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Monomi Park's Sakura Minamida Harris on her breast cancer journey, and the changes after returning to work
Read More »Life After Cancer – Monomi Park’s Sakura Minamida Harris on returning to work after a life altering experience
SEGA has announced its first RGG Direct will happen next week
SEGA has announced its first ever dedicated English language broadcast for Like a Dragon
Read More »When We Made… Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s chief producer Hiroyuki Sakamoto talks to frequent Kamurocho visitor Vince Pavey about the remake of Like a Dragon: Ishin!, while the pair avoid the swords of the notorious Shinsengumi
Read More »Sega cuts content from Yakuza remasters: ‘The perception of the LGBTQ community was different to how it is nowadays’
Sega is remastering Yakuza 3, 4 and 5, with the first title having launched at gamescom, but not all of the content made the cut, series producer Daisuke Sato tells MCV
Read More »Sega confirms release dates for revised version of Yakuza spin-off, Judgment
New version replaces voice actor who was arrested on drug charges in March
Read More »Judgment sales soar after Sega withdraws the game from sale in Japan
"I'm bummed that it sold like there was a last-minute surge in demand"
Read More »Yakuza: Kiwami flies to the top of the Japanese charts like a dragon
The remake of the first game in Sega’s Yakuza franchise – Like A Dragon in Japan – debuts at No.1 in the region’s Top Ten, according to data from Famitsu. Yakuza: Kiwami sold 174,665 units across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The PS4 SKU took the lead with 100,647 units …
Read More »Yakuza 0 is coming to the West
The latest entry in Sega’s Yakuza series, Yakuza 0 is coming to the West. This was revealed on-stage at PlayStation Experience. No release date for the title has been announced just yet other than ‘2016’. The title launched in Japan on March 12th this year. In addition, a Western port …
Read More »Yakuza keeps PS4 and Vita on top in Japan for a third week, as Mario Party 10 debuts at No.4
Nintendo’s new all-star outing for Mario Party hasn’t been enough to outdo Sega’s latest virtual gangster offering in Japan. According to the latest data from Famitsu, Sega’s Yakuza 0: Chikai no Basho topped the software charts last week. The PS3 release of the title outsold its PS4 counterpart by almost …
Read More »PS4 dominates Japan charts
PS4 games made up half of the Top 20 in Japan last week. The No.1 game of the week was Knack, which was bundled with the console. The highest charting new ‘non-bundle’ title is Yakuza: Ishin on PS3, with the PS4 version at No.3. 3DS still factors strongly in the …
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