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Sega teases upcoming 'surprise announcement' for Yakuza series

Sega is preparing for a "surprise announcement" at the upcoming Yakuza Character General Election event in Japan; fans speculate possible reveal of PS3, PS4, or Vita games.

Shippin' Out March 11-17: Mario Party 9, Silent Hill: Downpour

New release slate led by Nintendo's latest party game, Konami's new horror-action title; Journey, FIFA Street, Yakuza: Dead Souls, and Tales of Graces f also out.

AU Shippin' Out March 12-16: Yakuza: Dead Souls

Yakuza: Dead Souls leaves the shores of Japan in search of Western brains this week.

Toshihiro Nagoshi shares Yakuza 5 tidbits

New cities are being considered alongside Kamurocho, including Sapporo and Osaka; Kiryu Kazuma will still be in the game.

Sega to focus on Southeast Asian market

Sega's team manager of consoles sales announces new focus for the company; reveals Hong Kong and Taiwan make up 60 percent of Sega sales in the region.

Yakuza zombie infection spreads West in March

PS3-exclusive Yakuza: Of The End to hit North America and Europe as Yakuza: Dead Souls next year; localization to feature downloadable content, new Pachislot minigame.

Yakuza creator forms new studio - Report

Toshihiro Nagoshi sets up Ryu ga Gotoku Studio out of Binary Domain team; Yakuza Black Panther 2 announced in Japan for PSP.

Sega becomes top-earning publisher for June in Japan

Publisher gets 20.9 percent revenue share thanks to Ryu Ga Gotoku: Of the End's release and high retail pricing.

Big in Japan June 27- July 3: Tales of the Abyss 3DS

Portable version of PS2 RPG pushes sales for system; Super Street Fighter IV: AE and GoldenEye 007 tailing behind.

Big in Japan June 20-26: Meruru No Atelier

New Atelier series and Gundam entry on top of the list; 3DS back in second place on hardware sales.

Big in Japan June 13-19: Zelda 3D

Level 5's PSP mech game Danball Senki takes top spot as Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake propels 3DS to top of the hardware chart.

Yakuza: Of the End Updated Preview

We clear out a zombie-infested Kamurocho with two different characters in Sega's latest entry in the Yakuza franchise.

Yakuza series shipments top 5 million

Sega reveals Japan-based crime drama has hit penta-platinum milestone in global sales; zombie-themed Of the End ships 400,000.

Yakuza: Of The End pushed to June

Portion of sales for postapocalyptic action game set aside for Japan relief funds.

Japanese publishers cancel, delay games after quake

Online play temporarily halted for Metal Gear Online, Final Fantasy XI and XIV; Japanese debut of MotorStorm 3, Yakuza: Of the End bumped; Disaster Report 4 canned.

Asia Shippin' Out: March 13-19

A future warzone, a blast to the past in feudal Japan, and zombie-killing in Kamurocho populate this week's release.

Yakuza: Of the End details unveiled

Undead crime game spin-off to have a partner and random dungeon system.

Record attendance for 2010 Tokyo Game Show

More than 200,000 people swarmed the sweaty halls of Makuhari Messe in Japan last week, a new record for the CESA-organised event.

Yakuza producer sorry about localization cuts

Sega's Masayoshi Kikuchi says publisher will do more to preserve Japanese-rooted features like hostess bars for Western release of Yakuza 4.

Tokyo Game Show 2010 - Day 1 Gut Reactions

GameSpot editors share their thoughts on the first day of Japan's biggest gaming event.

Zombies invade next Yakuza game

Sega introduces ravenous undead hordes into next PS3-exclusive installment of Japanese criminal underworld saga.

Yakuza: Of the End First Impressions

The gritty Japanese mafia series takes a sharp turn towards zombie town, and we were there to try to find out why.

Sega organizing new Yakuza for PS3

Publisher's Sony-exclusive Japanese underworld series to return, recurring cyclopean Majima Goro to be a playable character.