Yu Suzuki launches Kickstarter campaign for Shenmue III (update)

Update 4:45 p.m.: As GamesBeat reported this morning, Shenmue III successfully hit is goal in under 10 hours.

LOS ANGELES — In one of the surprises of the day, former Sega game creator Yu Suzuki announced that he would start a Kickstarter campaign to fund Shenmue III, the third part of his modern role-playing and fighting video game.