{"id":54875,"date":"2025-12-12T11:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=54875"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:31:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T05:31:38","slug":"former-yakuza-studio-directors-new-cinematic-action-game-gang-of-dragon-looks-exactly-like-what-youre-imagining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/former-yakuza-studio-directors-new-cinematic-action-game-gang-of-dragon-looks-exactly-like-what-youre-imagining\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Yakuza studio director\u2019s new cinematic action game Gang of Dragon looks exactly like what you\u2019re imagining\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During The Game Awards 2025, Nagoshi Studio \u2013 the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220124-8890\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new game company<\/a> founded by former Like a Dragon series developer Toshihiro Nagoshi \u2013 announced its debut title <strong>Gang of Dragon<\/strong>, set to release on Steam (additional platform announcements may follow).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gang of Dragon World Premiere Trailer from The Game Awards 2025\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KX2pzle9dkE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gang of Dragon is an action-adventure game set in Tokyo\u2019s Shinjuku area, featuring famous locations such as the red-light district of Kabukicho. The story follows Shin Ji-Seong, portrayed by the iconic Ma Dong-Seok (The Outlaws, Train to Busan). Shin is a high-ranking member of a Kabukicho-based Korean crime syndicate, who becomes entangled in underworld conflicts. It seems the narrative will be a violent human drama focusing on human connections and Shin confronting his own sense of purpose.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"706\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251212-54875-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251212-54875-001.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251212-54875-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251212-54875-001-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251212-370738-header.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251212-370738-header.webp 1600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251212-370738-header-380x214.webp 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251212-370738-header-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251212-370738-header-1536x864.webp 1536w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gamplay will revolve around melee third-person combat, centered on Shin\u2019s physical power. It seems the game will include everything from hand-to-hand combat to blade and gun fights, as well as action involving vehicles. The newly unveiled announcement trailer depicts realistic environments modeled after the streets of Tokyo, including the famous Kabukicho Ichibangai Arch, giving off vibes Like a Dragon fans will be familiar with.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/yakuza-creator-says-his-new-game-will-be-an-action-adventure-with-a-rather-high-age-rating-and-complex-game-system\/\">Yakuza creator says his new game will be an action adventure with a \u201crather high age rating\u201d and complex game system&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/like-a-dragon-series-creator-nagoshi-releases-video-of-his-face-exploding-posts-update-about-new-studio\/\"><strong>Like a Dragon series creator Nagoshi releases video of his face exploding, posts update about new studio&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toshihiro Nagoshi has finally lifted the veil on his new project &#8211; a gritty action game called Gang of Dragon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":54878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-54875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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