[UPDATE: Sega has recently released a tweet announcing that the Shenmue I & II patch has been delayed, it will now be released sometime during the week of September 17. The publisher apologised for the delay, saying that they wanted "to...

For nearly as long as I’ve been playing Yakuza games, I’ve always read comments from fans saying, “These games are like Shenmue”. At first glance, that definitely sounds accurate. I even remember making such a claim ...

During Sega's panel at PAX West today, the company announced that a demo for the upcoming Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise would be hitting the PSN next week. You'll be able to get a taste of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios' latest on September ...

For nearly two decades now, Shenmue has been regarded as one of the defining moments in the Dreamcast’s history. Combining elements that we now take for granted, it was a truly groundbreaking title… in 1999. Still, I can defini...

This morning at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, Sega dropped a brand new trailer for the long, long, long-awaited RPG sequel, Shenmue III. The dramatic cinematic ends with a release date reveal of August 27, 2019.This is big, long-time-coming...

Sega has released a third video in their ongoing What is Shenmue? series, which attempts to explain the appeal and lasting inspiration that the classic Dreamcast (and later the Xbox) RPGs brought to the party.This new video - narrated by Ry...

We're just a few weeks away from the re-releases of Shenmue I and II, as they're set to arrive on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on August 21. To celebrate Sega is putting out a series called "What is Shenmue," a mostly non-spoilery set of vide...

Right now, the Shenmue I and II re-releases are set for an August 21 release in the west, but it's going to take a little longer for them to arrive in Japan. Sega just announced that that region will be getting it a little later on November...

Understanding what makes the Shenmue series so captivating isn't that much of a stretch. It contains a yet-to-be-solved mystery, some delicious camp, and a lot of variety. But just in case you could never "get it," Sega is producing a "What...

The crowdfunding for Yu Suzuki's long-awaited Shenmue III has passed the lofty seven million dollar mark, a combination of Kickstarter and Slacker Backer. For reaching this goal, Ys Net has revealed a screenshot of the game's combat, while ...

We're nearing ever closer to the release of Shenmue I & II on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, so Sega is taking us back to the place where Ryo's journey started. Shenmue was an incredibly ambitious game for its time not only for blending differen...

Now that we have a release date for the Shenmue I & II remaster, more details about the compilation are coming out and it could be a cause for concern from diehard fans. In an FAQ on the official Shenmue website, Sega has made it clear ...

[Update: Confirmed by Sega with a new trailer, which you can check out below!]Speaking on his official blog, Xbox Programming Director Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb has announced that pre-orders are open on the remaster of the classic Dreamcast...

Shenmue III! It's a thing, and it's been delayed all around the block since June 2015. Originally scheduled for a December 2017 release it's been pushed back, and wait, what's this?! A backer survey for finalizing which version you want (PC...

Shenmue is a strange game that always fascinated me. The open-world adventure follows Ryo as he pursues his father's killer across Japan and China, but sometimes he's on an urgent search for sailors, and others he's just hanging out by that...

There's a lot riding on Shenmue III for a lot of people. Not only have several other developers and studios gotten in on the collaboration with Ys Net, but the original Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki is involved, and THQ Nordic, now parent compa...

Delays are inevitable with Kickstarter projects. The scope of these games often extend far beyond what was initially imagined, especially when they smash their goals and in the case of Shenmue III, smash Kickstarter records. Announced today...

[Update: Boy this just keeps getting better. A Sega representative has confirmed Shenmue I & II will retail for $29.99.] Are you like me and are a person who owned the Sega Dreamcast but didn't pick up Shenmue when you had the chan...

Shenmue III was announced all the way back in June of 2015, and it's set for release sometime before the end of this year. There's just one problem -- we haven't really...seen it yet at length, outside of still screens and some location-hea...

It's been about two-and-a-half years since the original E3 announcement that fans would finally see a third game in cult adventure series, Shenmue. With Shenmue III scheduled to hit later this year, Studio Ys Net is ready to brief fans a li...

A game as big as Shenmue III has a lot of moving parts. Several studios are working on the project and helping it come to life alongside of Shenmue father Yu Suzuki and his team at Ys Net, and that includes Shibuya Productions -- a company ...

Although the very, very, very long-awaited sequel Shenmue III is currently on track to see a release toward the end of next year, details on the game's progress are still cloudy. Fortunately for fans, Ys Net have released a new video interv...

Ys Net and Yu Suzuki are still trucking on their quest to finally give us Shenmue III, and in the meantime, they've been feeding us kernels of information since its 2015 Kickstarter. This latest update includes a quick look at a new charact...

Much like the Vanquish & Bayonetta two pack I reported on earlier, multiple Eastern European retailers seem to have leaked a two pack of Shenmue and Shenmue II for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Once again Alza has a listing, along wi...

Yesterday, the world finally got its first teaser trailer for the very long-awaited Shenmue III. However, the trailer elicited some guffaws from the back of the room for it's blank-faced, dead-eyed character models.Director Yu Suzuki, speak...