Sega recently published a feature looking back over its 30-year relationship with NVIDIA, from the early days of 3D graphics through to the ...

In this second part continuing on from Part One , we will be examining the remaining four chapter tiles: 8 (Cangzhou), 9 (Inner Mongolia), 1...

The Chapter Concept Art is a set of 11 illustrated panels representing chapters from an early version of the saga created around 1996, when ...

Welcome to the fourth and final part of our review of the art renders shared by AM2 developer Hideki Kawabata (previous parts:  Part One , P...

Welcome to Part Three of our review of the art renders shared by AM2 developer Hideki Kawabata (previous parts can be found here: Part One ...

In this continuation of our review of the renders by AM2 developer Hideki Kawabata (if you haven't yet read the introductory post, go h...

Earlier in the year, a discovery was made of a stash of online Shenmue content: an archive containing over 120 3D rendered images from the d...

This is the third and final part in our series of anecdotes from Shenmue composer Osamu Murata. For previous parts, see  Part One  and Part ...

Welcome to the second part in our series of anecdotes from Shenmue composer Osamu Murata, continuing on from Part One , giving us fascinatin...

The Musical Genius of Osamu Murata The musical talents of Osamu Murata have left an indelible mark on the Shenmue series, captivating player...

This is the last part of our 4-part series comparing the 1980s' manga "Kenji" and Shenmue. In this post, we'll translate a...

At the 2014 Game Developers Conference (GDC 2014), Yu Suzuki gave a special talk of approximately an hour in which he talked about the devel...

A continuation of our series on Yu Suzuki's 1994 Research Trip to China. This topic was selected by the Phantom River Stone blog patrons...

A continuation of our series on Yu Suzuki's 1994 Research Trip to China. This topic was selected by the Phantom River Stone blog patrons...

A continuation of our series on Yu Suzuki's 1994 Research Trip to China. This topic was selected by the Phantom River Stone blog patrons...

This topic was selected by the Phantom River Stone blog patrons via our monthly poll on Patreon and was available for early access. R...

A continuation of our series on Yu Suzuki's 1994 Research Trip to China. This topic was selected by the Phantom River Stone blog patron...

A continuation of our series on Yu Suzuki's 1994 Research Trip to China. This topic was selected by the Phantom River Stone blog p...

A continuation of our series on Yu Suzuki's Research Trip to China. This topic was selected by the Phantom River Stone blog patrons vi...

Shenmue has its early roots in Yu Suzuki's 3D fighting game, Virtua Fighter , where the character of Akira Yuki was the basis for Ryo Ha...