Tue, Jun 03, 2008 | 07:20 BST

Shenmue III at E3? “No comment”

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Sega’s just issued on a “no comment” on rumours last week that Shenmue III is to be shown at this year’s E3.

For what it’s worth – and before you all start frothing at the mouth, digging out your Ryu codpieces and waiting for buses for days on end – we would be extremely surprised it this were true.

The original talk about a new version of the game came from a Meristation report, which speculated that a newly-acquired Unreal Engine license by Sega was to create a third Shenmue game.

We have nothing more to add.

10 comments

#1

Blerk
02/06/08, 12:35 pm

Did Sega ever answer your Yakuza 2 questions?

#2

Hero of Canton
02/06/08, 12:40 pm

Why don’t they just say ‘no’, then?

@ Blerk – Yakuza 2′s in the process of being localised. I know someone at SOE who told me it was definitely happening.

#3

Blerk
02/06/08, 12:45 pm

I know it’s coming out – it was officially announced a few months ago. But we compiled a list of questions for Pat to fire at Sega, and I don’t remember ever seeing any answers. :-)

#4

morriss
02/06/08, 12:51 pm

/starts waiting for a bus for days on end

:D

#5

El_MUERkO
02/06/08, 12:55 pm

pft and twaddle, more chance of a dodo kebab in abrakebabra than a shenmue 3

#6

pjmaybe
02/06/08, 12:58 pm

Pah! Why can’t the games industry do flat out denials properly if it’s the case that it’s not happening.

/races round and round on fork lift truck before asking about sailors down by the docks

#7

Michael
02/06/08, 1:42 pm

What ever happened to Shenmue Online?

Wasn’t that supposed to continue the story of the series?

#8

Spiral
02/06/08, 2:11 pm

Last I heard it was in development hell. Someone pulled out, they were looking for a replacement, and then it was never heard of again. But I don’t think it was supposed to continue the story.

#9

mortiferus
02/06/08, 3:24 pm

Hmmmm… The plot thickens, or not.

#10

disusedgenius
02/06/08, 11:36 pm

Ba! WHY DOTH THOU TORMENTEST ME?!?

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