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E3 2015: Sony reveals Shenmue III Kickstarter

The crowd was still reeling from news of The Last Guardian, when

Shenmue 3 e3 2015 — The game we thought would never happen – Shenmue III

Sony brought Yu Suzuki onto the stage and announced a Shenmue III Kickstarter, at the E3 2015 press conference.

One man in the audience could be seen standing, with his hands clasped to his head in disbelief, as the Shenmue creator stepped onto the stage.

Yu Suzuki said, “We can unfold the continuous story. Shenmue 3 will be the story you have waited for. The fate of Shenmue is in your hands now.”

The game continues the story started in Shenmue I and II. So this isn’t a reboot. This is a real, live sequel.

Less than 12 hours after the announcement, the Kickstarter is just $200,000 away from its $2m target. Shenmue III is happening people.

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Chella hails from the UK and joined Gameindustry.com around the year 2000. It was so many moons ago, she can't quite remember. Back then, the only women you saw in the games industry were in bikinis and vertiginous heels at trade shows - oh how times have changed, kind of. Chella started as a humble reviewer, but soon became our European Correspondent and keeps us on top of industry happenings across the Pond. She tends to like the weird Japanese games we've never heard of, so that's good for making us look all-encompassing and stuff. Chella does like games, so don't be fooled by the copious amount of columns devoted to bemoaning the lack of variety in the industry. When she's not surfing (the sea, not the internet) or camping up mountains, Chella likes a good action RPG (especially if it's sci-fi), anything with a good narrative and like we said, the weirder the better. She's also a regular in the GiN Lounge, but that's just because we like her accent.