In an interview with IGN about the upcoming Judgment, the Yakuza team spoke about the difficulties behind replacing actor Pierre Taki’s in-game likeness Kyohei Hamura, as well as how they managed to avoid delaying the Western release of the title. Yakuza Studio head Toshihiro Nagoshi stated that “We’ve already finished replacing it. It’s an original
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On March 13, multiple Japanese news outlets reported the arrest of Pierre Taki for the use of cocaine, and how he has admitted the charges against him. Pierre Taki, whose real name is Masanori Taki, is a multi-talented star in Japan. He has been part of the Japanese showbiz industry for more than thirty years since his debut
Ever since its western release was announced at the Kinda Funny Games Showcase back in December, many fans of the Yakuza games have eagerly been waiting to find out when exactly Judgment, a spin-off of the aforementioned series, will be releasing for PS4. Earlier today, fans finally learned when Judgment would come upon them, though
Judgment, the newest game from the development team behind the Yakuza series, has received an ESRB rating for PlayStation 4 and it is as expected, M for Mature 17+. Alongside the rating are content descriptors which list blood, intense violence, partial nudity, sexual content, strong language, and use of alcohol as some of the many
Dengeki Online published a lengthy interview with Judgment‘s Game Director Kouji Yoshida and Planning Supervisor Masao Kinosaki. The interview covers nearly every aspect of Yakuza Studio’s detective game, with multiple major spoilers. As such I’ve only given it a speed read for now, and should definitely read it more extensively after actually playing the game. Yoshida and
Sega’s promotion for Project Judge is at full steam, as there’s less than a month now before the Japanese release date. The game is even getting multiple collaborations in Japan, with ramen stores or karaoke Joysound. Moreover, the demo that was revealed along with new gameplay now got a release date. It will be downloadable from
Sega and Yakuza Studio brought us some new screenshots and information on Project Judge, introducing three new characters, all prosecutors linked to our protagonist Takayuki Yagami. First off, we’ve got Mafuyu Fujii, acted by Risa Shimizu. She’s a prosecutor from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors’ Office. She’s from a rich family and received a high-class education. Her
Today Sega released a large gallery of brand new screenshots of the upcoming Yakuza spin-off Judge Eyes, known in the west as Project Judge. First of all, we get to see a mission in the game, then the focus shifts on combat. The game’s protagonist’s battle style is very different from that of Kazuma Kiryu, as it’s based on speed
Today, during the latest episode of Executive Director Toshihiro Nagoshi’s livestream Sega Nama, we got to see the first twelve minutes of the upcoming Yakuza spin-off Project Judge, or Judge Eyes, as it’s titled in Japan. The gameplay is awesome, and we get to see both similarities and differences with the Yakuza series. On top of that, we also
Sega keeps its promotion rolling for Project Judge, with two new commercials showing how cool and awesome the game is. As a reminder, Project Judge is the next game by Yakuza Studio and is pretty much a Yakuza game, except we play as a hard-boiled detective. To solve cases, you can tail people, disguise yourself, use
Today Sega released a batch of screenshots and details about its upcoming adventure game Judge Eyes, which for now is simply named “Project Judge” in the west. We learn that the protagonist Takayuki Yagami is concerned about a series of murders that have been plaguing Kamurocho. The police simply attribute them to gang warfare, but Yagami
Dengeki Online published an interview of Toshihiro Nagoshi and Kazuki Hosokawa about Project Judge. Nagoshi-san is the Executive Producer of the Yakuza series and the General Director of Project Judge. Hosokawa-san works on the Yakuza series as Art Director and is Project Judge‘s Producer. The interview is quite lengthy, as the two shared many details
Today Sega announced its lineup of games for Tokyo Game Show 2018, which will be held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, near Tokyo, between September 20th, and September 23rd. The publisher will have the following games available at its booth or otherwise showcased: Project JUDGE (Playable, Trailer, Theater Presentation, Stage Show) Team Sonic Racing (Playable,
Following today’s reveal of Project JUDGE, Also Known As JUDGE EYES: Testament of the Reaper in Japan, Sega released a demo on the Japanese PlayStation Store. Since not everyone is willing to make a Japanese PSN account and download over 7 gigabytes of data, we did it for you, and we just played the full demo. If