Tagged: yu suzuki

December 28, 2016 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yu Suzuki, the creator of the highly anticipated Kickstarter-funded video game, Shenmue III, recently gave an update on the game’s progress, including more details about the PC version’s website access issues. Suzuki and his team at Ys Net debuted the video game on Kickstarter in summer 2015, with a… Read More

July 30, 2016 @ 9:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Yu Suzuki and his team at Ys Net announced the original Shenmue director, Keiji Okayasu, has returned to direct Kickstarter success Shenmue III.  The crew stated in a recent update: “Taking a look at end credits of Shenmue you may noticed this man’s name—Keiji Okayasu. He was the… Read More

July 1, 2016 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of Shenmue III’s Kickstarter Launch Anniversary, creator of the highly anticipated video, Yu Suzuki offered up a progress update for backers. Shenmue III is described as the true sequel to the classic open world action RPG games, Shenmue and Shenmue II.  The game’s story reads: “Ryo Hazuki has made… Read More

March 16, 2016 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Japanese production studio Ys Net announced that it has created a new Chinese website for its Kickstarter success project, Shenmue III. The company, which was founded in 2008 by well-known video game developer Yu Suzuki, revealed that it will be accepting contributions through the Chinese payment… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up an update to backers of the highly funded Kickstarter project, Shenmue III, creator, Yu Suzuki, unveiled some new images of the game. Shenmue III is described as the true sequel to the classic open world action RPG games, Shenmue and Shenmue II.  The game’s story reads: “Ryo Hazuki has made his… Read More

December 4, 2015 @ 4:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to build excitement about the highly anticipated Kickstarter, Shenmue 3, creator Yu Suzuki revealed more of the game’s story in the latest update. While sharing details, Suzuki stated: “There are eleven chapters that make up the story of Shenmue, and those chapters are the basis for… Read More

September 17, 2015 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ys Net Inc, as represented by Yu Suzuki, has announced today the start of an additional “Slacker Backer” funding campaign through a special page on the official Shenmue III website. This campaign will be both in English and in Japanese, and will accept PayPal as… Read More

July 20, 2015 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Shenmue III’s Kickstarter may be closed, but the highly anticipated video game is not done when it comes to using the crowdfunding method. Just hours before the campaign’s closing, the game’s creator Yu Suzuki confirmed during a Twitch broadcast that PayPal support will be coming soon to allow… Read More

July 18, 2015 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

And… it’s officially over! Shenmue III’s Kickstarter has finally come to a close. As previously reported, the game’s creator, Yu Suzuki, debuted the project on the crowdfunding giant last month with a mission to raise $2 million for the production. Shenmue III is described as the true sequel… Read More

July 16, 2015 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly two days until Shenmue III’s ends its fantastic streak on Kickstarter, video game’s co-producer Cédric Biscay of Shibuya Productions’ sat down to share details about the popular project, including its history. During the discussion, Biscay discussed what caused him to create Shibuya: “At the very… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week until the game’s incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign comes to an end, Shenmue III’s creator Yu Suzuki and his team unveiled its website that is specifically for the online community. The website reads: “14 years have passed since the previous installment of Shenmue went on… Read More

July 7, 2015 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Looks like Shenmue III received a huge funding boost! The project, which one has only a few days left on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, was given $20,000 from Chinese non-profit school for underprivileged kids, Volunteer English Teacher Program (V.E.T.). According to Videogamer, V.E.T., which helps teach children from small villages and… Read More

July 6, 2015 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only a week and a half left until his Shenmue III Kickstarter comes to a close, Yu Suzuki announced that while the game may not make the $10 million stretch goal, he’s happy to start working on the project. Shenmue III is described as the true sequel to… Read More

June 25, 2015 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to set the record straight,  Shenmue III creator Yu Suzuki revealed some details about the situation between the already successful Kickstarter game and its supporters Sony and Shibuya Productions. Shenmue III surfaced on the crowdfunding platform last week and gained over $3 million in three days. The game is… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from his record-breaking Shenmue III Kickstarter campaign, creator of the franchise, Yu Suzuki, conducted a Reddit AMA over the weekend to chat about the upcoming game. Shenmue III surfaced on the crowdfunding giant just a week ago and gained over $3 million in… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just three days after its widely popular Kickstarter campaign launch, critics of Shenmue III have announced that the video game is already making history by breaking records. According to Guinness World Records, Shenmue III only took  1 hour 42 minutes to reach $1 million goal on the crowdfunding giant’s… Read More

June 16, 2015 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Ys Net Inc, represented by video game designer and producer, Yu Suzuki, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $2 million for the production of  highly anticipated Shenmue III. Within less than two days of its launch, the initiative successfully surpassed its initial goal. Shenmue… Read More

March 3, 2013 @ 7:10 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

According to All Games Beta, game developer Yu Suzuki is considering crowdfunding a third installment of his wildly popular and forward-thinking Shenmue game franchise. If he goes through with the plan, it may join the growing list of video game projects that have raised large amounts of… Read More