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Preorders are live for Stranger Than Heaven, an upcoming Yakuza spin-off that takes place across 50 years. Here's what comes in each edition.

Stranger Than Heaven's flexible fighting system feels like an increase in challenge from the standard Like a Dragon brawling, but that feels like a good indication that RGG Studio isn't content to merely serve up more of the same with its new series prequel. We had another IGN editor, Tristan Ogilvie, sit down with Stranger Than Heaven after Michael Higham put together our first combat hands-on last week. Check out this video for Tristan's thoughts.

Summer Game Fest included a new trailer for Sega's Stranger Than Heaven, which will have dead rapper Tupac in its cast.

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A celebrity-filled cast grows even more. Stranger than Heaven, the new game from Sega's RGG Studios, already has a star-studded cast with big names from both the Eastern and Western music and acting scenes. One of the latest cast additions, however, is definitely a head-turner: the likeness of beloved rapper Tupac Shakur. Tupac was a beloved musician before his murder in 1996, and his popularity has only grown since. Snoop Dogg, who also plays a major role in the game, commented on Tupac's addition during the Summer Game Fest presentation, saying "The Tupac estate, my son and myself... we work