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News NieR: Automata's Producer Threatened to Leave Square Enix in Order to Get the Game Made

Whatever it takes

NieR: Automata is a unique game, and while its combination of katana combat, philosophical musings on the nature of existence, and scantily-clad androids might not be to every taste, it certainly stands out amidst a sea of service games and multiplayer shooters. Getting the project greenlit couldn't have been easy, especially so...

• Thu 20th Oct 2022
• Square Enix
• PS4
• NieR

News NieR: Automata Anime Release Date Revealed, Set to Blow YoRHa Minds in January 2023

Games are silly little things, after all

An anime series based on the excellent NieR: Automata will launch in January, 2023. Titled NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a, the series is being developed by A-1 Studios, an animation house of high repute, responsible for the virtually immaculate Persona 4: Golden adaptation. We got several minutes of footage to mull...

• Mon 26th Sep 2022
• Square Enix
• PS4
• NieR

News NieR: Automata's Mysterious Church Ended Up Being the Work of Modders After All

Expectations > Reality

Last week we reported on the fascinating tale of a mysterious church in NieR: Automata that was previously thought to be cut content, an elaborate ARG heralding new content, a stunt to hype the upcoming Switch port of the game, or just an incredibly well-kept secret. Well, as it turns out, the whole thing was the work of...

• Mon 1st Aug 2022
• Square Enix
• PS4
• NieR

News NieR: Automata Community Left 'in Shambles' After Discovery of 'Impossible' Door

Mind = Blown

NieR: Automata is, as anyone who has played it can attest, a beautiful and oftentimes bizarre experience. More than five years later, the title continues to blow our minds, as the discovery of what was deemed an impossible door has sent shockwaves throughout the community. The tale begins innocuously enough, with a simple question: How...

• Tue 26th Jul 2022
• Square Enix
• PS4
• NieR

News PS Now August 2021 Games Announced with NieR: Automata, Ghostrunner, Undertale Added

A highly rated trio

Three new games will soon be added to PlayStation Now, starting from the 3rd August. This month's lineup is made up of NieR: Automata, Ghostrunner, and Undertale. That's a rather diverse trio. Action RPG NieR: Automata is available for a good few months, while Ghostrunner and Undertale are permanent additions (at the time of...

• Mon 2nd Aug 2021
• Sony
• PS4
• PlayStation Now

News Free NieR Replicant DLC Will Let You Dress Up as 2B and 9S

Cover your eyes

A free DLC pack for upcoming action RPG NieR Replicant has been leaked on the Microsoft Store (as per usual!). Titled '4 YoRHa', the add-on contains four costumes and four weapons from NieR: Automata. More specifically, it includes a 2B costume for Kaine, and a 9S costume for the main character. Sadly, the store page doesn't shed any...

• Tue 13th Apr 2021
• Square Enix
• PS4
• NieR
• DLC

News Secret NieR Automata Cheat Code Skips the Entire Game

Time saver

NieR Automata is famous – perhaps, even, infamous – for requiring multiple completions in order to unlock its “true” ending. What if you don’t have time to put in the legwork, though? Well, notorious video game hacktivist Lance McDonald – who’s best known for reverse engineering Bloodborne to make it run at 60...

• Mon 4th Jan 2021
• Square Enix
• PS4
• NieR

News NieR's 10th Anniversary Website Sets Tongues Wagging

So NieR, so far

NieR: Automata was one heckuva ride, wasn’t it? The zany Platinum Games developed action RPG really captured the imagination, with its bizarre gameplay twists and stunning audiovisual presentation. There’s always been hope that publisher Square Enix would commission a third title in the series – especially after stronger than...

• Wed 4th Dec 2019
• Square Enix
• PS4
• NieR

News NieR: Automata Is Getting a Game of the YoRHa Edition

It's going 2B great

NieR: Automata didn’t really win many Game of the Year awards, but that’s not a requisite for a reprint these days. Gematsu has spotted an ESRB rating for a Game of the YoRHa edition, which will presumably come with all of the character action title’s DLC included on the disc. That title rivals any THQ Nordic pun by the way...

• Thu 22nd Nov 2018
• Square Enix
• PS4
• NieR
• ESRB

News Yes, 2B Can Lose Her Clothes in SoulCalibur VI, Just Like She Can in NieR: Automata

There's always a butt

New gameplay footage of 2B in SoulCalibur VI has emerged, and despite the preview being around 20 minutes long, not much is actually shown. We get a good look at 2B's accompanying stage -- which is certainly pretty -- and a quick glimpse of several moves, but it would have been nice to see an actual fight. Ah well, all in good...

• Thu 8th Nov 2018
• Bandai Namco
• PS4
• SoulCalibur
• DLC
• Videos