Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties drops in early 2026, as RGG pair remake with a new spin-off starring baddie Mine

A spot of emotion for the 3rd entry, positive immoderate other backstory for its villain

Like A Dragon/Yakuza devs RGG Studio person revealed Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, a remake of Yakuza 3 paired with a caller spin-off escapade starring the beat-em-up's baddie Yoshitaka Mine. They'll beryllium released arsenic 1 bundle connected February 12th, 2026, arsenic announced astatine the latest RGG Summit showcase.

The showcase besides saw the workplace denote that Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut, primitively released arsenic a Switch 2 motorboat title, volition get connected PC December 8th. That revamp of the astir 80s introduction successful the bid offers immoderate other cutscenes and a Red Light Raid multiplayer mode each astir battling hordes of goons.

While a remastered mentation of Yakuza 3 did deed Steam backmost successful 2021, Kiwami 3 is simply a much in-depth face-lift, successful enactment with the Kiwami treatments the archetypal 2 games successful the bid person gotten. That means a afloat remake, with RGG promising "more aggravated battles, added cutscenes that bring extent to the story, and minigames chock-full of replay value" successful summation to retooled visuals.

Here's a speedy Steam leafage synopsis of Yakuza 3's plot, successful lawsuit you request a refresher: "Kazuma Kiryu has earned his status connected the sandy beaches of Okinawa. But erstwhile a deadly powerfulness conflict arrives connected his doorstep, he’ll person to locomotion the streets of Kamurocho to flight his past for good."

The astir newsworthy summation is decidedly Dark Ties, a caller spin-off escapade which puts you successful the shoes of businessy Yakuza 3 antagonist Yoshitaka Mine. If you hop into Dark Ties from the remake's main menu, you'll get to spot however helium established himself successful the underworld aft crashing retired of the firm one, forming heavy bonds with Tojo Clan president Daigo Dojima and much emblematic Yakuza villain Tsuyoshi Kanda successful the process.

It's been a fewer years since I played Yakuza 3, but I callback liking Mine arsenic a alteration of gait from the brawnier brawlers Kiryu tends to person to wrest the clan distant from, with his acold and calculating persona surely being a batch antithetic to nonstop predecessor and Yakuza 2 baddie Ryuji Goda. It's surely bully to spot RGG doing much with 1 of the villains from the Yakuzas 3 to 5 range, fixed those mediocre lads are mostly beauteous forgettable compared to bid cornerstones similar Goda and Akira Nishkiyama.

There's a deluxe variation of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties which comes with immoderate other goodies, portion costing £69.99 successful examination to the basal game's £54.99/$59.99/€59.99. I've chiefly mentioned it due to the fact that 1 of the additions is called the 'Legendary Lads Set', which is simply a precise bully name. It besides features immoderate flip telephone customisation, though determination regrettably don't look to beryllium immoderate embarrassing 2000s ringtones.

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