In the present day, throughout a livestream from Tokyo, Sega introduced the winner of the Grand Prix of the audition for a job within the upcoming sport Like a Dragon 8.
The winner, picked amongst 5 finalists who have been introduced a month in the past is Kson. Who many could know as a well-liked YouTuber and Vtuber (digital YouTuber) related to the VShojo company. Her channel Kson ONAIR has 1.25 million subscribers.
In consequence, she obtained a 1 million yen prize (simply north of $7,100 on the present trade charge) and extra importantly, she’s going to play a related position within the upcoming mainline sport. Through the livestream, chief producer Hiroyuki Sakamoto offered extra shade about her position. There’s a location within the sport during which the protagonists and their buddies collect, and Kson will play the “Madonna” of that place.
Upon the announcement, Kson was visibly moved, and he or she expressed her shock and pleasure, mentioning that she’s going to do her finest whereas understandably struggling to speak amongst tears and guffawing. Contemplating that she’s identified to be an enormous fan of the sequence, the response is not stunning. Later through the livestream, she even greeted her Western followers in English with “I did it guys! Thanks!” Kson is bilingual, which helped her develop her reputation with the English-speaking viewers as nicely.
You may try the video beneath on the 40:46 mark to see her response when she realized that she’s going to play a related position in one among her favourite sequence.
By the way, Kson and the opposite finalists will all play a smaller live-action position in Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Identify, which is coming this yr, showing as cabaret membership hostesses. Kson’s position in Like a Dragon 8 can be extra related and he or she can have a full-fledged 3D mannequin that includes her voice.
In case you observe Vtubers, chances are you’ll remember that many followers consider Kson to be the performer behind Hololive’s Kiryu Coco, who retired after being on the receiving finish of a widespread harassment marketing campaign by Chinese language customers on prime of bans on native media as a result of her point out in passing of Taiwan as a separate nation throughout one among her streams. Whereas this wasn’t formally confirmed for apparent causes, I am positive many followers will respect the poetic justice in at the moment’s triumph.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Identify is coming later this yr for PS5, PS4, Xbox Collection X|S, Xbox One, and PC. It’s going to mark the return of protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and showcase the occasions between Yakuza 6: The Track of Life and Like a Dragon 8, which is able to see Kiryu Share the protagonist position with Yakuza: Like a Dragon hero Ichiban Kasuga and can launch in 2024 for PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC.
In the present day we realized that the following RGG summit livestream can be hosted subsequent month, offering extra details about the upcoming video games.
