The PSP’s Black Panther: Yakuza New Chapter sold very well and got great reviews, so a sequel announcement could only be considered a minor surprise at best. What might raise some eyebrows is just how strongly series producer/supervisor Toshihiro Nagoshi is endorsing the project. He feels that, in so many words, real men should play [...]
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Real Men Play Yakuza
Friday, February 3rd, 2012PS3 Review – Yakuza: Dead Souls
Monday, October 31st, 2011Sega’s zombie-laden Yakuza title, reviewed just in time for Halloween.
PS3 Preview – Yakuza: Dead Souls
Thursday, October 6th, 2011Yakuza: Dead Souls begins in the Sunshine Orphanage with which Yakuza 3 made us so familiar. Kazuma gets a phone call from his adopted niece Haruka, who’s being held captive by an off-screen yakuza boss who presumably isn’t going to live to see the end credits, if Kazuma has anything to say about it. Her [...]
Yakuza Journeys West, Brings Dead Souls to the Party
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Sega has just announced that Yakuza: Dead Souls is coming to Europe and North America, which was known as Yakuza: Of the End in Japan.
PSP Import Review – Black Panther: Yakuza New Chapter (Kurohyou: Ryu Ga Gotoku Shinshou)
Friday, September 9th, 2011Having had tremendous success in Japan and even a spot of praise and profit from across the sea, the Yakuza series went from consoles to handheld with Kurohyou: Ryu Ga Gotoku Shin Shou (Black Panther: Yakuza New Chapter) for PlayStation Portable.
Yakuza 5 Official; Major Changes in the Works
Thursday, September 1st, 2011Sega has officially announced that Yakuza 5 is in development and that some big changes will be coming to the series. Also announced at the special Yakuza conference was a new studio called Ryu ga Gotoku Studio (Yakuza Studio), which will be headed by Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi. Additionally, a new game in the series, [...]
Yakuza Series Likely to Never Stray from Sony
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011The Yakuza series has been around since 2005 and in that time the series has been completely exclusive to Sony platforms, which is something that probably won’t change any time soon. Series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi recently talked about how the franchise is unlikely to ever see a release on another platform, say the Xbox 360.
Yakuza: Of the End Ships out 400,000 Copies
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011Yakuza: Of the End, Sega’s spin on how the Japanese mafia would deal with a zombie-infested Japan, shipped 400,000 units during it’s two weeks on sale so far in Japan.
Japan’s Release Forecast: June 2011
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011The month of June isn’t just for big news and demo conferences, as Japan is ready to get quite a few big software releases, one of which is a sequel in a series that consistently sells out during its first few days on shelves.
Yakuza: Of the End Screenshots Show The Mafia Side of Zombies
Saturday, May 28th, 2011Here are a bunch of new screens of Sega’s PS3-exclusive Yakuza: Of the End (Or rather, Ryu Ga Gotoku: Of The End as it’s called in Japanese). These show off a pair of new characters, Hiro Rin and Tetsuo Nikaidou. The guy in the baseball cap is Hiro, who went missing some time ago and [...]
Yakuza: Of the End Special Box Ready To Unleash Armageddon
Thursday, April 28th, 2011Sega’s Yakuza: Of The End was originally planned for a mid-March release, but got, like so many others, disrupted by the headline-making tsunami. The game has now gone gold, and with its special “Be Strong Like a Dragon, Japan!” sticker included, Sega has sent out images of the retail box.
Zombies Invade the Yakuza Series
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010When you think of the Yakuza series, you think of one thing. Kicking Yakuza ass all over Japan. Right? Right! Friends and faithful followers of the series, Sega is about to blow your mind with the latest installment of the acclaimed series, as Ryu ga Gotoku: Of The End or Yakuza 5 for all of us American fans, pulled an M. Night Shyamalan size twist on us. ZOMBIES have invaded the world of Yakuza!
Are You Ready to be a Yakuza?
Monday, August 30th, 2010Monday isn’t my favorite day of the week; and it might not be yours either – there’s still a long week ahead of you, and the glorious weekend is already over. However, on the bright side, 4gamer is giving PSP fans something to ease the Monday blues.
Yakuza PSP Trailer Throws a Mean Punch
Friday, July 16th, 2010The PlayStation Portable iteration of Yakuza is being touted as the best in the series, despite several installments already releasing on its console counterpart. To show off the game known as Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter, SEGA has released a brand-new over 5 minute long trailer.
More Yakuza PSP Screens Brings The Fight to You
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010The ever-growing Yakuza series is taking the fight to portable versions while its console counterpart, Yakuza 5, is in development. Some more screenshots for the PSP version of Yakuza has been released and in doing so, brings the fight to the palm of your hand.
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