The next mainline Yakuza game, Like a Dragon 8, will be released in 2024 and will feature the return of Kazuma Kiryu as one of two protagonists, alongside Yakuza: Like a Dragon’s Ichiban Kasuga. Kiryu ...

Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Sega) Kazuma Kiryu is back, although he won’t be confirming this himself. Now going by the name Joryu, the Yakuza ...

As the Yakuza series has grown more popular, many fans have also grown attached to protagonist Kazuma Kiryu. While Kiryu has been replaced by Ichiban Kasuga in the newest title, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, ...

Not actually a distant relative of Bob Dole, Rob Dolen is a Features Writer for Game Rant. Big fan of expansive lore and game analysis, video games are cool. Freedom Fighters is underrated. Probably ...

Yakuza‘s creator Toshihiro Nagoshi says he doesn’t want to create a fighting game with protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, because he doesn’t see his character hitting a woman. “We have received an enormous ...

Sega and RGG released a new Like A Dragon Gaiden trailer highlighting the action game’s story and Kiryu’s James Bond-style arsenal. The hefty, 11-minute trailer is broken into a story section and an ...

Even if Kiryu wasn’t ever a possibility, Yakuza fans would’ve been happy to see at least someone from the series added to Tekken 7. Goro Majima was another option that many suggested, an interesting ...

For nearly 20 years, Sega has thrilled fans with its Yakuza/Like a Dragon series. The video games follow hard-hitting mobster with a heart of gold Kazuma Kiryu as he delves deep into the Japanese ...