SEGA has announced that its press conference for the new Yakuza game will take place on August 29 in Akihabara at the UDX theatre. The news comes following the casting of the game’s female co-star, who will feature in the game alongside new protagonist, Ichiban Kasuga. There’s still no release date for the game at present.
Press Conference For New Yakuza Game Set For Late August
Fans of the Yakuza series are being invited to attend the presser, either by filling out an entry form if you’re a Yakuza Online member or by retweeting this message and following developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio on the social networking site.
SEGA hasn’t said much about the new Yakuza game other than naming its new protagonist, who will be taking over from long-time hero Kazuma Kiryu, whose story concluded with Yakuza 6: The Song of Life.
Kasuga-san previously featured in Ryu ga Gotoku Online, where he was voiced by Kazuhiro Nakaya.
As mentioned, the new Yakuza game has yet to attract a release date, although it is believed the title will arrive in Japan by the end of March 2020, at least according to a recent financial report. Presumably the game will see a UK and US release at some point, too.
SEGA launched the Yakuza series for the PlayStation 2 back in 2005, although at first it didn’t really catch on in the west despite being localised. However, following a number of Japan-exclusive spin-offs, the series has been regularly released in the US and UK, and has slowly gained popularity, with Yakuza 6: The Song of Life in particular putting in a solid chart performance.
The franchise has seen a number of remakes in recent years, with Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 hitting PS4. SEGA is busy remastering Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 for Japan, but there’s no word on a western release for those yet.
Source: Gematsu