Like A Dragon Gaiden Will Feature An Exclusive Demo For Yakuza 9

Sega and Atlus have revealed the full lineup of games they will be bringing to Tokyo Game Show this year, which will run from September 21 to 24, and there’s quite a few major upcoming releases that the companies will be sharing new details on.

Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is scheduled to release later this year, bringing series legend Kazuma Kiryu back into the fold after a brief absence, albeit under a different name. Kiryu coming back will no doubt bring joy to many fans, but while one series icon has made his triumphant return, another has been unceremoniously replaced - the iconic Yakuza font that has been a staple of the franchise since its conception.

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is recruiting some of the franchise's best and worst characters, including the Yakuza patriarch who dresses like a giant baby.

Developer Owlcat Games has released a new trailer for its upcoming RPG Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. The trailer focuses on nine of the potential companions that players will be able to meet throughout their adventures in the game. Check it out below.

Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, is no more. At least, in the eyes of the world at large. But true legends never die… they just get a massive image change, a new career, and a new name. Enter the new dragon: Joryu, a secret agent with a fighting prowess that betrays years of experience on the meanest of streets, packing an extra rocket-powered punch with a bevy of new hi-tech gadgetry in tow.

Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name has a brand new overview trailer, giving both a look at more the game’s story as well as the gameplay mechanics too. The story part of the trailer shows Kiryu assuming his new identity Joryu, but it is a terrible kept secret as quite a few people seem to know who he is anyway. There are references to his kids at the orphanage, both the Tojo Clan and Omi Alliance, and characters both old and recent to the series popping up.

The Metal Gear Solid franchise, featuring quite a few odd quirks especially of their time, are filled with insane plot lines and some rather risqué content. To counter this, in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 release, Konami will be adding a content warning to the opening of every game, as spotted by Gamesradar.

SEGA and RGG Studio have released an extended look at Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, and we won't beat around the bush: this is set up to be another amazing Kiryu adventure. The story stuff looks deliciously dramatic, and the gameplay — particularly the combat — looks like an absolute blast. The wait for its November launch just got a lot harder.

Yakuza fans are worried about everyone's favourite stoic protagonist, Kazuma Kiryu, after the latest trailer for Like A Dragon Gaiden showed him uncharacteristically weeping.

We’re still a few months away from seeing the eighth mainline entry in the Like a Dragon series. Fortunately, it won’t be long before players meet Kazuma Kiryu again in the spinoff, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. That’s right, Kiryu did such a thorough job erasing his name that he goes by the unsuspecting name of “Joryu”. All the while, he’ll find himself once again embroiled in threats, violence, and underworld intrigue. But those who manage to endure these trials will get treated to a Special Trial Version of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

Sega’s upcoming mouthful of a Yakuza spinoff, Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, will bring back Kazuma Kiryu for a new adventure set between the events of Yakuza 6: The Song of Life and the upcoming Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

In addition to revealing a new trailer for Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio confirmed that it would include a “special trial” for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Check out a new cutscene below where Kiryu reunites with Ichiban Kasuga.