Yu Suzuki's Ys Net studio has ceased support of Shenmue City, a social game extension of his beloved Dreamcast series for mobile phones. Andriasang reports that the developer posted a brief note on its official website on December 26, notifying users that the service had come to an end and thanking them for their support. More >
Shenmue and Outrun creator Yu Suzuki is to leave his management position at Sega's AM2 studio in September. Suzuki will remain at Sega as an advisor, but will concentrate on his own company, YS Net.
The Sega Out Run and Virtua Fighter legend is reported to be working on a fighting game for Kinect following him stepping down as R&D; creative officer at Sega in early 2009 and the launch of Shenmue City in December.
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