the Sony media briefing last night, series creator Yu Suzuki revealed that he was attempting to fund the game through Kickstarter. With a modest total of $2 million, the campaign has already blasted through that total with less than 24 hours gone. News about Shenmue has been building up over the past few weeks. Rumors of a possible sequel first surfaced in May, with a supposed leak revealing that a new game in the franchise was in the works. A few days later news emerged that the soundtrack from the games was due to be released on vinyl as part of a new record label that aims to put as many game soundtracks onto the medium as possible. Even if the leak was not true, Shenmue III is definitely happening. The Kickstarter pages lists experienced developers

Shenmue’s Soundtrack Coming To Vinyl

Shenmue’s Soundtrack Coming To Vinyl

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How can you establish yourself as the ultimate Shenmue fanboy? By owning the soundtrack on vinyl, that’s how. There have been some crazy Shenmue rumors floating around lately, but this one is real. A new record label has sprung up in London calling itself Data Discs and stating its mission as “the first record label solely dedicated to releasing video game soundtracks on vinyl.” Their first two releases will be the Dreamcast’s Shenmue and the Genesis’s Streets of Rage. It will be utterly surreal to hear something as electronic as a Genesis score coming from an LP record. The pressings will be high-quality, 180-gram and the package will come with a lithograph tucked into the sleeve relating to the respective game (because what’s the point of a record without big physical extras to look at?). There will be three alternate editions of each album, the most prestigious of which will only be available to those who pre-order. You can preorder the Shenmue or Streets of Rage records by heading to

Shenmue Rumors Hit Overdrive

Shenmue Rumors Hit Overdrive

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As E3 is fast approaching it should come as no surprise that rumors  are beginning to fly around, with fans eager to discuss potential games that could be showcased at the annual game conference. Perhaps the most significant so far came today through an apparent tease that Sega and Square Enix could be bringing back Shenmue. Although it’s important to state that nothing has yet been confirmed from either Sega or Square Enix, so these rumors could be far off the mark. But it is intriguing none the less to consider that the series could be making a return to next generation consoles. According to Japanese gaming site GamesTalk, they have seen several images that suggest that a remastered release of both Shenmue I & II could release for the PlayStation 4 and PC, with a further sequel to hit store shelves in the form of Shenmue III.  Fans and the media have speculated for several years that the series could return, with many gamers expressing interest in remasters of