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"Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties",
"Mods",
"Action Adventure",
"Single Player",
"PC",
"Sega",
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"Xbox Series X/S",
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"textContent": "There's now a mod for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties which swaps out the likeness of actor Teruyuki Kagawa. Kagawa's casting in the remake, which saw him lend both his voice and likeness to secondary villain Goh Hamazaki, caused fan backlash due to a 2022 report from Shukan Shincho detailing sexual assault allegations against the actor.\n\nKagawa apologised at the time, but didn't specify what he was apologising for or confirm the events reported in the article. Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties director Ryosuke Horii recently said Kagawa's casting was the result of developers RGG Studio having \"tried to think of someone who makes you go, 'This guy's a creep'\".\n\nRead more",
"title": "Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties mod swaps Goh Hamazaki's face, ditching likeness of actor accused of sexual assault"
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