A slick new story trailer is now out for the total remake of Yakuza 1; Yakuza Kiwami! So great to see the hype machine starting up for Kiwami it’s awesome and at the budget price it’s a don’t miss!
The Dragon Rises Again in Yakuza Kiwami
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Yakuza 6 Troubles with Localization GDC 2017
Here’s one of the things I’d never considered when it comes to localization. With tensions between these countries so high and SEGA trying to break into the Chinese market I can see why they may have such a problem with this.
Jung-Sheng Lin posits that by simply using the line the “country” of Taiwan in the hostesses question Taiwanese gamers praised SEGA for being progressive or siding with Taiwanese people that would like independence from Chinese rule. Of course as soon as Chinese celebs started hearing about this and the news started spreading SEGA needed to patch the game and remove the dialogue completely so as not to stir controversy.
Something that should have been a nothing issue needed new dialogue to be recorded and an entire patch rolled out even though the game hadn’t officially released in either country yet!
Watch the entire GDC talk after the jump!
Should Yakuza 7 Leave Japan?
Could the Yakuza series work outside of Japan or would it be a step in the wrong direction. Here’s our thoughts as to why it would or wouldn’t work.
Leave a comment on the video here and let us know your thoughts!
Forging The Dragon [Part 8]
Finally, Ryu Ga Gotoku releases. With a budget of 2.1 Billion yen behind it can it hope to recoup its costs? Or will Nagoshi be out of a job?
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Yakuza 7 – Fan Speculation
So Yakuza 7 will be revealed next month. No idea what’s going to happen yet so here’s my hopes for the next title in the series.
Let me know what you guys want to see in the comments on the video here!
Yakuza Locations Tour 2016 – Episode 2 New Serena
Yakuza Kiwami releasing August 29, 2017 for $29.99/£29.99/€34.99!
Out of nowhere SEGA confirmed today that Yakuza Kiwami would be launching both physically and digitally in North America and Europe August 29, 2017 for the amazingly low price of $29.99/£29.99/€34.99!
It’s already up for preorder on Amazon and not only that all first editions of the game come in an awesome steelbook case!
Hit the jump for the full rundown of features present in Kiwami right from SEGA themselves.
Japanese SEGA-nama stream with Nagoshi and Takaya Kuroda
This week’s SEGA-nama live stream Nagoshi brought on the voice actor for Kiryu Kazuma, Takaya Kuroda, to reflect on his work over the years as the Dragon of Dojima.
The entire interview is in Japanese and begins at 31:34!
You can always watch the rest of the video as Nagoshi gets to take a look at other SEGA games coming out soon!
Forging The Dragon [Part 7]
Finally passing certification and moving on to the marketing phase. Nagoshi’s team prepare for launch.