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Tuesday16th Apr 2024
News Stellar Blade Is a Better Game Than NieR: Automata, Yoko Taro Reckons
Praise from both game directors
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up quite clearly took a lot of inspiration from PS4 great NieR: Automata during the making of its soon-to-be-released PS5 exclusive, but in the case of Automata director Yoko Taro, he thinks that the student has already become the master. In an interview with IGN Japan (via Eurogamer),...
Thursday20th Oct 2022
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...
Monday26th Sep 2022
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...
Monday1st Aug 2022
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...
Tuesday26th Jul 2022
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...
Monday2nd Aug 2021
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...
Tuesday13th Apr 2021
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...
Monday4th Jan 2021
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...
Wednesday4th Dec 2019
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...
Thursday22nd Nov 2018
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...
Thursday8th Nov 2018
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...
Wednesday18th Apr 2018
News Yoko Taro on NieR Sequel: 'If Square Enix Wants It, I'll Do It'
But do you want it, too?
NieR Automata has become something of a cult hit on the PlayStation 4. The game performed reasonably at retail, but it didn’t exactly set cash registers alight. Nevertheless, fans absolutely adore the wacky post-apocalyptic open world and its multi-tiered narrative. But what about a sequel? Director Yoko Taro has been...
Tuesday13th Mar 2018
News NieR: Automata Moves Over 2.5 Million Copies After a Year on the Market
NieR enough
NieR: Automata's been a real success story for everyone involved. The action role-playing game launched just over a year ago on PlayStation 4, and now Square Enix has announced the the release has moved over 2.5 million copies. That includes shipped numbers as well as digital sales. It also takes the PC version into account. Still, it's...
Tuesday7th Nov 2017
News A NieR: Automata Sequel Is Looking More and More Likely
NieR enough
NieR: Automata has been a surprise hit. Back in September, Square Enix announced that the action role-playing game had shifted over two million copies, so it's clear that the publisher is paying attention. As such, we wouldn't be at all shocked to see a sequel get revealed at some point over the next year or so.
Thursday21st Sep 2017
News NieR: Automata Has Shifted Over 2 Million Copies Since Launch in March
A surprise hit
Wow, NieR: Automata has certainly done well for itself. For the longest time, the action role-playing game was looking like it would have to settle for being a hit with a smaller audience, but it's actually managed to sell really, really well. Publisher Square Enix says that the title has exceeded two million copies -- that's...
Tuesday15th Aug 2017
News NieR: Automata May Very Well Have Saved Platinum Games
2B's bubble butt cushions company to safety
Platinum Games is no stranger to bombas, with practically every title that it’s developed flopping at some point or other. But you may remember that not too long ago, the studio was put in a difficult position: Xbox One exclusive Scalebound was cancelled, and NieR: Automata didn’t look like it was...
Monday24th Apr 2017
News NieR: Automata Goes Backless 2nd May on PS4
3C3C1D119440927 officially dated
A quick update on NieR: Automata's first piece of DLC: it'll deploy on 2nd May in North America and Europe, the same day as the content – named 3C3C1D119440927 – is set to release in Japan. The add-on pack includes new colloseums, quests, and costumes – including 2B's rather lovely looking backless dress...
Thursday20th Apr 2017
News Fancy a Better Look at 2B's Backless Costume in NieR: Automata?
Oh, you're actually here for the new gameplay?
NieR: Automata's getting new DLC which will add additional Colosseum battles to the game, alongside a fresh batch of threads for each of the title's primary protagonists. These outfits are based upon the origina—oh what the heck, here's 2B's backless dress in all of its glory: The add-on pack –...
Monday17th Apr 2017
News Square Enix's Top Brass Becomes Bad Guy in NieR Automata DLC
Plus, 2B's taking off most of her clothes
NieR Automata is getting new downloadable content which will allow you to take on Square Enix's top brass. The publisher's President and CEO Yosuke Matsuda and Platinum Games gaffer Kenichi Sato will both appear in new Colosseums scheduled to launch on 2nd May in Japan (and later in the West) as part of the...
Monday10th Apr 2017
News Swing Your Sword at NieR: Automata's MoCap Artist
Not like that
NieR: Automata isn't exactly an oil painting, but one of its best assets is its animation. And as has been going nuclear on Reddit over the weekend, here's star Kaori Kawabuchi doing her 2B thang: Hypnotising, right?
Wednesday5th Apr 2017
News NieR: Automata Shipments and Digital Sales Top 1 Million
NieR enough
NieR: Automata is absolutely the kind of game that's never going to be a mainstream success, but it certainly sounds as though the recently released action role-playing title has done well for itself. Publisher Square Enix has revealed that the game's topped one million across shipments and digital sales - a promising figure. Automata...
Tuesday7th Mar 2017
News Here's Your NieR: Automata Launch Trailer
Nines everywhere
Are you hyped for NieR: Automata? Of course you are! Even if you're not, this launch trailer should get you in the mood ahead of this week's release. The clip teases several of the set-pieces you can expect to find in 2B's campaign, but there's obviously so much more for you to discover in the final release. And if you're not sure...
Sunday5th Mar 2017
News Nintendo Fans Allegedly Force Change to NieR: Automata Troll Item
NIN64
This is incredible. NieR: Automata is obviously a role-playing game at heart, and one of its minigames involves stopping at areas of water to fish for items using your robotic companion pod. However, while you can catch fish, sometimes you'll have to make do with junk items – one of which was named 'NIN64' in the original version of the...
Wednesday1st Mar 2017
News Here's 27 Uninterrupted Minutes of NieR: Automata PS4 Gameplay
Take the blindfold off
Whoa, it's March already, which means that NieR: Automata is out on PlayStation 4 very soon indeed. The anticipated action role-playing game has gathered a lot of steam over the last year or so, and if you've been wanting to learn more about what the title entails, from its design and structure to its pacing, then you may find...
Tuesday28th Feb 2017
News NieR: Automata Has Some Performance Issues on Both PS4 and PS4 Pro
So NieR yet so far
The team over at Digital Foundry are here to potentially spoil the NieR: Automata party with their latest video, which we've embedded above. Based on final code of the upcoming release, the publication has put Platinum Games' action role-playing game through its paces - and the results are actually pretty mixed. Automata targets...
Sunday26th Feb 2017
News NieR Automata Lets You Buy Trophies with In-Game Cash
Platinum standard
With the game already readily available in Japan, some of NieR Automata's secrets are starting to trickle online. And it seems that the new game is as much a fan of breaking the fourth wall as its predecessor: complete the title three times and it'll allow you just buy any Trophies that you're missing with in-game cash. To be...
Thursday23rd Feb 2017
News NieR Automata Ain't Hiding 2B's Bubble Butt
Skirting the issue
Remember the hullaballoo revolving around NieR Automata protagonist 2B's botty? Turns out the dev team quite literally doesn't give a fudge. There's an option in the game which enables you to self-destruct, removing the character's skirt and revealing her bubble butt in all of its curvaceous glory. Don't believe us? Watch the...
Wednesday22nd Feb 2017
News Play NieR: Automata with English Subtitles This Week
NieR-er than you think
Gagging for NieR: Automata? Of course you are – it's the next must-own PlayStation 4 exclusive after Horizon: Zero Dawn. And it's coming pretty soon: 7th March in North America and 10th March in Europe. But what if we told you there's a way to play it a little bit earlier? Tempting, eh? Well, pull up a pew, because we come...
Tuesday21st Feb 2017
News Wowza, NieR: Automata Has Some Sweet Looking Weapons
Razor sharp
Hacking and slashing, skewering and stabbing - NieR: Automata protagonist 2B certainly knows her way around a few different weapons, doesn't she? On display in the title's newest gameplay trailer, combat in the upcoming action role-playing release still looks stupidly slick as we get our best look yet at the android's impressive armoury...
Friday17th Feb 2017
News NieR: Automata's Pre-Order Trailer Is Probably the Best We've Ever Seen
"Sh*t Square Enix!"
We're going to level with you: writing about pre-order bonuses and collector's editions and all that kind of stuff usually isn't much fun. Thankfully, the PR folks over at Square Enix are clearly looking out for us, because they've gone ahead and decided to release one of the best pre-order trailers we've ever seen - and not just...
