The Yakuza series is a fascinating beast. It simultaneously exemplifies the best aspects of the video game industry and the worst elements as well. The series, from SEGA developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio ...

Sega has launched a new developer interview with the creators of the Sony PS3-exclusive Yakuza 5. Welcome to the World of Yakuza 5 is a new developer diary that explores the characters and locales of ...

Yakuza 5 is playable on the Tokyo Game Show show floor. The Japanese gangster sequel was dated for a December 6 launch in Japan on the first day of the event. Two new trailers, available through the ...

Yakuza 5's western release has been a long time coming. After its 2012 launch in Japan, Sega's stark silence about whether or not the game would be localized left most fans of the series assuming they ...

Complete the journey of the dragon. For the first time ever, Kiryu's entire saga lives on a single console. Yakuza 5 is available now, and the Yakuza Remastered Collection is now complete.

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Matt Karoglou is a freelance writer and musician who has been playing video games for 36 years and writing about them for almost as long. When he's not editorializing about the intricacies and ...

Not too long ago, Sega announced its decision to offer gamers the chance to revisit or experience several of its classic titles for the first time by unveiling plans to remaster the likes of Yakuza 3, ...

Sega and Atlus have been part of the same company (Sega Sammy Holdings) since 2013, and it’s frankly a little odd it’s taken this long for them to start riffing on each other. It looks like there’s ...