Shenmue

Shenmue headlines

• Shenmue 3 is making (some) progress on its facial animations

  Shenmue 3’s faces are looking less weird. A little. We guess.

• European retailers list Bayonetta, Vanquish and Shenmue releases for Xbox One and PS4

  Shenmue 3’s kickstarter success very well may have been well have been noticed by Sega.

• We spoke to Shenmue 3's Yu Suzuki about inventing the open world genre, dead-eyed characters and Shenmue 4

  Yu Suzuki has seen it all, game development wise – but he’s never quite made a game like Shenmue 3.

• Two years later, first Shenmue 3 teaser reassures us it's still happening

  Shenmue 3 may escape Kickstarter limbo after all. Cross your fingers!

• Shenmue 3 delayed to the second half of 2018

  Shenmue fans will just have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on Shenmue 3.

• Shenmue 3 is not coming to E3, but you can take a look at this new character

  You can look forward to more regular Shenmue 3 development updates, but E3 2017 is out of the question.

• Do the words "Shenmue HD" prick your ears? Sega domain hints at long overdue remasters

  Shenmue HD should already be a thing, so let’s hope this slim evidence turns out to be precisely what we think it is.

• Shenmue 3 will soon enter full-scale production, PC pre-orders begin tomorrow

  You’ll be able to place a pre-order for the PC version of Shenmue 3 very soon.

• Shenmue series co-director returns for third entry

  Shenmue 3 will benefit from the touch of a familiar hand on the rein.

• Sega looking to make Shenmue 1 and 2 remasters a reality

  Shenmue re-releases. It just makes sense, doesn’t it.

• Sega is considering ways to re-release Shenmue 1 & 2

  Now that Shenmue 3 has generated consumer interest in the brand again, Sega is looking at re-releasing the older games.

• Suzuki reveals tons of brand new Shenmue 3 info: SPOILERS inside!

  Don’t look if you’re trying to stay pure (until 2017).

• Shenmue 3: 60FPS on PS4 "might be too difficult" for Suzuki

  Is 60FPS 100% more, or is 30FPS 50% less?

• Shenmue 3 announce spikes Dreamcast console sales, retailers say

  Dreamcast consoles are hot ticket items in the wake of E3 2015.

• Shenmue 3 physical release "unconfirmed"

  Shenmue 3 may never end up on store shelves. You’ve been warned.

• Shenmue 3: check out the new Lake of the Lantern Bugs trailer

  Shenmue 3 is still too early in development for representative trailers, but with this new video Ys Net hopes to capture the atmosphere of “wonder and magic” it hopes to deliver.

• Watch original Shenmue devs talk about music, art, animation, more

  The Kickstarter page for Shenmue 3 has posted a few videos that give fans a behind-the-scenes look at many of the game’s design elements.

• Shenmue 3 website opens as Kickstarter counts down to final days

  Shenmue fans have a new source of information on the crowdfunded sequel to Yu Suzuki’z cult-favourite open world series.

• Shenmue 3 enters Kickstarter's top ten most-funded charts

  Shenmue 3 has earned a place in Kickstarter’s leaderboards.