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Yakuza: Like a Dragon has been nominated for 5 Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2020



• Best RPG - Yakuza: Like a Dragon
• Best Narrative - Yakuza: Like a Dragon
• Best Performance (Actor) - Ken Yasuda as Nanba
• Best Performance (Voice Actor) - Kazuhiro Nakaya as Ichiban Kasuga
• Best Character - Ichiban Kasuga

Link : https://mynintendonews.com/2021/03/01/japan-famitsu-dengeki-game-awards-2020-nominees-announced/

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Yakuza's Creator On His Life, Career,
And Why Sega Should've Fired Him In The '90s

Toshihiro Nagoshi : “I’ve been to so many of the bars and shops there [in Kabukicho], so I know a lot of it, but it’s only just a tiny percentage of this huge, bustling area of the city.
When we were drinking and talking about it, someone, and it wasn’t me, someone mentioned, ‘What if there was a game where we can go to all of the places here? What if there was a way to do that?’
That really stuck and eventually led to the Yakuza series.”

Article : https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/03/03/yakuzas-creator-on-his-life-career-and-why-sega-shouldve-fired-him-in-the-90s

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I sometimes wonder if he really is involved in the japanese mafia.

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I don't think so, since real Yakuza said the game weren't realistic enough.

A real fight--it's short and it's brutal. Over in a minute.
Nobody goes around trading blows and crap like that. Usually the first guy to punch wins. 

Source : https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/08/actual-yakuzas-test-yakuza-videogame/340322/

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Yakuza: Like a Dragon Legends Costume Set Free Until April 2

These eight different costumes were originally available as pre-order bonuses.
However, they were split up so that it wouldn’t be possible to acquire them all from a single retailer.

Article : https://www.siliconera.com/yakuza-like-a-dragon-legends-costume-set-free-until-april-2/

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I don't think so, since real Yakuza said the game weren't realistic enough.

Source : https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/08/actual-yakuzas-test-yakuza-videogame/340322/

Yeah but look at him, hard to believe it's the same guy who made a game about monkeys rolling around in round gashapon capsules.

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Yeah but look at him, hard to believe it's the same guy who made a game about monkeys rolling around in round gashapon capsules.

Yup, but still before making Monkey Ball, he's working on Virtua Racing (his first title as a designer) and Daytona USA (as Director).
Sega of Japan CEO at the time complained that games became too expensive to make, and Nagoshi was kinda unhappy hearing it.
As his type of protest, he developed a very simple and inexpensive game that just needed a lever to control with no buttons, just to prove that it was possible. That game was Super Monkey Ball.

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Yakuza 6 launches on Xbox Game Pass on March 25 on Xbox, PC and the Cloud

It looks like March is a big month for Game Pass as its also getting many good games inluding Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (Cloud, Console and PC).
Since Yakuza 6 will support the ‘cloud’ that means you’ll be able to stream it to compatible devices including your phone.

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/03/16/yakuza-6-launches-on-xbox-game-pass-on-march-25-on-xbox-pc-and-the-cloud/

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Yakuza 6: The Song of Life PC System Requirements Confirmed

While Microsoft like to make it easy for people to understand what games they can play PC players don’t quite have that luxury.
Thanks to the Microsoft Store we have a list of minimum and recommended requirements for PC players:

Article : https://tojodojo.com/yakuza-6-the-song-of-life-pc-system-requirements-confirmed/

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Yup, but still before making Monkey Ball, he's working on Virtua Racing (his first title as a designer) and Daytona USA (as Director).
Sega of Japan CEO at the time complained that games became too expensive to make, and Nagoshi was kinda unhappy hearing it.
As his type of protest, he developed a very simple and inexpensive game that just needed a lever to control with no buttons, just to prove that it was possible. That game was Super Monkey Ball.

If that's the case, I can see why he's gone off SMB series.

Nagoshi: I'm trying my damned best here and you're saying they're too expensive to make! Well here! Here's a game about a stupid little monkey inside a ball. Push level, pbbbt! There!
CEO: Why... this is perfect!
Nagoshi: Whut? you're not suppose to like it.
CEO: Let's make a franchise out of this!
SMB fans: We love it!
Nagoshi: STOP LOVING THIS UNIRONICALLY!

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If that's the case, I can see why he's gone off SMB series.

Nagoshi: I'm trying my damned best here and you're saying they're too expensive to make! Well here! Here's a game about a stupid little monkey inside a ball. Push level, pbbbt! There!
CEO: Why... this is perfect!
Nagoshi: Whut? you're not suppose to like it.
CEO: Let's make a franchise out of this!
SMB fans: We love it!
Nagoshi: STOP LOVING THIS UNIRONICALLY!

Lol... Yeah, probably this is his reaction when SMB turned out became a hit :

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Sega releases beta hotfix to address Yakuza Remastered Collection's PC CPU issues

"As always, thank you for your support. Your feedback helps us make our games the best they can be," the update concludes, asking fans to use that same thread to report any other issues "encountered on this beta branch".
For more, including details on how to apply the patch, head on over to the game's Steam page.

Article : https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-03-21-sega-releases-beta-hotfix-to-address-yakuza-remastered-collections-pc-cpu-issues

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PS3 and PSP Stores Shutting Down Permanently in July With Vita Following In August

The PS3 and PSP stores will permanently close on July 2, 2021, while the Vita store will remain available until August 27, 2021.
That's according to The Gamer, which claims a "source familiar with the situation" revealed details about the closure.

Article : https://www.ibtimes.com/ps3-psp-stores-shutting-down-permanently-july-vita-following-august-3167152

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SEGA trademarks Lost Judgment

News has dropped that SEGA has recently trademarked a intellectual property name for “Lost Judgment” on the Chizai Watch website.
So far, we are not sure if it’s a sequel to Judgment (aka Judge Eyes: Shinigami no Yuigon in Japan) or possibly a brand new title? 

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/03/22/sega-trademarks-lost-judgment/

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Tekken 7 - Kiryu Kazuma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms4JChR0YfM