If you have heard people saying things like, “Hot dang those Yakuza games sure are good! Thanks for making ’em, Mr. Sega!” over the past few months or years but have held off on diving into the series until now, well, here’s your chance to dive right in. For those who own an Xbox One
Yakuza Kiwami 2
Yakuza Kiwami 2 is one of the best video games ever made. Not only does it capture that classic Yakuza style and humor, but it introduces one of gaming best villain in Ryuji Goda. It is Yakuza at its best. Kiwami 2 expertly mixing wacky shenanigans with compelling story-telling and fun combat. And now, Xbox
New to the fantastic Yakuza series? Not only is the complete series available on PS4 but now Yakuza 0, for the first time, can be played on Xbox One through their Game Pass program. To celebrate, Yakuza Series Executive Director Toshihiro Nagoshi has come out with a brand new video to give these new fans
I can weirdly remember the first time I heard about Yakuza. I was at Wal-Mart, waiting for my mom to finish grocery shopping. Our ongoing deal was that if I went to the store with her and carried her groceries, she would buy me a magazine. So, I was flicking through the latest issue of
SEGA continues to bring the popular Yakuza series to PC players everywhere as Yakuza Kiwami 2 is now available on the platform. The PC edition adds a few new bells and whistles, but is the same Yakuza experience you know and love. Watch the launch trailer below for yourself. Yakuza Kiwami 2 continues the story
A couple of weeks back, a listing for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PC via the ESRB seemed to all but confirm that the Dragon of Dojima would once again be headed to a new platform. As of today, this leak has turned out to be true. Sega announced this morning officially that Yakuza Kiwami 2 is indeed
PC preferring fans of the Yakuza series can rejoice — Yakuza Kiwami 2 seems to have been listed for PC release by an official content rating from the ESRB. While the content rating itself is worth a look-through, just to get an idea of what a game like this looks like to people not fully invested
Ever since its western release was announced at the Kinda Funny Games Showcase back in December, many fans of the Yakuza games have eagerly been waiting to find out when exactly Judgment, a spin-off of the aforementioned series, will be releasing for PS4. Earlier today, fans finally learned when Judgment would come upon them, though
There has been a recent surge, both in sales and popularity, for Japanese games in the West. For instance, games like Capcom’s Monster Hunter World and Bandai Namco’s Dragon Ball FighterZ were the top two best selling games in January of this year and reached critical acclaim from a bunch of outlets including ourselves. There
Today Sega showcased an extensive segment of gameplay of the upcoming Yakuza 2 remake Yakuza Kiwami 2. We get an extensive look at the English localization, lots of brutal fighting, minigames, karaoke and… Goro Majima selfies. If you’re not familiar with Yakuza Kiwami 2, it’s the full remake of the original Yakuza 2, originally released for PS2 in
Today Sega and Atlus reached out with a press release announcing the games that they will showcase at E3 2018 next week in Los Angeles. First of all, The Creative Assembly will showcase Total War: Three Kingdoms (which just received a new in-engine cinematic trailer today) with a series of gameplay presentations that will happen
Yesterday evening’s announcement of the localization of Yakuza Kiwami 2 certainly made a lot of gamers happy. Yet, one thing is for sure, the fans that were present at the Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California, ere especially happy. Their reaction is one for the history books. While the crowd was quiet when the trailer began, they went completely bonkers as
Today during an event at the Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California, Sega announced that Yakuza Kiwami 2 is coming west. To be more precise, the game will release in the west on August 28th for PS4. A new logo has also been announced for the studio working on Yakuza games, the Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, and
During a livestream hosted yesterday by Sega, Localization Producer Sam Mullen and Scott Strichart talked about PlayStation Experience and next year. Speaking about PlayStation Experience, they mentioned that Sega will be there, and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life will be playable on the show floor, but the format of the show has been changed by Sony Interactive
Today Sega released three new commercials for the upcoming Yakuza 2 full remake Yakuza Kiwami 2. The videos are respectively dedicated to the story, to the gameplay, and to “adult entertainment.” The latter is probably not what you think it is (that is actually glimpsed in the second trailer), but it ties into the slogan
Today Sega released a new batch of screenshots of its upcoming Yakuza 2 full remake Yakuza Kiwami 2. The screenshots focus on some of the many minigames that will be available in the game, which are a staple of the series. Of course, there are quite a few new ones that never appeared before. We
Today Sega made the demo of the upcoming Yakuza 2 full remake Yakuza Kiwami 2 available on the Japanese PlayStation Store. The demo weighs a whopping 9.89 gigabytes and can be downloaded here, allowing players to take a glimpse at part of the upcoming game. Of course, it’s in Japanese, buy if you’re familiar with
I can’t shake the feeling that the Yakuza series is inching with every release closer to becoming the ultimate video game, at least for those who are aware of just how awesome it is. That feeling was reinforced by the two trailers of Yakuza Kiwami 2, with which Sega appears to be poised to once
Sega released a new video of the upcoming Yakuza 2 remake Yakuza Kiwami 2. The video focuses on the four main characters of the game, Kazuma Kiryu, Ryuji Goda, Daisuke Dojima, and Goro Majima. While we see some in-game cutscenes featuring all four characters, the vast majority of the fairly long video is dedicated to the
Sega released a batch of screenshots and a video of the upcoming Yakuza 2 remake Yakuza Kiwami 2, featuring four returning characters and their voice actors, who will also provide their likeness for the role.. Hakyru will play the role of Ryo Takashima, Houka Kinoshita will lend his face and voice to Wataru Kurahashi, Yuichi Kimura will play Tsutomu Bessho,
Today Sega announced via press release its full lineup for Tokyo Game Show 2017. Below you can read all the game that will be presented, alongside the form in which they will be available at the Sega booth. Sega Hokuto Ga Gotoku – Theater Presentation, Trailer, Stage Event, Photo Spot Yakuza Kiwami 2 – Playable,
Today’s issue of Weekly Famitsu included a spread on the recently-announced Yakuza Kiwami 2, by Sega. The article focused on showing images of the member of the game’s large cast in their new looks rendered by Yakuza 6‘s Dragon Engine. Yakuza Kiwami 2 is the full remake of the old and glorious Yakuza 2 released
Earlier this week Sega revealed a ton of new information about the future of the Yakuza series as well as a surprise Fist of the North Star game titled Hokuto Ga Gotoku. Yakuza Online is a mobile free-to-play title coming to Android and iOS in 2018. It’ll take place following the events of Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. You play
Following the announcement of the Yakuza 2 remake Yakuza Kiwami 2 during a reveal event at the Akihabara UDX Theater in Tokyo, Sega also showcased the first official screenshots of the game, on top of its editions. The standard edition will be priced at 7,590 yen (about 70 bucks) plus taxes, but there is more. The “Extreme
Sega was supposed to announce the future of the Yakuza franchise tomorrow, but today at least part of the reveal was leaked by the Tiwanese PlayStation Store Looks like we’re getting Yakuza Kiwami 2, as I basically begged in my review of Yakuza Kiwami. According to the leaked description, the game is a remake of