{"id":192170,"date":"2015-07-18T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/shenmue-3-raises-over-6-3-million-on-kickstarter\/"},"modified":"2015-07-18T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T19:15:00","slug":"shenmue-3-raises-over-6-3-million-on-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/shenmue-3-raises-over-6-3-million-on-kickstarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Shenmue 3 raises over $6.3 million on Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"most-funded-video-game-in-sites-history\">Most funded video game in site&#8217;s history<\/h2> <p>The crowdfunding campaign for <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/shenmue-3-shoots-for-a-lucky-hit-on-kickstarter-294090.phtml\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shenmue 3<\/a><\/em> has drawn to a close, raising a total of $6,333,295.<\/p> <p>That sum makes the project the most funded video game campaign in the history of Kickstarter, beating out the previous record holder <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/castlevania-s-iga-back-with-dream-game-bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night-291908.phtml\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em>and its&nbsp;<span class=\"money usd no-code\">$5,545,991<\/span>&nbsp;total.<\/p> <p>Series creator Yu Suzuki announced the campaign last month as part of PlayStation&#8217;s E3 press conference, asking fans to contribute at least $2 million to make the project a reality.<\/p> <p>While the project trebled its initial funding goal, that amount still fell well short of the $10 million Suzuki indicated would be needed to make <em>Shenmue 3<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/about-that-shenmue-3-budget-sony-is-helping-294217.phtml\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a &#8220;true open world&#8221; game<\/a>.<\/p> <p>In addition to the money raised via Kickstarter, Sony is helping bankroll the project, investing an unspecified amount to assist with production, marketing, and publishing the game.<\/p> <p><em>Shenmue 3<\/em> is in development for PlayStation 4 and PC. 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