RGG Website Leaks Potential Yakuza Kiwami 3

Sega and its development partner, Ryu Ga Gotoku (RGG) Studio, appear to have inadvertently revealed Yakuza Kiwami 3, signaling that an official announcement may be imminent.

Excitement spread across X/Twitter and Reddit after users discovered references to Yakuza Kiwami 3 on the developer's official website. Although the initial listing—which simply indicated a third installment in the Yakuza remake series—was later removed, fans managed to capture screenshots of what seems to be the leak before it vanished.

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The Kiwami line consists of RGG Studio's comprehensive remakes of the original Yakuza titles. Yakuza Kiwami, released in 2016, reimagined the first Yakuza game, while Yakuza Kiwami 2 followed with a remake of the second. Though Yakuza Kiwami 3 has yet to be officially confirmed, if RGG proceeds as fans anticipate, it is expected to be a remake of Yakuza 3, originally launched in 2009 for PlayStation 3.

Should the Yakuza developer have news about Yakuza Kiwami 3, it wouldn't come as a complete surprise. The studio's annual RGG Summit is scheduled for September 24, immediately followed by an RGG Direct presentation. Many had already predicted significant updates for the Like a Dragon series, and the reported website leak arrives just a week before the event begins.

In April 2024, Like a Dragon series director Masayoshi Yokoyama also addressed the possibility of Yakuza Kiwami 3. While he advised fans not to expect an imminent announcement due to ongoing projects, he hinted that a third remake remained a future possibility.

"I'll just say that I think I'll do Kiwami 3 at some point," Yokoyama stated. "I'm sure I'll do it someday."

Now, more than a year later, fans suspect RGG may finally be preparing to share more about Yakuza Kiwami 3. In the meantime, you can revisit our 7.9/10 review of Yakuza Kiwami and our 8/10 review of Yakuza Kiwami 2. You can also explore other recent RGG Studio releases, such as Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, which launched in February, and Stranger Than Heaven, announced earlier this year.