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Daav from NoobFeed.com rounds up another batch of game ideas after a 'very productive period of film watching'. At least there's a justification for eating chips and sitting on your ass. Five more films get transitioned and compared with games like Zelda, L.A. Noire, Brink, Assassin's Creed and even Leisure Suit Larry.
Amazon.com is discount one of the better Playstation 3 exclusive titles released this year, Yakuza 4, to just under $25 as part of their “Deal of the Day” sales promotion.
"Sega today were probably thrilled to announce that their popular franchise Yakuza has just managed to shift over 5 million units since it was first released, with the zombie-spin off Yakuza Of The End flying off the shelves and shifting 400,000 units in just two weeks, bringing total sales beyond the massive milestone."
Amazon.com is discounting the recently-released Yakuza 4 on the Playstation 3 by 33% to under $40 as part of their “Deal of the Day” promotional sale.
NoobFeed's David Gabriel takes a quick look at the latest title to the renowned brawler series, Yakuza 4. Does it live up to its predecessor and the fact of less cut content prove to be a more enjoyable game than Yakuza 3?
"The demo for Yakuza: Of The End shows some of the zombies that appear in the game. They seem to be either homages or very blatant rip-offs of the Left 4 Dead zombies. In the Yakuza game, there's a L4D-type "Boomer" zombie called "Metabo" (referring to metabolic syndrome), a L4D-type "Tank" zombie called "Dekamacho" (big macho) and a L4D-type "Witch" zombie called "Nakionna" (crying lady). The Witch zombie continues crying when she appears, until she's disturbed."
This article is a comprehensive preview of Yakuza 4 for the Playstation 3. It lists five improvements (such as the new playable characters, deeper combat system, new areas, new mini-games and reduction in cut content) the latest game in the Yakuza series has made upon its predecessors.
"Yakuza 4 is finally coming to the States, and with it comes a heavy focus on everyone’s favorite part of Tokyo – The Red Light District. Sega’s popular gangster series seems to have gone all out for the latest installment, with more ways of wooing hot Japanese women and whooping street thug ass than ever before. Mini-games are plentiful and look to occupy a hefty portion of side mission activity, which from the way things look is not necessarily a bad thing. Not much of the story was revealed..."
GameStop has revealed their pre-order bonus for consumers who are willing to pre-order Yakuza 4 for Playstation 3 on the website or in their brick-and-mortar stores.
The upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive Yakuza 4 will be getting “Kuro” and “Shiro” special editions in Europe, according to multiple retailers in that particular region.
Sega Europe has released several new screenshots of Yakuza 4 on the Playstation 3, showcasing one of the four main characters in the game, Shun Aikyama.
"As anyone who has ever played the games can tell you, the series isn’t really known for being completely focused on the battle system and the fact that it was the only element on display was a bit odd. It would be similar to showing off a Final Fantasy game and only showing off combat – it’s just not how it’s done. That said, it was still a good deal of fun, and showed off four different playable characters."
"In the real world, nobody wants to go up against a member of the Mafia. Their ruthless and cutthroat (or shall we say cut-your-throat) tactics are positively vicious. Whether faced with the vengeance of an underboss, a soldato, or a lowly associate, the Mafia is not an organization you want to mess with."
"SEGA hasn't given us much in the way of details for their next PS3 installment of the Yakuza franchise, but they are happy with a simple tease to keep fans of the series on edge; via a new teaser site"
Fans were upset when SEGA removed hostess clubs from the Western version of Yakuza 3 due to "cultural differences."
But after a multitude of complaints, SEGA have decided to bring hostess clubs back for Yakuza 4.
Well, that didn't take long.
In what seemed like an eternity for SEGA to announce a western release for Yakuza 3 (Ryu ga Gotoku 3), the house that Sonic built had already announced a Western release for the game's followup, Yakuza 4. Western gamers will see a Spring 2011 release for Kazuma Kiryu's latest adventure. However, this isn't just Kazuma's story, as there will be three new playable characters joining him: Masayoshi Tanimura, Shun Akiyama, and Taiga Saejima.
Additionally, SEGA...
Sales results for Alien vs. Predator, Bayonetta, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Yakuza 4 and other games published by Sega during their last fiscal year.
"Meet The Hostesses of Yakuza 4! Because, you know, game publisher SEGA might cut them out of the Western release like it did with Japanese crime game Yakuza 3. So if you are going to meet them, here's your chance!
SEGA held an open casting call, and a horde of young Japanese women auditioned for the part of in-game Yakuza 4 hostess. The finalists appeared in the title and given in-game counterparts. Let's see how the Yakuza 4 versions compare with their real-life counterparts."
Although Yakuza 3 was released this week in America, the next game in the series is set to come out in Japan later this month. Sega of America's Aaron Webber comments about what it might take to bring Yakuza 4 to the west.
As everyone else gets ready for Yakuza 3, Japan is gearing up for Yakuza 4. This video highlights the features and story of the upcoming Yakuza 4 (sorry, no subtitles). It looks like all the craziness fans have come to know and love is back and then some.
The new trailer for Yakuza 4, which is coming out on the PS3 in Japan next month, shows plenty of action from all four main playable characters, plus all the fun side activities.
Japanese restaurant/bar/cafe Pronto will be teaming up with the Yakuza series once again to promote each other. In-game, Yakuza 4 will feature a Pronto restaurant where one can buy health-replenishing items, whereas in real life, Pronto will be serving up a manly dish of manliness called Men's Pasta. In addition, a contest is being held where 100 lucky men will win a "Legendary Pasta Platter."
"Director Toshihiro Nagoshi provided the answer today in a blog post: just wait, and a demo will come to you.
Nagoshi confirmed that a downloadable demo is being planned for the game. Unfortunately, this is all he would say. He said that he's unable to share a clear time frame for the demo's release due to the tightness of the main game's production schedule."
Noa Mizutani, a 20-year-old ballet teacher from Nagoya, and Chihiro Ikki, a 20-year-old student from Shiuzoka, are two of the women who won a competition to appear as hostesses in Yakuza 4. But are they not sexy enough? In a rather humorous segment on Japanese TV, old-fashioned sex symbol Aoyana taught the two women how to be "sexy" for their upcoming roles...
SEGA has released a brand new trailer and the Japanese boxart for Yakuza 4. As can be seen in the boxart, players will now have the option of choosing between four playable characters.
No, they won't entertain you with sex ;D
Today, Sega released the latest screenshots for the upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive Yakuza 4, featuring the in-game appearance of the game's hostesses and the various activities they will keep you busy with.
Go to the source for the full gallery.
Forget Bayonetta and her humungous body and disproportioned head.
Yakuza 4's "massage babe" Mari has even freakier proportions... At least, according to Kotaku she does. But they can't quite figure out what it is.
We've already seen what former Morning Musume singer Mari Yaguchi looks like as Yakuza 4's massage babe. But how realistic (and accurate) are the character graphics? Let's take a look at the comparison between the voice-actors and the characters that are based off them...
Former Morning Musume singer Mari Yaguchi is quite the gamer. If you haven't heard of her before, here's a quick run-down: Mari believes she looks like Final Fantasy XIII's Vanille, she's a columnist for Famitsu and she was recently hired by Nintendo to promote World of Goo.
And now she will make an appearance in Yakuza 4 as the game's "massage babe", Mari, who will replenish your health with a good ol' rubdown. She might not be quite as... interesting as Yakuza 3's talented masseuse (tran...
They might not be quite as interesting or unusual as Yakuza 3's transsexual model Ayana Tsubaki, but the ladies pictured were chosen to play the role of Yakuza 4's bar hostesses.
So how were they chosen? Here is a short 'documentary' showing how the process went...
She might not be quite as interesting as Yakuza 3's transsexual model Ayana Tsubaki, but yesterday at Tokyo Game Show is was announced that Osaka bar-girl Himeka Kawasaki is one of the ladies who successfully auditioned for an appearance in Yakuza 4. However her role in the game hasn't yet been revealed.
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