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Should Sega Kickstarter Shenmue 3?

Tamoor Hussain: Double Fine set up a project page on Kickstarter and asked members of the public interested in the project to contribute. The goal was $400,000 but within the space of a day over a million dollars had been pledged.

What we have here is a developer leapfrogging publishers and going straight to the end user to fund projects that are thought of as too risky by the usual industry bigwigs. This got us thinking...

Could Sega use a similar method to fund Shenmue 3?

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zeal0us4457d ago (Edited 4457d ago )

Shenmue 3 would probably cost way more than 400k to start up sadly. Still it isn't a bad idea. Wish the same thing could been done for Megaman Legend 3 and some other games.

jc485734457d ago

didn't Sega say they already had Shenmue 3 completed, but because they were the game was going to bomb in sales that they decided not to.

bladednuisance4457d ago

i see no sense in that, i mean its possible, but after investing x amount of money into a project, not releasing it would cause a complete loss of all investments, youd figure they would release it, just to make up as much as possible

Emilio_Estevez4456d ago (Edited 4456d ago )

Shenmue 3 yes please.

@JC, of course they didn't finish it(or start for that matter), the story has been done for years, but you don't finish a game and then not release it. That would mean they spent money to make it and never got anything in return. They just never wanted to put a bunch of money in to make it as the other 2 were a mess financially. They spent a lot making them and lost money overall.

Reibooi4456d ago

Yeah Shenmue was a massively expensive game back when it came out and considering the new game would be basically the same thing with much better tech and production values it's pretty hard to imagine that they could use Kickstarter to fund it like Double Fine did with their game(I mean it makes me sad that it looks like the Double Fine kick starter likley won't reason 20mil which is what Tim said would be needed for Psychonauts 2 and Shenmue 3 would need WAY more money then that)

Knightofelemia4456d ago

Sega could get the capital by releasing both games on the PSN and XBL there are fans out there who want to play the game. Or another way Sega could get the cash is by releasing 1&2 as an HD remake for both PS3 and 360 and there is the cash to fund Shenmue 3 which the fans want.

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Burning_Finger4456d ago (Edited 4456d ago )

No. It won't be the same without it's original creator(s).

Leonesaurus4456d ago (Edited 4456d ago )

Alright. If I worked at Sega, and I was in charge of getting shit done. First intelligent thing to do is porting Shenmue 1 and 2 to XBLA and PSN pronto. Simple as that. It is totally in the realm of possibilities.

People interested in buying the game for whatever bargained price decided can help revitalize the franchise in a new generation for gamers searching the online game store.

Completely packed and downloadable along with the game are a complete list of several achievements/trophies for gamers to unlock over the span of these 2 epic games, which not only encourages some to download it, but multiple playthroughs and more game time spent playing in the Shenmue world.

By finally getting these 2 games re-release for gamers to buy would test the waters seeing how many people are still interested in Shenmue, as well as how many new people are willing to give it a shot for the first time.

Reviewers can downgrade the game as they wish if it hasn't aged well over the years overall, in their opinions, but never the less, people would download it and enjoy it very much.

The only question is, will the number of people both new and old downloading Shenmue 1 and 2 be enough to satisfy Sega's pockets in order to get a motivating jump start on Shenmue 3? I'll leave that one to Sega and the fans to decide.

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15 Biggest Unresolved Video Game Cliffhangers We May Never Get Answers To

Cultured Vultures: These 15 unresolved video cliffhangers could be solved in the future, though if we’re really honest with ourselves, we all know there’s no chance in hell of that happening.

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Fluke_Skywalker75d ago (Edited 75d ago )

Never say never, I really didn't expect to ever see Space Marine 2 and 12 years later its almost here.
So there is still hope for all these games.

Chocoburger75d ago

I've completed 5 of the games on the list, but the author forgot to include Advent Rising. It was supposed to be a trilogy, but it bombed hard, and the two sequels never got made. It was Mass Effect, a console generation before Mass Effect.

The game is buggy and unpolished, it needed a few more months of development, but the potential was there. At the end of the game, you have all these super abilities, I remember the stomp attack that created a shockwave being especially powerful.

shinoff218375d ago

I personally think days gone will recieve some sort of sequel at some point. I'm personally also hoping it's not the rumored multiplayer online stuff. I'd think most that enjoyed it would rather thisnto.

Knightofelemia75d ago

Sony needs to dust off Sly Cooper and Days Gone so needs a sequel two of my favorite Sony titles. Bulletstorm I love great game wish it also got a sequel. And I wish Namco would finally give Enslaved a sequel another great game.

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PlayStation Store Kicks Off PlayStation Indies Sale: Over 1000 Games On Sale

Daily Video Game writes: "If you are a fan of indie games, PlayStation Store has good news for you! PlayStation Store is running a new game sale for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 gamers that heavily discounts over 1000 indie games right now!"

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PlayStation Store Games Under $15 Sale: Over 400 Games Under $15

Daily Video Game writes: "PlayStation Store has just launched another new digital game sale that has over 400 games under $15, including many AAA games titled "Games Under $15 Sale" for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 gamers right now!"

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anast688d ago (Edited 688d ago )

Dragon's Dogma and XCOM 2 are the best deals. The rest of the games are still overpriced. I would say 8.99 is good for AC: Origins, but you need to put $10 more into MTs to avoid the grind that slows down the story. So, the game is actually 18.99.

It's not on this list, but Pathfinder: Kingmaker is only $9.99. This is a deal if you have a current gen. consoles, as it runs poorly on prev. gen.

hangdang687d ago

I beat AC origins without grinding or spending any money on MTX?

anast687d ago

I had to grind for side missions. So, did many other people.

HeliosHex687d ago

Has anyone been able to login in to the ps store on ps5 I haven't been able to in days and my network is good.

RedDevils687d ago

Reset or shutdown your PS5. I always can go login to PS5, in fact just a moment ago.

HeliosHex686d ago

Hey thanks again. Although the shutdown/reset didn't work i found that resetting the mdm and hub did the trick. I use a Lan network instead of wifi. In case anyone has a similar setup and problem.

RedDevils686d ago

I forgot to mention about the router reset, that usually do the trick when it come to network problems happen with iphone/android. btw np