The Yakuza: Like a Dragon gang are brought into the real world in this incredible photo shoot that looks like its straight from the game! In December last year, Toshihiro Nagoshi, the chief creative officer for Sega, confirmed on the 15th-anniversary stream of the Yakuza series that the next Yakuza game is well into its
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It looks like Yakuza Kenzan and Ishin could get a localization in the future, but in the form of a new remake. In an interview published by our German peers at JPGames, and translated in English by Tojodojo, Daisuke Saito hinted it’s possible Yakuza Kenzan and Ishin could gt a localization, and a remake. Daisuke
Persona 5 Strikers is almost out in the West. The game finally launches next month, but today the team at Atlus graced us with another trailer. This time around, they’re giving us a great look at all of the Phantom Thieves in action. Obviously, you know most of these people if you’ve played Persona 5,
As 2020 (thankfully) comes to a close, the DualShockers staff is coming together to share their personal favorite games throughout the year. Unlike our official Game of the Year Awards, each of these lists is meant to reflect which games stood out personally to each of our staff members. Additionally, any game — not just
As 2020 (thankfully) comes to a close, the DualShockers staff is coming together to share their personal favorite games throughout the year. Unlike our official Game of the Year Awards, each of these lists is meant to reflect which games stood out personally to each of our staff members. Additionally, any game — not just
The holidays are nearly upon us which means that it’s just about that time to begin scrambling to decide what you should be getting for those closest to you. Luckily, if you have any gamers in your life that you’re looking to hook up with a sweet video game this year, we’ve got you covered.
Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio held on December 8 a special live stream celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Yakuza series. The first Ryu Ga Gotoku game released 15 years ago on PS2 on December 8, 2005. Note the stream is still ongoing and we’ll keep adding details to this article so keep F5-ing.
Yakuza has gone from a cult classic to hit series in a matter of a few years, with over 12 million copies of the games sold. For the 15th anniversary of Yakuza, Archipel Caravan interviewed series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi — who is also the SEGA CCO and head of the Ryu Ga Gotoku studio —
Yesterday a major rumor cropped up concerning a possible next chapter in the Yakuza: Like a Dragon spinoff title. The only source was a screenshot of the Yakuza series producer Masa Yokoyama seemingly tweeting out that there would be another game in the same vein titled Yakuza: Like an Ashura. This version allegedly would be
Recently, I’ve been playing a ton of Yakuza: Like a Dragon. It’s a phenomenal new direction for the series that changes things up in major ways while also providing a clear path for moving on from Kiryu’s story. However, there is one major problem: it’s literally tearing my house apart. I’m playing it on PC,
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is almost here. We’re about a month away from release, and today SEGA has dropped a brand new trailer to show off all the shenanigans you’ll be getting up to. Of course, the main campaign is going to have plenty of content for you to work your way through. However, it
We had already known that Yakuza: Like a Dragon was set to release alongside the upcoming Xbox Series X and S consoles in November, and now, we finally know when the game will arrive in the west on all additional platforms. Sega confirmed today that Yakuza: Like a Dragon will also be hitting PC, Xbox One, and
While our long wait for the Western release of Yakuza: Like a Dragon continues, fans of the series continue to provide exceptional content to tide us over. Today, two fans who go by KaroruGans0 and hayaken_kmzw on Twitter posted a live-action recreation of the Kamurocho streets. It’s not completely flawless and also takes some inspiration
Far and away one of the biggest selling points of Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Series X console comes in the form of Smart Delivery. If you’re unfamiliar with this feature, essentially, it ensures that select games that you may purchase on Microsoft’s current-gen platform, the Xbox One, will then transition for free over to Series X
This month’s SegaNama had Sega Chief Creative Officer Toshihiro Nagoshi speak on how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting Sega’s activities. Toshihiro Nagoshi also most notably spoke about Nintendo Switch and Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ record sales. We covered that here. One part of the stream also featured Yakuza series Director Daisuke Sato, who shared how
Yakuza: Like a Dragon might be coming to PS5. This month’s SegaNama stream included a corner with Yakuza series’ Daisuke Sato chatting about how the Covid-19 pandemic affects Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and Sega. He explained how game development has slowed down at the studio and Sega as a whole, but it’s still progressing. At
Sega held on May 26 this month’s SegaNama stream. In case you forgot, these are monthly streams with Sega’s Chief Creative Officer Toshihiro Nagoshi and MC Ayana Tsubaki, sharing news on Sega games, chatting and commenting on subjects bought up by viewers. We systematically cover SegaNama streams on DualShockers. This time, Toshihiro Nagoshi most notably
Another day, another discussion on the latest and greatest news happening in the wide world of video games. This time around, News Editor Michael Ruiz, Video Manager Mario Rivera, and Staff Writer Cameron Hawkins take some time to talk about the recent Inside Xbox event focusing on third party titles coming to Xbox Series X.
As the launch of next-generation consoles creeps closer, Xbox has just presented its latest Inside Xbox event. From heavy hitters like Assassin’s Creed Vahalla to Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Madden 21, there’s something for everyone when the Xbox Series X releases this holiday. Here’s what was shown off during today’s Inside Xbox stream. Assassin’s
When it comes to news on Yakuza 7’s Western release, all has been quite for a while now. But it looks like that might be changing very soon. Announced as Yakuza: Like a Dragon for the West back in September, the game was listed for Steam on Monday and entered on SteamDB, which probably means
Sega’s Toshihiro Nagoshi, the key person behind the Yakuza series, mentioned how digital sales of past Yakuza Kiwami games have increased lately in Japan, meaning many of the newcomers attracted by Yakuza: Like a Dragon and its RPG battle system decided to try the previous games. Toshihiro Nagoshi chatted about all that on the March
Sega revealed on today’s SegaNama stream that the Yakuza: Like a Dragon DLC update will launch on April 9. The DLC is officially titled the Premium Masters Pack, to reflect how only players who mastered this Yakuza RPG will be able to clear its contents. The Yakuza: Like a Dragon DLC will have: Two new
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Chief Producer Masayoshi Yokoyama shared some thoughts on the future of the Yakuza series through an interview with 4Gamer. The interview also features Japanese wrestler Danshoku Dino, a huge fan of the Yakuza series, and is full of spoilers. It’s geared toward those who cleared Yakuza: Like a Dragon, as the
The latest entry in SEGA’s gangster-themed Yakuza series, Yakuza: Like a Dragon is seeing great sales over in Japan and Asia. It topped the charts the first week of its release and today, SEGA reported that sales continue to be strong. This new entry has now sold over 400,000 copies. To celebrate this new milestone,
Sega announced on this month’s SegaNama stream that Yakuza: Like a Dragon will soon get a DLC adding a New Game Plus mode along with a new difficulty level. New elements geared towards those who already cleared the game will be added as well. Toshihiro Nagoshi mentioned it’ll take a bit of time fro the
Hiro Mashima, the mangaka behind Rave, Fairy Tail, and Edens Zero, also enjoys games, like most human beings on the planet. In particular, he likes the Yakuza series, and he especially liked Yakuza: Like a Dragon. 『龍が如く7』クリアーした！めちゃくちゃ熱い話だった。凄いなー。今までで一番ストーリー好きかもしれない。キャラもみんな良かった。傑作！ — 真島ヒロ (@hiro_mashima) January 30, 2020 Hiro Mashima wrote on Twitter: “I cleared Ryu Ga Gotoku 7! The
Yakuza: Like a Dragon launched in Japan on January 16. According to Famitsu’s estimated physical sales chart, the game is the top-selling game in Japan during its first week out. While the overall numbers aren’t quite up to the franchise’s highs from the PS3 era, this is still promising news in light of the studio
Have you had an overwhelming desire to don an eye patch and break into ’24 Hour Cindarella’? It looks like SEGA has you covered. Following the release of Yakuza: Like a Dragon in Japan, SEGA has released every Yakuza game soundtrack on Spotify. In other words, it’s karaoke time. Noticed first by the Yakuza community on Reddit, the SEGA Sound Team
As you already know, Yakuza: Like a Dragon launched on January 16 in Japan. Celebrating the game’s launch, multiple big Japanese outlets (4Gamer, Game Watch, GameSpark) published interviews with Sega’s Toshihiro Nagoshi. We summarized the most important bits of these interviews, most notably how the RPG change wasn’t decided yet when that crazy April Fools video
Yakuza: Like a Dragon, known in Japan as Ryu Ga Gotoku 7: Hikari to Yami no Yukue, just released over there, seeing it’s already January 16 up there as I’m writing this. The game is a huge change for the series, going from action gameplay to turn-based RPG battles. 4Gamer published an interview with Sega’s