Yu Suzuki wants to do a Shenmue 3 Kickstarter

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  Yu Suzuki wants to do a Shenmue 3 Kickstarter

  Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 04 Mar

  Legendary game designer and Virtua Fighter creator Yu Suzuki retired from Sega back in 2011, but he still hasn’t given up on finishing his most ambitious project: in an interview with French journalist Sebastien-Abdelhamid, Suzuki said he’s thinking about using Kickstarter to fund development of the long awaited Shenmue 3.

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  TL;DR: Coping With Quick Time Events

  Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Blog On: 30 Jan

  In a previous edition of TL;DR, I briefly introduced some thoughts about some common uses of Quick Time Events (QTE from here on out) and how I feel they’re being poorly integrated into games.  For the record I’m just going to come out and say that I’ve never liked the idea if QTEs, but if [...]

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  10 Dreamcast Games That Deserve HD Ports

  Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Blog On: 27 Feb

  Sega recently announced a new HD port of cult classic Jet Set Radio, and while the first wave of Dreamcast HD ports was severely underwhelming, it’s hard not to get excited at the thought of being able to replay some of gaming history’s best and most beloved titles in HD. Sure, there’s a good (probable [...]

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  Lan Di Escapes Again: Shenmue Social Game Shuts Down

  Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 03 Jan

  Yu Suzuki’s Shenmue can’t seem to catch a break; like most franchises that began on the Dreamcast, the series has a small but dedicated fan base,  but it’s never quite been able to catch-on with enough gamers to justify the first two game’s apparently astronomical development costs. The series was given a second chance via [...]

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