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Japan Lines Up For… Digital PS3 Recorder
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Noodles. Toy figures. And grab bags at New Years. Japan loves living up for stuff, and the PS3 torne digital recorder is no exception. More »
Culture
Meet Yakuza 3’s Real Life Tattoo Artist
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | One of the most interesting things about Yakuza 3 is how you keep running into men with enormous, fantastic tattoos. Well, those tats are the work of one man: Kazuaki Kitamura. More »
News
Yakuza 3 Players Say A Lot More Was Cut Than Hostess Bars
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sega has made cuts to the Western version of gangland brawler Yakuza 3. The publisher says that hostess bars are gone. People playing the game say a lot more than that is missing. More »
Media
Yakuza 3 Has More Cuts Than You First Thought
7:00PM Luke Plunkett | So you thought the hostess bars were the only thing cut from Yakuza 3, a very Japanese game that’s being brought to the West by Sega? Nunh unh. There are way more changes than that. More »
Culture
Five Yakuza Movies You Must See…
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | …before you cut your pinkie off! With Yakuza 3 coming out in North America and Yakuza 4 coming out in Japan, is there a better time to talk about Japanese gangsters? No, no there isn’t. More »
News
Yakuza Creator On Grand Theft Auto
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | SEGA’s PlayStation franchise Yakuza (Ryu Ga Gotoku) has often been called “The Grand Theft Auto of Japan”. Like GTA, players are in large urban environments in an underworld setting. That doesn’t mean designer Toshihiro Nagoshi is a fan, though. More »
Culture
Yakuza Designer, Your Customer For A Day
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Bar girl magazine Koakuma Ageha (yes, Japanese night club hostesses have their own mag!) is running some sort of contest. You’ve never guess what’s present number 19. Well, you might! More »
Rumours
Leaked Documents Discuss PSN Imports, Date PS3 Motion Control
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | The (allegedly) leaked Sega-Sony documents from earlier this morning contain mention of a release date for the PS3’s motion controller, along with the possibility of a PSN “import store”. More »
News
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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