- Count Binface threatens to nationalize Sega if it doesn't come across with a Shenmue 4 update - 22 July 2026
Famed British political figure Count Binface has issued a public demand to Sega to quit horsing around and finish Shenmue 4, and suggested the company may be nationalized by the UK government if it doesn't move with sufficient haste... Read more.
- Shenmue studio threatens legal action over an apparently faked Shenmue 4 trailer, which it says 'has absolutely no connection to Ys Net' - 8 December 2025
Our rundown of what to expect from this year's edition of The Game Awards includes a brief note about a supposed leak of a trailer for Shenmue 4, shared by a YouTube account with eight (now 12) subscribers. Is it really a leak, or just an elaborate fake? It's looking like the latter, as Ys Net has posted a message on X saying the video "has absolutely no connection" to the studio... Read more.
- The BAFTAs declares Shenmue and a game that came out 2 months ago more influential than Tetris and expects us to all just go along with that - 3 April 2025
couple of months back, the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs, more or less the British Oscars) got bored of figuring out which things were good by itself. Instead, it decided to ask you, the humble gaming public, to divine the most influential game of all time . And boy, you've really made a hash of that... Read more.
- Shenmue The Animation has been cancelled after its first season - 1 October 2022
What would be the most fitting end for Shenmue's anime adaptation? To be cancelled with its story incomplete, of course. And so it is: Shenmue The Animation isn't getting a season two. Read more
- Deja vu for Shenmue fans as anime series cancelled - 30 September 2022
mong the most surprising gaming news of my lifetime was the revival of Shenmue, which once seemed absolutely impossible. I still can't really believe Shenmue 3 exists, and alongside this our cups positively overflowed when Shenmue: The Animation was announced. Co-developed by Adult Swim and Crunchyroll, the anime adapted the story of the games and the first season aired earlier this year... Read more.
- Shenmue anime finally gets a trailer - 8 October 2021
No one was surprised when a Shenmue anime was announced because everything is getting an anime. But there's reason to be especially excited about a Shenmue adaptation: the series has always been character- and narrative-driven, and considering what a cliffhanger Shenmue 3 ended on (despite an 18-year wait) there's a lot of people eager for more. The third and most important reason is that Shenmue is awesome. That should be enough... Read more.
- Shenmue 2 turns 20 today - 6 September 2021
Shenmue 2 is 20 years old today. First released on Dreamcast on 6th September 2001 in Japan, it came to Europe a few months later on November 23rd - and was an Xbox exclusive in North America when it eventually arrived in October the following year. You can watch Digital Foundry compare the 2018 remaster of Shenmue I and II on modern platforms versus the Dreamcast original: Read more
- Shenmue is getting an anime, courtesy of Crunchyroll and Adult Swim - 5 September 2020
It might’ve taken a whopping 18 years for Shenmue III pick up where the last game left off, but it may not take quite so long for Ryo’s next adventure to show up. Sort of. While no new game’s been formally announced, this week Crunchyroll and Adult Swim announced an animated adaptation of the slow-burn revenge quest. (more…)
- Clash of Fans: Old School RuneScape and Shenmue - 19 May 2020
Hello and welcome to the second of our Clash of Fans write-ups . This week we'll be getting together in pairs (virtually) and forcing each other to play a beloved game. Then we'll chat about what we made of it all. Next up is Old School RuneScape and Shenmue! Matt: I have to admit, a good portion of my time allocated to this feature was spent signing up to RuneScape. It was frequently baffling - I somehow had an account already associated with Jagex which needed resetting several times, my usual handle (and my back up, and the back up to that) were already taken, and upon trying to buy membership, it wouldn't let me type in any credit card details. It was similar to the only other time I tried to play an MMO - an evening wasted trying to get my head around Square Enix's account system to play Final Fantasy 14 in its infancy, forcing me to give up on what I hear is one of the best games…
- SEGA Best of Japan Sale - 3 March 2020
SEGA’s Best of Japan sale is here! From now until 10th March 5pm GMT, save like a boss on the Yakuza series, Valkyria Chronicles, Shenmue, Binary Domain, and more! Complete Your Collection bundles mean there’s never been a better time for Yakuza and Valkyria fans to body slam a bargain and punch up your Steam library. Shop like a dragon and buy now!
- The 7 most needless minigames - 22 November 2019
One Off The List is our weekly list feature. Is there something you think doesn t deserve to be on this list? Comment with your reasons why, and next week it may be let off. Minigames are the coffee Revel of videogames. They are harmless, infrequent and unpleasant to think about. We accept their presence, yet no one has ever eaten a pack of Revels and wished for more coffee nuggets. Nobody completed Final Fantasy X and thought: Needs more Blitzball . That minigames exist as a mild distraction inside the glowing guts of other games is itself ridiculous. Imagine you were on a golf course, and hole 12 turned out to be its own 8-hole pitch n putt. This is stupid, you d think, and then you would play pitch n putt for the rest of the day in a mindless stupor. Here are the 7 most gratuitous minigames – but do they all deserve to be here? (more…)
- Daily Deal - Shenmue I & II, 66% Off - 13 November 2019
Today's Deal: Save 66% on Shenmue I & II !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Friday 11/15 at 10AM Pacific Time
- Why are so many old games coming back? We asked developers why they chase nostalgia - 15 July 2019
Remember that thing you like from 10 years ago? It s probably getting a sequel. Shenmue 3 . Evil Genius 2 . Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 . The calendar of upcoming games is packed with throwbacks that will revisit the worlds we left behind over a decade ago. Oddworld: Soulstorm is heading back to the strange homeland of Abe the skinny green freedom farter. Mechwarrior 5 is booting up a bipedal destruct-o-bot that was powered down in the year 2000. If your favourite childhood game is not getting a sequel, it’s probably getting a glittering remake. Reviving forgotten entertainment relics is nothing new (hi, George Lucas) but the recent glut of resurrections has made me wonder: why are developers and publishers so keen to go back to old ground? Why do they want to chase this sense of nostalgia? So, I asked them. (more…)
- Almost two decades on, fans have unearthed a secret move in the original Shenmue - 13 June 2019
It's been nearly 20 years, but it seems the original Shenmue still has a little left to offer. Fans have dug deep into the code to successfully unearth a secret move that was recently hinted at by one of the original developers. The move - known as 'Shin Shōryūken', and a clear reference to one of Street Fighter's signature moves - was part of the original game but removed at the 11th hour at director Yu Suzuki's request. Maybe he was fearful of intervention from Capcom's lawyers? It's been re-enabled, however, by an enterprising fan (as picked up by Shenmue Dojo ). The dragon punch - look, let's just call it what it is - can't be activated in normal play, and in this instance has been unlocked in one of the cutscenes in the harbor, being utilised against greasy rocker Goro. Read more
- Eagle-eyed Xbox fans spot loads of new games available now on Xbox Game Pass ahead of official announcement - 9 June 2019
The button-pushers at Microsoft are trigger-happy today: loads of new games are now available to play via Xbox Game Pass ahead of an official announcement. Eagle-eyed users of ResetEra and Reddit spotted new games ready to install on Xbox One and on PC via the Microsoft Store, and have been working together to create a list of titles added to the subscription service today. Highlights include Hollow Knight, which you can now install on your devices if you have an Xbox Game Pass: Read more
- Shenmue remains great because it isn't afraid to slow down - 18 December 2018
Shenmue is a game with a reputation—both good and bad. It was, for a while, the most expensive videogame ever made. It sold less than Sega expected, and may have contributed to the sad death of the Dreamcast. To some it's an idiosyncratic, highly ambitious masterpiece. To others it's slow, boring, and barely playable. And, until this 2018 re-release, the only way to play the first game was on a Dreamcast. Or an emulator, I suppose, but it was mostly a miserable experience, with graphical glitches and poor performance. Of those two camps, I'm of the opinion that, for all its faults, Shenmue is a masterpiece. A singular game with a bold vision, and one of the most powerfully atmospheric things I've ever played—blocky geometry, weird controls, and all. Replaying it this year, at 4K with anti-aliasing and some neat bloom lighting effects, I felt the same wa…
- Shenmue Patch 7 is live - 15th November - 15 November 2018
Hi Shenmue fans, We launched a small patch today that fixed the following: PC Patch Notes v1.07 Audio • Fixed an audio issue in one area in Shenmue II. Controls • Fixed an issue where running kick and punch couldn't be performed with a keyboard during a free-battle. Thanks again for all of your support. -SEGA Dev
- Shenmue patches 5 & 6 are now live - 31 October 2018 - 31 October 2018
Hi Shenmue fans, Beta branch patches 5 & 6 have been moved over to the default branch and are now live. They will download automatically to all users on the main branch. Thank you again to everyone who opted into our beta patches and provided valuable feedback. Below are detailed patch notes for this latest update: PC Patch Notes v1.06 Audio • Further improvements to Shenmue 1 audio playback. • Fixed an issue with corrupted audio outside the Golden Qr Tomato Convenience Store. • Fixed an issue that caused the Darts 7 background music to crackle. • Now plays correct Japanese fight grunts when playing with Japanese voice audio Controls • Fixed issue with being unable to use left thumbstick whilst working at Lucky Hit stand or when catching leaves UI • Fixed an issue where French characters would sometimes be cut-off while viewing photo information. • Fixed an issue where uncollected gacha…
- Revealed: Sega's cancelled Shenmue HD remake - with fully updated graphics - 15 October 2018
UPDATE 16/10/18 3:52pm: Sega has been in touch with a statement - "SEGA and D3T indeed had started exploring the feasibility of a full HD remaster for Shenmue I & II. That being said, we soon realised that this was a project with its own set of challenges. Working with original animations and characters but meshing them with enhanced HD visuals gave us a game that we felt would not meet the standards that Shenmue fans expect and deserve. Rather than going ahead with a release that may disappoint fans, we chose to focus on bringing the classic game to PC and modern consoles, so that new players could experience Shenmue's original charm." Original story: Shenmue - a game of discovery and adventure. It's a timeless classic and one with a deep and fascinating history - which becomes even more compelling today. As we know, Sega tasked UK developer d3t with remastering Shenmue and its sequel…
- Patch 4 is live - 27 September 2018 - 27 September 2018
Hi all, We've uploaded a new patch, Patch 4. Thanks to everyone who fed back on our beta branch version of the patch. PC Patch Notes v1.04 Audio • Fixed some issues with arcade game background music. • Fixed some issues of corrupted SFX. • Fixed issues with notebook SFX. UI • Fixed various issues with help screens. • Fixed some instanced of overlapping UI. • Dobuita shop names now correctly appear when looking around without having to zoom. • Fixed various issues with the end game save screen. Graphical Issues • Fixed some instances of oddly positioned hands. • Fixed an issue that would cause Ryo to disappear when activating the watch in the Dobuita car park. Miscellaneous • Fixed an issue that would cause Gacha rewards to not be given when playing Space Harrier. • Further stability fixes. Best, SEGA Dev
