[STEAM] Like a Dragon Fans Buzz as Sega Trademarks Yakuza Wars

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Like a Dragon fans have grown excited after series publisher ***** filed a trademark for something called Yakuza Wars.

The

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was filed in Japan on July 26, 2024 but only made public today, August 5, as spotted by X/

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user Wario64. Like a Dragon developer

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at Tokyo Game Show, with many fans now believing Yakuza Wars to be it.

The trademark reveals nothing beyond the name though, not even if Yakuza Wars is a video game property.

Yakuza Wars trademark filed by *****

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Fans have still run away with the prospect, of course, with

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on

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even discussing its potential as a collaboration between the Like a Dragon series and

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"If it is, that would be totally mind blowing," they said. Sakura Wars combines role-playing and dating simulator gameplay in a steam punk version of early 20th century Japan where demons are invading, obviously.

Others theorised Yakuza Wars sounds like a mobile or real time strategy game title, the latter of which RGG Studio has explored before through the Majima Construction minigame in Yakuza Kiwami 2.

The next Like a Dragon game really could be anything though. RGG Studio has already said fans will be "surprised" by the reveal, and

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, a remake of the third game following on from

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and

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Like a Dragon has many other offshoots too, so a reveal of the ninth (

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) mainline game isn't the only option.

RGG Studio has previously referred to spin-off

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as the "first" Gaiden game, for example, and it could even remake PlayStation Portable and *********-only games Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō for modern platforms like it did with

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in 2023.

Full spin-off

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is waiting in the wings too, as this still action heavy but more ******* mystery, detective focused series hasn't seen a new entry since

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in 2021.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

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