Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 20:54 BST
SEGA announces Yakuza 5 as Ryu ga Gotoku of the End
SEGA announced Yakuza 5 today as Ryu ga Gotoku of the End.
We’re assuming the title means The Last Yakuza, or Yakuza: The End, or something along those lines, but what the hell do we know anyway? We’re just guessing really.
First teased back in March, the game is expected to get a formal reveal at TGS next week, which runs September 16-19.
The official site for the game was also updated today, complete with a new logo and PC and Twitter themes.
No word on a release date yet, let alone one outside of Japan, but here’s hoping we’ll hear more next week.
Via Andriasang.
16 comments
#1
Erthazus
09/09/10, 8:56 pm
The last Yakuza game? Woosh.
#2
Stephany Nunneley
09/09/10, 9:02 pm
Is that what it means? I have no idea. Just thinking out loud for fun.
#3
spiderLAW
09/09/10, 9:09 pm
WTf..Yakuza 3 had barely cam out and then Yakuza 4 like 2 months after. Now Yakuza 5 is already announced. SOB they are quick like lightning
#4
Gekidami
09/09/10, 9:11 pm
Hard to imagine Sega would end the series. Its probably their most profitable right now.
#5
mathare92
09/09/10, 9:21 pm
It’s “Yakuza: To The End” – that’s according to Kotaku’s Jap editor, Ashcraft.
#6
A4-F8
09/09/10, 9:26 pm
it looks like sega want to make it fps
#7
Tomo
09/09/10, 9:47 pm
It makes me sad that I couldn’t get into the first game. They are the perfect recipe for my gaming taste buds, but somehow the chef’s style of cooking didn’t settle well with my stomach.
#8
YoungZer0
09/09/10, 9:52 pm
Well, the end of a shitty series. Nothing to see here.
#9
Stephany Nunneley
09/09/10, 10:10 pm
@5 I guess that’s Japan’s way of saying, like, Batman Forever? or Chocolate Forever? or Playa’s to the end dawg?
That’s what I’m assuming anyway
@8 SEGA has not said yet it’s the last in the series, and we’ve heard nothing of the sort yet. TGS next week will net more information, we reckon.
Still, I mailed SEGA just for more general information on it. Likely, they will stay mum until after TGS though.
#10
Lord Gremlin
09/09/10, 10:13 pm
We’re getting the 4-th game only in April next year, I wonder when we’ll get this one…
Anyway, do want. Yakuza series is a masterpiece.
#11
Hunam
09/09/10, 10:41 pm
I think the series is called Like a Dragon in Japan, so Like a Dragon to The End.
#12
ReeceHeywood
09/09/10, 10:52 pm
Blimey, I thought Activision was bad.
#13
Moonwalker1982
09/09/10, 11:24 pm
I really should continue with Yakuza 3, it’s been awhile. Its awesome that they anounced Y4 for the USA as well. If it doesn’t come to Europe, i’ll just import it.
#14
AHA-Lambda
09/09/10, 11:30 pm
damn this series always seemed interesting to me but quite frankly i HATED HATED HATED yakuza 3! Such a shame =(
#15
Lord Gremlin
09/09/10, 11:43 pm
Well, Yakuza 3 was different from first games with this orphanage and missions related to it. But I liked it still..
#16
AHA-Lambda
10/09/10, 12:01 am
yeah the orphanage was one of the prime things that killed it for me -_-