Sony has just confirmed that now that the Kickstarter goal has been reached they are in fact helping with funding and development of Shenmue 3

[mornelithe]

#Shenmue3: E3 announcement kickstarts crowdfunding videogame world record http://t.co/VfL5FW4rN2 #E32015 #GWRgamers pic.twitter.com/R1GOxebpS4

— GuinnessWorldRecords (@GWR) June 17, 2015

 

Fastest game to hit $1m, ever (1 hour and 42 minutes).  And it just passed the 3m mark, with 30 days left.  I think it's probably a given that it'll reach all stretch goals, at this point.