This past March, Sega pulled its Yakuza spin-off Judgment off store shelves in Japan after actor and musician Pierre Taki, who voiced Yakuza Kyohei Hamura in Judgment, admitted to take illegal drug.
According to Kotaku, investigators arrested Pierre Taki after some fruitless searches of his property and vehicle but a positive urine test. Sega moved quickly to pull the game from store shelves in Japan with the promise It will go back on sale this July with another actor playing Hamura. Reports from NicoNico say that the Judgment is coming back in retail and on PSN on July 18.
A screenshot of the new Hamura has been posted by Kotaku .
The voice actor, who doesn’t intent to lend his likeness to the game, will be voicing Miou Tanaka, who played recently a character in Yakuza Kiwami 2. Event though Sega reacted fast and ceased the sales of the game, many copies left out for purchase in a very high price as a rare old reproduction featuring Taki.
Check out the new Hamura character in Judgment in the video below.
After the scandal and the publisher’s reaction on it went viral, many from the gaming community around the world started wondering why Sega has taken such drastic action over a bit of cocaine use. The answer is that Japan’s drug laws are still incredibly strict compared to the rest of the world.
A new trailer that showcases Judgment reveals that the game will be the first Yakuza product having an optional English dub and players can choose Japanese or English-language audio or subtitles. Here are details on the voice cast from Sega:
Greg Chun takes on the role of Judgment’s protagonist, Takayuki Yagami, supported by Crispin Freeman, Matthew Mercer, Cherami Leigh, Yuri Lowenthal, James Hong, Ed O’Ross, Amy Walker, Matt Yang King, Fred Tatasciore, Brian McNamara, as well as guest appearances by SungWon Cho, Cristina Vee, Max Mittelman, and many more.
Judgment is currently exclusive to the PlayStation .
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Judgment – PlayStation 4
$ 59.99
