Yakuza Kiwami 3 Will Be The Last Kiwami Game, Says RGG Studio Head

Yakuza Kiwami 3 is where 'The Kiwami line will come to an end,' which might be for the best given how badly it's been handled

Kiwami 3 has been welcomed to the world by a whole lot of upset fans.

Yakuza Kiwami 3 Ends The 'Kiwami' Branding, Yakuza 4 & 5 Will Receive Reboots

Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku (RGG) Studio’s Yakuza Kiwami 3 is the final entry with the ‘Kiwami’ branding, and the stories of Yakuza 4 and 5 will be rebooted in a new series. During the recent Ryusta TV livestream (via Dastanovich_ on Twitter/X and agent_kiryu47 on Reddit), Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio  producer, director and writer Masayoshi Yokoyama announced that Yakuza Kiwami 3 will the last game to use the ‘Kiwami’ branding. He further clarified that fut…

The Kiwami Line Is Ending - And Like a Dragon Is About To Change Course

A new chapter appears to be opening for the Like a Dragon saga. In the wake of the Yakuza 3 remake, the signs increasingly suggest that the “Kiwami line” is reaching its endpoint. RGG Studio has confirmed that Yakuza Kiwami 3 will be the final remake to carry the Kiwami name, and that alone hints at what may await Yakuza 4, Yakuza 5, and Yakuza 6. This is a significant shift for the Like a Dragon franchise. After the Yakuza 3 remake, everything …

Yakuza Kiwami 3 Will Be The Last Kiwami Game, Says RGG Studio Head

Instead, there may be "a new series on a different line".Alongside continuing the stories of Kazuma Kiryu and introducing the world to Ichiban Kasuga, Sega and RGG Studio has spent about a decade bringing back some of the older Yakuza / Like A Dragon games for modern audiences. Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, out on 12th February, is the latest of those remakes, following on (naturally) from Kiwami and Kiwami 2. But it sounds like, rather than movi…

Yakuza Kiwami Line Ends With Third Game, New Series Planned

Masayoshi Yokoyama confirms Yakuza Kiwami 3 will be the final Kiwami remake. A new Yakuza-related series will follow