Yesterday a major rumor cropped up concerning a possible next chapter in theYakuza: Like a Dragonspinoff title. The only source was a screenshot of theYakuzaseries producer Masa Yokoyama seemingly tweeting out that there would be another game in the same vein titledYakuza: Like an Ashura.This version allegedly would be starring a young Watase:
However, the next day Yokoyama released a status update onhis own official accountcompletely denying any such game:
Yokoyama expresses tongue-in-cheek that while he’s happy to be forged oversees, he didn’t even make theYakuza: Like a Dragonspinoff (it was directed by Ryosuke Horii and produced by both Hiroyuki Sakamoto and Daisuke Sato) so he wouldn’t even be able to confirmed anything. And more humorously he also points out that he would never name it “Ashura” in the first place.
To the credit of the one who posted the initial screenshot, they did disclaim the rumor with “take it with a grain of salt” and was forthcoming once the original tweet was deleted. But this situation is why vetting sources is so important, especially when said sources forge screenshots of developers making statements they never did.
Yakuza: Like a Dragonreleased on November 10th and as usualdropped a launch trailerthat depicted the trademark shenanigans of the franchise in full glory. We get to see our homeless pal Nanba calling the city’s pigeons to attack his enemies. There’s acrab summons. At one point there’s a group of dudes in diapers and Ichiban is probably drinking breastmilk. There’s even some shots of the squad doing their best KISS impression. It’s incredible.
Ina previous trailerhighlighting the Xbox Series X version of the game, the team shows off all the features and optimization. And for the most part, they’re pretty standard next-gen upgrades. However, the trailer also flaunts some more unique features such as “next-gen crustacean A.I.” and “optimized protagonist optimism.” Both of which sound incredible, if they weren’t so obviously .
If you’re interested, check out our official review of the titlehere(which our reviewer absolutely loved). The game is available now onPC,PS4,Xbox One, andXbox Series X. UnfortunatelyPS5owners will have to wait until March 2nd for their copy of the title.
