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9 Years Later, Yakuza’s Producer Wants To Change How We See The Game — Again

In an exclusive interview, the producer of the Yakuza series talks about its transformation from cult classic to mega-hit, and how he keeps up.

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The best games to play in 2025, so far

From Mario Kart World to Assassin's Creed Shadows, here's the 27 best games of 2025 to play across PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2

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10 years on, Yakuza 0 is still one of the strongest entry points to a franchise ever made

Opinion | If you're considering playing the Like a Dragon series, there's only one place to begin

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10 years after Yakuza 0, Majima's swashbuckling return finally puts a bowline knot on decades of character growth

Opinion | Across almost forty years in-universe, it's been an unavoidably long time since I had a solid hangout sesh with Goro Majima – Pirate Yakuza gives me what I needed

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I thought Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii would burn me out on the Like a Dragon series, but now I know that's never going to happen

Ryu Ga Gotoku releases banger after banger, and as their games get more popular, they continue to get weirder.

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I spent 15 hours clearing a recycled map I'd already explored and loved every second – Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is a greatest hits album and then some

Now Playing | You can take the yakuza out of Kamurocho, but you can't take the hours and hours of side content out of the yakuza

GamesRadar

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review — Set sail for a paradise of minigames

Goro Majima returns as the protagonist in this crazy, amnesiac-fueled pirate journey, leading his crew on another adventure filled with minigames.

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'Pirate Yakuza' Is a Delightfully Bizarre Game That Only the Yakuza Series Could Produce

'Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza' in Hawaii continues the delirious weirdness of the franchise, and uses it to craft one of the best Pirate games ever.

Inverse

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review: "Sun, surf, and treasure hunting takes the series to new places at the right time"

GamesRadar

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review: not quite gold, but definitely still shiny

Seaworthy shenanigans that go down easier than that inelegant name.

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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review

Yakuza's first pirate spin-off doesn't quite find its sea legs.

PC Gamer

Here's all the Xbox games launching this week, from February 17 through 23

Here's all the Xbox games launching the week of February 17, 2025, including the standard edition of Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed.

Windows Central

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza will soon get a playable demo and an unexpectedly adorable Dave the Diver crossover

You'll be able to check out Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii starting February 13

GamesRadar

7 biggest new games launching in February 2025 for PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC

February 2025 is a big month for new releases across various platforms, including Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds.

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Years before we learned of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Majima's voice actor pitched a JRPG about the fan-favorite anti-hero and was told "that's not going to happen"

"I remember being disappointed"

Inverse

Top 5 Games Releasing In February, Ranked

The gaming year is starting off strong, with a handful of anticipated launches already coming in February. Here are the five games we're most excited for in February 2025.

The Guardian - UK

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is an early contender for 2025’s silliest game

The latest in the Like a Dragon series of Japanese crime drama is taking an improbably nautical turn – but its makers want you to know that it’s still got heart

TechRadar

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii let me race go-karts in Honolulu and beat up a ninja called Lewis

After a two-hour preview session, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is shaping up to be pure, unadulterated fun.

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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii looks more like a zany RGG take on Black Flag than I dared hope

A new 15-minute presentation delivers news on combat, exploration, new game plus and "Cyclonic Avians".

TechRadar

From Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 to Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, these are our most anticipated games of 2025

Here is our guide to the games to look forward to in 2025.

GamesRadar

Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza is longer than the last Yakuza spin-off, but it's not the dev's fault: "The volume increased by itself"

What else do you expect from Yakuza games?

Inverse

Amazon's 'Like a Dragon' Show Gets the Most Important Part of the Games Right

Amazon's 'Like a Dragon: Yakuza' splits off from the story of the video games, but it still manages to perfectly capture the spirit of the series' hero.

Windows Central

SEGA reveals a new release date for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii during the Xbox Partner Preview Showcase trailer

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza, the newest upcoming instalment in Like a Dragon franchise, shows off a new gameplay trailer during the Xbox Partner Preview Showcase event.

GamesRadar

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii shows off Assassin's Creed Black Flag-style naval combat and brings release date forward a week

Here's your first look at this wonderfully wild RPG's naval combat

PC Gamer

The next game in the Like a Dragon series was almost a fishing game: 'I wanted to make a game called Like a Dragon: Tuna'

We came this close to Dragon of Dojima the Diver.

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