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'Yakuza' Creator Nagoshi Studio Officially Shuts Down—What About 'Gang of Dragon'?

Nagoshi Studio, the team behind the original Yakuza game, has now confirmed that it is shutting down. But what happens to Gang of Dragon?

Player One · Nov 3

Gang of Dragon studio website disappears without notice as NetEase funding dries up

Nagoshi Studio, founded in 2022 by Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, just revealed its debut project at the 2025 Game Awards.

PC Gamer · May 12

Nagoshi Studio removes entire YouTube channel and Gang of Dragon trailers following funding woes

The man who erased his YouTube channel.

Destructoid · Apr 23

Yakuza/Like a Dragon creator Toshihiro Nagoshi says his studio's new game won't be that big after all: 'it's not modern to have similar experiences repeated over and over again'

"I feel that the era of games where the volume is the selling point is coming to an end."

PC Gamer · Nov 18, 2024

Yakuza producer still won't put Kiryu in a goddamn fighting game, or possibly any future videogame for that matter: 'I think going cross-medium is the better way to go about it'

Please no, I want Kiryu in Tekken so bad.

PC Gamer · Aug 6, 2024

Before 23 games and 21 million copies sold, the first Yakuza game was "flat out rejected" by Sega because it wouldn't appeal to women and children

Toshihiro Nagoshi reflects on pitching the artist formerly known as Like a Dragon

GamesRadar · May 24, 2024

Creator of 'Yakuza' game series pivots to... radio?

Toshihiro Nagoshi’s program will be called "Future Lounge" and will make its debut on the airwaves in Tokyo this Thursday on March 3.

Input · Mar 1, 2022

Former Sega exec Toshiro Nagoshi founds new gaming studio

Backed by NetEase, Toshihiro Nagoshi's studio has hired previous Sega employees and 'Yakuza' devs.

Input · Jan 25, 2022