OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryYakuza 0 Is Rough Around The Edges And That Makes It GreatPlaying this prequel has shown me that the Like a Dragon series used to have much more textureByMoises TaverasPublishedJuly 23, 2024
CultureRetroCultureRetroYakuza’s Forgotten Spinoff Deserves More LoveA pair of the series' best games were Japan-only PSP releasesByHayes MadsenPublishedJanuary 26, 2024
ReviewsMultiplatformReviewsMultiplatformLike A Dragon Gaiden: The Kotaku ReviewDread and cigarettes are everywhere in The Man Who Erased His NameByJen GlennonPublishedNovember 6, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsLike A Dragon Gaiden Won’t Include a Key Feature At LaunchKiryu voice actor Yong Yea says Yakuza fans can expect an English version of Gaiden in a post-launch patchByIsaiah ColbertPublishedOctober 16, 2023
CultureFeatureCultureFeatureBringing Authenticity And Humor To Like A Dragon's 'Western Renaissance'‘Translation is not mathematics,’ says the Yakuza series' senior localization producerByIsaiah ColbertPublishedMarch 24, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsBoth Judgment Games Are Now Available On PC, You Should Play ThemGuess those legal concerns over star Takuya Kimura's face got sorted outByLuke PlunkettPublishedSeptember 14, 2022
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentarySega, Please Let Us Play The Yakuza Samurai Spin-OffsIt's time to let us play Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! and Ishin! ByLuke PlunkettPublishedJuly 28, 2022
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsTurns Out A Short Yakuza Is A Very Good YakuzaThe Kaito Files, the series' first ever proper story DLC, is greatByLuke PlunkettPublishedMay 17, 2022
Kotaku EastJapanKotaku EastJapanReport: Live-Action Lost Judgment TV Series In The WorksJapan could also be getting a live-action movie starring Takuya KimuraByBrian AshcraftPublishedJanuary 18, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsSega's Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Is Making Yakuza 8Masayoshi Yokoyama of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio talks about the future of the franchiseByBrian AshcraftPublishedNovember 19, 2021
ReviewsPlayStationReviewsPlayStationLost Judgment: The Kotaku ReviewA tidy throwback to the days when Yakuza was more about throwing punches than taking turnsByLuke PlunkettPublishedOctober 27, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsYakuza Creator Confirms He's Leaving Sega, Former Series Producer Joins HimBoth Toshihiro Nagoshi and Daisuke Sato are leaving the studio they helped establish ten years agoByLuke PlunkettPublishedOctober 8, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsLost Judgment's New DLC Is Very, Very Interesting For The Future Of The SeriesIf the series' big star is risking its future, maybe Sega can just change the starByLuke PlunkettPublishedSeptember 3, 2021
Kotaku EastJapanKotaku EastJapanReport: Judgment Series Is Ending Over PC Version DisagreementTakuya Kimura's talent agency has never seemed enthusiastic about computers.ByBrian AshcraftPublishedJuly 12, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsNext Yakuza Spin-Off Has A Playable Sega Master SystemThe second Judgment game skips Virtua Fighter in arcades for Alex Kidd at homeByLuke PlunkettPublishedJune 21, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsLost Judgment Producer Says Worldwide Release Tripled His Team’s ‘Struggles’And it’s not just a matter of English localizationByIan WalkerPublishedJune 8, 2021
CultureCultureFuture Yakuza Games Will Stick With Turn-Based BattlesSega confirmed today that the Yakuza series will continue on as a turn-based RPG. This comes after the success of…ByZack ZwiezenPublishedMay 7, 2021
CultureCultureSega Announces Judgment SequelIt’s called Lost Judgment and once again stars celebrity Takuya Kimura as lawyer-turned-detective Takayuki Yagami.ByBrian AshcraftPublishedMay 7, 2021
CultureCultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?The weekend is about slowly and joylessly working through our backlog, somehow dripping with sweat and covered with…ByMike FaheyPublishedApril 23, 2021
CultureOdds and EndsCultureOdds and EndsLet's See How Judgment On PS5 Looks Compared To The PS4 VersionJudgment originally debuted as a PlayStation 4 exclusive in 2018. It looked great! As announced this week, the game…ByBrian AshcraftPublishedFebruary 5, 2021