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The submission period ends August 15th at 11:59 pm PST.
No purchase is required to enter or win.

Enter now: https://gleam.io/161Uv/rgg-x-laced-vinyl-giveaway

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Yakuza producer says he wants more than just Kiryu as a guest character in fighting games

Fans of Yakuza have pestered the developers to allow their characters like Kiryu Kazuma and Majima Goro to appear in fighting games like Tekken or Street Fighter. The series’ former producer, Toshihiro Nagoshi, had frequently dismissed the idea, saying, “I don’t really want to see Kiryu hitting women.”
Like A Dragon series producer and writer Masayoshi Yokoyama, who took over for Nagoshi in 2021, has a different take: Please think bigger.
“I think it’s better to say that going across mediums like how we did with [the Like A Dragon: Yakuza TV] series is better, rather than just going to another game,” Yokoyama said. “We receive all kind of invitations to appear in other games, but we never actually went over to their doorstep and said ‘let us in.’ I think going cross-medium is the better way to go about it.”
That’s certainly a more flexible and more ambitious answer than ...

Article : https://www.polygon.com/24211470/yakuza-producer-kiryu-guest-character-tekken-street-fighter
Picture sources : https://x.com/HienKong/status/1452089317669605379 and https://x.com/Zekenator21/status/1776026064403218884/

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Yakuza TV show sparks concern as cast claims they were told not to play the games

“I know these games – everybody in the world knows these games. But I haven’t played them. I’d like to try them but they had to stop me because they wanted to – for the character in the script – explore from scratch. That’s why I decided not to play,” admitted Kenot Katu, the actor set to play Akira Nishikiyama in the TV show.
However, Katu then went on to add that despite not playing the games, he and the rest of the cast have studied the franchise’s legacy.
“I definitely knew the property very well but I didn’t realize the franchise was this globally big. We decided we would make sure we would do our own version, relive the characters, take their spiritual elements, and embody them on our own. There was a clear line we wanted to draw but ...

Article : https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/yakuza-tv-show-sparks-concern-as-cast-claims-they-were-told-not-to-play-the-games-2860629/

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RGG Studio programmer Hitoshi Iizawa receives excellence award for Model 2/3 emulation in Like A Dragon games

Esteemed Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio programmer Hitoshi Iizawa is being given an excellence award at the latest CEDEC, or Computer Entertainment and Developers Conference, in Japan for his work on emulation of Model 2 and 3 arcade games in the Like A Dragon series. This news was shared yesterday on Twitter by Lost Judgement director Yutaka Ito and is also being shown on the CEDEC website’s top awards list. Yutaka Ito’s tweet was also transcribed by...

Article : https://segabits.com/blog/2024/08/20/rgg-studio-programmer-hitoshi-iizawa-receives-excellence-award-for-model-2-3-emulation-in-like-a-dragon-games/

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Yakuza Kiwami announced for Nintendo Switch; Available on October 24th!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa4LtKgIVtA

New players can experience the early adventures of Kazuma Kiryu as he emerges from prison 10 years later after taking a fall of a murder to yakuza clans on the brink of a war that hurtles him on an intense journey of love, humanity, and betrayal, fueled by his fists and unyielding resolve, set against a bustling red-light district in modern day Japan.
This is also a great way to promote the upcoming live action TV adaptation of the game coming to Amazon Prime Video on October 25th. Will you ...

Article : https://segabits.com/blog/2024/08/27/yakuza-kiwami-announced-for-nintendo-switch-available-on-october-24th/

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SEGA Wants Yakuza Fans' Opinions On Putting Stars Like Keanu Reeves And The Rock In Future Games

The email also asks how fans feel about celebrity cameos and if they impact buying decisions.
At the end of the email, Sega then asks fans to rate some western celebrities and their interest in them if they were to make an appearance in the game. The full list as follows:

- Aidan Gallagher
- Jack Black
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- Lionel Messi
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Article : https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sega-wants-yakuza-fans-opinions-on-putting-stars-like-keanu-reeves-and-the-rock-in-future-games/1100-6526094/