Yakuza devs announce a summer showcase, will probably feature Like a Dragon 8

Studio Ryu Ga Gotokuthe team behind the series formerly known as Yakuzahas announced that it will host a showcase next month.

If you’ve been looking to get your Yakuza fix, or I guess I should say like a dragon solution, good news: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has just announced its RGG Summit for Summer 2023. The developer announced the live stream on its official Twitter account, where it shared that you will be able to watch the stream on June 16. There is a slight downside for UK viewers though, as it will air at 4am.

The announcement didn’t mention what exactly we can expect to see during the live stream, but something like a dragon will almost certainly be shown. In last year’s previous showcase, the studio formally revealed Yakuza 8 as Like a Dragon 8, as well as Like a Dragon Gaiden, which introduces series mainstay Kazuma Kiryu once again. We can probably assume that we’ll see more of these two, but obviously there may be some surprises as well.

Like a Dragon 8 follows the events of Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon (yes, the decision to change the series name makes it a bit confusing), and will once again feature Ichiban Kasuga as its protagonist, but Kiryu will also be more prominent later on. again as the supporting lead. The eighth installment will remain a turn-based RPG like its predecessor, while Gaiden will return to the action-fighting gameplay the series is best known for. Gaiden will also fill in the gaps between the events of Yakuza 6 and 7, and what happened to Kiyru.

Gaiden is currently expected to launch this year, on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, and Like a Dragon 8 should arrive sometime in 2024 on the same platforms.