Like a Dragon followers have grown excited after sequence writer Sega filed a trademark for one thing known as Yakuza Wars.
The trademark was filed in Japan on July 26, 2024 however solely made public as we speak, August 5, as noticed by X/Twitter person Wario64. Like a Dragon developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is revealing its subsequent sport someday between September 26 and September 29 at Tokyo Sport Present, with many followers now believing Yakuza Wars to be it.
The trademark reveals nothing past the identify although, not even when Yakuza Wars is a online game property.
Yakuza Wars trademark filed by SEGA https://t.co/2r8S3lSKNE pic.twitter.com/0VD4pVh4Ry
— Wario64 (@Wario64) August 5, 2024
Fans have nonetheless run away with the prospect, in fact, with Bestgamer on Reddit even discussing its potential as a collaboration between the Like a Dragon sequence and one other Sega franchise Sakura Wars.
“Whether it is, that may be completely thoughts blowing,” they mentioned. Sakura Wars combines role-playing and courting simulator gameplay in a steam punk model of early twentieth century Japan the place demons are invading, clearly.
Others theorised Yakuza Wars appears like a cellular or actual time technique sport title, the latter of which RGG Studio has explored earlier than by means of the Majima Building minigame in Yakuza Kiwami 2.
The subsequent Like a Dragon sport actually might be something although. RGG Studio has already mentioned followers will probably be “shocked” by the reveal, and confirmed it will not be Yakuza Kiwami 3, a remake of the third sport following on from Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2.
Like a Dragon has many different offshoots too, so a reveal of the ninth (technically tenth because of prequel Yakuza 0) mainline sport is not the one possibility.
RGG Studio has beforehand referred to spin-off Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Title as the “first” Gaiden sport, for instance, and it may even remake PlayStation Transportable and Japanese-only video games Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō for contemporary platforms prefer it did with Like a Dragon: Ishin in 2023.
Full spin-off Judgement is ready within the wings too, as this nonetheless motion heavy however extra homicide thriller, detective targeted sequence hasn’t seen a new entry since Misplaced Judgement in 2021.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.