Yakuza: Of the End brings the zombie invasion to Japan
Japan's Self Defense Force is being overrun by hordes of the undead. Kamurocho (Yakuza's fictional district) is in shambles. Sure, most gangsters would run for their lives, but not returning Yakuza chara [..]
Delayed Yakuza Zombie Game Gets...Undelayed [Blip]
After the Tohoku Earthquake struck, Sega decided it would be inappropriate to release Yakuza: Of The End and delayed it. The game is a zombie parody, setting in a ravaged urban center. The game finally has a new release date in Japan: June 9. [via RYUGAGOTOKU BLOG] More »
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Delayed Yakuza Zombie Game Gets...Undelayed [Welcome Back]
After the Tohoku Earthquake struck, Sega decided it would be inappropriate to release Yakuza: Of The End and delayed it. The game is a zombie parody, setting in a ravaged urban center. The game finally has a new release date in Japan: June 9. [via RYUGAGOTOKU BLOG] More »
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Yakuza: Of The End designed to bring shooter fans to Yakuza Yakuza: Of The End was ... unexpected. Not in that it's another Yakuza sequel -- we can pretty much count on those being at least annual -- but in that it's a zombie shooting game. Why would Sega take a series built around realistic crimin [..]
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Real yakuza evaluate Yakuza 3 Is Sega's Yakuza series a realistic depiction of life inside Japanese organized crime, or is it a total fantasy based on something the Japanese public would recognize? Tokyo Vice author and reporter Jake Adelstein asked several actual yakuza to play a [..]