Look closely at the cityscape of Kamurocho above, taken from the Yakuza portal site, and you'll see see three mentions of a big upcoming announcement. The banner above the Kamurocho entrance says "Major Announcement Countdown Starts." The road below Kazuma and Haruka says "Three Days Left!!" And the sign showing Kazuma with a cell phone says "Major Announcement on 12/16."

The last time Sega teased a major announcement at the Yakuza official site in this fashion, we ended up getting the release date for Yakuza 4. That was in early December last year. Could a Yakuza Of the End release date announcement be coming soon?