UPDATE: A new email received by the Express Online confirms that the Shenmue 3 review embargo will lift in the UK on November 19 at midnight.

This will bring Shenmue 3 in line with the US in terms of when reviews will be released by media outlets, with the same expected for those in Europe.

ORIGINAL: Shenmue fans waiting to hear more about the game before its official release date this week have been given bad news.

The single-player action game has a November 19 release date on PS4 and PC and is a project that fans have waited a long time to play.

And while it's great news that Shenmue 3 has been made against all the odds, fans are still curious about the returning franchise. How does the gameplay fit with the older titles? And will the merging of old and new really work when it comes to the Shenmue series?

Previews for the game are available to read now, but new reports suggest that Shenmue 3 reviews won't go live until launch. And it appears that some regions may even see review embargos until November 21, days after the game is available to buy.

This apparently isn’t the same in the US, with Shenmue 3 reviews expected to go live on November 19. It’s a massive change in format and is a decision that has fans talking online on why such a move would have been made.