Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the latest mainline entry in the long-running Yakuza (now Like a Dragon) franchise. Though it was originally a rather niche series, the Yakuza games have seen a strong and rapid growth over the past generation – with Infinite Wealth having managed to ship an …
Read More »Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Yakuza 8) PC system requirements revealed
Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon kicked off a new era for the franchise, introducing a new cast of characters, a new combat system and a new adventure with twists and turns to follow. Now a few years on, the sequel, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth is finally set to release. …
Read More »Like a Dragon: Gaiden won’t feature English VA at launch
The release of Yakuza: Like a Dragon back in 2020 represented the first game in the series to feature a full set of English voice acting since the launch of the very first title all the way back for the PS2. While future games will continue to offer the option …
Read More »Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth launches in January 2024
Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth is the next game in the long running Yakuza (now known as Like a Dragon) series. Announced back in June of this year, the game was stated to be arriving some time in early 2024. Now, we have an exact release date. As part of …
Read More »Like a Dragon to be shown off at RGG Summit next week
RGG Studio (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio) is known best for their work on the Like a Dragon (Yakuza) franchise. With multiple Like a Dragon games currently in development, the studio has announced that they will be hosting a Summit next week to show off their upcoming titles. Back in June …
Read More »Suda51 and Yakuza creator discuss benefits of NetEase acquisition
NetEase has been a big name in the mobile gaming space for a while now, but in recent years the company has pushed into the console gaming space. Two of its biggest moves saw NetEase acquire Suda51’s Studio Grasshopper Manufacture alongside partnering with Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi for the opening …
Read More »Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will be digital-only
In recent years we have witnessed the incredibly rapid adoption of digital gaming, with the ratio of physical to digital sales far in favour of the latter. Some publishers have begun to take this opportunity to cut out physical sales entirely – such as with the upcoming ‘Like a Dragon …
Read More »Series creator removed from Yakuza credits in GOG ports
Last week we reported on the fact that the mainline Yakuza (Like a Dragon) Complete Series Collection was added to the GOG storefront, allowing for DRM-free access to all of these well-loved titles for a heavily discounted price. Unfortunately, it seems as though this new port has removed some pretty …
Read More »Like a Dragon Studio announces “Fall 2023” Summit
The Like a Dragon franchise has gone from strength to strength, seeing a great deal of increased success over the course of the generations. Two major titles in the series are set to arrive over the next year: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Like …
Read More »Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth arrives in Early 2024
A couple weeks ago Ryu Ga Gotoku (RGG Studio) announced that they would be hosting a 2023 Summer Summit on the 16th of June in which we would get information on the team’s new and upcoming projects. Despite this, the studio made an appearance during Summer Game Fest Kick Off …
Read More »Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name gets November release date
Just last week Ryu Ga Gotoku (RGG Studio) announced that they would be hosting a 2023 Summer Summit on the 16th of June in which we would get information on the team’s new and upcoming projects. Despite this, the studio made an appearance during Summer Game Fest Kick Off, showing …
Read More »Like a Dragon Studio announces ‘2023 Summer Summit’ stream
The Like a Dragon franchise has gone from strength to strength, seeing a great deal of increased success over the course of the generations. With 2020’s Like a Dragon becoming the most-successful entry in the series internationally, fans have been eagerly awaiting whatever is next. It looks like we will …
Read More »SEGA might be next in line to increase its game prices
With the launch of this latest generation of consoles, we have seen a wide reaching number of publishers increase the price of their current-gen titles to $70 – with them citing various reasons for its necessity. It seems as though SEGA might be the next publisher to embrace the $70 …
Read More »Like a Dragon: Ishin! Combat Demo released
Like a Dragon: Ishin is an interesting game, as while the title is part of the long-running Yakuza [Like a Dragon] franchise, Ishin is a remake of a spin-off which only released in Japan all the way back in 2014 for both PS3 and PS4. Almost a decade later and …
Read More »Yakuza: Like a Dragon was heavily inspired by One Piece
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is currently the latest entry in the long-running and highly praised action-adventure beat 'em up RPG franchise. Taking quite a departure from all previous series entries, Like a Dragon’s producer has now revealed that the game was heavily inspired by the worldwide anime phenomenon One Piece. …
Read More »Yakuza studio discusses shift to Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine has seemingly taken over the video games industry, with the game creation toolset being used by indie and AAA studios alike across all regions of the industry. One of the latest studios to announce their shift to Unreal Engine is Like a Dragon’s RGG Studio, with the team …
Read More »Remake of Japanese exclusive ‘Yakuza Ishin’ announced
The Yakuza franchise is bigger than it's ever been, with the latest titles seeing success across multiple consoles, a spin-off in the form of Judgment has now become its own successful sub-series and a live-action adaptation is in the works. Despite this, it is still surprising – though exciting – …
Read More »SEGA may reveal Yakuza 8 in upcoming livestream
The Yakuza series has been going from strength to strength, with the latest entry taking the long-running franchise in a whole new direction – to great success. Two and a half years following the release of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the team at RGG Studio look set to show off …
Read More »Japanese YouTuber gives us our first look at Yakuza 8
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio successfully took the Yakuza franchise in a new direction with Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon, swapping out action combat with a new turn-based party system and introducing a new cast of characters. Now, it looks like Yakuza 8 is nearing a reveal, as the first screenshots …
Read More »Yakuza: Like a Dragon PC system requirements and PS5 release date announced
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is finally coming to the west in just a couple of months for PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PS4. As we lead up to the release, the developers have unveiled the game's PC system requirements, as well as the eventual PS5 release date, which …
Read More »Yakuza: Like A Dragon launches with an English dub in November
Over the last five years, there has been a huge boom in popularity for the Yakuza series, putting the franchise in a healthy position in the western market. As a result, SEGA has invested extra money into the latest game in the series, Yakuza: Like A Dragon, bringing the first …
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