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Microsoft’s latest Inside Xbox stream revealed a slew of third-party games coming to its next-generation console, Xbox Series X. Among them is Yakuza: Like a Dragon, which is now confirmed to release on Series X as well as Xbox One, PS4, and PC later this year (it released in Japan back in January). While we don’t have a set release date for Yakuza: Like a Dragon yet, we know it will be a launch title for Xbox Series X, and it’s available to pre-order now if you want to secure your copy early.

Like a Dragon supports Xbox Smart Delivery, which means buying the game on Xbox One will get you the Series X version automatically. The game also has cross-save support, so if you start playing on Xbox One, your progress will transfer over to Series X.

While Yakuza has traditionally been a PlayStation-exclusive series, there’s been no mention of a PS5 version just yet.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon is the eighth mainline title in the Yakuza series and the first one that won’t follow Kazuma Kiryu as the protagonist. Instead, you’ll play as Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt who goes to prison for a crime he didn’t commit to make himself a hero in his clan–only to be released 18 years later and find that no one is waiting for him. Kasuga realizes he’s been betrayed by the man he trusted the most and sets off on a journey to discover the truth behind the behind his family’s betrayal and take his life back.

Unlike previous games in the Yakuza series, which feature beat ’em up battle mechanics, Like a Dragon introduces turn-based RPG-style combat with a four-person team. However, you’ll still take on side quests and enjoy side activities like “Dragon Kart,” a Mario Kart-style racing game. Check out our full Yakuza: Like a Dragon preview for more information on what to expect from the game.

Below, we’ve rounded up everywhere you can currently pre-order Yakuza: Like a Dragon. So far, the only available edition is the Day One Edition.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon pre-order bonuses

No pre-order bonuses have been announced so far for Yakuza: Like a Dragon, but we expect they’ll be announced as we get closer to the game’s release.

Pre-order Yakuza: Like a Dragon | $60

As of right now, the physical Day One Edition is available to pre-order, and it costs $60. You’ll also get any pre-order bonuses that are announced later. Right now, Amazon and Best Buy both have placeholder box art for the game, but it may look similar to Japan’s (shown above).

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Deadpool, Venom, Bloodshot, Cable, and Harley Quinn are among some of the comic book characters from the 1990s to have gotten the big-screen treatment over the last few years, to varying degrees of commercial and critical success. Now we can add two more movie adaptations of ’90s comics to the mix.

Ball and Chain, based on the Scott Lobdell comic, is in the works as a starring vehicle for Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. The project will reunite the stars of next year’s Disney adventure-comedy Jungle Cruise.

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According to THR, The Big Sick’s Emily V. Gordon will pen the screenplay adaptation of the Homage Comics/Wildstorm title, which the trade describes as “a superhero story meets Mr. and Mrs. Smith, where a couple struggling in their marriage are equipped with superpowers. However, their powers only work when they’re together.”

Ball and Chain was previously adapted for live-action as a TV movie in 2001. THR claims that while there’s no studio deal yet for the Johnson-Blunt adaptation at this time, it appears likely it will go to Netflix.

Meanwhile, Deadline reports that Arrowverse maestro Marc Guggenheim will script the feature film version of Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld’s Prophet, based on the Image Comics title from the ’90s.

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“The aim is to build a franchise around John Prophet, a DNA enhanced super-soldier placed into a cryogenic freeze for a future mission only to awaken prematurely in the present, searching for a mission that does not exist. The ruthless berserker must find his humanity,” according to Deadline.

Liefeld will also produce Prophet for Studio 8 along with Adrian Askarieh and Brooklyn Weaver.

Though its existence was revealed less than a year ago, you won’t have to wait much longer to check out Disintegration, the real-time strategy-meets-first-person-shooter sci-fi title from new studio V1 Interactive. The developer announced the game is due to hit digital storefronts for Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4 on June 16.

If you’re not familiar, Disintegration is a shooter that puts you in the role of the pilot of a Gravcycle, a hovering vehicle equipped with a bunch of guns to use to lay waste to enemies. But you don’t do all the shooting yourself; you also command a band of troops who run around on the ground below you. Your job isn’t just to shoot at enemies yourself, but to command the squad and use their special abilities to survive battles. Disintegration is directed by Marcus Lehto, who previously worked on the Halo franchise.

The game is set in a future in which most humans have had their minds integrated into robot bodies. That gives them a measure of immortality, but a faction of the integrated want to force everyone else to become robots as well–whether they want to or not. In the single-player campaign, you take on the role of an outlaw called Roamer, an integrated Gravcycle pilot fighting the faction trying to force integration.

V1 dropped a new story trailer along with the release date to give a sense of what you’ll be up against when the game drops in June.

Disintegration also includes a multiplayer side, in which you command a Gravcycle and a squad against other players. It sports three different modes and six maps, and instead of specific characters, you choose from “Crews” to play as, which offer different abilities and focus on specific playstyles.

You can pre-order Disintegration from the Xbox store or Steam now; the game will run you $49.99 on all platforms. Pre-ordering also will “a unique Crew Skin, custom emote, Gravcycle medal attachment, and platform exclusive banner,” according to V1’s press release.

One new Xbox Series X detail revealed today, which Xbox’s Larry Hryb confirmed, is the new startup logo and sound for the system. You can see and listen to it below, and it’s a bit of a departure from previous Xbox generations.

Startup screens are iconic. Who can forget the GameCube’s famous startup which has since become an internet meme? The Xbox also has a long history of startup screens. Even just the Xbox 360 went through three major iterations before the launch of the Xbox One.

Check out the Xbox Series X startup below.

I am happy to confirm that this is the boot up animation & sound for Xbox Series X. We debut it on #InsideXbox earlier today – but I wanted to call it out in case you missed it. pic.twitter.com/A26WB3zGwz

— Larry Hryb (@majornelson) May 7, 2020

The Xbox Series X startup feels like an evolution of past ones. As the Xbox generations evolved, the startups have become more minimalist. Compare the Xbox One’s startup to the original Xbox and even the Xbox 360 version one startup.

The Series X also ditches the overt green colorway in favor of using the green as an accent amid a black and silver screen.

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The sound is probably the most dramatic departure from previous generations. Instead of a booming sound, it’s a bit more melodic this time around. Overall, I think it’s an improvement over the bombast of the Xbox 360 era and a better version of what Microsoft was trying to do with the Xbox One.

For more announcements from today’s Inside Xbox, check out our full list of Xbox Series X trailers revealed today, and list of third-party developers committed to developing on Series X.

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Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

LEGO Star Wars will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC on October 20, 2020.

The release date was announced on This Week in Star Wars on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (Around 1:55), although no new details were revealed alongside it.

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On Star Wars Day 2020 (May 4th), new key art was revealed that features characters from all nine films from the Skywalker Saga, including Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Rey, Kylo Ren, R2-D2, and many more.

We got our hands on LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga during E3 2019, which is said to feature nearly 500 characters, and came away very excited about this new direction that re-imagines the previous LEGO Star Wars games as opposed to just simply porting them over.

Even though LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga won’t be released until October, fans can purchase The Mandalorian’s Razor Crest LEGO set to unlock the ship for use in the upcoming game. Unfortunately, there has been no confirmation of Baby Yoda yet.

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With LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, TT Games’ head of design Arthur Parsons has said that it’s time to “shake things up, shake the formula up and try something completely different.” Unlike previous games, this entry will focus on freedom, have a brand new approach to combat, and signals that the series is “growing up,” while still maintaining its undeniable charm.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who can’t wait and is so excited he just can’t hide it. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Xbox’s first big salvo of next-gen games has been fired, and we’ve got reactions and analysis to all of the big Xbox Series X third-party game reveals and showcases – from the good to the bad to the stomach-churning.

Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, or grab an MP3 download of this week’s episode. For more awesome content, check out the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered, featuring an interview with Valve’s Robin Walker and Chris Remo about the past, present, and future of Half-Life:

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It’s already an incredibly fun year of Xbox coverage, and the best is yet to come. Join us!

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Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan, catch him on Unlocked, and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.

The “CR Loves” line is Crunchyroll’s limited-edition apparel collection, celebrating some of the biggest names and properties in anime, and you can preorder its upcoming Gundam Wing line right now.

Check out the gallery below to see the limited-edition Crunchyroll Loves: Gundam Wing collection.

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The preorder window for the Gundam hoodies, which feature “Heero Yuy’s Wing Gundam, Duo Maxwell’s Deathscythe, and Zech Marquis’ Epyon,” is from now until May 14.In addition to the hoodies, Crunchyroll’s shop also has Gunpla models available for preorder, which is something I never even realized they offered. I’ll be checking back, is what I’m saying.

Past CR Loves collections have included JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and a limited line honoring the work of horror artist Junji Ito.

Crunchyroll, the monthly online anime-streaming service, just announced it’s bringing some of the most recognizable anime series around to HBO Max when the service launches May 27.

For more pop-culture inspired apparel, make sure to check out the IGN Store, where we have hundreds of officially licensed designs from properties like Marvel, DC Comics, Star Wars and more.