The hits keep coming from Sega CCO Toshihiro Nagoshi, who opened up to Edge Magazine about several major moments in Sega history. In this instance he shares some inside info on the Yakuza series: it was actually pitched to Microsoft and Nin...

The brawl is back on. Sega released a patch for Yakuza 0 on PC that fixes crashes during cutscenes, gameplay, a fight in Chapter 10, and while rematching an opponent in the Pocket Circuit mini-game. If these notes sound strangely familiar, ...

While we all wait with baited breath for Sega to release its PS4 remaster of 2009's Yakuza 3, we can check out this batch of newly-released screenshots, showing off the famous (infamous?) underground fighting colosseum.For those yet to jour...

When the PC port of Yakuza 0 works, it works well enough, but there's an unfortunate lack of consistency. Some players have struggled to make it through certain substories without crashing, others are dealing with stuttering issues, and som...

Anyone who listened to pop music (I wouldn't really call it rap) in the early 2000s might recognize the name Bow Wow...

I've always been aware of the Yakuza series but never had a chance, or even a desire, to play the games. Much of that was ignorance -- I didn't really know what these games were like. Maybe I had assumed they were Japan's version ...

In Sega's recently-released financial earnings report for Q1, the legendary developer-publisher appear to have listed a PC port of the awesome action-RPG Yakuza 6: The Song of Life.Originally launching on PS4 earlier this year, the sixth ma...

[Given that Yakuza 0 is out for PC today, we're bumping the review up.] Japan in the '80s was a wonderful time for business owners. The yen was exploding in value and money was flowing like water. If you were involved in any kind of bu...

Yakuza 0 comes to PC this week. It feels like word of mouth for Sega's strange and sweeping action-adventure romp through 1980s Japan is at an all-time high, and with its budget price, I'm hopeful lots of curious players become hardened fan...

Nintendo Switch and Yakuza seem like two great tastes that'd taste great together, but the match will remain little more than a pipe dream for the foreseeable future. In an interview with Gameblog.fr, Yakuza series producer Daisuke Sato ope...

If you've been itching to get a taste of Yakuza Kiwami 2, then boot up your PS4 and get to the store. Sega has just unleashed a demo that lets you take a look at the remade Sotenbori district from the original (which was also in Yakuza 0 an...

During the relatively uneventful PC Gaming Show there was one announcement that stood out -- Sega's commitment to PC gaming, which just happened to reveal during a short clip that they were bringing Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami to the PC. I m...

E3 is next week and Sega will be present on the show floor along with Atlus. The two companies will be showing off a bunch of their upcoming titles with the likes of Yakuza Kiwami 2, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Total War: Three Kingdoms and Team...

Shenmue is a strange game that always fascinated me. The open-world adventure follows Ryo as he pursues his father's killer across Japan and China, but sometimes he's on an urgent search for sailors, and others he's just hanging out by that...

During a live stream this morning, Yakuza series producer Toshihiro Nagoshi dropped a nugget of info that is sure to get fans' attention. According to him, the main reason for the existence of the Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 remasters on PS4  is...

[We ran this in February, but we loved it so much we bumped it again for those who missed it. Enjoy! -Niero] The figures are out, and the PlayStation 4 is already close to catching up with the PlayStation 3 when it comes to lifetimes sales....

Yesterday, Sega announced that Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 would be heading to the PS4 in Japan. Now, we have a better idea of what the game will look like running on Sony's latest console. While it is a little disappointing at none of the assets are...

[Update: A few more very minor details have come through. The games will run at 1080p and 60 FPS. They will, content-wise, be mostly unchanged from their original releases. Pre-ordering the first release, Yakuza 3 (in Japan) will also bag y...

(SPOILER WARNING: The last two entries in this list get a bit spoilery for Yakuza 6 and God of War, proceed at your own risk.) Last week I served up a list of some of the worst mothers in video game history. Bad moms are pretty easy to...

If you're a penny pinching console gamer and are looking to score a bunch of great games, this latest Humble Bundle is right up your alley. Spanning all of Sony's PSN supported consoles, Capcom and Sega are offering up a huge amount of clas...

It's not as if we didn't see it coming. Sony's sombre father and son adventure, God of War, has handily strolled straight into the number one spot of the UK Charts. Sega also have reason to celebrate, as their roaming brawler Yakuza 6: The ...

The gangsters of Kamurocho have barely begun picking their teeth up from the floor in the wake of the week's Yakuza 6 release, but the developers are already making strides on exciting new titles.Speaking in this week's issue of Famitsu, Se...

[Update: It appears that the Hokuto ga Gotoku survey question has been pulled as the team received an adequate sample size. So, here's hoping we get that localisation announcement real soon, right] Today is a good day to be a fan of the Yak...

Yakuza 6 came out today and I'm pretty excited! Not only can I finally talk about the plotline in greater detail, but I also got my "After Hours Premium Edition" this morning! It is loaded with a bunch of goodies that any longtime Yakuza fa...

It's another amazing week for the PlayStation 4, as Sony's God of War and Sega's Yakuza 6 are being unleashed into the world. God of War takes it critically but Yakuza 6, which brings an end to the memorable Kiryu's tale, also has a ton of ...

At Sega Fes this weekend, Atlus announced that DLC costumes from famous Sega franchises Yakuza, Sonic the Hedgehog and Virtua Fighter are coming to their rhythm-action games Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night and Persona 5: Dancing Star Night.We...