2026-03-17 15:29 UTC · Community Announcements · williamtj
The Square Enix Publisher Sale is now on - save up to 90% off! With over 200+ discounted games in the SQUARE ENIX Publisher Sale, our *NEW* host, Matthew Mercer, is here to help you find your next RPG adventure - accompanied by our long-time bestie Ben Starr... whether we asked for it or not. Watch the full video on YouTube and discover which RPG you should dive into next: https://youtu.be/joDXWCNf-JM
2026-02-28 11:08 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
Blizzard has seemingly jumped the gun on revealing a new Overwatch collaboration event with Nier: Automata. I've lost count of how many games the Yoko Taro and PlatinumGames universe has appeared in at this point, and it's time to check another heavy hitter off the list. Fresh off its major rejuvenation with the Overwatch Season 1 launch, the FPS game is actually going a little broader with the character selection it's bringing to the table than most do. However, you're not going to be particularly shocked when I tell you who's first in line for the new skins. Read the rest of the story... REL
2026-02-27 17:29 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
Stellar Blade director Hyung-Tae Kim has drawn the ire of Nier: Automata character designer Yoshikaze Matsushita thanks to an image the former posted in celebration of Yoko Taro's new Evangelion project. Matsushita, who worked on enemy design for Nier: Automata, is best known for sculpting the 'Emil head' mask that you'll often see Yoko Taro wearing during public appearances. He took exception to the image, which was shared by Kim to commemorate the news of the Evangelion anime directed by the Nier creator. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Blizzard reveals an Overwatch x Nier Autom
2026-02-20 14:59 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
Platinum Games has produced some truly great action games in its time, and Nier Automata is right up there near the top of the pile. It's hard to believe it's celebrating its ninth birthday - I think another wrinkle just formed on my face... However, as part of the festivities, publisher Square Enix has revealed two exciting things. Firstly, that the game has surpassed ten million copies sold. Secondly, and most importantly, that Nier Automata will "be continued" in some shape or form. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Nier Automata might get a sequel, teased in the weirdest way pos
2025-11-26 20:06 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Look, ok, I get it Square Enix. I understand why you put 2B in absolutely everything. She is a character with particular qualities that certain audiences found very appealing! But I am begging you… stop putting her in things. I'm sick to death of seeing her everywhere, her blindfolded eyes somehow still staring directly into my soul, begging me to spend money on endless gacha rolls, but this time in Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis, the next game she's set to appear in. Read more
2025-04-28 12:22 UTC · VG247
Yoko Taro, the game director for beloved action games like Nier Automata, has expressed his fears around increased AI use in video game development, stating his fear that in 50 years "game creators will be treated like bards". Read more
2025-03-14 07:02 UTC · Community Announcements · TM_J
We’re thrilled to announce that several NieR soundtrack albums are now available for purchase on Steam! What’s more, we’re also holding a limited-time sale to commemorate! Check out the full list of available soundtracks below: NieR:Automata Original Soundtrack NieR:Automata Arranged & Unreleased Tracks NieR:Automata Orchestral Arrangement Album Piano Collections NieR:Automata NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Original Soundtrack NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Choir Arrangement Album NieR Replicant -10+1 Years- NieR Gestalt & Replicant Original Soundtrack NieR Gestalt & Replicant 15 Nig
2025-02-23 15:59 UTC · VG247
Nier is celebrating its 15th anniversary later this year, and to mark the occasion, Square Enix is hosting a special livestream. Read more
2024-12-28 15:37 UTC · VG247
The Nier series is hitting its 15th anniversary next year, and while a new game hasn't been confirmed just yet, the games' producer might have teased something for 2025. Read more
2024-08-07 10:21 UTC · VG247
If you've been glued to the Paris Olympics as of late, and consider yourself a keen fan of action RPGs from the past few years, you ears probably perked up during the artistic swimming last night. That's because that the Japanese team competing in that event decided to pair their performance with a certain song from Nier Automata of all things. As noticed by spectators last night, the Japanese artistic swimming performance was paired with A Beautiful Song from the game's official sountrack. Posted to Twitter, this was then noticed by lead singer for the OST Emi Evans, as well as Yoko Taro hims
2024-05-29 09:21 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Well, it’s been a long hard road, but since I vowed to only consume alcohol matured while having game soundtracks forcibly blasted into its molecules, giving up drinking has been a lot easier. Now, to take the final gulp of my Snake Eater-theme-reared IPA, and open up my web browser…. Read more
2024-05-28 11:04 UTC · VG247
Nier: Automata Ver 1.1a, the anime adaptation of the beloved Square Enix game, is finally coming back this July. Last year saw the arrival of the Nier: Automata anime, a series obviously highly anticipated by fans of the series, but one that suffered from some serious production issues. It started airing in January, but the fourth episode was delayed by almost an entire month for COVID related reasons, and then episodes 9-12 were delayed from March all the way to July, again because of COVID. It was a rough go for the anime, but this coming July will see the return of the series with a second
2024-05-15 11:42 UTC · VG247
Ok. So, Yoko Taro and a couple of the other key people behind the NieR games have cheekily teased a new project that they're working on together, very much leaving it up in the air as to whether the thing is related to NieR or not. Seriously, the quote even has the word 'laughs' in it in brackets, who knows what they're cooking. Speaking in a Famitsu interview (thanks, Gematsu), NieR series producer Yosuke Saito was the one that did the teasing about the project, which involves him, director Yoko Taro and composer Keiichi Okabe. "I’ve been talking about wanting to do something with Yoko and Ok
2024-04-05 10:51 UTC · VG247
Yu Miyake, a member of Square Enix who has overseen the development of a number of Dragon Quest games since joining the publisher all the way back in 1992, is reportedly set to step down from his position as a producer on the series, after some delays in the creation of the next entry in it. This is according to Bloomberg, which reports that Miyake will be making a move over to taking charge of Square Enix's mobile games department once he's moved on from his current position on Dragon Quest. Apparently, there are already some folks being tabbed as potential replacements, with one in particula
2024-02-27 10:09 UTC · VG247
After a long wait of no news, it's finally been confirmed that the Nier: Automata anime is finally returning some time this year. The Nier: Automata anime started last January, adapting the popular RPG into animated form for the first time, later finishing in July. It then wasn't until November that we got confirmation the anime would return at all with a second cour, but there's been dead silence from the anime's official English Twitter since then, and the Japanese Twitter appears to have just been sharing news about… postcards? In any case, there's actually some good news, as it was confirm
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