For Japanese otaku, itasha—literally "painmobile"—are about as geeky as they come. This past weekend, diehard itasha gathered and gawked in Tokyo's Odaiba.

Ever wonder why there are two versions of role-playing game Nier?

Along with a younger version of the protagonist, role-playing game Nier (read our review!) is getting new downloadable outfits. One of which sure is saucy!

Can one hideously ugly man facing impossible odds to save his daughter from a mysterious disease make for a beautiful action role-playing game? Find out in our review of Square Enix's Nier.

In Japan, role-playing game Nier has been released in two flavors: Nier Replicant for the PS3 and Nier Gestalt for the Xbox 360. Which version do you think is more popular in Japan?

We here at Kotaku have been underwhelmed by forthcoming Cavia-made video game Nier Gestalt. We have played it and been bewildered. We have questioned the game's reason for being. So, uh, last time I saw it, I liked it.

Square Enix has announced an April North American release date for Cavia-developed action-adventure game Nier, not far removed from the release date of its two Japanese counterparts.

The upcoming Square Enix published, Cavia developed role-playing game Nier has been given a release date for Japan.

Square Enix's NieR is more than just suggestive pictures of a woman's rear end as evidenced by this latest batch of screenshots for the Cavia-developed action-adventure.

The Square-Enix-published Cavia-developed action adventure NieR stars main character NieR and his AI-controlled partner Kainé, a character possessed by a demon and who likes to wear skimpy clothes.

The Year of the Wii Lightgun Shooter continues with a Resident Evil entry that is two-thirds fun retro, never scary yet surprisingly generous. Too bad it makes a poor first impression.

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles may have shown better a month ago, but the preview build I saw yesterday had the unfortunate fate of trying to follow-up last month's EA's on-rails shooter, Dead Space Extraction.

Fans of the KORG DS-10 music creation software for the Nintendo DS will be happy to know that cavia, inc. and Procyon Studio are working hard on an enhanced version, aptly named KORG DS-10 Plus.

Taro Yoko from Tokyo-based developer Cavia is hard at work on upcoming Square Enix published title NieR Gestalt and NieR Replicant.

Heroine Kaine in the upcoming Cavia-developed, Square Enix-published RPG NieR is a male-female character that gives players the best of both worlds. This latest screenshot is revealing a little too much, some claim.

Nier Gestalt's protagonist may be the perfect hero for his game. He looks tired and a bit confused.

Like female characters? Male characters? How about both? You know, a two-for-one.

Looks like Square Enix may be publishing another Xbox 360 "exclusive", with the announcement today that the previously multi-format Nier (now known as Nier Gestalt) will now only be released on Microsoft's console.