Originally released as a PlayStation 2 game in 2005, Yakuza (Ryu ga Gotoku in Japan) spawned a lengthy and beloved video game series that follows the many conflicts and schemes of yakuza families ...

Set in the expansive Japanese community of Sao Paulo in Brazil — the largest Japanese diaspora in the world — Yakuza Princess follows Akemi (MASUMI), an orphan who discovers she is the heiress ...

Like a Dragon: Yakuza showcases modern Japan and the dramatic stories of these intense characters, such as the legendary Kazuma Kiryu, that games in the past ...

Yakuza's journey from Japan to the West had its ups and downs, with each game bringing something new to the table. The series ...

Subaru Shibutani as Detective Date, the man who sends Kiryu back to Kamurocho to stop the impending yakuza war. Saki Takaoka as Reina, the owner of Club Serena where Yumi worked in 1995.

Go back to where it all began. The critically acclaimed action adventure epic that started the iconic Yakuza series is here. Immerse yourself in a realistic, modern day Japanese entertainment ...

There is no franchise quite like Yakuza. It’s an epic story about the criminal underworld centered around the stoic and ...

In the trailer for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Yakuza fan-favorite Goro Majima wakes on a beach with his memory wiped. A kid with a tiger cub pal named Noah finds him, and before long ...

Ross Miller (he/him) is Polygon’s Senior Commerce Editor for the summer. He has nearly 20 years of experience in media and was a founding editor of The Verge. There is no franchise quite like ...

Publisher SEGA and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio will release the Yakuza series for Switch for the first time with Yakuza Kiwami on October 24, the companies announced. It will be available via ...

Before they became turn-based RPGs led by the world’s goofiest man, the Like a Dragon series—then known in the west as Yakuza—comprised about 6 mainline titles that followed the hardships of ...

The Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase went out with a bang earlier this week with the announcement Sega's Yakuza Kiwami was on the way to the Switch this October. If you were hoping for a physical ...