Controversy Surrounds Yakuza Game Credits on GOG Release

Dozens of developers who worked on the Yakuza franchise have been removed from the credits of a recent release of the games, including Toshihiro Nagoshi, the series creator who left RGG to form Nagoshi Studio. The issue of properly crediting developers in video games is an ongoing one, with numerous companies criticised for not giving proper credits to creators. With no real regulation beyond International Game Developers Association (IDGA) guidelines, game developers are effectively at the mercy of their employers as to how, where or if they’re credited.