Nightengale
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Honestly, who knows? SEGA is....weird. Perhaps something happened at GDC? I'm pretty sure Yu Suzuki was looking around for developers to help fund Shenmue at GDC.
You mean he was entertaining Kickstarter.
And even if we assume something happened, we're talking about a franchise that has lied dormant for years.
More so than money, the biggest challenge would be the foundation of the game. The assets, the game engine, the game creative leads, the development resources.
We're talking a game that is at least 3 years away from shipping at its most optimistic situation.