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Yakuza 6 PlayStation 4 Bundles Announced for Japan

Draikin October 26, 2016 Leave a reply

SEGA and Sony have announced that a special PlayStation 4 bundle, called the “PlayStation 4 Yakuza 6 Starter Limited Pack”, will be released in Japan. The bundle includes a 500GB PS4, a copy of Yakuza 6 and a Yakuza 6 PlayStation 4 theme. It will be released on December 8 for the price of 35,980 yen (around $344).

Another bundle, called the “PlayStation 4 Yakuza 6 Edition”, includes a PlayStation 4, a Yakuza 6-themed top cover, a Yakuza 6 original design package and a copy of Yakuza 6. Two versions of this bundle will be released, one with a 500GB and one with a 1TB PS4, costing respectively 33,480 yen (around $320) and 38,480 yen (around $368). This bundle will also be released on December 8, the same day as Yakuza 6‘s release in Japan. At this point no announcement has been made regarding a localization of Yakuza 6 for the West, but we do have Yakuza 0 to look forward to, which is scheduled for a January 24, 2017 release in the Americas and Europe.

Yakuza 6: Tokyo Game Show 2016 Videos, Crowned Best To-Be-Released Game of TGS 2016

InTheSky September 19, 2016 2 Replies

Tokyo Game Show 2016 has concluded, and it was an amazing weekend for Yakuza 6, the upcoming mainline entry to SEGA’s flagship action RPG series. It has been a strong media weekend for Yakuza 6 too; with that in mind, we’ve attached a variety of gameplay demo trailers for your perusal.

Additionally, Yakuza 6 had the honor of being designated the best upcoming game of Tokyo Game Show 2016! It’s quite an honor for all of the developers.

View the trailers below! Before continuing, we would like to mention that credit for these captures of Yakuza 6 media from SEGA’s streams belongs to Yakuza-Fan, an independent Yakuza-focused fan site. Do check them out if you are not already aware of their work.

SEGA’s Tokyo Game Show 2016 Stage Event Schedule

InTheSky September 14, 2016 Leave a reply

SEGA recently released their stage event plans for Tokyo Game Show 2016, which begins today in Japan. Gematsu translated the event descriptions for the many stage events that will be held this week.

In their announcement, SEGA posted streaming options for each day throughout September 15-18, including Niconico, YouTube, and AbemaTV. Incidentally, it seems that some of the stage events (including those that feature SEGA Hard Girls, Phantasy Star Online 2, Persona 5, and Puyo Puyo Chronicle) don’t allow photography from non-media attendees. Sad news if any of our readers are attending!

But of course, being able to attend Tokyo Game Show 2016 sounds like great fun as well. For those who are planning on enjoying the news from a distance, we’ve included the streaming links on YouTube below for each of the four days.

Yakuza 6 Includes Playable Versions of Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown and Puyo Puyo, Both With 2 Player Mode

Draikin September 6, 2016 Leave a reply

Famitsu has revealed more information regarding Yakuza 6, and it includes some interesting information regarding the activities that you’ll be able to experience in the game’s “Play Spots”. Thanks to the translation from Gematsu, we’ve now learned that both Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown and Puyo Puyo will be playable, and they’ll both feature a two-player mode. This also means that SEGA have in fact ported Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown to PS4, so it’s reasonable to think SEGA might end up releasing the game separately as well (and who knows, perhaps this also paves the way for a PC version). In addition, the arcade classics Outrun, Super Hang-On, Space Harrier, Fantasy Zone will also be playable.

SEGA Opens New Website for Its Tokyo Game Show 2016 Lineup, Featuring Yakuza 6, Valkyria: Azure Revolution, Puyo Puyo Chronicle and Persona 5

Draikin September 2, 2016 Leave a reply

The next Tokyo Game Show will be taking place from September 15 to 18, and in preparation of the event SEGA have launched a new website detailing their lineup of games. At the moment, the websites lists Yakuza 6, Valkyria; Azure Revolution, Puyo Puyo Chronicle and Persona 5, all of which will be playable at the event.

New Yakuza 6 Characters – Mafia From Japan, Korea, and China, and More

InTheSky August 17, 2016 Leave a reply

This week’s Weekly Famitsu introduces several new Yakuza 6 characters, with ties to mafia groups of various factions and countries. These new faces can be seen in action next week on the August 23 edition Toshihiro Nagoshi’s SEGANama broadcast. The archive will surely find its way to YouTube at a later date. Ahead of this broadcast, check out some character sketch details below.

Yakuza 6 Prologue Outline

InTheSky August 11, 2016 Leave a reply

SEGA has recently published a press statement detailing the events that set up Yakuza 6‘s story, along with a handful of images that may seem familiar if you’ve seen the story trailer. It might seem odd to those of us based in the West, but it’s been almost four years since the Japanese release of Yakuza 5, with Yakuza 6 set to release in December of this year. We’ll include a short summary of the descriptive statement, sourced at this 4Gamer article.

Yakuza 6: New Teaser PV, Release Date, English-Subtitled Version by KHHsubs

InTheSky July 26, 2016 Leave a reply

Sega has released a major promotional video for Yakuza 6, now officially subtitled as “inochi no uta” or “poetry of life.” The trailer bills the game as the final chapter of the legend of Kazuma Kiryu. What does this mean for Kiryu and the future of the Yakuza series…?

Yakuza 6 will take place in Jingaicho, based off of Onomichi, Hiroshima, alongside the series’ mainstay location of Kamurocho. This new location is important since Haruka is involved in a life-threatening accident in Hiroshima, and this prompts Kiryu to meet several new characters and discover a new world in Hiroshima. But as we see in the video, Kiryu and Haruka are still tied to the yakuza, the Tojo Clan, and Kamurocho.

Yakuza 6 Japanese Official Website Launched, Preorder Opening Date Announced

InTheSky June 21, 2016 Leave a reply

Last night, Toshihiro Nagoshi participated in another SEGANAMA stream on Niconico. It was announced then that preorders for Yakuza 6 will open on July 26th. No details on actual release date at this time, but presumably they’ll be surfacing in the near future.

Incidentally, Nagoshi was accompanied by ex-Konami producer Hideo Kojima. Here’s a post-show image taken from Hideo Kojima’s English Twitter account:

Additionally, the Japanese official website for Yakuza 6 has launched. It provides this article’s featured image. There really isn’t a lot to see here at the moment; as the preorder date approaches, hopefully the website will be filled with more content.

Another Yakuza 6 Demo Stream (With Commentary) Uploaded to YouTube

InTheSky April 4, 2016 Leave a reply

Last month, another niconico stream for the Yakuza 6 demo featuring Toshihiro Nagoshi was announced for the month of March. The Ryu ga Gotoku YouTube account recently uploaded that footage to YouTube, and we’ve attached it below for your viewing.

It’s the same demo from before, but the footage itself is different, so we’ll leave it to our viewers to check it out. Actual game footage lasts from about 9:30 to 19:30. At around 4:10, viewers might recognize a picture of Nagoshi from the set of the recently-uploaded Yakuza Kiwami commercial produced for the Korean version.

『龍が如く』情報局(2016年3月放送回)

Watch this video on YouTube

So far as we know, Yakuza 6 is due for release in Q3 2016.