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Thursday21st Nov 2024
News The Story of Shenmue Is Far from Over, Says ININ
"Keep an eye out for upcoming announcements"
ININ has acquired the publishing rights to Shenmue 3 five years after its original PS4 release, and it promises “the story is far from over” for protagonist Ryo Hazuki et al. <related ids="174796"> In a press release following yesterday’s surprising news, the firm said: “This exciting...
Wednesday20th Nov 2024
News Shenmue 3 Publishing Rights Passed to ININ on Fifth Anniversary
Starts a "new chapter" for threequel
Long-time readers will know this author is a huge Shenmue nut to the extent where he actually left a message inside long-awaited threequel, Shenmue 3. Now, a day after the title’s fifth anniversary, an interesting development has occurred: publishing rights have been passed from Deep Silver to ININ. A...
Wednesday16th Mar 2022
News This 10-Inch Shenmue Ryo Hazuki Statue Might Aid You in Your Quest for Sailors
Showcases "every crease, frown, and facial feature"
Shenmue is one of Sega's most iconic franchises. It started life on the Dreamcast over two decades ago and was one of the most expensive video games ever made; it was followed by two sequels and has legions of fans all over the globe. Now, Numskull Designs has created the ultimate gift for any...
Saturday5th Sep 2020
News Shenmue to Get Crunchyroll, Adult Swim Anime Adaptation
Yu Suzuki serving as executive producer
There’s still a future for the Shenmue franchise, as Crunchyroll has announced that it’s partnering with Adult Swim on an anime adaptation of the legendary series. A full 13-episode run is currently in production, which will air on Crunchyroll outside of Japan and mainland China. It’ll also feature as...
Monday9th Mar 2020
News A New Cruise Ship Makes a Stop in Shenmue III DLC
High rollers
The third and final add-on pack for Shenmue III will, ahem, roll out on 27th March. It’ll be available individually or as part of the sequel’s Season Pass and will add a new cruise ship to Niaowu’s bustling port. Upon the boat, you’ll be able to engage in various gambling minigames, presumably with higher stakes than those...
Friday14th Feb 2020
News Shenmue III's Story Expands with Second DLC Pack Next Week
Our cup of tea
It’s honestly still difficult to parse the fact that we played Shenmue III last year. This author thoroughly enjoyed the experience, although its obviously not without its issues. Nevertheless, after last month’s curious running-themed add-on pack, we’re very excited to see the story extended with Ys Net’s second DLC, simply...
Wednesday15th Jan 2020
News Shenmue III Battle Rally DLC Turns Ryo Hazuki Into a Sprinter
I see
When we heard that Shenmue III would be getting multiple pieces of DLC after its November 2019 launch, this isn't exactly what we had in mind. The game's first slice of downloadable content comes to PlayStation 4 next week on Tuesday 21st January, and it literally has protagonist Ryo Hazuki competing in races. Announced on Twitter, the Battle...
Thursday28th Nov 2019
Deal Shenmue III Has Had Its Price Slashed on PS4 for Black Friday
I see
Shenmue III has been out for just over a week, but it's already available for a reduced cost -- at least in North America. While in Europe the long-awaited sequel is holding its initial price, Amazon US is currently listing the game for $34.99 as part of its Black Friday sale. That perhaps speaks to the slow start the game has had when it...
Tuesday19th Nov 2019
News Shenmue III's DLC Season Pass Will Plot the Return of a Familiar Face
Zhang on
There’ll be a full-length side-quest available as part of Shenmue III’s previously announced Season Pass, known officially as the euphemistic Complete DLC Collection. Available to purchase now from the UK PlayStation Store for £11.99, the post-release pledge promises three add-on packs, one of which appears to be story-related...
Monday18th Nov 2019
News Shenmue III's Review Embargo Moved Forward to Release Day
Yu won't have to wait
Update: Publisher Deep Silver has revised the Shenmue III embargo, now allowing critics to publish their verdicts on the title from launch day, on 19th November. While we won't be running our review at that time -- this is a relatively large title that demands more of our time -- we should have some first impressions ready to...
Thursday14th Nov 2019
News Shenmue III Launch Trailer Brings the 18 Year Wait to an End
It's finally here
Shenmue III is just days away from finally releasing on PlayStation 4. Push Square editor Sammy Barker's excitement is at an all-time high, but can the same be said of you? Have you too been waiting 18 years for the series' third instalment? Check out its launch trailer above to gauge your interest. Close to three minutes of...
Friday8th Nov 2019
News Shenmue III Has a Virtua Fighter-Inspired Chicken Spoof
And more drawers to explore than ever before
Shenmue III does not have any of the classic SEGA arcade cabinets from its predecessors, but Yu Suzuki has compensated with a Virtua Fighter-inspired brawler named ChobuChan Fighter. It features whimsical chickens, and is related to one of the title’s primary collectibles. In order to play it, you’ll...
Friday27th Sep 2019
News Shenmue III's PC Demo Is the Nostalgia Hit You Need Today
This is...
As of today, Shenmue III backers with capable computers can play a demo version of the upcoming release, which includes a small portion of Bailu Village to explore. The surprise here is that it genuinely looks superb: the long-awaited sequel is every inch the successor to the Dreamcast classic that we’d hoped for, with awkward dialogue...
Thursday12th Sep 2019
News Lose Yourself in Shenmue 3's Living, Breathing World
Village people
The reason Shenmue means so much to so many people is because it was one of the first titles to truly transport players to a different place. The inaugural instalment, set in Yokosuka, Japan felt claustrophobic yet homely, while the sequel took protagonist Ryo Hazuki to the foreign shores of Hong Kong. Shenmue III looks to be...
Wednesday21st Aug 2019
News Shenmue III Has Come a Long Way on PS4
A day in the life of Ryo Hazuki
Shenmue III’s unlikely to appeal to series newcomers, but it’s clearly come a long way as it closes in on its 19th November release date. The long-awaited sequel now looks like a bona fide successor to the cult classic SEGA Dreamcast games, with the franchise’s trademark atmosphere brilliantly intact in this...
Thursday11th Jul 2019
News Shenmue III Backers Irate as Pre-Order Bonuses Not Included
Season Pass also sold separately
Regardless of whether it will live up to expectations or not, Shenmue III is at long last beginning to look like a finished product, which should be cause for celebration. Unfortunately, the long awaited sequel has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons of late – mostly due to developer Ys Net accepting a...
Monday8th Jul 2019
News New Shenmue III Screenshots Show Chai, Fully Playable Arcade
Lan Di also puts in an appearance
Ryo Hazuki’s frenzied skinhead adversary Chai will return in Shenmue III – powered by the protagonist’s Hong Kong ferry ticket. New screenshots from the long-awaited sequel show the crazed individual attempting to attack the hero and his accomplice Shenhua, while other images reveal antagonist Lan Di...
Wednesday3rd Jul 2019
News Unachieved Shenmue III Stretch Goals Incorporated into Game
Greater scope
Shenmue III smashed Kickstarter records when it was crowd-funded a few years ago, but there were Stretch Goals in the final campaign that weren’t achieved. Fortunately, through additional funding from publisher Deep Silver, developer Ys Net has been able to implement some of these features into the game. Among some of the unexpected...
Thursday13th Jun 2019
E3 2019 Shenmue III Battles on Boats, Saves Children in Trailer
Excite QTE
There’s a good chance you’ve already seen Shenmue III’s E3 2019 trailer, as it was spotted on a store’s retail pod and recorded off-screen. But here’s the direct-feed version, revealing returning characters like Chai – and confirming that forklift truck driving will make its long-awaited return. You can get a better look at...
Wednesday12th Jun 2019
E3 2019 Shenmue III Will Receive Post-Launch DLC via a Season Pass
Digital Deluxe edition reveals all
Shenmue fans around the world, including Push Square's own Sammy Barker, were in dreamland yesterday when a new gameplay trailer confirmed that Shenmue III most certainly looks and plays like a Shenmue game. One smaller detail they might have passed on though is that the long-awaited experience will be continuously...
Tuesday11th Jun 2019
E3 2019 Lucky Hit, Toy Capsules Star in Shenmue III's PS4 Gameplay
And there are turtle races
Excuse us while we state the obvious, but Shenmue III really is a new Shenmue game. We’re not sure what we expected, but this PlayStation 4 gameplay footage from the E3 2019 showfloor hits the exact same beats as the Dreamcast originals, showing protagonist Ryo Hazuki as he plays Lucky Hit and purchases toy capsules. The...
Monday10th Jun 2019
E3 2019 Limited Run to Launch Shenmue III Collector's Edition
Maybe you should buy one
Limited Run Games will offer a Shenmue III collector’s edition this November, featuring a copy of the game, a double-sided replica of the Phoenix/Dragon mirrors, a set of stickers and patches, and a Shoji Door-styled desk lamp. The package will be available in limited quantities, but there’ll still be a standard...
E3 2019 Hear Ryo Hazuki Speak in New Shenmue III Trailer
"I see"
Pinch yourself, because Shenmue III is no longer a dream. The game is getting a big blowout at E3 2019 ahead of its 19th November release date, and here’s your latest look at the long-awaited sequel. While there’s also a Japanese language version, the English edition features the first voice work from returning star Corey Marshall,...
Friday7th Jun 2019
News Shenmue III Showcases Whack-a-Mole, Forklifts in Demo Pod Trailer
Let's get sweaty
This is so surreal, folks. We’ve waited almost two decades for the successor to Shenmue II, and it’s finally right around the corner. Yes, the long-anticipated Shenmue III may have incurred a small delay this week, but all-new footage taken from a PlayStation 4 demo pod in a Walmart store looks every inch the successor we’ve...
Monday3rd Jun 2019
News Shenmue III Delayed to November 2019
At least it's a short one
It was too good to be true, wasn't it? Shenmue III has been delayed to 19th November 2019, pushing it back by nearly three months from the original release date of late August. Detailed in a post on the game's Kickstarter page, Yu Suzuki said that the game needs a little bit more time for refinement and finishing touches...
Saturday9th Mar 2019
News Shenmue III Finally Looks Like a Real Video Game
And that's mind blowing
This. Is. Surreal. Ys Net has finally released a full-length trailer for the long-awaited Shenmue III, and after almost two decades of waiting, it looks like an actual video game. In the clip we see Ryo and Shenhua investigating the Chinese village of Bailu and its various unsavoury characters. There are high points and low...
Tuesday19th Feb 2019
News Gaming's Greatest Villain, Lan Di, Looks Tough in Shenmue III
For the last time, where is the mirror?
He’s appeared in, like, three scenes, but there’s no doubt Lan Di is one of gaming’s greatest villains. After ruthlessly murdering Iwao Hazuki in the opening scene of Shenmue, protagonist Ryo has been in search of revenge ever since. He’ll come one step closer in long-awaited sequel Shenmue III, and we...
Friday8th Feb 2019
News Shenmue III Is Finally Starting to Look Like Shenmue III
"I see"
Your humble host recently got a Shenmue tattoo, so never let his love of Yu Suzuki’s seminal coming of age story be called into question. That said, even the most ardent fan would have to agree that Shenmue III has looked, well, terrible since it was announced. With the long-awaited sequel due out in August, though, developer Ys Net has to...
Saturday5th Jan 2019
News Yu Suzuki Implies Shenmue III Will Be Larger Than Its Predecessors
Bigger and better?
The original Shenmue is not a particularly long game, but its successor takes the best part of 30 hours to complete if you’re playing it for the first time. It sounds like – despite being built on a wafer-thin budget – Shenmue III will be longer, however, as series creator Yu Suzuki has implied in a new interview that it...
Friday26th Oct 2018
News Shenmue III PS4 Screenshots Show Off Lush Locations and More
I see
We're slowly starting to build a picture of how Shenmue III is shaping up as Deep Silver drip feeds new assets here and there, and it's not looking too shabby. The publisher has just released a small batch of new screenshots for the highly anticipated sequel, showing off some new environments as well as Ryo throwing down some punches against...
