Generally speaking, there are two ways to do a spin off. Most go for the simple, take everyone you know and do something different approach, but the other type can be just as much, if not more, interesting to see. These take the things you love about the original and adapt them to a different...
Yakuza has always been one of the better unknown exclusives in the West. By combining open world mechanics with a strong story, it found a lot of success in Japan, leading to a recent push in the West. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life is arguably the series biggest push and continues Kazuma Kiryu’s...
SEGA announced today that Yakuza Kiwami will launch both physically and digitally for PlayStation 4 on August 29 in North America and Europe for $29.99 / £29.99 / €34.99. Yakuza Kiwami is the HD remake of the PS2 version. Fans can look forward to recreated graphics, fully re-recorded...
If you can't wait to experience Yakuza 6, then I got some good news and some bad news. While the Western release is still in motion, it's currently set to release early 2018. Even though this might be disappointing news for some, it's still better than nothing.
It wasn't too long ago that Sega released a remake of the first Yakuza game called Yakuza: Kiwami. Not it looks like even more remakes for the rest of the games might be considered. Yakuza producer, Toshihiro Nagoshi, expressed interest in remaking Yakuza 2, 3, 4 and 5 during a recent...
Sega announced at this year's SCEJA Press Conference that Yakuza will be remade and will have the title of Yakuza Kiwami. The HD remake will have improved visuals, more scenarios, mini-games, and systems, all in high quality. There's currently no word of its release date, though hopefully...
Sega announced today that later this month, a new Yakuza game will see an official revealing later this August. To those who are interested in seeing this new Yakuza game should tune in via Niconico on August 24 at 21:00 Japan time. Not much is known about the new Yakuza game other than it's...
SEGA teased a “surprise announcement” recently and now they're ready to show us what they have in store for their fans. Their "surprise" ended up surprising very few, as they announced a new Yakuza game. Yakuza Ishin, which translates to Yakuza Restoration, is the next entry into the series...
SEGA has announced that they have a "surprise announcement" regarding the Yakuza series which they will reveal next week. More specifically, the announcement will take place in Shinjuku, Tokyo on August 18th where the publisher will also disclose the results of the Yakuza Character General...
While Yakuza 1 & 2 HD for the Wii U wasn't announced yet in North America, those who have access to a Japanese eShop can download the demo starting today. According to Sega, the demo that is now available for download on the Japanese eShop will let players play the opening segments of both...
Following the reveal of Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition yesterday in the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, the magazine finally showed today a scan of what was shown that contains screenshots. While the image above doesn't show much of the information since it has a small text, what it has are...
In this week's issue of Famitsu Magazine, Sega unveiled that the critically awarded Yakuza 1 & 2 will be receiving an HD treatment with all sorts of new features dedicated to fans. Scheduled for release this November 1st in Japan, Yakuza 1 & 2 HD will not only feature HD graphics but will...
Sega has updated the official site for the Yakuza series with a video showing all of the events going through the 4th installment with a teasing message at the end. After recapping the events from Yakuza 4, the video shows the message "And then..." followed by "First look on May 24." I...
Following the announcement of PlayStation All-Star Battle Royale, everyone is wondering just who made the cut. With so many legendary characters and forgotten classics, there is a vast well of characters to select from. Keeping this in mind, we sat down and thought of some of the characters we...
With Yakuza: Dead Souls releasing in North America tomorrow, Sega released the trailer today that shows what fans of the series can expect. Those who loves Zombies and the gameplay Yakuza has, Dead Souls is a game that you should look forward to. Our review of Yakuza: Dead Souls will...
Are you looking to pick up Yakuza: Dead Souls next week? If you'd like to get in on some extra goodies, then you may want to check out GameStop to take advantage of their exlusive pre-order bonus. Pre-ording in store will net you the following: Playable Character Pack:
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SEGA has announced the pre-order bonuses for Yakuza: Dead Souls in the various regions of the world where it will be released. The places mentioned are the UK, US, France, Germany, Spain and Australia. Here is the full list of what you can get in these areas: The UK will get the Densetsu DLC...
Yakuza: Dead Souls has received an M rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board. The description of the rating describes the usual violence and sexual themes as well as drugs and cursing. Yakuza: Dead Souls is the sixth installment in the series and will release in March exclusively for...
According to PlayAsia.com, Yakuza will be heading to the PSVita soon. Taking the fact PlayAsia has been listing unannounced PlayStation Vita titles on their site without publishers making any comments about them, this could lead us to believe this holds some truth. Other Yakuza games are...
Looking forward to the next portable installment of Yakuza? A slew of screenshots and art have been released for Yakuza Black Panther 2 to help hold you over for what will undoubtedly be a long wait. Good thing there are quite a few pictures to view.
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Well, they want to know if you speak Japanese. Otherwise, you know, go away. Anyway... To our Japanese readers or those learned enough to know the language, Sega wants to know where you want to set Yakuza 5. Kamorocho will still be a playable area, but the survey (strictly in Japanese,...
Earlier, Sega announced that Yakuza Of The End would be making its way west under the new title Yakuza: Dead Souls as a Playstation 3 exclusive. In addition, they have now released an announcement trailer showing off snippets of gameplay. Zombies are in every other game, so why not Yakuza,...
SEGA is pleased to reveal today that the much anticipated "Yakuza of the End" in Japan will be releasing in North America in March 2012. Yakuza of the End will be renamed, "Yakuza: Dead Souls" in North America will be exclusive to the PlayStation 3 that will feature a new storyline, all of...
For gamers who love Yakuza, the fifth game in the series is currently in development and should be released next year. No further information were revealed as to what the fifth Yakuza will be all about. However, in addition to Yakuza 5, the sequel to Black Panther will also be released on...
