The official web site for Sega‘s Yakuza (Ryū ga Gotoku) recreation collection introduced a restructuring of the sport’s improvement workforce, with collection chief director Toshihiro Nagoshi and collection producer Daisuke Satō leaving Sega. Each Nagoshi and Sato thanked the franchise‘s followers and requested them to help the brand new model of the Ryū ga Gotoku Studio.

Masayoshi Yokoyama (heart in picture above) will now succeed Nagoshi as collection director, whereas producer Hiroyuki Sakamoto (third from proper) is now chief producer, and director Ryosuke Horii (third from left) is now chief director. Misplaced Judgement recreation director Yutaka Ito (second from left) is the studio technical supervisor, with Nobuaki Mitake (second from proper) as artwork director, Takayuki Sorimachi (far left) as animation director, and Daisuke Fukagawa (far proper) as visible design and cutscene director.

Yokoyama added within the assertion that the workforce is creating a sequel to the Yakuza: Like A Dragon recreation that can proceed Ichiban Kasuga’s story.

Nagoshi stepped down from his function as chief artistic officer of Sega, however continued as artistic director of Sega since April 1. He has been working for Sega because the early Nineties.

Yakuza: Like A Dragon shipped for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in January 2020. The sport shipped within the West for Xbox Collection X|S, Xbox One, PS4, Home windows 10 and PC through Steam in November 2020, and on the PlayStation 5 on March 2 earlier this yr. The sport shipped for Xbox X|S, Xbox One, and PC in Japan on February 25.

Supply: Yakuza video games’ web site through Otakomu