Yakuza and Judgment series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi may soon be exiting Sega, as a new report from Bloomberg claims that the developer is in “final negotiations” to join China’s massive gaming company NetEase.The report added that while Nagoshi “hasn’t signed a final contract and his duties have yet to be finalized,” it’s expected that he’ll…
Chief producer and writer Masayoshi Yokoyama from RGG Studio answered our questions about creating Yakuza stories, Kasuga Ichiban, and the future of the franchise.By Michael Higham on March 20, 2021 at 8:30AM PDT Anyone who comes away from Yakuza: Like a Dragon will have a strong impression of lead character Kasuga Ichiban. Love him or…
Sega and developer RGG Studio announced that they are re-releasing Judgment–the Yakuza series spinoff that first launched in 2019 as a PlayStation 4 exclusive–for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Stadia. The game will be remastered with “refined visuals” and will run at 60 fps to take advantage of the new hardware. You also won’t…