Sega Asks Yakuza/Like a Dragon Followers If They Need Celebs Like Keanu Reeves and Mark Hamill in Subsequent Sport

Sega is asking Yakuza/Like a Dragon followers if they need celebrities reminiscent of Keanu Reeves, Mark Hamill, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and extra in upcoming video games.

Reddit person JohnConquest shared an electronic mail they acquired from Sega asking their emotions about franchises reminiscent of Loopy Taxi and Persona. When it got here to Yakuza/Like a Dragon, it additionally requested how superstar cameos have an effect on participant enjoyment and in the event that they’d be concerned about an extended listing of stars showing in future video games.

Alongside online game adjoining stars reminiscent of Reeves, Hamill, Jack Black, Rami Malek, and David Hayter got here actors who’ve beforehand appeared within the franchise together with Matthew Mercer (who performed Goro Majima in Yakuza: Like a Dragon) and Danny Trejo (who lent his likeness and voice for Dwight Méndez in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth).

Additionally 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 actor Robert Pattinson, Woman Gaga, baseball participant Shohei Ohtani, Snoop Dogg, Ice Dice, Quick and Livid star Vin Diesel, basketball participant LeBron James, actor Seth Rogan, Equipment Harington from Sport of Thrones, Eminem, Ozzy Osbourne, and Billie Eilish.

Sega and Yakuza/Like a Dragon developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio due to this fact seem like testing the waters far and extensive to seek out what followers could also be concerned about. Responding within the Reddit feedback, some word they do not care about cameos and like when RGG Studio parodies real-life individuals, just like the Yakuza 0 character Stephen Spining, who directed Indian Denims and A.T.

Others commented on explicit inclusions which can be enjoyable. “Ozzy Osbourne looks as if the kind of man who’d make the proper substory villain,” yungspinach123 stated. “Jack Black in Like a Dragon can be wild, however one way or the other not the craziest factor within the sequence,” added Meb2x.

These cameos seemingly would not seem within the subsequent Yakuza/Like a Dragon sport, which is because of be debuted in September 2024 and is due to this fact maybe a tad too far alongside in growth to incorporate a last-minute superstar, however could possibly be seen in video games additional down the road if there’s sufficient curiosity.

It is equally potential nothing comes of this survey, after all, because it’s pretty normal apply for firms to gauge fan curiosity in sure concepts with out planning motion primarily based on the outcomes.

Nothing is understood in regards to the subsequent sport from RGG Studio, or even when it is a mainline Yakuza/Like a Dragon sport. It could possibly be from spin-off sequence reminiscent of Like a Dragon Gaiden or Judgement or one thing fully separate. Sega did register a trademark for one thing known as Yakuza Wars earlier in August, nevertheless, which precipitated followers to theorize if this could possibly be the following sport and what it might be about.

In our 9/10 evaluation of the final sport, IGN stated: “Sprawling, enthralling, and full of dynamic brawling, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth isn’t simply the very best turn-based Like a Dragon sport, it’s one of many biggest video games in your entire sequence.”

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.