Yakuza

Yakuza: Zero sure looks fantastic. Check out this gameplay video (footage starts about four minutes in), which shows off the game world and some very realistic puddle reflections.

Holy Crap, Yakuza 5 Will Be Out In The West Next Year

Bombshell! Yakuza 5, which many of us thought would never actually make it to Western shores, will come to North America for PS3 next year, Sony just announced. Here’s Sega with more details on the upcoming surprise localization, which is slated for next summer.

Thank the Dreamcast’s Death for the Yakuza Games

The death of the Dreamcast was a sad event and the end of an era. But every cloud has a silver lining. The console’s demise led to the eventual birth of a game series that would probably never have been released on it: the Yakuza games. “I, along with many others assumed, ‘[Sony]’s new to…

Here’s the Yakuza Zero Trailer in English

You saw the 15 minute JapaneseYakuza Zerotrailer. Now you can understand it. Sega has made no announcement for an international release of their latest Yakuza game, but that didn’t stop us from translating and putting English subtitles to the dramatic story trailer. Check it out below. Note: With no script or Japanese subtitles, I had…

Sega, Do The Right Thing

Here’s a 15-minute trailer for Yakuza Zero, the latest entry in a fantasticseries that Sega, in its infinite wisdom, has not announced for a Western release. Watch it, then sigh deeply, as though the very earth itself was despairing through your mortal lungs.

Sega, Please, Release This Game

I want the new Yakuza game brought to the West, but I’m not going to beg, Sega. I am instead simply going to keep askinguntil it either happens or I die from Yakuza deprivation. Do you want my blood on your hands, Sega? Imagine the headlines. “Internet Writer Dies From Yakuza Absence, Sega Blamed”. You…

Sega, You’re Breaking My Heart

This trailer for the new Yakuza game was actually shown first during Sony’s pre-TGS press conference, but has only today made its way online for general viewing. Enjoy, then, another fantastic trailer for a likely fantasticYakuza game that we’ll probably never get to play in the West because Sega.

Here’s the story trailer for Yakuza 0 Like the era the game’s based in, it’s extravagant and loud. The prequel will be out in Japan next year, on PS3 and PS4.

The Upcoming Yakuza Prequel Is Looking Quite Good So Far

Sega has updated the character section at their official site for Yakuza 0, uploading a slew of new screenshots showing various side characters from the game. They’re all pretty impressive. There’s a few good ones below. You can find the rest over at the site Characters [Yakuza: Zero] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian…

The Yakuza Prequel Was a Long Time Coming

As previously reported, the new Yakuza game, Yakuza 0, has been announced. As you can probably guess from the number, it’s a prequel. Breaking the age-old video game rule that the third game in a series is always a prequel, Yakuza 0: The Promised Place (龍が如く0 誓いの場所) is the sixth numbered Yakuza game. The story…

Sega announced this morning in Japan that Yakuza Zero is the next title the Yakuza series, and it’s in development for PlayStation 3 and 4. There’s not much more info outside of a teaser website, but Sony promises to reveal more details at the Tokyo Game Show in September.

The Strangest Video Game Audition You Will Ever See

This is not hyperbole. I am being serious. The audition this gentleman gave for Sega’s upcoming Yakuza game is most unusual. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. But that seems to be the point, because this happened: And then this: This hopeful’s name is Habu. He’s actually a comedian in Japan—though,…

Yakuza 4: The Very Late Kotaku Review

In 2011, I started to review Yakuza 4 for this very website. Countless hours later, but with the game unfinished, my PS3 died, taking my save game with it. So I never ended up reviewing it. Today, I make amends for this. Last week, I found my copy tucked away on my collection shelf and,…

One Thing We Know About This New Sega Game: Porn Stars

Sega is making a new Yakuza game! Pretty much all we know is that it’s a Yakuza game, and it’s for the PS3 and PS4. You know what else we know? Porn stars. Yakuza is one of the biggest PlayStation exclusive franchises in Japan. These games are incredibly popular and feature big-name talent. More importantly,…

What Little We Know About The Next Yakuza Game

The next Yakuza game won’t be a spin-off like Yakuza Ishin! or Yakuza: Dead Souls, but the creators won’t commit to it being a numbered game. So, what the hell is it? Apparently, it’s for men. Ever-tan Yakuza series creator and executive director Toshihiro Nagoshi and series producer Masayoshi Yokowama spoke in vague terms in…

Yakuza 5 was released in Japan in December 2012. It is yet to see a release in the West. Sega, we are still waiting. Hurry up

Yakuza: Ishin! is Ridiculously Fun

The latest game in the Yakuza franchise is loads of fun. Seriously, after over 30 hours, I still haven’t had enough. Yakuza: Ishin!, much like one of the previous Yakuza games, Yakuza: Kenzan!, is not a direct sequel in the series, but instead takes the cast of the Yakuza series and places them in a…

The biggest selling PS4 game during the console’s first two days out in Japan? Famitsu reports that bundled game Knack “sold” 322,083 units, Yakuza: Restoration sold 73,086 units, Battlefield 4 sold 26,878 units, and Killzone Shadow Fall sold 25,978 units.

Here’s a Free Vita App That Lets You Try the New Yakuza Game

One thing that Japan will be getting for its PS4 launch that other countries didn’t/won’t is the latest Yakuza game, Yakuza Ishin!. And for those who can’t wait for the game, there’s a new free PS Vita app to let them experience some of the Yakuza Ishin! world, if not the story. Yakuza Ishin! Free…

Yakuza 5 was first released in Japan in December 2012. It is now January 2014 and there’s still no word on a Western release. Fix this, Sega!