NOTE: This thread is for MAGIC's pre-event press conference in Paris. The actual MAGIC Monaco event will take place on March 9th.
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UPDATE 05
Lan Di... reveals himself.
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UPDATE 04
The new extensive trailer is CONFIRMED to have gameplay.
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UPDATE 03
Second screen from the press conference, now in a direct feed form.
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UPDATE 02
Thanks to GhostTrick for the translations.
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UPDATE 01
More info to come towards the end of the press conference.
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MAGIC is a convention for manga, anime, games, cosplay & more, now on it's fifth edition. Shenmue III has appeared at both 2016 and 2018 editions along with Yu Suzuki, showcasing the game in early prototype and early Alpha stage. MAGIC is run by Shibuya Productions, who are an investor in Shenmue III.
Specific details of Shenmue III's appearance at MAGIC will be revealed during the press conference, and should set expectations for the show. MAGIC is not an enormous show so some limits on expectations should be applied, and I would understand some hesitation in getting excited after last year - but announcing the showing's details up front like this instead of leaving it to speculation should calibrate our excitement correctly.
I believe it will be live streamed on MAGIC Monaco's Facebook page. It'll likely be in French only, and a fairly modest operation from a production values standpoint. I imagine details will be revealed in English shortly after or even during the press conference, but fansite Shenmue Master will be present and can hopefully relay the broad strokes of the details as they happen.
I'll update the OP as news breaks.
To get us started, Cedric Biscay (Shenmue III co-producer from Shibuya Productions) just tweeted this new screenshot out:
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UPDATE 05
Lan Di... reveals himself.
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UPDATE 04
The new extensive trailer is CONFIRMED to have gameplay.
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UPDATE 03
Second screen from the press conference, now in a direct feed form.
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UPDATE 02
Thanks to GhostTrick for the translations.
Here's my full transcript of the Shenmue III segment from the facebook live:
"-Regarding our "Shibuya Crazy Time" I told you earlier, Shenmue III, our game releasing on August 27th 2019, Mr Yu Suzuki will be there, during a conference dedicated to Shenmue III. I insist on "dedicated" which means we'll really get into details about the game. We'll also have a new trailer, really extensive, dedicated to the MAGIC, that's a world premiere so I think the worldwide gaming press might be interested in that.
-Here I'm showing you new screenshots of Shenmue III, that never were shown before. So here you have this one (the first one shown on his twitter feed), to keep you waiting until the full event.
-I have more to say about the game, so I'm taking my notes here so that I make no mistakes. So... Well as you know, MAGIC is organized by Shibuya Productions, co-producer of Shenmue III and thanks to our partners YsNet, developper of the game and Deep Silver, publisher of the game, we'll have the possibility to show some gameplay of the game to certain/a few selected people. I cant tell you yet how they'll be selected but there'll be gameplay for the game, at the MAGIC, so it's a big news as it's a world premiere as MAGIC will be the first event where Shenmue III will have such a spotlight.
-I'm taking this opportunity to talk about something, a small detail that'll make fans happy, we'll make a special Shenmue III t-shirt, sold only at the MAGIC, an official MAGIC Shenmue III t-shirt, in limited quantities.
-I think I said all about Shenmue III for now, which is not bad for now."
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UPDATE 01
More info to come towards the end of the press conference.
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What's MAGIC Monaco?
MAGIC is a convention for manga, anime, games, cosplay & more, now on it's fifth edition. Shenmue III has appeared at both 2016 and 2018 editions along with Yu Suzuki, showcasing the game in early prototype and early Alpha stage. MAGIC is run by Shibuya Productions, who are an investor in Shenmue III.
Why is this press conference important?
Specific details of Shenmue III's appearance at MAGIC will be revealed during the press conference, and should set expectations for the show. MAGIC is not an enormous show so some limits on expectations should be applied, and I would understand some hesitation in getting excited after last year - but announcing the showing's details up front like this instead of leaving it to speculation should calibrate our excitement correctly.
Is this being live streamed?
I believe it will be live streamed on MAGIC Monaco's Facebook page. It'll likely be in French only, and a fairly modest operation from a production values standpoint. I imagine details will be revealed in English shortly after or even during the press conference, but fansite Shenmue Master will be present and can hopefully relay the broad strokes of the details as they happen.
I'll update the OP as news breaks.
To get us started, Cedric Biscay (Shenmue III co-producer from Shibuya Productions) just tweeted this new screenshot out:
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