Shenmue III Is Already One of the Biggest Kickstarters of All Time

Fans will know that the Shenmue series doesn't do things by half. Yu Suzuki's seminal action adventure was once the most expensive game ever made – almost bankrupting publisher SEGA in the process – but now it has ten days remaining to become the biggest Kickstarter ever, too. With the Pebble Watch sitting at a cool $20 million, it seems unlikely that it'll reach the top – but the sequel's mere existence is proof enough that miracles can happen.

At the time of typing, the game's surpassed $4.4 million on the crowd funding site, and is going through a serious surge following the announcement of a Blu-ray release for the PlayStation 4. It'll need $5.5 million to topple Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and become the site's highest funded video game of all time – and we reckon that it'll comfortably surpass that. The creator has said that $10 million would be ideal, but if this can hit at least $6 million, we reckon that miserable protagonist Ryo Hazuki may even crack a smile.