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How Like a Dragon: Ishin! Departs from the Yakuza You Know (and What Remains the Same)

The Yakuza series has never been one to sit still — players explore the vibrant, violent ’80s in Yakuza 0 all the way to the neon-hued present day in Yakuza…

PlayStation Plus December 2022 Game Catalog Lineup Includes Yakuza: Like A Dragon, WWE 2K22, And More

<p><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2022/12/14/c51e79fc/yakuza_.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="PlayStation Plus Game Catalog 2022 lineup Yakuza Like A Dragon WWE 2K22" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-body-default" /></p> <p>PlayStation has <a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2022/12/14/playstation-plus-game-catalog-lineup-for-december-far-cry-5-judgment-mortal-shell-and-more/" target="_blank">revealed</a> the December 2022 PlayStation Plus game…

Yakuza: Like a Dragon Producer Says the Game Was ‘Really, Really Inspired By One Piece’

Yakuza: Like a Dragon producer and Ryu Ga Gotoku studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama has revealed that One Piece to be one of the game's biggest influences, saying its cast was…

Like A Dragon: Ishin takes Yakuza to an exciting new historical era

To see where Sega and RGG Studio are taking the series formerly known as Yakuza, we tried out Like A Dragon: Ishin at TwitchCon 2022.

Yakuza devs discuss Like a Dragon 8 characters and Kenzan at TGS 2022

Returning Like a Dragon 8 characters and the possibility of a Yakuza Kenzan remake are among the topics discussed by the series creators at Tokyo Game Show 2022. Ryu ga…

RGG Studio Boss Explains Why Yakuza Series Has been Retitled Like a Dragon in the West

With the announcement of three new Like a Dragon games, it appears that the Yakuza name is being retired for good – and the developer's boss has explained why.

Yakuza spin-off Like a Dragon: Ishin English dub “just wouldn’t work”

The possibility of a Like a Dragon: Ishin English dub has been addressed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, with the RPG game set to release outside of Japan next year.…

Like A Dragon: Ishin Hands-On Preview: Familiar Yakuza Trappings In A Whole New Setting

Masayoshi Yokoyama, executive producer of RGG Studios and writer of the Yakuza series, said during the RGG 2022 summit that Like A Dragon: Ishin is meant to be the all-star…

Yakuza Will Use Whatever System Serves Its Story Even if It Means ‘Making a Party Game’

Speaking in a roundtable interview, RGG Studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama said that the Like a Dragon series isn't necessarily committed to turn-based RPGs, saying they will make a "party game"…

Yakuza Developer Explains Why It’s Probably Not Coming to Nintendo Switch

RGG Studio boss Masayoshi Yokoyama says that he isn't interested in Nintendo Switch, explaining that he feels that the console's profile as a all-ages, mainstream-friendly console doesn't fit with the…