shenmue 3
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Shenmue 3 Hits $7.17 Million In Crowdfunding After ‘Slacker Backer’ Push
4Apparently unsatisfied with the $US6.3 ($8.71) million pittance it brought in via Kickstarter for Shenmue 3, developer YS NET launched a second “Slacker Backer” funding round via PayPal. While nowhere near as successful as the original campaign, it pulled in another $US846,000 ($1,169,000), bringing the final war chest to a mighty US$7.17 ($9.91) million.
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Why I Sympathise With Shenmue III’s Most Hardcore Fans
One day in late 2013, I woke up to dozens of emails and Twitter messages from people with accounts like “@Shenmue5K” and “@SaveShenmue”. They wanted me to help them save Shenmue, a video game series I’d barely heard of.
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Sony Admits To Using Kickstarter As A Testing Ground For Shenmue 3
When Sony announced it was working with Yu Suzuki on possibly making Shenmue 3, before shouting out a Kickstarter, reaction was mixed. Many were excited, but a vocal minority asked an interesting question. If Sony was so committed to the development of Shenmue 3, why not fund it themselves, the old fashioned way.
