The debut game from Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi’s new studio is Gang of Dragon
The Like a Dragon creator’s new game is “deep into development”
The debut game from Yakuza / Like a Dragon creator Toshihiro Nagoshi’s new studio has been revealed.
Gang of Dragon is “deep into development” and appears to look like a more realistic take on the Like a Dragon series.
The game will star prolific South Korean-American actor Ma Dong-seok, best known for his performances in Train to Busan, The Outlaws and Marvel’s Eternals.
The trailer appears to be set in Kabuchiko in Shinjuku, Tokyo. While a fictional version of Kabukicho (named Kamurocho) has regularly featured in the Yakuza / Like a Dragon series, it has yet to be confirmed if Nagoshi will this time set the game in the real-life district.
In Nagoshi Studio’s first Western interview in 2023, Nagoshi told VGC that he would not let down fans of his previous games and would ensure they would be happy with his new studio’s debut game.
“Obviously, we’re not going to create something exactly the same, but I do understand there are expectations from people based more on me as a creator and my personality, so people want to see my tastes and my personality in my new games,” Nagoshi told us in 2023 via a translator.
“Obviously, I will not betray my fans in that sense – I will create something with my personality and make a dramatic game, stuff like that – and my taste and personality will be reflected in the game. I can’t tell you exactly what genre it’ll be or what the game is going to be like, but I will not betray my fans.”
