SEGA has filed a new trademark for ‘Yakuza Wars’ ahead of the Tokyo Game Show.
Posted by Twitter/X user Wario64, SEGA has trademarked the title ‘Yakuza Wars,’ which could be the next extensive instalment in the Like a Dragon series, a popular SEGA franchise known for its unique blend of action, drama, and humour. The filing comes ahead of the Tokyo Game Show in late September, and while the trademark doesn’t confirm it will be revealed at the event, the timing has led some people to speculate it isn’t a coincidence.
The name alone has also garnered some excitement as many players speculate about the potential crossover between two beloved SEGA franchises, Yakuza and Sakura Wars. Imagining their favourite Yakuza characters with mechs – But it must be stressed that there’s no confirmation of such a crossover as of yet.
The last instalment to the Yakuza series was Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, released in January 2024. The title followed the story of Kazuma Kiryu and Ichiban Kasuga, two of the series’ most beloved characters, as they explored the sights of Japan and Hawaii.
The critics and the general audience received the title well, receiving a Metascore of 89 and a User Score of 8.4 on Metacritic. It sold over 1 million copies within the launch week, which is not a small feat. Now, all eyes are on the next game in the series, and it seems Yakuza Wars could be that title.
In other news, Like a Dragon: Yakuza’s live-action actor recently spoke about playing Kazuma Kiryu in the Amazon Prime series. Also, check out all the mainline Yakuza titles, ranked from best to worst. What are your thoughts on Yakuza Wars? Let us know in the comments.
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Why go back to that name? Remake the PSP games already. The only other thing I would want is a Kazama game about him before adopting Kiryu and a proper Majima game not what 0 did to him.
Isn’t this studio working on Virtua Fighter 6? Will that be at TGS? Yu Suzuki should work with them to wrap up the Shenmue series instead of what they’ve been doing.