Yakuza is officially dead, Sega rebranded

Kazuma Kryo — Screen capture: long story

the first yakuza The game was fully released in 2006, the brand It was last used in 2020 Yakuza: Like a dragon. More than eight major releases And a number of side effects, the name has become synonymous with Sharp suits, hour-long cut scenes, and a bike smashed in the man’s face, but as Sega prepares to welcome a whole new generation of games into the series, it’s also chosen this moment to say it see you there.

You may have noticed the new games announced earlier this week, from a historical show to a recent show to the ninth entry In the main seriesThey all had one thing in common: Sega called them all.”like a dragon‘While we still called them’yakuza‘, partly because old habits are so hard to break, but also because we know them exactly that way we They still call them yakuza games, and so do most of you (I’m even referring to Rule games like yakuza headlines, just because they help).

I called Sega today to clarify, and their answer was clear: e yakuza The name is nothing more. For these three games, and for every new title in the series from now on, they’ll all carry over”like a dragonThe brand is in place, I am told, “More appropriate for a Japanese name.”

Japanese gamers will probably be wondering what the big deal is, because in the home of the series, both the games themselves and the development studio behind them exist Always Call Ryuga Gotoku/龍が如 which in English means…like a dragon. So in Japan there will be no need to change, only Western versions will be published brand new.

As you can see now, Yakuza 7 Full degree in the West–Yakuza: Like a dragon– It was actually little MessBut like the game itself We’ll see at that timeIt was also the perfect way to say goodbye to the elderly yakuza There is a relief We are all in like a dragon Future.

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See you soon, yakuzaThanks for all the memories. I was definitely shorter, More fun and funny say yes like a dragon