PlayStation

Yakuza 5 Plot Sounds Epic, But There Will Still Be Porn Stars

With the announcement that Yakuza 5 will feature five main characters in five major cities across Japan, and a new game engine to upgrade the outdated look of the series, Sega has released a teaser site and revealed the back story of the new chapter.


May 24, 2012
PlayStation

Yakuza 5 Is A Brand New Yakuza, Ready To Punch Your Face In

Sega’s Yakuza games (above) are wonderful. They have great dialogue, great cutscenes and cool combat. Yet, they feel like PlayStation 2 games. They’re not — they are PS3 games. But they feel so last gen due to the tech that powers them.


November 22, 2011
PlayStation

Yakuza 5 Sounds Massive

The next Yakuza game may be the first to spur a complete overhaul of the series, upcoming Ryu Ga Gotoku 5 to offer five playable locations, seamless transitions between battle and chit-chat and an overall game of “massive volume”. [Andriasang]


August 31, 2011
News

Sega Forms New Studio Just To Make Gangster Games

Sega’s Toshihiro “Brown Man” Nagoshi, the creator of the Monkey Ball series, has revealed today that he’s formed a new studio at Sega which will deal exclusively with games for the Ryu ga Gotoku (Yakuza) series.


September 16, 2010

Yakuza 5: Zombie Paradise Action

Yes, Yakuza 5 is a zombie game. If you think that’s silly, just wait, because in the game’s debut trailer, things get even sillier.


July 22, 2010
News

Which Of These Girls Do You Want In Yakuza?

Sega is working on another new Yakuza game. Know what that means? Time to audition more hostesses.