Shenmue 3 hits Kickstarter, needs $2 million and will quickly get it

Yu Suziki announces Shenmue 3, which requires $2 million on Kickstarter in order to get made.

@anthony256

Published Jun 15, 2015 9:59 PM CDT
Updated Nov 3, 2020 1:06 PM CST

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E3 2015 - During the Sony E3 press conference, Shenmue 3 made announced. Shenmue 3 has its own hashtag on Twitter as #SaveShenmue, which has hit Kickstarter where it will be securing $2 million.

Shenmue 3 hits Kickstarter, needs $2 million and will quickly get it | TweakTown.com

At the time of writing, it was at $762,862 but even after a few minutes I refreshed the page to see it at $782,325 - which means it's raising around $20,000 every 2-3 minutes at this point in time. There are over 9000 backers so far, with Shenmue 3 being a "true sequel to the classic open world action RPG games, Shenmue and Shenmue 2. Created for modern platforms (PC and PlayStation 4) and built in Unreal 4, Shenmue 3 will continue the legacy of Shenmue".

20 minutes after writing this story, the pledges have reached $942,369 - so close to $200,000 has been raised in 20 minutes... Wow.

There are three $10,000 pledges with one of them gone already, with $10,000 buying you a dinner with Yu Suzuki himself, as well as the original scripts from Shenmue 1 and 2.

NEWS SOURCE:kickstarter.com

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