Yakuza 4

In Real Life

Let’s Be Sensitive About Height, M’kay?

4:00PM June 29, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

When Sega held an event for Yakuza 4, it assembled the game’s producer Toshihiro Nagoshi and the title’s assorted cast. One of the game’s biggest stars, former Morning Musume singer Mari Yaguchi, was one of the smallest. More »

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From Yakuza 4 To Hardcore Pornography

10:30PM April 7, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Sega’s Yakuza crime games feature a bevy of young attractive women as the in-game hostesses. Some of them are college students. Some of them work in restaurants. Some are models. One was even a porn star. No, now make that two. More »

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Sing Like Low-Life Thugs

1:00AM February 10, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

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. More »

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These Lovely Ladies Are Waiting For You In Yakuza 4′s Hostess Clubs

2:00AM February 4, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Sega didn’t think North America was ready for the female-companionship-for-money mechanic of Japan’s hostess bars in Yakuza 3. They aren’t making the same mistake twice. Check out the pretty ladies in “the most controversial trailer for Yakuza 4 yet”. More »

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Yakuza 4 Demo On The Way

7:15PM February 3, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

On February 22 (NA) and February 23 (EU), a Yakuza 4 demo will punch the PlayStation Network in the face then smash a bike over its head. More »

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Metal Gear Solid 4, Lost Planet, Yakuza Shown In PSP2 Form

8:00PM January 27, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The PSP2—or the NGP, as its currently codenamed—may be powerful enough to play PlayStation 3 games. At today’s coming out party for the next-generation PlayStation Portable, Sony and friends showed just that. More »

In Real Life

For Idols, Even Twitter Following Is Scandalous

6:00PM December 8, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Yu Darvish, the half-Japanese half-Iranian pitcher for the Nippon-Ham Fighters, is a popular guy. He’s tall, handsome and a brilliant pitcher. And he’s being followed by Japan’s biggest voice actress. More »

Yakuza 4 Doesn’t Just Fight For Money, It Fights For Love, Too

8:30PM December 6, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

There’s a delightful little saying we have here in Australia, which goes a little something like (NSFW) “glass the c#@t“. It’s not pretty, but there you have it. Anyway, it features in this new trailer for Yakuza 4. More »

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Celebrities, Developers Mark Super Mario’s 25th Anniversary

8:00PM October 21, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

This year is the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. In the latest issue of game mag Famitsu, top game designers like Metal Gear Solid’s Hideo Kojima and celebrities like popstar Mari Yaguchi congratulate the title. More »

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Sega: Yakuza 4 Cuts Will Be Minor

4:40AM October 7, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

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. More »