Yakuza Kiwami 3 is the End of an Era for the Franchise

Yakuza Kiwami 3 will close a chapter in the 21-year history of the franchise by ending the era of Kiwami remakes. Yakuza, a series of action-adventure and role-playing games centered around members of the Japanese criminal underworld, has become a commercial and critical success over the years. Created by Toshihiro Nagoshi for Sega, the media franchise has spawned nine main games, over a dozen spin-offs with different protagonists or settings, as well as several remasters and remakes. The latest installment in the series, Yakuza Kiwami 3, will have its world premiere on February 11, almost a year since the release of the previous title in the series, which was a spin-off titled Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.