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PlayStation Plus loses Yakuza, Borderlands, and more 8 more games soonJul 19, 2023 - VG247PlayStation Plus’s catalogue of games is undergoing a few changes this month; we’ll be in receipt of 18 new games, including some great shooters, but we’ll also be losing ten games. Of the ten games leaving the service, three of them are Yakuza titles, which we’ll be sorry to see go. So, unless you fancy splashing the cash or also have an Xbox Game Pass membership, this will be your last chance to play these games for free. The ten games leaving PS Plus are: Read more Yakuza’s GOG collection is missing credits for key devs and studios, including the series’ creator and producerJun 26, 2023 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunThe recent release of the Yakuza series on GOG has been tempered by the notable removal of several developers and even entire studios from the games’ credits. Read more Yakuza series' GOG release removed credits for PC port devs and series creator Toshihiro NagoshiJun 25, 2023 - VG247The entire Yakuza series was recently released on DRM-free PC games retailer GOG, but it seems a number of devs have been removed from the credits. Generally games releasing DRM-free is quite a good thing, as it means you own the game without needing to worry about having a store client to run it. Recently, Yakuza 0 through 6 was released on GOG, a site where all games are DRM-free, with the entire series receiving a steep discount too. It's a great deal, honestly, but it does come with one caveat - as spotted by Reddit user Timo653 on the Yakuza subreddit, both Lab42 and QLOC were removed from the credits. On top of that, series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi and producer Daisuke Sato have also been removed from the credits, as well as a number of others. The two developers had been responsible for handling the PC ports for all of the games (Lab42 porting Yakuza 0 and Kiwami 1, QLOC porting Kiwami 2 to Yakuza 6). So it's obviously quite strange that they would both be removed from the credits considering they are the reason the games are even on PC in the first place. Read more New Xbox Games Pass July additions revealed - some fan favourites returnJul 5, 2022 - VG247Another month, another sweet selection of new games coming to Xbox Game Pass. This time around, fans of the Yakuza series are due for a massive airdrop of titles that cover early events in the series, while lesser known games like PowerWash Simulator and Last Call BBS offer a fresh experience for subscribers. For those not already on board, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate runs you $14.99 / £10.99 a month and supplies access to a collection of titles that rotate in and out of the Game Pass lineup. Available right now on Xbox Game Pass for all platforms are Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 - all excellent JRPGs that put you in the shoes of Japanese Yakuza in an action packed adventure across the criminal underworld. Having left the service following an initial run, it's great to see the games back on Game Pass. If you’re a PC player, you can also pick up Last Call BBS - a nifty puzzle game that’s up for grabs right now for those who like a good head scratcher. Read more The voice of Yakuza's Kiryu has a Christmas singleDec 24, 2021 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunToday I made a life-changing discovery. Takaya Kuroda, the man who voices Yakuza's beloved protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, is also the lead singer of a band. They're named Takaya Kuroda & Goodfellas and they have a Christmas song out. Not only is this excellent news, I can't get over the fact it straight up sounds like Kiryu delivering some festive cheer. So get comfy, bang this on, and let Kiryu's warm tones wash over you like mulled wine. Read more Yakuza 0, Kiwami 1 & Kiwami 2 are leaving Game Pass soonDec 15, 2021 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunYakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, and Yakuza Kiwami 2 are leaving Xbox Game Pass on 31st December. If you need time to absorb this news, please, take it. Back? Okay, so actually we don’t have much time left now. You must play these beat 'em ups before they disappear into the realms of non-free (sort of; you know what I mean). Here’s why. Read more Kazuma Kiryu is a woman now, thanks to a Yakuza modderMar 10, 2021 - PCGamesNWhile Ichiban Kasuga is proving to be a worthy successor to the Yakuza series, Kazuma Kiryu casts a long, incredibly-cool-but-still-slightly-dopey shadow. If you want to add a little variety to your next playthrough of Yakuza Kiwami 2, one modder has the answer, and that answer is 'turn Kiryu into a woman'. Built by modder RyuHachii, the Genderbent Kiryu mod does exactly what the name implies - lets you play as a female Kiryu. The animations aren't quite right in cutscenes, but otherwise it's a pretty incredible addition. A variety of alternate outfits continue to be added regularly, so Kiryu is continuing to look stylish. The mod initially released earlier this month, and RyuHachii told TheGamer that it was inspired both by fanart of a female Kiryu and the women who join your party in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. "If this mod or something similar gets Sega's attention, it would be cool to have more diversity. A spin-off section where you play as a girl during the next games would be really cool." Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Humble Bundle's Black Friday deal has a big saving on Choice Premium The Yakuza Remastered Collection on PC - "I wouldn't say it won't ever happen" New ReShade method brings ray-traced lighting to Yakuza Kiwami 2, Quake, and more Humble Choice Premium is 45% off for Black FridayNov 23, 2020 - EurogamerNew subscribers who start a year of Humble Choice Premium from the Humble Bundle website can get 45% off for Black Friday, reducing the price from £142.99 to £81.99 for the first year itself. For those who don't know, Humble Choice Premium is a PC subscription service that allows players to pick a series of digital games to keep each month from a pool of 10 games or more. These range from small indie games to big AAA installments, but the amount you get to pick depends on the subscription plan you're on. Fortunately, Premium is one of the best options, giving players the option to keep 9 of those games, as well as access to the Humble Trove (an online database of DRM-free games you can download for free), and a 20% discount on any other game you buy via Humble Bundle. If you need any more details, you can see them explained here. Read more Yakuza producer would like to create “a completely different Sonic” game if given the chanceNov 16, 2020 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunAs part of the celebration for Sega’s 60th anniversary, they’ve sat down with long-time Yakuza series producer and director Daisuke Sato to talk about his history with the company. Although he’s got years of Yakuza games to his name, including Yakuza: Like A Dragon, the series he’s never gotten involved with but would like to is Sonic. Heck, maybe that’s a Sonic game even I would play. (more…) SEGA's 60th Anniversary CelebrationOct 9, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsCome Celebrate SEGA's 60th Anniversary with us on Steam! Get Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for FREE from October 9th-18th! While you're around, check out some of our new HIGHEST DISCOUNTS. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36333614/315f9d663058145fa4a9d2b7639c5bd518d687c2.jpg Grab our EXCLUSIVE FREE MINI-GAMES that we’re giving away every day from October 15th – 18th. These brand new games were created just for SEGA’s 60th and are available for a LIMITED TIME ONLY. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Be sure to come back every day to claim the daily mini-game! We look forward to seeing you there and hope you enjoy celebrating 60 years of SEGA with us! Yakuza's getting a new live-action movie adaptationSep 24, 2020 - EurogamerFans of Yakuza could soon have another avenue in which to sate their desire for crime-hued soap opera and sudden-onset absurdity, thanks to a new effort to adapt Sega's long-running video game series for the movie screen. That's according to Variety, which reports that Sega has teamed up with US companies 1212 Entertainment and Wild Sheep Content in order to create a new live-action Yakuza film. Few details have been shared about Yakuza's big screen effort, but 1212 say the series "offers us a new playground in which to set compelling stories with complex characters in a unique environment that audiences have rarely seen before". Read more Yakuza Kiwami 2 comes to Xbox Game Pass this monthJul 13, 2020 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Earlier in the RPS treehouse, I was explaining to Nate that the Yakuza games are wonderful and kindhearted, not just serious crime drama (though they are also serious crime drama). Then as if my love of gaming’s best dads is able to shape reality, mere hours later Sega have announced that Yakuza Kiwami 2 will come to Windows 10 and Xbox Game Pass on July 30th. So more people will soon be able to spend more time with my two wrestledads. I’m so happy for you. (more…) Yakuza: Like A Dragon is coming to PC this yearMay 7, 2020 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Following a little leak this week, Yakuza: Like A Dragon is now officially announced for PC, coming later this year. This opens a new chapter in Sega’s RPG series about mobsters with hearts of gold, starring a different wrestledad in another city. Like A Dragon also shakes up the action, going from a beat ’em up to a turn-based RPG action. Huh! Come watch. (more…) Looks like Yakuza: Like A Dragon is coming to PCMay 5, 2020 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Going by a little Steam database leak, it seems that Yakuza: Like A Dragon is coming to PC – and presumably soon-ish. Sega’s wonderful beefy-dads-with-hearts-of-gold RPG series only started coming to PC in 2018, 13 years after it started on PlayStations, and now it looks like we’re skipping a few games ahead. Set after Yakuza 6, Like A Dragon introduces a whole new star, turning away from best dad Kazuma Kiryu. In another break from tradition, it also turns the beat ’em up combat into a turn-based RPG. Curious! (more…) SEGA Best of Japan SaleMar 3, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsSEGA’s Best of Japan sale is here! From now until 10th March 5pm GMT, save like a boss on the Yakuza series, Valkyria Chronicles, Shenmue, Binary Domain, and more! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32967900/831ff4d16dd15fbccd608911b1d2b38f59705d97.jpg Complete Your Collection bundles mean there’s never been a better time for Yakuza and Valkyria fans to body slam a bargain and punch up your Steam library. Shop like a dragon and buy now! The 12 most extravagant lines of dialogue in gamesFeb 21, 2020 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun One Off The List is our weekly list feature. Is there something you think doesn t deserve to be on this list? Comment with your reasons why, and next week it may be struck off. The greasy realm of the videogame is not always the best place to look for good writing. For every Disco Elysium there are roughly 800 Detroit: Beyond Humans. But it is a good place to look for wondrous, over-the-top nonsense. I m talking about character dialogue so flamboyant and exaggerated, you could insert some line breaks and it would instantly become a verse in a glam rock anthem. Here are the 12 most extravagant, exuberant, and intense lines of dialogue. In games, subtext is just whatever s written on the side of the nuclear submarine. (more…) Yakuza producer hints at rest of series coming to PCAug 21, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Sega this week announced western releases for another three Yakuza games, another three stories of kind-hearted mobsters helping everyone offering fatherly advice to children and adults alike and smashing thugs with bicycles. Yakuza 3, 4, 5 are the latest coming our way and… well, Sega haven’t actually confirmed PC releases yet. Seeing as the series grew on PlayStation, it’s starting there. But asked this week whether the rest of the series is coming to PC too, Sega’s Yakuzoids avoided giving a straight answer and I’m totally reading that as “Shhh! The PR people won’t let us talk about it yet.” Please, Ian Sega, hop to. (more…) These videogame cats are good catsAug 8, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun It s International Cat Day! You know, one of those days reportedly invented by a charity, spread by the internet without question, and propagated by the scoundrel media because quite simply we are desperate to post pictures of cats, big cats, fluffy cats, kitten cats, any cat, any excuse for any cat, please, just let me have this day, please, I don’t care if it’s a fake day, please, I need this. Here are some good videogame cats for International Cat Day. (more…) Patch v1.3 is live - 24 June 2019Jun 24, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHi all, We've uploaded a tiny patch with the following fixes: • Fixed a potential issue where Xinput devices can cause high CPU usage. • Minor changes in the game’s initialisation code. Thanks, SEGA Dev Patch v1.2 is ready to rumble! - 13 June 2019Jun 13, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHi Yakuza fans, Patch v1.2 has burst out of beta and rolled over to the main branch for official release. Thank you again to our community for all of your helpful feedback! Patch Notes: Improvements: • Added an option to lock FPS in Graphics Settings. (Options are 30, 60, 120 and Uncapped.) • Added an option to enable/disable Depth of Field in Graphics Settings. • Added more options to Anti-Aliasing in Graphic Settings. • Added a control to fast skip dialogues with Right Bumper + A button / R1 + X button/ SPACE + E keys. Bug fixes: • Fixed an issue where save data descriptions can disappear. • Fixed an issue where an incorrect prompt can be displayed during combat using a keyboard and mouse. • Fixed an issue where pressing Alt + Tab keys didn't pause the game in Cabaret Club. • Fixed a button/key prompt mismatch issue in Batting Center. • Fixed minor mouse control issues in several minigames. • Fixed minor UI bugs. • Fixed an issue where changes made in control settings were not saved properly when restarting the game. (This issue was present in the 1st community beta branch build only.) • Fixed an issue where English letters were missing from Shogi pieces in Shogi the minigame. • Fixed an issue where a higher FOV caused characters in Makeover mode appear blurry in Cabaret Club. • Fixed an issue where a stunned visual effect can disappear too quickly. • Fixed an FPS related issue in some minigames including ToyLets. *Please note that FPS is locked to 60FPS in the minigames below: Batting Center, BlackJack, Darts, Koi Koi, Mahjong, Oichokabu, Poker, ToyLets, Virtual Fighter 2/2.1, Virtual-On, UFO Catcher and Karaoke. • Fixed an issue where the screen gets blurry when bringing up the Steam overlay during the menu until backing out of the menu. Note: If you are using PlayStation DualShock 4 controller and see Xbox button icons (instead of PlayStation ones) in the game, please follow the steps below: 1. Enter Big Picture Mode in your Steam client 2. Enter Settings > Controller Settings 3. Untick PlayStation Configuration Support as shown in the screenshot 4. Launch the game and PlayStation button icons will appear Arigats, SEGA Dev
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