Yakuza Kiwami 3 Seemingly on the Way After Fans Spot Alleged RGG Website Leak

Sega and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku (RGG) Studio person seemingly leaked Yakuza Kiwami 3, suggesting an authoritative uncover could beryllium conscionable astir the corner.

Users crossed X/Twitter and Reddit began drumming up hype aft immoderate noticed traces of Yakuza Kiwami 3 connected the bid developer’s authoritative website. The archetypal listing, which simply mentioned a 3rd introduction successful the bid of Yakuza remakes, has since been removed, though fans were capable to seizure screenshots of the expected leak earlier it was taken down.

The Kiwami bid is RGG’s enactment of remakes of the archetypal Yakuza games. Yakuza Kiwami 1, for example, is simply a 2016 reimagining of the archetypal Yakuza, with Yakuza Kiwami 2 tackling Yakuza 2. Yakuza Kiwami 3 hasn’t been formally announced, but if RGG does denote it arsenic soon arsenic fans expect, we tin safely presume it volition beryllium a remake of the 2009 PlayStation 3 title, Yakuza 3.

If the Yakuza developer does person thing to stock astir Yakuza Kiwami 3, it won’t beryllium overmuch of a surprise. The workplace volition big its yearly RGG Summit September 24, with an RGG Direct acceptable to travel instantly after. Many were already expecting large updates for the Like a Dragon franchise, with the alleged website leak arriving conscionable 1 week earlier the festivities footwear off.

Like a Dragon bid manager Masayoshi Yokoyama besides commented connected Yakuza Kiwami 3 successful April 2024. While helium cautioned fans from getting excessively excited for a 3rd crippled portion it worked connected different projects, helium did tease that it was decidedly not disconnected the table.

“I'll conscionable accidental that I deliberation I'll bash Kiwami 3 astatine immoderate point,” Yokoyama said astatine the time. “I'm definite I'll bash it someday.”

Now, much than 1 twelvemonth later, fans judge RGG whitethorn yet beryllium acceptable to speech much astir Yakuza Kiwami 3. In the meantime, you tin cheque retired our 7.9/10 reappraisal of Yakuza Kiwami and our 8/10 reappraisal of Yakuza Kiwami 2. You tin besides work up connected different caller RGG Studio projects, including Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza successful Hawaii, which launched successful February, and Stranger Than Heaven, which was announced earlier this year.

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