Shenmue 3 Kickstarter crowdfunding hits $2m target in less than a day

Veteran developer Yu Suzuki's Dreamcast revival is now a certainty for PC and PlayStation 4, after racing past its goal following E3 announcement

"If we do not reach our funding goal, Shenmue 3 will not go forward," wrote veteran games developer Yu Suzuki, as he launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to make a new game in his pioneering open-world series.

Less than 24 hours later, the game is most certainly going forward, as Suzuki sailed past what now looks like a conservative fundraising goal of $2m. At the time of writing, Shenmue 3 has generated nearly $2.2m of pledges on Kickstarter.