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News Yakuza Creator's Promising New PS5 Game May Soon Be Sleeping with the Fishes as Funding Is Cut

NetEase walks away

Industry legend Toshihiro Nagoshi’s promising Yakuza spiritual successor Gang of Dragon may not see the light of day, as publisher NetEase plans to pull funding on the project. The Chinese juggernaut had headhunted the SEGA veteran to start his own studio in 2021, but a slew of strategic changes mean it’s ceased bankrolling a...

• Sat 7th Mar 2026
• NetEase
• PS5
• Gang of Dragon
• Industry

News Yakuza-Like Crime Drama Gang of Dragon Gets New Screens for Xmas

Kabukicho's calling

Itching for another look at ex-Yakuza director Toshihiro Nagoshi’s new game Gang of Dragon? If you recall, the announcement trailer at The Game Awards confirmed that Korean actor Don Lee will star in this crime drama, which is set in real-life Kabukicho – the grimy Shinjuku district upon which the fictional Kamurocho is...

• Thu 25th Dec 2025
• NetEase
• PS5
• Gang of Dragon

News Ex-Yakuza Director Reveals Gang of Dragon, Which Is Basically a New AAA Yakuza Game

There's a new dragon in town

Toshihiro Nagoshi is basically the father of the Yakuza / Like a Dragon franchise, but he left RGG Studio and SEGA back in 2021 to form his own development outfit — fittingly named Nagoshi Studio. And guess what? He's basically just making his own Yakuza game (with mega publisher NetEase's monetary backing). It's...

• Fri 12th Dec 2025
• NetEase
• Gang of Dragon
• Trailers
• The Game Awards