published on 2024-11-21 12:15 EST by Alex Mateo
ININ Games: “The story of Shenmue is far from over.”
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ININ Games and YS-Net revealed on Thursday that the publishing rights for the Shenmue III video game have actually moved to ININ Games. The business mentioned that “the story of Shenmue is far from over,” which they “are honored to bring the Shenmue torch forward.” ININ Games likewise stated that it has strategies to commemorate the series’ 25th anniversary and Shenmue III’s 5th anniversary, and will reveal more information in the future.
Shenmue III was initially slated for release in December 2017, however was pressed back to the 2nd half of 2018 and after that to 2019. The video game was then slated for release in August 2019, however was postponed once again before lastly debuting in November 2019. The video game launched in November 2019 for PS4 and PC through Epic Games Store. The video game debuted on Steam in November 2020.
SEGA launched the very first Shenmue video game on its Dreamcast console in Japan in 1999, and in North America in 2000. The business launched Shenmue II on the Dreamcast in Japan in 2000, and in North America in 2001. Shenmue II likewise got an Xbox variation in 2002. The series was initially prepared as a trilogy. Sega launched the Shenmue I & & II video game collection in North America and Europe for PS4, Xbox One, and PC in August 2018.
Crunchyroll and Adult Swim revealed their cooperation to produce Shenmue the Animation, an anime series adjustment of Yū Suzuki’s Shenmue video game series in 2020. The anime premiered in February 2022 on both Crunchyroll and Adult Swim. Toonami aired the program in North America with an English dub, and Crunchyroll streamed the English-subtitled variation around the world beyond Japan and China. The series premiered in Japan in April 2022.
Shenmue developer Suzuki and YS-Net formerly launched a video game entitled Air Twister for iOS gadgets on Apple Arcade in 2022.
Source: Press release
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