A new combat gameplay trailer has dropped for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. This new footage features some hand-to-hand combat that showcases Majima using some shadow clones. We also get to se some sword-based combat with Pirate Majima.
There’s a surprisingly large amount of enemies in the battles featured in this video which brings games like Dynasty Warriors to mind. Check it out for yourself via the embed below:
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii launches on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on February 28th 2025. The game is being developed by RGG Studio.
The next entry in the Yakuza franchise has been revealed! This time Goro Majima gets lead billing in a real-time action title as opposed to Like a Dragon and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth which focused on turn-based combat.
Majima finds himself washed up on the shores of an island off the coast of Hawaii with no memory of who he is. With a new found need to protect the island natives from pirates, Majima himself takes the high seas and turns to a life of piracy when he defeats the captain of a ship. Check out the reveal trailer below:
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will release on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on February 28th 2025. Development is once again being handled by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio.
Yakuza Kiwami returns with a fresh port to the Nintendo Switch on October 24th 2024. This marks the first time the Like a Dragon franchise has made it to a Nintendo platform since the Japan exclusive Ryu Ga Gotoku 1&2 HD for Wii U released back in 2012. Check out the reveal trailer below:
Yakuza Kiwami launches for Nintendo Switch on October 24th 2024. It is currently unclear if this is only a digital release or if the game will receive a boxed release at a later date.
SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have revealed a 6 episode live action TV series based on the Yakuza/Like a Dragon franchise will air on Amazon Prime in October 2024.
The series will be co-directed by both Take Masaharu and Takimoto Kengo. Kiryu Kazama will be played by Takeuchi Ryoma of Kamen Rider fame. The series will premiere in 2 batches of 3 episodes. The first will go live on October 24th, while the 2nd will premiere on November 1st. In addition to subtitles, the show will also be dubbed into 30 different languages.
Like a Dragon: Yakuza appears to be adapting the first game in the series as Variety have reported the events of the series take place between 1995 and 2005, which lines up with Kiryu’s 10 year prison sentence that he serves when he is framed for the murder of his boss Sohei Dojima.
A new trailer for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth has dropped that reveals an additional life-sim mode called DonDoko Island. On this fully customisable space away from the main game, you can create and manage your own island resort very much like an Animal Crossing game. You can see all of this in action via the trailer which you can watch below:
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth releases on January 26th 2024 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game is being developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio.
With the release of Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name quickly approaching, we now get a look at the game’s opening cinematic and theme song, ‘Katatoki’ by Yojiro Noda and J.I.D. You can watch the cinematic via the embed below:
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will release digital only for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC on November 9th 2023. The game is an interquel set between Yakuza 6 and Yakuza: Like a Dragon that tells the story of Kiryu Kazama as he goes into hiding in Sotenbori.
The RGG Summit has brought with it news that Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will be releasing on January 26th 2024. We also have a brand new gameplay trailer that highlights a huge swathe of features. We also have a new 10 minute story trailer that summarises the game’s plot. You can check out both trailers via the embeds below:
Gameplay Reveal Trailer
Story Trailer
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will is the 8th mainline entry in the Yakuza/Ryu Ga Gotoku/Like a Dragon franchise. It will release on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game is being developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and will launch on January 26th 2024.
A release date for Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name has been revealed. The game will launch as a digital-only title on November 9th 2023 for PS4 and PS5 systems. You can also check out a brand new story trailer as well as some absolutely off-the-wall, in-game, agent action via the embed below:
Also included in the package is a trial version of the upcoming 8th installment in the Yakuza/Like a Dragon mainline series: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Infinite Wealth appears to put you in control of both Ichiban Kasuga and Kiryu Kazama.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name tells the story of what happened to Kiryu Kazama after Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. Kiryu has gone into hiding in Sotenbori and is using an alias to distance himself from the people he desperately wants to protect. Unfortunately for Kiryu, it appears his cover has been blown and he is now being blackmailed
GamesRadar have confirmed that Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the rebranded Like a Dragon 8 that was previously revealed back in September 2022. This also means the game is likely going to be launching on PS4 and PS5 in addition to PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
The next chapter in Ichiban’s journey through the Like a Dragon franchise is coming to Microsoft platforms in early 2024. This new entry in the series sees Ichiban wake up naked on a beach in North America. You’ve got to see it to believe it:
It is unclear at the time of writing if Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is a rebranding of the previously announced Like a Dragon 8 or a new entry in the franchise. It is also unclear if this entry is Microsoft exclusive or if it will be coming to other platforms.
Previously revealed back in September 2022, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is an interquel set between Yakuza 6 & 8 and is said to be game with a much smaller scope than previous entries in the Like a Dragon franchise. We now have our first look at the in-game action of Like a Dragon Gaiden and it showcases some pretty wild beat-em-up combat with Kiryu going undercover as the mysterious Joryu. Check it out in the embed below:
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will launch for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC on November 9th 2023.
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