Sega unveil new Yakuza game Like A Dragon 8 Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Sega unveil new Yakuza game Like A Dragon 8 Kiryu’s back, baby News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on Sept. 14, 2022 5 comments Yakuza: Like A Dragon is back, but it's dropping the Yakuza part. Oh, and Kazuma Kiryu returns too. Surprise! Like A Dragon 8 is Kiryu's first time as a protagonist in the revamped series though, which is sticking firmly to the RPG genre for this instalment. It's scheduled for release in 2024. Check out the teaser trailer and Kiryu's new Bieber-esque hairstyle below. Watch on YouTube Like A Dragon 8 is the next game in the long-running Yakuza series, but it's dropping that name in the West. Like A Dragon 8 was announced at today's Ryu Ga Gotoku summit, where the voice actors for Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu were brought on stage to discuss the game. They remained very tight-lipped about the whole thing, although Kiryu voice actor Takaya Kuroda said he was very happy to be back as the character. Devs Ryu Ga Gotoku aren't giving away why Kiryu is back either, nor why he's suddenly got a haircut straight out of 2010. What they could confirm was that Kiryu and Ichiban are both protagonists in Like A Dragon 8. This came about because the theme of the game is a man who carries the past on his back, and another who carries the future. That's about as Yakuza as you can get. Like A Dragon 8 will be the biggest game in the series to date, Ryu Ga Gotoku said. To bridge the gap between Yakuza 6 and Yakuza 7, the studio are working on a more traditional sidestory starring Kiryu, the amazingly titled Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. Ryu Ga Gotoku said that the RPG system from Yakuza: Like A Dragon would return, even though the game features everyone's favourite gangland brawler Kiryu. The reason for keeping Like A Dragon 8 an RPG was credited to the importance of working with the game's characters throughout the story, which was a key part of Yakuza: Like A Dragon too. During the game, we'll get to find out why Kiryu's had such a drastic makeover. He'll also debut a new fighting style. The Ryu Ga Gotoku summit stream revealed that feudal Japan spin-off Like A Dragon: Ishin! will function as a Yakuza All-Stars too, of sorts. The remake of Ishin! was announced at yesterday's Sony State Of Play event, and will be coming to the West for the first time. The studio said that characters from every Yakuza game up to Yakuza: Like A Dragon are being brought into Ishin! It'll also feature other recognisable elements from previous games, such as songs. Baka Mitai, perhaps? Like A Dragon 8 arrives sometime in 2024 for Steam on PC. It'll be on both extant generations of PlayStations and Xboxes, too. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here