Yakuza Creator to become Sega Creative Director and step down as CCO

Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi will step down as Creative Director of Sega and take on the role of Creative Director – a move seen by some to bring Nagoshi closer to active game development, as opposed to an oversight role. the move comes between several changes in Sega’s management staff and a broader restructuring – although parent company Sega Sammy makes it clear that there have been “no changes in names, locations, business content, the capital or year-end “of Sega companies. as a result of the changes.

No specific reasoning was given for Nagoshi’s change of role, but many took it to mean that the Creator would return in more active development.

Nagoshi is best known for having created the Yakuza series, then for having founded the Ryu Ga Gotoku development studio, which is developing the series for Sega. He also created Daytona USA, Virtua Striker, Super Monkey Ball, and Binary Domain, among many other credits. In recent years, his role has been less practical, as executive director of all Yakuza games since Yakuza 0 in 2015.

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We rewarded Ryu Ga Gotoku’s latest game, Yakuza: Like a Dragon with a review of 7/10, saying it “takes bold steps in a new direction for the series but neglects to maintain its balance.”

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