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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Yakuza | Mind Blowing Facts

Tupac Shakur, who has been dead since 1996, will appear in the next Yakuza game

Sega says it's treating the rapper's depiction with the "utmost respect for his legacy," without the use of AI.

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Yakuza prequel Stranger Than Heaven officially features Tupac playing a character

Incredible things are happening.

Destructoid

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.

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Is Stranger than Heaven coming to Xbox Game Pass?

Xbox and Sega have joined hands once agin to promote RGG's upcoming title, Stranger than Heaven.

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Everything you need to know about Stranger Than Heaven, the half-century-spanning Yakuza series prequel

RGG's new historical drama is an origin story for the Tojo Clan's founder Makoto and his rise to power.

PC Gamer

RGG Studio's Stranger Than Heaven is seemingly the most original action-RPG I've seen yet: here are four ways it stands out from others

RGG Studio's Stranger Than Heaven is set within the same universe as Yakuza, but sets itself apart from the series and other action RPGs in more ways than one.

TechRadar

Snoop Dogg and his son join Stranger Than Heaven cast as Yakuza devs' new game gets a winter release window

Drop It Like It's 1915

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Stranger Than Heaven offers the grounded refresh I've been desperate to see from Yakuza RPGs for years

Opinion | Stranger Than Heaven is a historical crime caper, and a needed grittier direction for the Yakuza developer

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All Stranger than Heaven voice actors: English and Japanese cast

Stranger than Heaven voice actors include big names from Japanese and American music industry.

Dot Esports

Stranger Than Heaven sure looks like a Yakuza series prequel in its first 30-minute deep dive, oh and Snoop Dogg is here

And it's out this winter.

PC Gamer

Normal: this quirky Bob Odenkirk caper is Die Hard meets Fargo

Ulysses, a mild but disillusioned police officer, arrives in icy Minnesota to start an eight-week stint as substitute sheriff in the surprisingly prosperous small town of Normal. The previous sheriff has died in mysterious circumstances.

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10 Best turn-based RPGs to play in 2026

Discover the very best turn-based RPGs to play in 2026, from Baldur's Gate 3 to Dragon Quest 11

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10 Best ARPGs to play in 2026

Our ranking of the best action RPGs to play today, from Elden Ring to Yakuza 0

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Yakuza writer "can't think of any role" for Jack Black, but wants to reach out anyway

Masayoshi Yokoyama wants to reach out to Jack Black

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Jack Black would be up for playing a 'portly American' if there's another live-action Yakuza movie: 'Sega, give me a jingle'

He's really trying to rack up those videogame adaptation credits.

Total Film

Despite already being Bowser in the Super Mario movies, Jack Black wants to star in a live-action Yakuza adaptation: "I'm going to throw my hat in that ring"

Jack Black wants to add another video game adaptation to his repertoire

Dot Esports

Stranger Than Heaven gets new trailer, with more info coming in May

Could this be the origin of the Yakuza series?

GamesRadar

Xbox Partner Preview showcase coming Thursday with "updates from" Mass Effect-like RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, Stalker 2, and Yakuza dev's Stranger Than Heaven

March 26 Xbox Partner Preview promises "more" in the chamber

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Total Film

A live-action Yakuza gets a surprise release 18 months after Amazon's divisive series, and fans know which one they prefer

The new Yakuza miniseries adapts the events of the first two games

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The best games of 2026, so far

From Resident Evil Requiem to Pokemon Pokopia, here's the 8 best games of 2026 to play across PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2

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NetEase cuts funding for Yakuza creator’s new game as the studio anticipates ‘impending closure’

An unfortunate turn of events.

GamesRadar

Marvel Rivals publisher reportedly cuts funding for Yakuza co-creator's new studio just three months after revealing its first game

Nagoshi Studio is said to be seeking funding from elsewhere to make Gang of Dragon

The Guardian - US

A Japanese ‘conman’ tried to sell an undercover DEA agent nuclear materials – but how did he get them?

Takeshi Ebisawa, sentenced to 20 years in prison last week, believed he was selling weapons-grade plutonium to Iran

GamesRadar

Forget Animal Crossing, my favorite life sim of 2026 is tucked inside a controversial remake

Opinion | Uncovering a mysterious conspiracy within the Japanese criminal underworld is all good, but what about fishing instead?

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Did Yakuza just turn this fan favorite villain into Aerith, creating a Final Fantasy 7 Remake situation for its Kiwami re-releases?

Opinion | When your one-sided workplace romance is so powerful it breaks the bounds of space-time

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