Will Yakuza 8 happen?

Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku studio are all set to lift the curtain on its brand new Yakuza game, tentatively titled Yakuza 8, on September 14, 2022.

Is there going to be a Yakuza 8?

If you've been craving more Yakuza games, don't worry — you're going to get plenty in the next couple of years. Sega has revealed that Yakuza: Like a Dragon 8 is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC (via Steam) in 2024.

What year will Yakuza 8 take place?

Yakuza 8 Is Called Like a Dragon 8, Launches in 2024 with Ichiban & Kiryu.

What will Yakuza 8 be called?

Yakuza 8 will officially be titled Like A Dragon 8, seemingly dropping the Yakuza title.

Is Kiryu coming back in Yakuza 8?

The next mainline Yakuza game, Like a Dragon 8, will be released in 2024 and will feature the return of Kazuma Kiryu as one of two protagonists, alongside Yakuza: Like a Dragon's Ichiban Kasuga. Kiryu will also star in a spinoff game to be released in 2023 called Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.

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How old is Kiryu in Yakuza 8?

In 1995, after completing his final debt collecting job from Peace Finance, 27-year-old Kiryu is informed that Yumi had been kidnapped by Patriarch Dojima. By the time Kiryu arrived at the scene, Nishikiyama is already there, already having murdered Patriarch Dojima to prevent him from raping Yumi.

What is Kiryu's new name in Yakuza 8?

In the reveal trailer, which aired today during the RGG Summit 2022 showcase, we see Kiryu at a monastery. Having left behind his former Yakuza life, as well as his name, Kiryu, who now goes by Joryu, is trying to live the life of a monk.

Is there a Yakuza girl?

The Yakuza is populated almost entirely by men and the very few women who are acknowledged are the wives of bosses, who are referred to by the title ane-san (姐さん, older sister).

How many kids does Kazuma Kiryu have?

Yakuza 3. For Yakuza 3 Kiryu leaves Kamurocho for Okinawa, where he now runs the Morning Glory (アサガオ) Orphanage. There he raises nine children, including Haruka.

Can you get a girlfriend in Yakuza 7?

While it may seem surprising, Yakuza: Like a Dragon has six different romance options that you can pursue. Most of these romance options have a reward, but there's also a big bonus that you'll get from dating them all.

What is the longest Yakuza game?

Yakuza 5 is obviously by far and away the longest game with five protagonists, and Yakuza 0 is pretty lengthy at around 30 hours, but outside of these two, basically every other Kiryu-led mainline game can be completed in roughly 20 hours if you're reasonably quick about it.

Is Ichiban going to be in Yakuza 8?

And thanks to a behind-the-scenes video provided by Ryu Ga Gotoku, we now know that Ichiban will keep his wild haircut. At least, he will early on. The 20-minute video showcases the early development of Yakuza 8, which began in 2021.

Which Yakuza has best graphics?

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (PS4)

When it released in 2016, Yakuza 6 was easily the best looking game in the series, thanks to the all-new Dragon Engine.

Is the Yakuza shrinking?

Membership falls sharply

A report issued earlier this month by the National Police Agency indicated there were a total of 24,100 members of recognized underworld groups at the end of 2021, a decline of around 1,800 individuals on the previous year and the lowest number since statistics were first compiled in 1958.

Who is replacing the Yakuza?

Sega has formally dropped the Yakuza brand name and replaced it with Like a Dragon. To "more closely align with the Japanese name."

Who will be the main character in Yakuza 8?

This means that several details about Like a Dragon 8 remain shrouded in mystery, including the story and setting. What is known, however, is that the game will retain the turn-based combat system from Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and Kiryu and Ichiban will be its twin protagonists.

How old is Majima goro?

Majima's character is explored in more detail during the prequel Yakuza 0, in which he is a 24-year-old former Yakuza and a playable protagonist along with Kiryu.

Who is Kiryu wife?

Mayumi Madarame (斑目 まゆみ, Madarame Mayumi) is a character featured in Yakuza 5.

Why is Goro Majima obsessed with Kiryu?

The way I see it, Majima saw Kiryu as a replacement for his brother Saejima. He even makes a comment about Kiryu having some common traits with Saejima. And as far as people who can get toe to toe with Kiryu, Saejima is up there.

Why do yakuza cut off pinky?

Yubitsume (指詰め, "finger shortening") or otoshimae is a Japanese ritual to atone for offenses to another, a way to be punished or to show sincere apology and remorse to another, by means of amputating portions of one's own little finger.

Are there yakuza in the US?

But since many of Yakuza-clans have fronts as companies, it is highly probable that there are some type of presence in the US. They do (or did) have a financial presence in the US as the US Department of Treasury initiated sanction in 2015, for example.

Was being a yakuza legal?

These activities make the relationship between yakuza and police in Japan a complicated one; yakuza membership itself is not illegal, and yakuza-owned businesses and gang headquarters are often clearly marked. Gang whereabouts and activities are often known to Japanese police without the latter's taking any action.

What dragon is on Kiryu's back?

The protagonist of the Yakuza series, Kazuma Kiryu sports a dragon tattoo on his back. This design is a nobori-ryu (“ascending dragon”) motif, which is prevalent in Japanese tattoos.

How does Kiryu's story end?

Just as we come to grips with Kiryu's death, in a super cheap move it's revealed that he didn't actually die. Despite having been pumped full of lead, then left to bleed out on the floor of a remote military facility off the coast of a small town, Kiryu is very much still alive. Or secretly alive, anyway.

Who raised Kiryu?

The orphanage's main benefactor Shintaro Kazama took young Kiryu under his wing, acting as a father figure and later inducting both Kiryu and his friend Akira Nishikiyama into the Kazama yakuza family, a subsidiary of the powerful Dojima Family and its parent Tojo Clan.