The Yakuza series of games will now be known by the Like a Dragon claim .
Yakuza is Yakuza no more as publisher Sega announces that the series will take on the Like a Dragon soubriquet from now on . The serial publication will formally change its name commence with the rerelease of Like a Dragon : Ishin , a twirl - off of the main series based in the Bakumatsu point of Japan .
Sega confirmed toKotakuthat the Like a Dragon name would be used going forth . Sega explained they changed this to " more close align with the Japanese name . "
In Japan , the series formerly known as Yakuza has been known asRyū ga Gotoku , or Like A Dragon , since the original 2005 secret plan was released . Not to be confused with Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio , the developer behind the game .
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Confusingly , the seventh biz in the now monikered Like A Dragon series was calledYakuza : Like a Dragon . Presumably , this entry will go by its Japanese subtitle , “ Like a Dragon 7 : Whereabouts of Light and Darkness . ”
This sets the stage for three upcoming Like a Dragon going : A remastered Like a Dragon Ishin in 2023 , Like a Dragon Gaiden : The Man Who Erased His Name in 2023 , and the next mainline installing , Like a Dragon 8 in 2024 .
The ever - expanding Like a Dragon - verse now features eight mainline game , a host of remake , a half dozen spin - offs , two films , and a musical . Overall , the change will in all probability take some prison term to get used to . But any sufficiently hardcore Yakuza lover were probably call themselves Ryū ga Gotoku fans anyway .
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