Yakuza

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Yakuza’s Arcades Are A Sly Way To Preserve Old Games

I played Yakuza Kiwami 2 this weekend and loved every second of it. Arcades are a big part of Yakuza’s gorgeous cityscapes, and their changing roster of old Sega game shows a different way of preserving classic games. The Yakuza games take place in Kamurocho, a fictional version of Tokyo’s Kabukichō entertainment district. It’s a…

Yakuza Was Also Pitched To Nintendo & Microsoft

Sure,it’s on PC now, but the Yakuza series is synonymous with three generations of PlayStation consoles. And for good reason: Nintendo and Microsoft had their chance, but simply weren’t interested in the Japanese gangster saga. The latest issue of Edge magazine has an enormous interview with series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, where he reveals for the…

Yakuza 0 On Lowest Settings Is A Work Of Art

Yakuza 0, a damn fine video game on PlayStation 4, is now also available on PC. And while it looks fine on Ultra, it looks even better at the other end of the settings menu. Thanks to @Nitomatta for first pointing this out, but you can slide the settings down real low on this game,…

Yakuza 0: The Kotaku Review

You no longer have an excuse not to play a Yakuza game. I’ve been telling people for years to try this series, all the while knowing deep down that I was asking the impossible. I mean…jumping into such a lore-heavy franchise at its 4th and 5th entry, hundreds of hours deep into conspiracies and personal…

Bury Me In Yakuza Games

Two Yakuza games came out in 2017,we’ve already had one in 2018, and now another is coming. Here’s the E3 trailer for Yakuza Kiwami 2, the remake of the second game in the series, which was originally released in 2006. It’s the only Yakuza game I haven’t played, so I am very down for this.…

Yakuza Is Coming To The PC

Sega just announced that two Yakuza games are on the way for the PC. They’ll be joined by the upcoming Valkyria Chronicles 4 The two games mentioned during Sega’s trailer at the PC Gaming Show at E3 were Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami Yakuza 0 is out in August, and is already up for preorder…

Kenshiro is coming to America. The studio behind Yakuza is bringing Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise overseas on October 2nd, exclusively for the Playstation 4. The high-octane brawler should give you plenty of chances to say “You are already dead.”

Yakuza 3 HD Remaster’s box art goes cigarette-less. The original Japanese PS3 box art featured Kazuma Kiryu smoking. The character, however, will continue to smoke in-game as evident by the remaster’s debut trailer

The End Of Yakuza 6 Is Some Bullshit

This was supposed to be the last Kazuma Kiryu adventure

Here’s our first peek at the upcoming Yakuza 3 full-HD remaster, running at a smooth 60 frames-per-second. What do you think? Looks good! Like Yakuza 3 for the PS4.

Yakuza Cosplay Is My Kind Of Cosplay

It’s not easy cosplaying as Goro Majima, the spicy meatballs on the side of the Yakuza universe. For one, you need to be able to pull off some very tight pants. And then you need to nail his essence, which is so much arrogance and menace that the average actual human being just couldn’t do…

Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 Remastered For The PlayStation 4

Now considered PlayStation 3 classics, Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 are getting remastered for the PlayStation 4 in full HD. Famitsu reports that the games will basically be the same as the originals, but run at a crisp 60 frames per second and look kickass at 1080p! The first of the three, Yakuza 3, will…

Watch This Good Lil’ Documentary About Big Japanese Games

This is Ebb & Flow, a 40-minute documentary about the resurgence of Japanese video games that features interviews with people like Katsura Hashino (Persona), Yoko Taro (Nier) and Toshihiro Nagoshi (Yakuza). It’s funny to think back on now, especially given Nintendo’s wild successes during the same time, but during much of the PS3/Xbox 360 generation…

You Can Take Some Lovely Photos In Yakuza 6

I spent a lot of time punching dudes into walls in Yakuza 6, but I also spent a lot of time wandering the streets of Tokyo (and the sleepy seaside town of Onomichi) with my phone out, taking snaps to remind me of my good times doing good deeds. Let’s get this straight: this is…

Yakuza 6: The Kotaku Review

Yakuza 6 is a game of firsts. It’s also a game of lasts. It’s a first because, having creaked along using outdated tech for a number of recent releases, Yakuza 6 is the first game in the series to feel truly “next-gen” thanks to its new “Dragon” (of course it’s called that) engine. You might…

The Persona Dancing Games Are Getting Some Wild Crossover Costumes

Persona 5: Dancing Star Night is getting some Yakuza and Sonic crossover costumes. Announced at Sega’s FES 2018 event, the Persona 3 dancing spinoff will also have its own set of costumes from another Sega series, Virtua Fighter. Check out some footage of the costumes featuring Ann dancing in a Majima Goro outfit, complete with…

Yakuza 6 Has The Best Baby In Video Games

Video game stories are for angry people with guns, not tiny humans with squishy fingers

Why You Shouldn’t Always Trust Job Listing Sites For Video Game News

Recently, Japanese job site CareerIndex posted that game developer Cave was looking for staff for a Yakuza game. The listing was, apparently, a mistake. According to IT Media, Cave’s stock shot up 7.1 percent. Cave is famous for its bullet hell games, but these days, it mostly makes smartphone games. The listing said Cave was…

How To Get Into The Yakuza Series

Now that the West is getting new Yakuza games every six months, there’s never been a better to check out the series. But with over seven games and numerous spin offs, it can be hard to know where to start. Well, today’s your lucky day! Let me help you take your first step into one…