The Shenmue III Kickstarter campaign raised more than $ 7 million

The Kickstarter campaign of the highly anticipated Shenmue III officially ended, raising more than $ 7 million from more than 80,000 contributors.

Shenmue IIIThe original Kickstarter campaign, which ended in July 2015, raised $ 6.33 million. At the time, she held the best-funded video game record on the crowdfunding platform. However, developer Ys Net has decided to give fans a second chance to support the project in the form of a Slacker Backer campaign.

the Shenmue III The campaign is now over, with total funding of $ 7,179,510 from 81,087 donors. In an update on the Kickstarter website, Ys Net said that it was an "impressive" result for the crowdfunding campaign.

"When we look at the final numbers, we can not all stop ourselves from feeling again the immensity of the support that everyone has brought to the realization of this project! Thank you! Ys Net said about updating the 93 campaign.

Contributors who have pledged at least $ 29 will receive a digital copy of the Shenmue III for the PC or PlayStation 4, while those who have pledged $ 60 or more will receive a physical copy of the game instead in an exclusive case reserved for the contributor. Promises of rewards have been promised, such as the original jacket of Masaya Matsukaze, the actor who embodies the protagonist of the series, Ryo Hazuki, in the press events of the Shenmue 14 years ago; dinner with project director and producer Yu Suzuki; and become an NPC in Shenmue III.

In the 93 update, Ys Net also stated that it remained less than 10 months before the Shenmue III release date of August 27, 2019, which means that the project is on the way to the planned launch. The estimated delivery time for Shenmue III still in December 2017 on the Kickstarter page, but the release date was postponed until mid-2019 earlier this year.

Shenmue III will follow the year 1999 Shenmue and 2001 Shenmue II, both originally published for the Sega Dreamcast. Players who wish to follow or relive the adventures of Ryo before the arrival of Shenmue III can do it on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, because the first two games in the series have been reissued on the platforms of the current generation this year.