Sega has announced that Ryu Ga Gotoku is going through staff changes. Toshihiro Nagoshi, the head of Ryu Ga Gotoku, is leaving the company. Daisuke Sato is leaving as well, and Yakuza series producer Masayoshi Yokoyama will lead the franchise and studio into a new age.

“Before Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio became truly established, ‘Ryu Ga Gotoku’ was basically synonymous with ‘Toshihiro Nagoshi,'” wrote Yokoyama in a statement. When Yokoyama was hired ten years ago, he didn’t want to rely on Nagoshi’s reputation. Now, Yokoyama is inheriting the studio’s legacy.