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Today’s Shigeru Miyamoto news shows that not even the biggest names in development are around forever. One man, though, plans on sticking around forever. One very brown man.
Sure, you know that the next Yakuza game from Sega is leaving any semblance of gritty crime drama behind. But did you know that the guy with the bionic machine gun arm likes to cook? We can only hope that there’s culinary side missions in Yakuza: Dead Souls when it hits next March. Using zombie meat, of course.
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]
You’ve survived the perils of Demon’s Souls. You’re fighting your way through Dark Souls hell. And next year? Next year you’ll likely breeze through Yakuza: Dead Souls, the newly-renamed North American version of Yakuza of the End, as it is a completely unrelated product.
Unless you live in Japan or import it, that is. The last Yakuza spin-off PSP title, Black Panther: Like a Dragon New Chapter, wasn’t localised for the West.
Tomorrow, Sega’s Toshihiro Nagoshi, developer of Yakuza games, is making a “serious announcement” — perhaps a brand new title? Dunno, sounds serious. Still, this is an announcement of that announcement. Consider yourself announced! [ファミ通]
