Posts Tagged ‘Yakuza 3’

Incredibly Devoted Fan Gets $9000 Yakuza 4 Tattoo
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

There are some fans of different products, franchises or characters who put a small tattoo on their arms or legs to show their appreciation for whatever it is they like. This fan goes far above that level of dedication, as he has what may be the largest videogame-related tattoo ever crafted.

Yakuza 4 Gets New Trailer, North American and European Release Dates
Friday, January 21st, 2011

Sega has just announced the North American and European release dates for the latest iteration in the tremendously successful PS3-exclusive Yakuza series, Yakuza 4, along with a kick-butt trailer to boot.

Any Cuts to Yakuza 4 Will be “Nothing Like Yakuza 3″
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

When Yakuza 3 was finally released to Western audiences this past Spring, gamers rejoiced at the release of a critically acclaimed, yet niche title. All was not well however, when Sega decided to cut a majority of the content. Will it happen again?

Yakuza 3′s Price Gets Slashed
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

After only being on the market for roughly six months, Amazon has, drastically, cut the price on Sega’s Yakuza 3, by quite a large margin. If you haven’t played this phenomenal game (PSLS gave it a 9/10), then now is certainly the time to pick this title up.

Yakuza 4 Bringing Crime to the Western Hemisphere
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

SEGA had still not decided whether to give Yakuza 3 a release outside of Japan until only a few months ago. The fourth installment in the open-world Japanese gangster game based on the infamous Yakuza gang was announced a while back but, as expected, it was a Japan exclusive title when it was revealed. SEGA [...]

Proof That Sonic Team is Finally Listening
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Sonic Team has been in a state of deep decline over the past several years, while recently attempting to re-attain their good name with their upcoming title Sonic 4: Episode 1, now scheduled for a “late 2010″ release. I won’t be so quick to praise the team, as to avoid a possible enlargement of their [...]

The West Bows To Yakuza 3
Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Yakuza 3, the Japanese gangster themed title by Sega, was a phenomenal success in the land of the rising sun, but only until recently had Sega decided to port the game over to the West to see how it would fare. Turns out that may have been one of Sega’s better decisions in recent memory, [...]

Sega Software Sales Anything But Poor
Friday, May 14th, 2010

Sega has just revealed details regarding their impressive 2009 fiscal year-end sales results and we’ve got ‘em for ya!

Headshots & Friendly Fire: Round 10
Saturday, April 17th, 2010

The gaming industry has gotten bigger and better with each passing year, but sometimes it just doesn’t do things right. Whether it’s gameplay, story, pricing, or business practices, sometimes the industry needs a little friendly fire from gamers to keep it in line. Other times, developers look down their sights and fire off a well placed bullet [...]

PS3 Reaches Milestone in Japan Lifetime-to-Date Sales
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

For the past three weeks, the PlayStation 3 has been coming in first in the hardware charts. The console has been doing immensely well as of late, especially in the land of the rising sun, with PS3 exclusives (in Japan) such as Final Fantasy to thank.

Impressive Yakuza Series Figures Revealed
Thursday, March 25th, 2010

A majority of Yakuza games to date have been released primarily in Japan, with some of the titles in the series releasing outside Japanese borders months later, ala Yakuza 3. However, the series remains strong in the west with Sega’s brawler gathering impressive sales figures. Sega have now announced the shipment figures for the series [...]

PS3 Review – Yakuza 3
Friday, March 19th, 2010

Does Yakuza 3 deliver a knockout blow to other brawlers on the market? Find out in our Yakuza 3 review.

SEGA Teases New Yakuza
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Yakuza 3 released last week in North America after fans demanded the title’s localization. Now its sequel, Yakuza 4, is getting very close to its Japan release of March 18th,  2010. But just because two Yakuza titles have recently been released doesn’t mean SEGA can’t tease a new one.

Yakuza 3 Trailer Kicks Back to the Past
Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Yakuza 3 is finally on the cusp of finally being released to the West. Sega‘s new trailer takes a step back to recount some of Kazuma Kiryu’s struggles through Yakuza 1 and 2.  It has been since 2008 since we last saw Kazuma this new trailer brings back a sense of nostalgia.

Western Yakuza 3 Loses Out on Japanese Content
Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Only a few weeks remain until the release of PlayStation 3′s exclusive brawler from Sega, Yakuza 3. The open world gangster game features an intriguing fighting system as well as a detailed environments and a compelling story. But will everything which made Yakuza 3 a success in Japan make it through in to the Western release?