Yu Suzuki doesn’t work for Sega any more
Everyone else is running this and we don’t want to feel left out. In an interview with Gamasutra, Sega US boss Simon Jeffery has confirmed that Shenmue developer Yu Suzuki doesn’t work at Sega any...
View ArticleSUZUKI GATE – He still works at Sega after all
Following news earlier this week that Yu Suzuki hasn’t been working at Sega for ages, Sega US boss Simon Jeffery has retracted the statement – made in a Gamasutra interview – to say that he was...
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Yu Suzuki demoted at Sega
According to this Gamespot story, Yu Suzuki has been be ousted as Sega’s R&D creative officer, and “will stay with company in diminished capacity.” Suzuki was the “name” behind the likes of Virtua...
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Ex-sound creator “certain” Suzuki “wanted” Shenmue on “PS3 or Xbox”
Ex-Shenmue sound creator Osamu Murata has said he’s “certain” creator Yu Suzuki “wanted” the series on either PS3 or 360. His tweets come as it was announced last week Shenmue was coming back in the...
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Yu Suzuki: “I want to make” Shenmue 3
That wound on our heads? That’s from banging the table again. Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki has told Famitsu he wants to create Shenmue 3. “I want to make three with the same volume as in the past,” he...
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1UP begins Shenmue Week, world weeps
And so did we. In probably the most different way. 1UP’s kicked off a week’s worth of content all related to Shenmue, beginning with a preview for upcoming social title Shenmue World. The site’s also...
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Suzuki: “Game providers have to shift their focus” on visuals to creativity
Industry legend Yu Suzuki has said the difference between game development today, and back when he was creating Virtua Fighter, boils down to developers focusing more on visuals than creativity....
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Suzuki: Shenmue III concept “already exists”
There. He’s actually come out and said it. Now get on with it, Sega. Yu Suzuki has told 1UP the concept for Shenmue III actually, in proper actuallity, “already exists”. “The concept for Shenmue 3...
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Yu Suzuki to receive Pioneer Award at GDCAs
Think Services has announced that Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki will be the recipient of this year’s Pioneer Award at the Game Developers Choice Awards. Suzuki, who’s also created OutRun and Virtua...
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Suzuki “thinking about” iOS, Android release of Shenmue Town
Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki has said he’s “thinking about” a western release of Shenmue Town. Speaking ahead of picking up his Pioneer Award at GDC, Suzuki told Gamasutra that Android and iOS versions of...
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Suzuki: “Sega probably will let me make” Shenmue III
Ex-Sega dev legend Yu Suzuki has said that if the chance arose, he’d be allowed to make Shenmue III for the publisher. “Probably Sega will let me make it. I think. It’s simply a problem of budget,”...
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GDC 2011 day three bulletin – everything you need to know
GDC’s third day is in the can. You want to know the important stuff so you can get on with your life. Look below. Help us help you. Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata keynoted GDC yesterday, announcing a Mario...
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Thursday shorts, part 1: iPad2 “fantastic for games,” no dead children in...
There’s a lot of words out there. Here’s all the smaller stuff coming out of GDC, coupled with loads of smaller stuff thatr isn’t coming out of GDC. It’s like a fusion of smaller stuff. Epic’s Mark...
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Comedy: Shenmue III ending detailed by Suzuki at GDC
Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki has detailed how Shenmue III would have ended the trilogy. Warning: this is not really true. It features Ryo and Lan Di entering the US National Forklift Racing Grand Prix. He...
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Yu Suzuki joins Premium Agency as executive game producer
It has been announced that Yu Suzuki has joined Tokyo-based Premium Agency as an executive game producer at the firm. According to Develop, Suzuki will be an adviser on the firm’s social and mobile...
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Yu Suzuki, creator of Shenmue and Virtua Fighter, leaving Sega
Yu Suzuki, one of the most legendary video game designers of all-time, has announced that he will be leaving Sega in September after a 28-year career with the company. Suzuki is not retiring, but will...
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Yu Suzuki still holding out for Shenmue 3
Creator Yu Suzuki still hasn’t given up on a third core Shenmue game, despite ten years of red lights from publisher Sega. “Shenmue’s license is an IP that belongs to SEGA. We can obtain the license...
View ArticleYu Suzuki’s latest is an arcade shooter for iOS, Android
Yu Suzuki is creating an arcade-shooter for iOS and Android, according to a report on Andriasang. Called Gan! Gan! Pirates, Suzuki’s latest was first shown in the latest issue of Famitsu, where it was...
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Shenmue 3: Suzuki considers crowdfunding – report
Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki is thinking of turning to crowdfunding to deliver one of gaming’s more vapourous fables, according to a new report out of France. The news comes from the Twitter account of...
View ArticleSuper Hang-On 3D hits Japanese 3DS store next week
Super Hang-On is the next Sega title to receive the 3DS treatment, following the rather neat Space Harrier 3D. It’s out in Japan next week. Nintendo Life reports that the game will release on the eShop...
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