yakuza 3
In Real Life

Man Gets Full Yakuza Back Tattoo Valued At Over $US9000

Back in 2010, Sega held a competition to promote Yakuza 3 with a very dedicated prize: a full back tattoo like the one Yakuza character Kazuma Kiryu sports. Somebody actually won that prize and got the tattoo.

February 14, 2011
In Real Life

The Japanese Mafia Wants You To Learn English

Crime saga Yakuza 3 takes players to the belly of the beast, giving them a chance to view the underworld up close and personal. But more than hostesses and mahjong was cut from the game, including an English-speaking class.

February 10, 2011
PlayStation

Sing Like Low-Life Thugs

Never one to shy away from real world cross promotions, Japanese crime game Yakuza: Of The End lets gamers belt out tunes that feature two of the game’s characters in the cheesy sing-along music video.

December 6, 2010
In Real Life

What You Might Have Seen In Gran Turismo 5 If You Weren’t Going So Darn Fast

A Yakuza 3 ad, an Engrish restaurant sign and … George Clooney? Gran Turismo 5 is an amazingly detailed game, though some of that detail on its Tokyo race course is a bit strange.

October 7, 2010
News

Sega: Yakuza 4 Cuts Will Be Minor

There will be far fewer content cuts in the Western release of Yakuza 4 than in the previous overseas release of the Japanese video game crime series, a Sega of America representative told Kotaku yesterday.

September 28, 2010
News

What Do A Tokyo Cop And A Lawyer Think Of Yakuza 3?

Real honest-to-goodness yakuza have already made their thoughts known on Sega’s crime opus Yakuza 3. Now a Tokyo police officer and a yakuza lawyer weigh in on the game and suss out what’s realistic and what’s not.

September 27, 2010
News

Screw My Girlfriend, And I’ll Review Yakuza 3

Jake Adelstein, author of the non-fiction underworld yarn Tokyo Vice, got a handful of gangsters to review Sega’s crime game Yakuza 3. But how?

August 25, 2010
News

Is This The End For Yakuza?

Sega’s Yakuza series began in 2005 when the first game was released in Japan on the PlayStation 2. A sequel followed the following year, and to date there have been five games.

August 11, 2010
News

Yakuza Review Yakuza 3

There’s a terrific feature over at BoingBoing in which writer Jake Adelstein plays Sega game Yazuka 3 with three real-life members of the Yakuza. I have selected two wonderful excerpts.

June 29, 2010
In Real Life

Want To Explore Japanese Culture With Yakuza Voice Actress?

She won’t be alone. Oh, no.

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