Tag: Yakuza of The End
News PARTY: Trademark Hints At European Release Of Yakuza Of The End
Regular readers will know that we love nothing more than a Yakuza game
We'd happily play one every year. And if a trademark registered by SEGA is what we think it is, it looks like we'll get our wish granted next year too. Yesterday, SEGA filed a trademark for Yakuza: Dead Souls in Europe. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that this is probably...
News TGS 11: Localised Yakuza: Of The End Would Have Tweaked Controls
Yakuza: Of The End is actually a really fun game
Criticised for its archaic controls by a cautious Western audience, we actually rather enjoy the mindless nature of the Japanese franchise's zombie spin-off. But Yakuza 3's director, Daisuke Sato, has said that the game's controls would be tweaked if the game were to get a European or North American...
News Yakuza Developer Planning Big Announcement Tomorrow
Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi has revealed that he's making a big announcement tomorrow at a press conference in Tokyo
The announcement will be streamed via Japan's Nico Nico video service. And that's really all we know. Nagoshi is currently working on Binary Domain for PlayStation 3. A new Yakuza title would send us crazy like a bag of...
News SEGA Looking To Evolve Yakuza Franchise In The Future
SEGA's Yakuza franchise is one of our favourites
While the game's structure has barely changed since 2005, we're happy to continue lapping up titles in the series. Unfortunately, with the Yakuza team currently spreading its wings with Binary Domain, it looks like we'll have to wait a while for the next title in the Japanese mobster franchise. And...
News SEGA Posts Loss As Sales Fall
SEGA's sales have dropped across the board, leaving the company firmly in the red to the tune of about £17
6 million (2.224 billion yen) for the months April, May and June. SEGA made 28.5 percent less than the same period last year, and costs rose due to the impact of the Japan earthquake — which particularly impacted the operating costs of its...
News Yakuza Series Hits 5 Million Unit Milestone
One of our favourite PlayStation franchises, the Yakuza series, has shipped over 5 million units worldwide SEGA has announced
The milestone was achieved with new zombie-gangster mash-up, Yakuza: Of The End, which has already shipped 400,000 units in its first two weeks on sale in Japan. We've got our copy. There have been seven games in the Yakuza...
News Yakuza: Of The End Tops The Japanese Software Charts
SEGA's mobster-zombie mash-up, Yakuza: Of The End, has unsurprisingly topped the Japanese sales charts after a hefty delay
We received our copy earlier this week but haven't had a chance to check it out yet. It's sitting temptingly on the top of our "to play" pile though. Elsewhere it was a poor week for Japanese software, with the...
News Yakuza: Of The End Rescheduled For June 9th Japanese Launch, Sales Will Support Red Cross
Our import pre-order of Yakuza: Of The End has been sitting in limbo ever since the recent string of disasters struck Japan
Pushed out of its original March launch window, SEGA's given the apocalyptic spin-off to its soap-opera series a June 9th release date in Japan. That's still some time off, so you're probably best to reign in your excitement...
News SEGA Delays Yakuza: Of The End Indefinitely In Japan
In light of the recent events in Japan, SEGA has pushed the release date of its upcoming zombie shooter, Yakuza: Of The End, out of its original March 17th release window and into "TBA" territory
SEGA cited "various circumstances" for the delay. Obviously it's a very disappointing situation, but one we totally understand. You'll just have...
First Impressions Yakuza: Of The End on PlayStation 3
"When was the last time you pressed Square to shoot," we asked rhetorically in response to the opening stages of Yakuza: Of The End's Japanese demo
"Erm. Fade To Black," came the unnecessary response. "Exactly," we said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Fade To Black is a PSone game." The proposed point being that Japanese...
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: Yakuza: Of The End & Lost Planet 2 Demonstrated On NGP
Yakuza: Of The End and Lost Planet 2 are PlayStation 3 games
But that doesn't stop them running on Sony's latest portable device, the NGP. During Sony's PlayStation Meeting press conference in Japan, Capcom's Jun Takeuchi took to the stage to demonstrate Lost Planet 2 running on the new handheld. Takeuchi said the demo was running MT Framework...
News Yakuza: Of The End Clearly Ain't Going To Stop Looking Rad Any Time Soon
SEGA's released two new trailers for Yakuza: Of The End
Any day with Yakuza trailers is a damn good day. The first trailer details some of the game's odd-ball plot points, while the second highlights the game's weapon upgrade system. It's a bit of a departure from the traditional Yakuza games, but it ain't looking any less awesome. Andriasang's also...
News Yakuza: Of The End Tips Its Hat To Shenmue
Many people consider SEGA's Yakuza franchise to be the spiritual successor to Shenmue
While the games share some themes, it's not really an apt comparison. Yakuza is much more of an RPG than Shenmue, despite including all of the "free-roaming" gameplay elements that Shenmue introduced. Considering the nature of the upcoming Yakuza: Of The...
News The Yakuza Shoot Zombies In The Head This Coming March
Famitsu's slapped a March 17th release date on SEGA's PlayStation 3-exclusive zombie shoot 'em up
The bizarre Yakuza spin-off, Yakuza: Of The End, is set to release in Japan on March 17th. With Yakuza 4 due out on PlayStation 3 in early 2011, we're crossing our fingers Yakuza: Of The End makes it over here by mid-2012. Never take anything for...
News Eight-Minute Yakuza: Of The End Gameplay Trailer Is Certainly The Best Thing You'll Watch Today
Phew, where to start? How about -- they're seriously putting zombies in the Yakuza franchise
We did wonder if this was all just a joke. But there's no way SEGA would put together an eight-minute gameplay trailer for a game that's just a bit of fun. So first up: Yakuza: Of The End is real. It also looks janky as hell, in a totally amazing way. The...
News Yakuza: Of The End Is Almost Certainly Going To Be The Best Video Game Ever Made
We're just sayin'
</em> Yakuza: Of The End - front-runner for game of the forever? We think so.
News TGS 10: So Why Exactly Is The Yakuza Franchise Getting Zombies?
Traditionally, the Yakuza franchise is a fairly serious one
It typically deals with family, politics and friendships. There's some exaggeration to its narrative for sure (it's a video game!), but on the whole it's a pretty grounded franchise. Yakuza: Of The End introduces zombies, however. That's kind of unusual for a franchise so set in reality. So...
News TGS 10: Ok, We're Sold... Yakuza: Of The End Is Going To Be Ay-May-Zing
Yesterday, we weren't too keen on the idea of SEGA shoving zombies into the Yakuza franchise
But after seeing the game's bonkers TGS trailer, we're totally sold on the bizarre marriage. So what if it does away with everything the Yakuza franchise has stood for over the past few years — some might argue it's a change the franchise needed. And to be...
News TGS 10: WHY HAVE THEY PUT ZOMBIES IN YAKUZA!?
Call it a kneejerk reaction, but when we read that the next edition of the Yakuza franchise - Yakuza: Of The End - was going to get zombies, we nearly punched ourselves in the balls
The one question running through our mind was, "Why SEGA? Why would you do this?" When SEGA revealed that initial Yakuza artwork, showing a wrecked and ruined...
News Ryu Ga Gotoku Of The End? What Do You Mean The End?
Remember that kooky little teaser of the new Ryu Ga Gotoku game [that's Yakuza to Westerners like you and me - Ed]? It showed the franchise's famed Kamurocho district in flames
Well SEGA's revealed a little more about the new PlayStation 3 title (not yet confirmed for Western release). According to the game's official website, it'll be called Ryu Ga...
