Yakuza 5 to release in North America and Europe in 2015

Yakuza 5 will be released in Europe and North America in 2015

Fans who have dreamt of playing Yakuza 5 in the Europe and North America region, will be pleased to know that the game will be released there in 2015. Yakuza 5 was exclusively released for Playstation 3 and features a brand new graphics engine, unlike the previous games in the series. This is the fifth game in the Yakuza series.

PlayStation have announced this news through it’s third-party division, and this is a huge announcement as this title was released back in 2012 in Japan. The game features five settings across Japan along with five playable main characters. The characters include Shun Akiyama, Taiga Saejima, and franchise favorite Kazuma Kiryu. The game also features new character Haruka Sawamura and a newcomer Tatsuo Shinada.

Yakuza 5 is scheduled to release exclusively on the PlayStation Network Store in 2015.