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Shenmue 3’s Kickstarter closed over the weekend having raised a video game record total of $6,333,296 from 69,320 backers.
The game got off to a record-setting pace following its announcement during Sony’s E3 conference, but struggled to maintain momentum during its subsequent weeks. Thankfully fans rallied around the project and a final 24 hours push saw an additional $947,000 added to the kitty.
All this means Shenmue 3 became the highest funded Kickstarter in the video games category, comfortably overtaking Bloodstained.
Fans now have the agonising wait until winter 2017 when Ys Net aims to launch the game.
Source: Kickstarter
