I’m having trouble deciding which is more cruel–the company that’s denying us what could be the biggest game in the Yakuza series, or the jerk blogger who keeps reminding everybody about what they’re being denied. What can I say? I’m a little scamp. Next week, Japan will be getting their first…
Yakuza 5 has a lot of ways to kill time within the game. Among these activities is the ability to visit an arcade and play the arcade version of Virta Fighter 2. Sega recently announced that the in-game version of Virtua Fighter 2 will have online play. To do this,…
To promote Yakuza 5 Sega has teamed up with Japanese pub chain Izakaya Hanako to add Yakuza themed food onto the menu from October 30th through December 13th. The dishes were revealed at a press event where journalists could taste the items on the ‘Yakuza 5 Banquet Course’. At the…
By now you have heard just how much bigger Yakuza 5 will be in most areas. Well, you can now add the hostess section to that list. In the cabaret clubs, where you can talk with the hostesses working, most lines of dialogue will now be voiced, and even with…
Are you a hardcore Yakuza fan who’s also interested in picking up the new redesigned PS3? Are you ok with paying ridiculously high import fees and risking potential region lockout on certain games? If either of these apply to you, then this special edition PS3 is right up your alley….
While it’s been in the news for a while, Yakuza 5 had never sported a solid Japanese release date other than a vague ‘Q4 2012’ estimation. It will then delight Japanese gamers and importers to hear that the game has now been given an official release date of December 6th….
Since videogame companies have learnt how to charge for old games again I never thought we’d see a full retro title as an extra in a game since Shenmue. However Sega has proven my thoughts wrong as Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu revealed that Virtua Fighter 2 will in fact be fully…