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When video games depict a musical performance, they usually half-ass the animations. The drummer waggles his sticks…
Not only is Yakuza a good time, but it’s glitches and bugs can be, too. And here are the best ones of all.
This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason’s out so I’m joined by our own Luke Plunkett to talk Nintendo Switch, Yakuza 0…
The day before Yakuza 6 comes out in Japan, its release in South Korea has been cancelled. It was supposed to come out in 2017. In an official release (via tipster Sang), PlayStation Korea said the decision was “due to the nature of the content.” Hrm...
Never! Because in the Yakuza 6 demo, you don’t even need punches and kicks to wreak havoc on in-game convenience…
Yakuza 6 and original Yakuza remake Yakuza Kiwami—the latest in the Sega-made crime series beloved in Japan and in the Luke Plunkett household—are coming to the West on PS4. Summer for Kiwami. Early 2018 for Yakuza 6 according to Sega.
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If you don’t like Yakuza games then...look, I don’t know how or where you can get the help that you need, I just…
Sega’s Yakuza is getting a live-action drama in Japan. Details are scant, but it was announced in a recent live stream with Yakuza produce Toshihiro Nagoshi.
Previous Yakuza games let players talk with virtual hostesses in bars and clubs. As a sign of the times, the…
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Check out the latest trailer for PS4 exclusive Yakuza 6, which will be out in Japan on December 8. It’s slated to be the last entry in the Kazuma Kiryu saga. No word yet on a Western release.
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Because it’s a prequel set in the 1980s, Yakuza 0 is hopefully going to be the perfect place for newcomers to jump…
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Sega’s Yakuza games are terrific. You really need to play them. Yet, they’re not always localized, and if they are,…
Sega said today that Yakuza 0, the newish prequel to the Japanese gangster series, will be released on PS4 in the West in “early 2017" (it was out in Japan in 2015). If you want to know why this is exciting news, just look at this.
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Yeah, this is pretty much the entire series, in a nutshell.
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Yakuza 6 isn’t out yet, but holy crap, it already looks incredible.
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Series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi showed off some Yakuza 6 gameplay on a Sega stream last night. The upcoming installment of the under-appreciated series is a PS4 exclusive due out this fall in Japan. Who knows when it’ll get a western release?
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Released in 2012 in Japan, Yakuza 5 finally made it to North American PlayStation 3 consoles last week, just in time…
The Yakuza series is one of the best in video games. Sad thing is, given their delayed localisation work and…
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