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Yakuza Creator’s New Game Seems To Have Lost Its Director After NetEase Reportedly Pulled Funding

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Rebekah Valentine Kotaku
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Yakuza
Genres · fighting
Release · Dec 8, 2005
Developer · Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2003–2020
Latest · Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent
Top genres · rpg, tbs, adventure
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