Segas Aaron Webber comments on numerous fan requests regarding a possible high-definition remastered collection containing Yakuza and Yakuza 2 for the Playstation 3. .
TGH Writes: Today we managed to get to see Binary Domain behind closed doors at Gamescom 2011. After seeing some impressive footage and some incredible gameplay we got a chance to talk to one of the key members from the Binary Domain team. We were surprised with some answers that we found.
According to Yakuza series head honcho, Toshihiro Nagoshi, the newly released (in Japan) Yakuza New Chapter: Black Panther for PSP is targeted squarely at Japanese youth and aims to teach them about honor, love, and various other kinds of virtues. Apparently, temperance isn’t one of those virtues...
Sega reveals some shipment figures from their popular (at least in Japan) Yakuza series.
SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that Yakuza 2 the thrilling action-adventure game for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system is shipping to retailers across North America. From the creative minds that brought the critically acclaimed Yakuza, famed producer Toshihiro Nagoshi and award-winning novelist Seishu Hase join forces again to draw players deeper into the notorious Japanese underground organization where honor and respect are regarded above all else.
Shacknews reports: Publisher Sega of America has announced that Amusement Vision's free-roaming crime title Yakuza 2 (PS2) will arrive at North American retailers on September 9.
The official website of Yakuza 2 is now live, offering new details about this upcoming sequel developed for PS2 and due to hit the store shelves on September 9th.
Yakuza 2 will have English subtitles, allaying the fears of fans who complained about some awful English voice acting in the first installment.
Sega has unveiled a whole bunch of release dates for its upcoming line-up, including Sonic Unleashed, Aliens: Colonial Marines and Space Siege.
The, dare we say, promising-looking Sonic Unleashed has been given a strong November date, while Aliens FPS Colonial Marines has unfortunately slipped into 2009. Golden Axe: Beast Rider, if anyone cares, hits shelves in September.
Chris Taylor's Space Siege has also been branded with a
While the Japanese continue to enjoy Yakuza 3, Americans are stuck with Yakuza 1. Don't even have Yakuza 2. Which came out in December 2006. But, hey, don't be so slum, chum. The ESRB have gone and classified it, which means it'll at least be out sometime. In the future. Which could be in six months, it could be while you toil the rest of your life away in an alien salt mine, who knows. The point is you can cross if off your speculation whiteboard, and circle when a little more furiously.