NieR: Automata: news and videos

::record scratch:: I know what you're thinking, "how did we get in this situation?" NieR: Automata, a game destined to fade into obscurity, was noticed by the mainstream, sold millions of copies, and was considered a huge success by any mea...

Square Enix has proudly announced that emotional action-RPG NieR: Automata has surpassed 3.5 million total shipments and digital sales since its release in early 2017.The figure stood at around three million just before the launch of the Xb...

The crazy brilliance of Yoko Taro and the fluid action of Platinum Games came together last year to craft NieR: Automata. It was a masterpiece. Its legacy could have just died in 2017, but it got multiple kicks from ongoing DLC and an Xbox ...

A few weeks back, we posted pictures of two finely-crafted dolls of hero-bots 2B and 9S, from Platinum Games' dystopian hack 'n' slash title NieR: Automata. The dolls will be made available to pre-order from creators Volks this month, you j...

Volks' Dolfie Dream brand is collaborating with Square Enix to release two premium-quality dolls of androids 2B and 9S, stars of philosophical hack 'n' slash title NieR: Automata.Newly-released images let us check out the prototypes of the ...

At this weekend's Wonder Festival, figure manufacturers Flare showcased their upcoming figurine based on one of 2017's breakout video game stars, NieR: Automata's emotional android YoRHa No. 2 Type B, known to her besties "2B".Back in Winte...

To say that NieR: Automata is a great game wouldn't do it justice, it's one of the best games I've played in years and a lot of that has to do with the story. I'm only 20 or so hours into it and it's already reduced me to tears a few times,...

[We Community Managers usually like to add a witty intro to promoted community blogs to get readers in the right mood. Unfortunately, any attempt at outwitting The Actual Charlton Heston's NieR: Automata exposé would be in vain....

We know Yoko Taro can be an eccentric dude, but he also has great taste. Speaking to Famitsu in regards to the recent re-release of Ikaruga (and NieR: Automata on Xbox One for that matter), Taro mused on how the classic shoot 'em up (shmup)...

NieR: Automata should've gotten far more end-of-year recognition than it did. But, it released in the same 12-month window as Zelda and Mario masterpieces, and that's that. All-time classics sometimes get overshadowed and bumped aside by ot...

Motherhood fascinates me. I’m an only child raised by a single mom. Her constant support, alongside my grandmother and aunts, created a web of matriarchal love throughout my childhood (this totally includes embracing my video game hab...

NieR: Automata exceeded everyone's expectations, both in terms of critical and commercial metrics. Everyone involved seems happy with it, and it's even getting an Xbox One port soon -- something that never seemed possible given how poorly t...

With very little fanfare in a blink and you'll miss it moment (there seems to be a lot of those during E3!), Microsoft announced that NieR: Automata will be coming to Xbox One (officially, this time) on June 26, digitally. This is a hu...

It wouldn't be E3 without a bevy of pre-E3 leaks. The latest out of Square Enix should be good news for Xbox One owners. In a now-removed listing on Square-Enix-Games.com, the publisher confirmed the best-selling NieR: Automata is comi...

Square Enix have proudly announced that their dystopian android drama, NieR: Automata, has reached a milestone of three million worldwide shipments and digital downloads across the PS4 and PC platforms.Launching in February of last year, th...

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle may have just hit store shelves, but that doesn't mean the game is finished hyping up players. In an interview with Forbes, BBCT's producer Toshimichi Mori may have dropped a hint at some possible DLC that will co...

Square Enix have proudly announced, on the anniversary month of its Western release, that NieR: Automata has topped 2.5 million shipments and digital sales since launching in 2017.PlatinumGames' stark-but-chaotic hack 'n' slash title launch...

Sci-Fi, anime, steampunk, hack 'n' slash, RPG brawler sequel, NieR: Automata hit Western shores one year ago this week. To celebrate the first anniversary of the game's localisation, Platinum Games have released a (somewhat unnerving) video...

[Image source] NieR: Automata is a strange and amazing game, and if you haven't played it yet, make a note in whatever note-taking software you use to eventually pick it up at a price you're comfortable with. If you have any love at all for...

Man At Arms: Reforged, the YouTube series that makes real-life builds of weapons from games, comics, and movies alike, recently took up the task of creating 2B's sword from NieR: Automata.  Forging a weapon like this is undoubtedly&nbs...

Square Enix and Trading Arts have announced that they will release boxsets of mini figurines, based on characters from 2017's emo-smash NieR: Automata. The box-set features 10 randomly assorted figures from a collection of 11 characters, in...

Yoko Taro did it. While the PlayStation 4 had no shortage of remarkable games this year and trying to sort through them to crown a single standout title was conflicting to say the least, Yoko Taro, Platinum Games, and Square Enix were onto ...

After the release of NieR: Automata in March this year, a superstar burst forth into gaming's mainstream: NieR's demure but destructive heroine, 2B. Well, now you can have your very own straight-faced robot gal, who can keep you company if ...

A few weeks back, we reported on some luscious NieR vinyl LPs that were being made available to Japan. Square Enix have now confirmed that the records are available for Western distribution, and pre-orders have gone live.Both the NieR: Auto...

NieR is the little series that could, fueled by the pure passion of Yoko Taro. It was always an outlier, a spinoff of the Drakengard franchise that became something more, until NieR: Automata catapulted it to fame. Unlike its...

Months later, it's still such a wonderful feeling knowing that NieR: Automata is selling as well as it is and people are loving the game enough to consider it one of the year's best releases. Would you like more where it came from? Not to s...

Japan will see stunning vinyl releases for the soundtracks to Cavia's sombre action-RPG NieR and its PlatinumGames sequel NieR: Automata.Each game gets a double vinyl set. The NieR Automata set features 15 tracks, while the NieR (or NieR Ge...

Can't get enough of everyone's favorite androids 2B and 9S? Fear not, your boy Yoko Taro has you covered with his latest mobile game SINoALICE. Even more so if you just so happen to understand Japanese. SINoALICE released back in June, with...

It's no doubt by now that NieR: Automata was a success, both critically and surprisingly enough -- even financially. Our own Chris Carter said NieR: Automata was the best Platinum game since Bayonetta 2. It even caught Square Enix themselve...

Spelunker World isn't the only free-to-play game getting a NieR: Automata crossover event. This time, one of Square Enix's major franchises is getting the extra content and it just so happens to be Final Fantasy Brave Exvius...you know, tha...

If you're down for some bizarre crossovers that don't really make sense, then its time you booted up the free-to-play Spelunker World on PS4! From now until August 24, you can get costumes based on NieR: Automata for use as playable charact...

The Square Enix twitter account has unveiled pics of prototype NieR: Automata action figures coming to their Bring Arts range.The photos show incomparable android-waifu 2B and Machine Lifeform Small Stubby (stop laughing at the back) in the...

Look, there might be a bit of NSFW content involving 2B and a donkey below, just saying.Bayonetta came out on PC recently and was lauded as a pretty good port over all, but not without its issues. There were annoying performance problems, u...

Square Enix announced that NieR: Automata has eclipsed 1.5 million sales worldwide, including both digital downloads and physical shipments. Impressive numbers for series that was once quite niche. That PlatinumGames magic at work perh...

Anyone who has spoken with me in the past couple of months would know of my absolute adoration for NieR: Automata. In fact, it’s very likely that I’ve become unhealthily obsessed with it. To say that I regard it to be one of the...

If you still haven't picked up NieR: Automata, the game is now 25% off on both the PS4 and PC thanks to a new deal from two different retailers. For PC gamers head over to DLGamer where they've struck the price down 25%, making buyers pay o...

The new NieR: Automata DLC looks good, but does it look $14 good? Something to mull over. Aiding you in that decision is today's launch trailer for 3C3C1D119440927 (amazingly, that's the name of the DLC; bless you Yoko Taro). The video rec...

Japanese players are getting a batch of DLC for NieR: Automata on May 2, and hey, we are too! The DLC known as "3C3C1D119440927" (three costumes, three coliseums, one dream, and a year/date, apparently) will also see a Western release on Tu...

NieR: Automata is getting a TON of new content. After Final Fantasy XV added Square Enix's Yosuke Matsuda, NieR: Automata did one better by not only bringing over Matsuda but also the CEO of PlatinumGames, Kenichi Sato. ...

2017 is off to a pretty crazy start, with a string of critically and commercially successful games. That list now includes NieR: Automata, which Square Enix has announced just hit a one million milestone. Now that accomplishment comes with ...

If you prepped for NieR: Automata by reading wiki entries for Drakengard (which is in the same universe) and the previous NieR, you may not have even started the game yet -- that's how far the rabbit hole goes. It's an insane seri...

NieR: Automata has arrived finally on the PC and the fanfare looks to be justified as early reception is positive and Plantium Games as of writing has been quick to address PC port issues (such as a 4K support issue that cropped up earlier ...

You don't hear many people talk about the Drakengard or NieR series. It's pretty well-known in some circles, but others are mostly just aware of it through silly boar riding and fishing .gifs. I think that'll change with NieR...

It feels like it's been forever since I first heard of NieR: Automata's development, all the way up to its release. As a fan of Platinum Games, I had just finished up Legend of Korra (which is not bad so don't start) and to my memory, Trans...

Oops! Square-Enix uploaded a trailer last week showing a PC release date of March 10, 2017, then immediately replaced with the same trailer sans release date. Turns out it was due to incorrect information, possibly confused for the Eur...

The highly anticipated NieR: Automata will release on PlayStation 4 in North America on March 7, 2017. It will also be available on PC via Steam, but the release date has yet to be announced, or has it? Square Enix released a new trai...

NieR: Automata is coming. Right in the middle of a brand new console launch, a new Zelda game, and off the heels of another open world game in the form of Horizon Zero Dawn. It's...a rough launch to say the least. Based on my time with...

The first NieR: Automata demo I played (which was subsequently open to the public) was a way for Platinum to showcase its action prowess. It mostly centered on combat, and barely any time was spent idling away in menus. A new preview build ...

Producer Yosuke Saito announced on Twitter that NieR: Automata has gone gold, meaning its ready to be packed and shipped. Though, as we have seen many times in the past, it does not necessarily imply that games are complete by develope...

A little over a week ago, a (probably NSFW, depending on your occupation) Tweet started to float around that showed that PlatinumGames may or may not have added a butthole to the character model for protagonist of NieR: Automata; YoRHa...