Every month, Phantom River Stone holds a poll among our patrons to choose a topic for the blog in the coming month. After tallying the votes...

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 ...

Every month, Phantom River Stone holds a poll among our patrons to choose a topic for the blog in the coming month. After tallying the votes...

Yu Suzuki has mentioned in past interviews that, in order to realize his vision for  Shenmue , he needed help from people who didn’t even ex...

Vol. 15: 20th March 2000 Hello, this is Takuan. New content has just been released for Shenmue Passport. Be sure to check it out … after you...

Every month Phantom River Stone holds a poll among our patrons to choose a topic for the blog in the coming month. After tallying the votes ...

In this post, we translate a short 2022 interview that was held with Masaya Matsukaze, who voiced the protagonist Ryo Hazuki in Japanese in ...

Yu Suzuki and YS Net have once again marked the arrival of the New Year with a charming Shenmue-themed greeting illustration and message, pu...

Every month Phantom River Stone holds a poll among our patrons to choose a topic for the blog in the coming month. After tallying the votes ...

  "171 Game Creators' New Year's Resolutions" from Famitsu (the Chinese Zodiac animal sign for 2026 is the Horse) Famitsu....

Most Shenmue fans already know the broad story of the game’s development: the early demos, the ever-extending release date, and the rumors i...

Not long after the release of  Shenmue ~Chapter One: Yokosuka~ , the Shenmue  Complete Guide , with its distinctive black cover, was publish...

In this post, we continue our English translation of Famitsu’s 25th anniversary roundtable with the original Shenmue developers. In Part 4 ...

In this post, we continue our English translation of Famitsu’s 25th anniversary roundtable with the original Shenmue developers. In Part 3 ...

In this post, we continue our English translation of Famitsu’s 25th anniversary roundtable with the original Shenmue developers. In Part 2 ,...

In this post, we continue our English translation of Famitsu ’s 25th anniversary roundtable with the original Shenmue developers. In Part 1 ...

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of  Shenmue 's release on the Dreamcast in Japan, Famitsu.com invited several former project members t...

A mysterious scene from the CG movie on the Project Berkley bonus disc Japan's Dengeki Dreamcast magazine contained a huge 50-page Shen...