Sega asks if they want Keanu Reeves in an upcoming Like a Dragon (Yakuza)

Earlier this month we learned that Sega registered the trademark “Yakuza Wars” in Japan. Additionally, days before, the live action series of Like a Dragon on Prime Video. Now, the Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio franchise is back in the news. As a user on Reddit shared a survey that Sega sent him regarding the franchise Like a Dragon (YCOUNT).

**Sega asks fans of Like a Dragon (Yakuza) if you would like to see stars like Mark Hamill, Keanu Reeves or Eminem in your games**

JohnConquest, as the Reddit user who shared the poll image goes by, said that the email he received from Sega asked him what he thought of franchises like Crazy Taxi and Persona. He added that when it came to Like a Dragon

(Yakuza) The survey asked how celebrity cameos affected players’ enjoyment and whether they would be interested in seeing a long list of stars appear in future games.

Even Lionel Messi appears as a possible star who could appear in a game of the franchise *Like a Dragon* (*Yakuza*).

The survey on possible guest stars for a franchise game Like a Dragon (Yakuza) has big names like Keanu Reeves, Mark Hamill, Jack Black, Rami Malek or David Hayter. Additionally, the survey includes some famous voice actors like Matthew Mercer, who already played Goro Majima in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The survey features singers from different genres of music. The addition of a musical artist to a game in the franchise Like a Dragon (Yakuza) is not far-fetched. Since in Like a Dragon: Infinite WealthRyu Ga Gotoku used Satoru Iguchi as singer and keyboardist for the band King Gnu.

King Gnu is known, among many others, for the song Special Zsecond opening from season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen.

When will Ryu Ga Gotoku present its new game in the franchise? Like a Dragon?

Series producer Masayoshi Yokoyama confirmed that this new game will not be a remake of Yakuza Kiwami 3.

Recently, Sega and RGG Studio announced in early April 2024 that the developers are holding auditions to find actors and actresses for a new game. Like a Dragon. The next game from Ryu Ga Gotoku studio will be unveiled at the Tokyo Game Show. The event is scheduled to take place in Chiba, Japan, from September 26 to 29. There was recent speculation that the next Like a Dragon would be presented at TGS 2024. However, it seems that Yokoyama and company did not specify that a new game in the franchise would be presented Like a Dragonso the Ryu Ga Gotoku studio could be planning to announce a new installment of the series Judgment. Lost Judgmentwas the last game in this series to be released, in September 2021.

Via: IGN