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Begin The Yakuza Tale All Over Again In Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition [Video]

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Thu, 07/19/2012 - 03:51
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It’s time to once again roam the streets of Kamurocho and experience the tale of redemption as a Japanese gangster learns that there’s more to life than just beating the crap out of people. Ok, so beating people up whilst wearing a $2,000 suit may be fun once in a while, but there’s certainly more to life than just that.  As if a new Yakuza game wasn’t good enough already, Sega has announced that they’re bringing both Yakuza 1 & 2 to the PS3 in the form of a HD upgrade title.

Yakuza 5 Features The Unlikely Addition Of Dancing and Hunting

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 14:17
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Though the game may not be released outside of Japan given the recent financial struggles of Sega, we as gamers can still get excited for Yakuza 5.  The fifth core entry in the Yakuza series isn’t giving us another by the numbers tale of gangster action combined with a bit of silliness as the game is instead going for a broader scope that in a lot of ways is surprising. 

New Details On Yakuza 5

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 12:43
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Some video game franchises need to be put on a permanent retirement while others manage to thrive with every installment that’s released.  So far gamers have been lucky to receive six Yakuza games and now the next installment is about to drop. So will the fifth core entry in the Yakuza entry result in the series hitting an all-time high or will it prove that Toshihiro Nagoshi and the team at Sega need to give the gangster filled world of Yakuza a break?

The Yakuza Franchise Will Live On In Two Major New Projects

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 13:12
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Sega and Toshihiro Nagoshi, the man I affectionately refer to as the Golden God of the gaming biz, took the stage in Japan a few hours ago to make a big announcement: we’re getting more Yakuza games.  Well to be honest I shouldn’t make a wide proclamation saying that gamers across the world are getting more Yakuza games as that sadly may not be the case.  But those lucky gamers in Japan will receive some additional chapters in the long running Yakuza series, known as Ryu Ga Gotoku in Japan, and if we’re l

Yakuza: Of the End [Preview]

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Fri, 03/04/2011 - 16:14
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There are a lot of things that I like in the world, two of which are zombies and the Japanese culture.  Yes, it’s a bit stereotypical for someone who likes video games to adore the land of the rising sun, but I just dig Japan as a whole in all its stylish and often zany glory.

Want To Become a Yakuza? Then Download The Yakuza 4 Demo

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Wed, 02/02/2011 - 21:23
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As a core gamer it makes me happy to see a video game publisher actually try and put their best foot forward to promote or showcase a game that could otherwise be an underdog.  Sega has certainly taken some risks as of late as a publisher (they’re continuing to support Platinum Games despite Vanquish not being a mega hit) and now after much demand from gamers in North America, Sega is giving the Yakuza franchise some proper respect.

Yakuza 4 has lots ass kicking and here's a video showing it

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 06:29
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Sega’s Yakuza franchise has always been multi-faceted.

A double dose of zombie infested trailers for Yakuza: Of the End

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Fri, 01/14/2011 - 06:30
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Every time I see a new video for Yakuza: Of the End I can’t help but get all giddy.  I’m still amazed by the fact that Toshihiro Nagoshi and his team at Sega decided to take the Yakuza franchise in a radical direction as most games don’t insert zombies and monsters to freshen things up a bit.  The previous Yakuza games have always treaded the fine line between grounded realism and pure flights of stylish fancy, but even if the zombies seem out of place in the Yakuza world I’m still digging things, more so after seeing these two new videos.

The zombie types of Yakuza: Of the End are revealed + a new character

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Thu, 01/13/2011 - 13:05
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In case it somehow slipped your mind, the next Yakuza game (Yakuza 5) has zombies in it. After staying relatively straight laced with only a few doses of humor and stylized combat, the Yakuza team decided to go all out and inject lots and lots of fantasty elements into Yakuza: Of the End.  So what sorts of zombies will players come across as they roam the streets of Kamurocho?

An update on the features of Yakuza 4

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Wed, 10/06/2010 - 17:56
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Gamers owe Sega a great deal of thanks since the company had the courage to release Yakuza 3 in North America and Europe.  Previously, the Yakuza games didn’t do that well outside of Japan but due to the constant demand by gamers, Sega finally caved in and gave us what we all wanted.  However, there was a few issues with the Western release of Yakuza 3, most of which stemmed from features being cut.

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