Sega is asking Yakuza/Like a Dragon followers if they desire celebs such as Keanu Reeves, Mark Hamill, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and much more in upcoming video games.
Reddit individual JohnConquest shared an e-mail they got from Sega asking their sensations concerning franchise business such as Crazy Taxi and Identity. When it involved Yakuza/Like a Dragon, it additionally asked just how celeb cameos influence gamer satisfaction and if they would certainly have an interest in a lengthy listing of celebrities showing up in future video games.
Alongside computer game nearby celebrities such as Reeves, Hamill, Jack Black, Rami Malek, and David Hayter came stars that have actually formerly shown up in the franchise business consisting of Matthew Mercer (that played Goro Majima in Yakuza: Like a Dragon) and Danny Trejo (that provided his similarity and voice for Dwight Méndez in Like a Dragon: Infinite Riches).
Likewise on the listing is Aidan Gallagher from The Umbrella Academy, Hiroyuki Sanada from Shōgun, footballer Lionel Messi, WWE wrestler Xavier Woods, Hank Azaria from The Simpsons, gymnast Simone Biles, Dr. Dre, The Batman star Robert Pattinson, Girl Gaga, baseball gamer Shohei Ohtani, Snoop Dogg, Ice, Quick and Angry celebrity Vin Diesel, basketball gamer LeBron James, star Seth Rogan, Set Harington from Video Game of Thrones, Eminem, Ozzy Osbourne, and Billie Eilish.
Sega and Yakuza/Like a Dragon programmer Ryu Ga Gotoku Workshop as a result seem checking the waters everywhere to discover what followers might have an interest in. Reacting in the Reddit remarks, some note they do not care concerning cameos and like when RGG Workshop apologies real-life individuals, like the Yakuza 0 personality Stephen Spining, that routed Indian Pants and A.T.
Others talked about specific additions which might be enjoyable. “Ozzy Osbourne feels like the sort of individual that would certainly make the best substory bad guy,” yungspinach123 claimed. “Jack Black in Like a Dragon would certainly be wild, however in some way not the craziest point in the collection,” included Meb2x.
These cameos likely would not show up in the following Yakuza/Like a Dragon video game, which results from be debuted in September 2024 and is as a result probably a little also much along in advancement to consist of a final celeb, however might be seen in video games additionally down the line if there suffices rate of interest.
It’s similarly feasible absolutely nothing results this study, certainly, as it’s relatively typical method for firms to determine follower rate of interest in particular concepts without preparing activity based upon the outcomes.
Absolutely nothing is learnt about the following video game from RGG Workshop, or perhaps if it’s a mainline Yakuza/Like a Dragon video game. Maybe from spin-off collection such as Like a Dragon Gaiden or Reasoning or something entirely different. Sega did sign up a hallmark for something called Yakuza Battles previously in August, nevertheless, which created followers to suppose if this might be the following video game and what it would certainly have to do with.
In our 9/10 evaluation of the last video game, IGN claimed: “Expansive, fascinating, and loaded with vibrant brawling, Like a Dragon: Infinite Riches isn’t simply the very best turn-based Like a Dragon video game, it is among the best video games in the whole collection.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance press reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher throughout the day.