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Friday, September 25, 2009
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Yakuza 4: The TGS Trailer

8:00PM Luke Plunkett | While the West still waits for Yakuza 3, Sega’s famous brawler series is already up to a fourth instalment in Japan. Here’s the debut trailer for the game. More »
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Friday, September 18, 2009
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Sega Still Teasing A Yakuza 3 Release For The West

2:30PM Luke Plunkett | For the past few months, various comments from Sega have people hoping for a Western release of Yakuza 3 bummed. Today, however, things are sounding a little more optimistic. More »
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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If Eleven Minutes Of Yakuza 3 Can’t Get You Excited, Nothing Can

10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Yeah, this clip runs for eleven minutes. Lots of Japanese talky-talky, so the verbal stuff won’t make much sense, but the vibrant colours and smooth gangster stylings? Those are universal. More »
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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Yakuza 2 Gets American Release Date

10:00PM Luke Plunkett | Good times! Sega’s announced today a release date for Yakuza 2 in the US. Yes, we know, it came out in Japan in 2006, but let’s try and look on the bright side for once, eh? It’ll be out on September 9 (Europe, you get it on September 28), and instead of trying to get the likes of Michael Madsen back into the recording studio, the sequel will just be sticking to the Japanese voice actors, with English subtitles provided. More »
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Thursday, July 3, 2008
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More On Yakuza 3 And Its Idyllic Summer Getaway

6:30PM Luke Plunkett | A third, proper Yakuza game? For the PS3? Exciting stuff. So let’s go over a few of the game’s finer details. While we already know the game will be an immediate sequel to the second, featuring the same characters and the same storyline, what we didn’t know was that the game’s going to be taking a pleasant break from the streets of faux-Tokyo. While the game will still be based around Kamurocho, it’ll be adding a “second city”: island getaway Okinawa (or, at least, a fictional take on Okinawa). Toshihiro “Brown Man” Nagoshi talks up the addition, saying the addition of the island’s resort lifestyle and touristy atmosphere – coupled with its “darker side” – will stand in stark contrast to the gritty, urban atmosphere of Kamurocho, and as far as the story goes “fits the bill perfectly”. No doubt the location testing will also fit Nagoshi’s sun-bathing bill perfectly, so it’s a win-win situation for all involved. More »
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