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.
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SEGA Teases New Yakuza
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010PlayStation Release Horizon 03/08/10
Monday, March 8th, 2010Only one more week until Kratos unleashes his fury onto the PlayStation 3. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything worth looking at this week. In fact, this week, we “finally” get our hands on Square’s latest flagship Japanese role-playing game. Check out the rest of this week’s PlayStation releases below:
Yakuza 4 Demo Has Japan Sleeping With the Fishes March 4
Friday, February 26th, 2010Yakuza 3, SEGA’s beat ‘em up based on the Japanese crime-syndicate still hasn’t made its Western debut yet, however, there is already talk about a demo for Yakuza 4: Heir to the Legend hitting the Japanese PS Store next week.
Join the Yakuza with New Trailer
Thursday, February 4th, 2010It’s not long before Yakuza 3 is finally released in the United States on March 9th. The latest installment of Sega’s triple A franchise is sure to receive a warm reception from fans. For those you who aren’t familiar with the Yakuza series, Here’s something that may do a better job at describing the game [...]
Yakuza 3 Premium Edition Fights Its Way Through The Mob
Thursday, January 28th, 2010After Yakuza 3’s dominance in Japan with over half a million copies sold, it was no surprise when SEGA announced a western release for the PS3 exclusive brawler. Sega’s now confirmed that a Yakuza 3 Premium Edition will be available.
Yakuza 3 Getting Preorder DLC Incentives
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010After Yakuza 3’s recent confirmation of the UK release of the PS3 exclusive brawler, GameStop has confirmed that it will be offering a “Challenge Pack” DLC for those who pre-order the title.
Yakuza 3 To Put a Hit on the UK This March
Friday, January 22nd, 2010After Yakuza 3’s dominance in Japan with over half a million copies sold, it was no surprise when SEGA announced the exclusive for the West. The open-world gangster title has received a date for when it will claim the UK as its turf.
Yakuza 3 North American Box Art Gets ‘Made’
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Hot on the heels of our recently posted Yakuza 3 screens, we now have the NA box art for the game here for your viewing pleasure. Sure, the artwork is simple, yet sleek with a bit more color than its Japanese counterpart (perhaps the cigarette in the mouth was too much?).
New Yakuza 3 Screens Scream of Mayhem
Monday, January 18th, 2010Yakuza 3 was a massive hit in Japan. Unfortunately, everyone else outside the land of the rising sun has not been able to get their hands on the PS3 exclusive brawler. The fighter recently received a release date for the overseas version, SEGA have given fans a taste of what to expect with some new [...]
Yakuza 4 Takes To The Streets With New Trailer & Box Art
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Yakuza 3 was released last year in Japan, and while the rest of the world still waits for the open world gangster game, Sega Japan is moving on with Yakuza 4 by releasing a new trailer and cover art.
Yakuza 3 Buys a Ticket for Western Flight
Monday, September 21st, 2009Yakuza 3 has sort of had a bit of confusion lately regarding its rumored stateside release. First, it was never coming, then it might have been coming. However, popular demand may have finally payed off for Yakuza fans across the globe.
Yakuza 4 Bringing Famous Actors to the Digital Realm
Sunday, July 26th, 2009SEGA has released the first details for Yakuza 4…wait a minute, Yakuza 3 isn’t even out in North America, or any other continent besides Japan. Well that isn’t going to stop them from making a sequel. The game’s title is Ryu ga Gotoku 4: Densetsu wo Tsugu Mono or, as we say in English, Yakuza [...]
Sony & Sega Will Take Japan By Force with Another Yakuza Installment
Thursday, May 7th, 2009Yakuza 3 sold over 300K copies its first week in Japan, and sparked a PS3 sales frenzy that put it ahead of it’s stiff competition from the Wii. With Yakuza 3 being such a overwhelming success in Japan, it’s not hard to believe that Sega is already hard at work on the next installment in [...]
Yakuza 3 ships 500,000
Thursday, March 19th, 2009SEGA has confirmed that Yakuza 3, the third game in the popular Japanese series, has shipped 500,000 units since release last month. Though the sales of Yakuza 3 have been great, the game is less than likely to arrive in North America and Europe.
SEGA had previously said that the game would not release outside of [...]
PS3 Impressions – Yakuza 3
Monday, February 16th, 2009On February 26th, this hotly anticipated title for our beloved console was released. It is a PlayStation exclusive, but you’ll be surprised to find out that it isn’t Killzone 2. You’ll also be surprised to hear that this game’s marketing has far exceeded Killzone 2’s and is more on a par with the [...]
