Toshihiro Nagoshi, the creator and former producer of the Yakuza series, has officially unveiled his latest game at The Game Awards 2025: Gang of Dragon. The gritty, 2-minute trailer was one of the many world premieres revealed at last night's Game Awards ceremony. And if the brief cinematic action is anything to go by, it looks like Nagoshi could be about to give his former franchise a serious run for its money with his newest title.
For twenty years now, the Yakuza series has been a staple of the action-adventure/crime genre. The critically acclaimed franchise has spawned more than 20 sequels, spin-offs, and remakes in its two decades on the market, with Nagoshi being at the helm of many of them. However, in 2021, the beloved developer parted ways with SEGA and RGG Studio, alongside fellow producer Daisuke Sato. Nagoshi would go on to form his own studio, Nagoshi Studio Inc., which has been quietly developing its first game for the last four years. While there's still no release date for Nagoshi's first game since leaving RGG Studio, we do finally have an official trailer, and it looks like it's going to give Yakuza a serious run for its...
