Tag: Rgg Studio
"It wouldn’t be Like a Dragon"
Longtime readers of Push Square will know that we've always championed the Yakuza / Like a Dragon games, but the series has — relatively speaking — exploded in popularity over the last decade or so. The outstanding Yakuza 0 played a huge part in introducing the franchise to a wider western audience, but even...
News For $1000, Maybe Get Married to Your Favourite Yakuza Character
Dreams do come true
Sometimes real people just don't cut it, and you've got little choice to but tie the knot with an entirely fictional stud / babe. That's the premise behind this new Like a Dragon exhibition in Japan, which will allow 15 lucky lottery winners to marry their favourite Yakuza character. Yes, this includes an actual ceremony,...
News Expect Updates on Stranger Than Heaven, More in Like a Dragon Studio Presentation Next Month
RGG Direct as well
RGG Studio, the team behind the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series, has announced a special presentation that'll be broadcast next month. Announced during a recent livestream, the team will host RGG Summit 2025 on Wednesday 24th September, starting at the following times: <time style="list">12PM JST 24th Sep 2025</time> In...
News Yakuza Dev's Project Century Now Called Stranger Than Heaven, Looks Nuts in New PS5 Reveal
Mr. Blue Eyes
Previously named Project Century, RGG Studio's new property now has an official name: Stranger Than Heaven. And boy does that seem fitting. The game's fresh trailer raises way more questions than answers, but it does reveal that it's set in 1943 — and not 1915, as was shown in the announcement trailer from last year. Either the...
News The Yakuza Name Is No More in the West, and RGG Studio Explains Why
The dragon rises
As soon as RGG Studio officially announced Like a Dragon: Ishin!, Like a Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name, and Like a Dragon 8, we knew that 'Yakuza' was no more. Like a Dragon is replacing the Western name of SEGA's long running series, and honestly, the change doesn't come as a huge surprise — even if its implementation has...
Poll Are You Okay with Kiryu Being a Main Character Again in the New Like a Dragon Games?
Legends never die
Hey, remember when Yakuza 6: The Song of Life was meant to be the definitive end of Kazuma Kiryu's long-running story, and then RGG Studio decided to have him star in not one, but two new Like a Dragon games seven and eight years later? What's all that about? Indeed, Kiryu is coming back whether you like it or not. He'll star in...
News Like a Dragon Dev RGG Studio Considering a Move to Unreal Engine 5
Dragon Engine is getting old
RGG Studio, the developer behind the long running Yakuza Like a Dragon franchise, is in the process of "researching" Unreal Engine 5, as it considers dropping its current, in-house Dragon Engine. As reported by IGN, the team is aware that its custom engine is starting to show its age, and would probably need a "major...
News Yakuza Developer RGG Studio Announces RGG Summit Event for Next Week
See you at the summit
RGG Studio, the developer behind the Yakuza and Judgment franchises, has announced a digital event that will take place next week, on Wednesday the 14th September. Given that the studio's Western social media accounts relayed this information, it's fair to assume that the so-called RGG Summit 2022 will be aimed at a global...
News Yakuza: Like a Dragon 2 Reveal Could Be Incoming
RGG Studio teases 'sneak peek'
Our first proper look at Yakuza: Like a Dragon 2, or whatever the previously confirmed sequel turns out to be called, could be incoming. Developer RGG Studio is teasing a "sneak peek trailer" for something, as part of its next RGG Studio TV broadcast, scheduled for the 8th September. The stream is set to begin at 8PM...
News RGG Studio Has 'A Lot' of Unannounced Games in Development Alongside Yakuza 8
Nani
Yakuza and Judgment developer RGG Studio is apparently hard at work on "a lot of unannounced titles", alongside the previously confirmed Yakuza 8. Back in November last year, the Japanese company said it was planning games that have nothing to do with the aforementioned Yakuza or Judgment properties, which makes things very interesting indeed...
News RGG Studio Working on New Games That Aren't Yakuza or Judgment
Say no to Kamurocho
RGG Studio, the SEGA developer behind the Yakuza series and the Judgment games, has confirmed that it has new projects in the works — and these projects aren't related to Yakuza or Judgment. The information comes from a fresh interview with Famitsu (as translated by Gematsu), in which the company outlines its current plans. As...
News Yakuza: Like a Dragon Sequel Announced and In Development
Take your turn
Just the other day, Yakuza and Judgment developer RGG Studio confirmed the departure of Toshihiro Nagoshi and Daisuke Sato — two SEGA veterans who helped shape the Yakuza series as we know it. The company has been restructured as a result, and the new team has already revealed what it's working on next. We all knew it was coming,...
News Restructured Yakuza Dev Posts Coolest Staff Photo Ever as Series Creator Leaves SEGA
Studio head also exits
The developer that makes the Yakuza and Judgment games, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio (RGG Studio for short), has officially reshuffled following the confirmed departure of Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi. His exit was heavily rumoured back in August. The 56-year-old had become something of a legendary figure at SEGA, having...
