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SEGA Announce Shenmue Twist News
Chris Leyton
03/08/2004
SEGA confirm plans to take the Shenmue franchise online and to the PC…
The long-running Shenmue saga took an unsuspected twist today, with confirmation that SEGA have entered an agreement with JC Entertainment Corporation, to co-develop and publish Shenmue Online.
Shenmue Online is set to be a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) for the PC, with JC Entertainment managing content development, whilst SEGA will be responsible for content development and supervising the development and licensing related to the online-game operations in territories outside of Korea.
Shenmue fans can rest easy in the knowledge that Yu Suzuki will be closely monitoring the ongoing activities for the game.
The actual game casts tens of thousands of players in the virtual world of Shenmue, staged in China and throughout Hong Kong during the 1980s. Players act as militants, using mysterious powers, kung-fu, Chinese weapons and Qigong in real-time fighting action.
Shenmue Online will roll-out in Korea, beginning with a private beta in November 2004, followed by an open-beta and commercial launch in 2005.
Weâll have more information soon.
