Yakuza Dev Gets Its Games Mixed Up as Judgement References Appear in Like a Dragon Gaiden

Microsoft is keen on expanding its Game Pass subscription service by bringing it to more devices. Xbox CFO Tim Stuart revealed during a talk at the Wells Fargo TMT Summit that the company wants to bring first-party Xbox titles and Game Pass to “every screen that can play games,” including competing devices like PlayStation and Nintendo consoles.

Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition is officially set to launch in early 2024. Ubisoft made the announcement after accidentally leaking the whole game itself, but the company says you shouldn't let the questionable state of that leaked build color your expectations for the final product.

Sega says Yakuza and Persona mobile games could be on the way.

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.

Dave the Diver is one of PC Gamer's favourite games of 2023, no small feat in a year as crammed with great releases as this one has been. In his review from July, Chris called it «easily the best game of 2023» saying «When I finished the final boss at 35 hours in, I felt like I'd been on a real adventure, and the ending gently, but genuinely, tugged on my heartstrings.» Granted, this was before Baldur's Gate 3 blew everyone away, but still a score of 91 is nothing to sniff at.

Despite sharing a setting and game engine, the subseries has been fairly disconnected from the larger franchise, but finally has a proper crossover, which is good news for fans of both series. The games, previously known as in its Western releases, starred Kazuma Kiryu for the first seven mainline entries, which were beat-em-up style action RPGs. introduced the new hero Ichiban Kasuga and switched to a turn-based JRPG format., a detective genre spinoff, used the original combat style and followed Takayuki Yagami.

Like A Dragon: Gaiden is finally in our hands and has given us some key story info to help bridge the gap and explain what Kiryu was up to between the events of Yakuza 6 and Yakuza: Like A Dragon. It also gave us our first proper look at Kiryu's new design for Infinite Wealth, as the Dragon of Dojima appears to have undergone a model change to more accurately reflect his age.

Germany plans to invest more into video games, beginning with a subsidy of €33.3 million (or $36.2 million) in 2024. Per a translated report from Games Wirtschaft, the Ministry of Culture will spend €100 million overall over the next three years. 

Last night's episode of pro wrestling show AEW Dynamite featured a match called the "Like a Dragon Gaiden street fight presented by Sega," and folks, it was even wilder than that name suggests.

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name launched worldwide last week, and the brawler has got off to a solid start in Japan where its physical sales are concerned. As per the latest weekly data revealed by Famitsu, it was the best-selling game of the week when its PS5 and PS4 sales are put together, even though Super Mario Bros. Wonder is still in the No. 1 spot with over 65,000 units sold.

The side story presented in the recently released includes some welcome new gameplay elements, but the live-action cabaret is a gimmick that feels a bit creepy for many players. The new Daidoji Agent fighting style and the group battles available at The Castle seem to be universally well-received. Unlike these additions, the use of live-action video footage of real models for Club Heavenly in Sotenbori and Castle Cabaret within the Kijin Clan’s opulent offshore pleasure palace is more divisive. Some players may be uncomfortable playing the game in front of family and friends, thanks to these voyeuristic experiences.

This article contains minor spoilers for a scene and location featured in Like a Dragon Gaiden Chapter 3.