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How to watch Xbox’s third-party games showcase
Microsoft and Xbox are presenting a third-party gaming showcase on Wednesday to shine a light on upcoming titles like ‘Alan Wake 2.’ There should be plenty of surprises.
'Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth' will make you see Ichiban's bare butt in early 2024
Yakuza fans have a busy 2023 and 2024 ahead of them.
‘Like A Dragon Gaiden’ revives Kiryu on November 9th 2023
Kiryu has some new fighting skills that look a little… familiar
'Yakuza: Like A Dragon 8' arrives in 2024
A sequel to 'Yakuza: Like a Dragon' is coming in 2024, but you'll get another spinoff game in 2023.
PlayStation Plus will offer eight Yakuza games this year
Only 'Yakuza: Like A Dragon' will hit the base tier.
The Yakuza series will continue as a turn-based RPG
In an interview with IGN, Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi and producer Kazuki Hosokawa said future Yakuza games would be turn-based RPGs.
Sega will release a ‘Judgment’ sequel on September 24th
Takayuki Yagami will go undercover at a high school in ‘Lost Judgment.'
Sega marks its 60th anniversary with free mini-games on Steam
Try a canceled Golden Axe game and a Streets of Rage/Yakuza mashup.
'Yakuza: Like a Dragon' will be available on November 10th across platforms
Back in May, Microsoft revealed that the upcoming entry to the Yakuza franchise will be an Xbox Series X and Series S launch title. Now, Sega has officially confirmed that Yakuza: Like a Dragon is coming out on November 10th, the same day the next—gen consoles are launching. The game will also be available for the PS4 and for the PC through Steam and the Microsoft Store on the same day, so nobody’s getting left behind.
Sega is working on another Yakuza movie
If the project makes its way to theatres, it won’t be the first film inspired by the Yakuza series to do so.
'Yakuza: Like a Dragon' reboots the franchise on November 13
The next installment in the long-running Yakuza franchise will reach Western shores on November 13th. Yakuza: Like a Dragon will initially be available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC through Steam and the Microsoft Store. The Xbox Series X version will be available on the same day the console launches, followed by the PS5 release sometime later.
'Yakuza: Like A Dragon' will be released this November
It'll have an English voice dub, and there's a PS5 version is in the works.
Microsoft is adding 10 'Final Fantasy' games to Xbox Game Pass
Earlier today, Microsoft announced that it's adding more than 50 new games to Xbox Game Pass -- as well as giving three sweet freebies if you sign up for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. By any measure, that's a lot of games, but it's an especially exciting crop if you're a fan of Japanese role-playing series Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts.
‘Yakuza 7’ gameplay trailer reveals wacky features and job classes
We knew that Yakuza 7, or Yakuza: Like a Dragon, was going to shakeup gameplay with turn-based combat. Thanks to a trailer released at Tokyo Game Show, we have a better idea of what that will look like. The gameplay preview shows the new combat style, as well as some insane features and RPG silliness.
Yakuza's many remasters are about to pay off big time
Ryu Ga Gotoku (RGG) Studio is in a fantastic position. The Sega-owned developer has just released Judgment, a well-received detective game starring Japanese actor and singer Takuya Kimura as the lead. Now, the team is turning its attention back to Yakuza, a long-running series about Kazama Kiryu and his complex, often violent entanglements with Japan's criminal underbelly.
Sega’s remastered ‘Yakuza’ bundle for PS4 comes to the US
With western interest in the Yakuza series the most passionate it's ever been, Sega is bringing remastered PlayStation 4 versions of its PlayStation 3 open-world Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5 games to the West. Fans can purchase The Yakuza Remastered Collection starting today for $59.99, with the remastered Yakuza 3 available to download right this moment. Sega will release the other two games in the collection on October 29th, 2019 and February 11th, 2020, respectively. If you buy The Yakuza Remastered Collection, Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5 will unlock automatically once they're available.
‘Judgment’ is a sublime detective game for everyone
Grizzly murders. A ridiculously smart hero haunted by his past. A shady group of individuals who will do anything, it seems, to cover up their terrible deeds. These are the hallmarks of a great detective story, and Judgment, the latest video game from Japanese developer Ryu ga Gotoku (RGG) Studio, has all of them.
What to expect at E3 2019
We're barely a week away from the start of E3 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in California! This year's event may be missing one of its stalwarts now that Sony has announced that it will not have a presence but there will be news aplenty from the show floor. Let's take a look at some of the anticipated high points.
Sega pulls 'Judgment' sales following voice actor's cocaine arrest
Sega has halted the sales of Yakuza spin-off Judgment in Japan after Pierre Taki, one of its actors, was arrested on suspicion of using cocaine. Taki voiced and served as the model for a yakuza named Kyohei Hamura in the game, which was released in its native country as Judge Eyes for the PS4 in December. According to The Mainichi, his urine sample tested positive for cocaine and he also later admitted to using a small quantity.
'Yakuza' spin-off 'Judgment' comes to PS4 on June 25th
If you're a fan of the popular Yakuza game, then you've probably been eagerly anticipating the newest installment of the gangster series. Judgment will be available for PlayStation 4 on June 25th.
