SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio released a new “Behind the Scenes” video for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties with insights from the game’s developers and Takaya Kuroda, the prolific voice actor for series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu. The video also shows some footage of Takaya Kuroda and director Masayoshi Yokoyama discussing Kiryu’s role in Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties and the remake’s added nuance all these years after the release of Yakuza 3.
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties includes a remake of 2009’s Yakuza 3 and Dark Ties, a Like a Dragon Gaiden-style game with Yoshitaka Mine as the protagonist. Yakuza Kiwami 3 features revamped gameplay, story changes, new cast members and English voice-overs, and new cutscenes in the Dragon Engine.
The cast includes:
- Takaya Kuroda as Kazuma Kiryu
- Shido Nakamura as Yoshitaka Mine
- Satoshi Tokushige as Daigo Dojima
- Ryo Ishibashi as Shigeru Nakahara
- Teruyuki Kagawa as Goh Hamazaki
- Show Kasamatsu as Rikiya Shimabukuro
- Hiroyuki Miyasako as Tsuyoshi Kanda
- Kenji Matsuda as Shinpei Ikari
Players may choose to play Yakuza Kiwami 3 or Dark Ties in any order. Mine has a unique fighting style and access to mini-games like Karaoke. There’s also Kanda Damage Control, a new request-based system with substories, and Hell’s Arena, a underground fight club with Survival.
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties launches February 12, 2026 for $59.99 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. There will be physical and digital editions, and pre-orders include the Ichiban Legendary Lad DLC. A Digital Deluxe Edition costs $74.99 and includes several DLC packs (also sold separately).
