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Yakuza 0 Vita App Not Making It West

Yakuza 0 Vita App Not Making It West

Dec 14, 2016 | | 0 Comments

Following yesterday’s news that the Yakuza Zero’s theme song Bubble wouldn’t be included when the game makes it to the west early next year John (PR Manager at SEGA/ATLUS) let us know the Playstation Vita app would also, unfortunately, not make the jump.

It’s a bit of a shame as the Vita app is free on the Japanese PSN and included a portable version of Nagoshi’s wonderful Monkey Ball for you to play on the go. It also allows players to sync between the game and the app to grind for money on the go, play all of the club sega arcade games, and even fight in the arena!

If you’d like to see some of the Vita App features please watch the video after the jump with Yokoyama-san.

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RGG KIWAMI wins Users’ Choice Award at the PlayStation Awards 2016

Dec 13, 2016 | | 0 Comments

On a stage full of my favorite Japanese devs Nagoshi-san received the Users’ Choice Award for Ryu Ga Gotoku KIWAMI.

Unfortunately the voting period was closed before the release of Yakuza 6 in Japan so it’s notably absent from all of the awards at the show. You can see Nagoshi being shuffled on stage to accept the award at the 29:50 mark. Not bad for a remake of a 10 year old game. The award was chosen by user vote between October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016 so expect RGG6 to clean up next year! Congrats everyone at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio!

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SOLE Tanning Studio back for RGG6! [tie in]

SOLE Tanning Studio back for RGG6! [tie in]

Dec 10, 2016 | | 0 Comments

Never one to shy away from a tie in opportunity SOL Tanning Studio is back for Ryu Ga Gotoku 6! A fitting tie in when it comes to the Yakuza series thanks to the always brown Nagoshi’s connections SOL will be appearing on in game billboards and have their own very unique tie in when you visit a salon in the real world…

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Yakuza 6 cancelled days before launch in Korea!

Yakuza 6 cancelled days before launch in Korea!

Dec 10, 2016 | | 0 Comments

Just days before the launch of yakuza 6 Playstation Korea has posted a short message on the official blog announcing that the game has been cancelled “due to the nature of the content”. Given that the Korean mafia are a part of Yakuza 6’s story it’s likely the reason for the games unexpected cancellation especially this close to release.

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Ryu Ga Gotoku 6 has launched!

Ryu Ga Gotoku 6 has launched!

Dec 7, 2016 | | 2 Comments

Those that preordered Yakuza 6 from the PSN can play it right now as midnight just hit Tokyo and people start picking up their copies remember; no spoilers!

Congratulations to Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio for their hardwork and dedication making this.

And to all the fans I’ve met over the past year that have supported us and really helped put Yakuza into the spot light.

Thank you.

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