Members of Nagoshi Studio, posing for the camera and not working on a smartphone puzzle game. Image: NetEase After leaving Sega, Toshihiro Nagoshi set up a new Tokyo studio called Nagoshi Studio. Earlier this year, owners NetEase Games described the wholly-owned subsidiary, stating it “develops high-end titles for worldwide release, with a primary focus on …
Takuya Kimura plays Lost Judgment at a 2018 press conference in Taipei. Photo: udn.com/Visual China Group (Getty Images) Japanese actor and pop star Takuya Kimura made his video game debut with Judgment, then reprised the role in its sequel, Lost Judgment. It’s now being reported there are unconfirmed plans to adapt the budding franchise into …
Ichiban Kasuga does look good with short hair. Screenshot: Sega In October 2021, Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi confirmed he was leaving the studio he helped found. Joining him in the departure was long-time series director and producer, Daisuke Sato. In a new interview with Weekly Famitsu, the studio’s new boss Masayoshi Yokoyama talks about how …
I loved Judgment, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s 2018 spinoff from the Yakuza series. Arriving just as the main games were getting ready to go through the biggest changes in their long-running history, along came a lawyer and his himbo best friend to keep some beloved old Yakuza fundamentals alive. Like a Dragon’s JRPG combat, lengthy …