NieR Archives

have come together for a special New State Mobile event as the NieR series crashed into the game Starting on April 29th and running all the way through May 19, you will be able to jump into the game and "feel the essence" of having several characters from the RPG series added to the game[...]

Square Enix is going to be celebrating the one-year anniversary of the mobile RPG NieR Re[in]carnation with some special plans for the next few weeks The game is also celebrating the fact that it has surpassed 15 million downloads, which has currently given it a healthy playerbase, so those players will be getting a little[...]

In a rather interesting statement this week, Yoko Taro, the creator of the NieR franchise, made the bold claim that the series is finished While that sounds like an unbelievable statement, it's weirdly true, and it came from social media of all places This week, the developers of the series made a special holiday video[...]

During Square Enix's special TGS 2020 online presentation, the company confirmed that the remastered, upgraded version of Nier Replicant, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139, is set to debut in April 2021 This is a highly-anticipated release that fans have been waiting for quite a while, especially as it's a modern retelling of the original game that debuted[...]

Credit: Square Enix NieR: Replicant is being remade – though the more correct term, according to Square Enix producer Yusuke Saito, is a "version up." The announcement sneaked out during the night via trailer, and it's called NieR: Replicant Ver.1.22474487139 It's been confirmed for a Western release by Square Enix themselves, so there's no hoping we'll actually[...]

Platinum Games decided to stir the pot a little this morning as they have launched a new website that has NieR fans excited and confused The website in question is simply called Four.PlatinumGames.com There isn't much to it, just a lot of animation surrounding the number 4, as you see in the image below[...]

credit// Square Enix Square Enix is hosting a special 2nd Anniversary stream for NieR: Automata, to celebrate the game's 2nd birthday as well as the launch of the Game of the YoRHa Edition The event will be broadcast at the Storia Cafe in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district and livestreamed via the Square Enix Presents YouTube channel on February 20th[...]

This time the unlikely revelation targeted Square Enix's NieR: Automata Based on the ESRB's official website, it appears the game is getting a GOTY edition called NieR: Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition. The YoRHa edition will release on PS4 and PC based on the ESRB page No details on an Xbox One version are available[...]

Nier: Automata Become as Gods version of the game, which sees the title ported onto Xbox One has gotten a trailer to show off the fan-favourite title. Nier: Automata was easily one of last year's great surprises At the start of the year, thinking that Nier would be one of the best franchises in gaming was[...]

Square Enix and Microsoft are bringing NieR: Automata to the Xbox One family of consoles along with some visual enhancements for the Xbox One X The NieR: Automata Become as Gods Edition is set to release on June 26, 2018. The Xbox One edition will feature the base game alongside exciting digital content, including: the 3C3C1D119440927 Expansion DLC,[...]

During the NieR: Automata One Year Anniversary Celebration panel at PAX East, Director Yoko Taro, Producer Yosuke Saito, and Composer Keiichi Okabe responded to questions from the audience The question on everyone's mind: when are we getting another NieR game? Saito mentioned that there is a 50% chance of the NieR series to be continued with another game, but clarified that[...]

Thanks to the success of their current Kickstarter campaign for a second series of The Legend of Zelda, Dark Souls, and Final Fantasy books, Third Editions has announced a translation of their NieR: Automata themed book as one of the campaign's stretch goals The NieR book is the next major stretch goal in the campaign, which has accrued €70,569 EUR[...]

The post-apocalyptic android-filled NieR: Automata is now celebrating its first anniversary on PS4, and to celebrate, game director Yoko Taro has released a special message for fans of the RPG Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the PAL release date of the game, which hit on March 10th, 2017 The initial release for Automata was on February[...]

NieR: Automata may not have had the same reception in the western world as it did in Japan, but that doesn't mean this news isn't as interesting as 2B's fashion choices NieR: Automata was a massive success in Japan and continues to be a fan favorite where it won a Users' Choice prize at the PlayStation[...]

Credit// PlatinumGames Nier: Automata's eccentric game director Yoko Taro discussed his plans to keep working with developer PlatinumGames in a recent and wide-ranging interview with Game Informer. Taro started off by discussing how he wound up making NieR: Automata after his prior studio Cavia folded in the wake of Drakengrad 3[...]

The first major content DLC for NieR: Automata is available starting today for $13.99 on the PlayStation 4 and Steam for PC With a typically NieR-style title of 3C3C1D119440927, this DLC includes three new colosseums to challenge and additional sub-quests which will yield some exciting rewards, like: ●      Costumes from the previous Japanese release, NieR: Replicant, including the "Revealing Outfit" for 2B,[...]

Fans will soon have more to experience in the world of NieR: Automata after Square Enix's latest announcement that a set of downloadable content will be available for the PlayStation 4 and Steam on May 2nd, 2017. The DLC is, in typical NieR fashion, titled "3C3C1D119440927", and it will include three exciting new colosseums to challenge, alongside additional sub-quests[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Square Enix and PlatinumGames' NieR:Automata is the sort of game that likes to defy expectations Sure, it's a game where you play a silver-haired android girl who throws around giant swords in a hack-and-slash game And sure, the androids are fighting the alien machines for control of earth, But that's underestimating the depth of the game's[...]

Square Enix and PlatinumGame's action RPG NieR: Automata will indeed make it to PC starting March 17th Pre-orders are now live. From the press release, "Developed in collaboration with PlatinumGames Inc., NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S, and A2, and their ferocious battle to reclaim a machine-driven dystopia abandoned by humankind and overrun by[...]

Square Enix released a nice 27 minute gameplay video today of their upcoming game, NieR: Automata. The almost half-hour of uncut gameplay footage shows off the game's combat and exploration as well as the "Reliquary" system where players can return to where their characters were defeated to gain extra buffs or assist an ally; 17 of[...]

Square Enix and Platinum Games' NieR: Automata hasn't even been released in the west yet, and it's already being patched due to player complaints about a trash item in the game The trash in question is named "NIN-64" and it's description reads "trash that was fished up." Seems like a lazy but obvious dig at Nintendo[...]

NieR: Automata's producer Yosuke Saito told Express UK that currently there were no plans to bring Platinum Games and Square Enix's latest title to the Xbox One Despite saying that they would be publishing the game on both platforms a few months ago, it seems like development on that side has completely halted – if[...]

NieR is one of Square Enix's lesser known properties, but it certainly has it's own niche audience Every few months or so, I'll meet someone who swears by it, which convinces me that NieR: Automata will find its audience. It will also be double pronged on that front  too, because the game is being developed by[...]