In the event you can consider it, the Like a Dragon/ Yakuza collection is celebrating its twentieth anniversary subsequent yr, and there is loads of excellent news to return.
The Like a Dragon collection, previously and nonetheless lovingly generally known as Yakuza, simply hit 19 years outdated at the moment, December 8, as that is the discharge date of the unique recreation method again on the PS2. Clearly the video games have solely actually gotten correctly widespread within the west over the previous decade or so, however now they’re greater than ever, and with its twentieth anniversary arising, you’d hope that some massive information can be coming. Because it seems, there’s! To rejoice the collection’ anniversary, the official RGG Studio Twitter account shared a video message from studio director and government producer Masayoshi Yokoyama to commemorate the event.
“Right now, December eighth, marks the day the primary recreation within the Like a Dragon & Yakuza collection was launched,” Yokoyama mentioned. “19 years have handed because the first recreation within the collection was launched in Japan, and at the moment marks the beginning of the yr main as much as the twentieth anniversary… From at the moment, we shall be holding numerous occasions and making bulletins main as much as the twentieth anniversary subsequent yr. We’re additionally creating a world construction to ship numerous sorts of merchandise and content material to followers in Japan, Asia, and the west ranging from subsequent yr. With this, I am assured we’ll be capable to shock avid gamers around the globe.”
Who is aware of how stunned all you Like a Dragon avid gamers will truly be, however it’s good to know that RGG Studio has no intention of slowing down on tapping into the collection’ recognition. Proper now, although, the developer will possible be targeted on Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, the newest entry that pits everybody’s beloved Majima as a… pirate! Duh! That is out February 21, subsequent yr, so not lengthy to go now.