Sep 24
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Free-to-play mobile game Nier: Reincarnation, which wrapped up a closed beta in Japan last month, is getting a Western release. Slated for iOS and Android, details about its North American and European release are still scant.
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Sep 24
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Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139 will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and Steam on April 23, 2021 in North America and Europe. Developed by Toylogic and published by Square Enix, it’s an upgraded version of Nier Replicant, which was previously a PS3 exclusive in Japan.
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Jul 2
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In SINoALICE, a new mobile RPG for iOS and Android directed by Nier creator Yoko Taro, fairy tale characters…
Apr 22
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Happy 10th anniversary to the original Nier! Please enjoy the game’s opening monologue, wherein a magical book is called a “dumb-ass” and “little bitch.”
Mar 29
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Square Enix announced earlier today that an upgraded version of Nier Replicant is heading to Xbox One, PS4, and PC.
Jul 24 2019
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Video game music rules. Sometimes, it is legitimately great. Since the start of 2019, Twitter account 140 Seconds VGM
Jun 16 2019
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We’re not even a year on from Tesla founder Elon Musk’s settlement in a case over using an aritst’s work without…
Jun 3 2019
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Toco Toco TV, a series of intimate interviews with Japanese creators that we’ve been following for ages, has just released its final episode, about composer Keiichi Okabe (NieR, Drakengard 3).
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Apr 11 2019
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A team of just six people is to thank for this Nier short, whose mix of game-related action and 1990s Liquid…
May 17 2018
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Yoko Taro wants folks to knock it off with the fan art and cosplay complaints, saying one of the reasons he doesn’t…
Apr 11 2018
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Nier: Automata’s existential story about an endless war between androids and machines has a ton of great moments. My…
Mar 28 2018
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SAN FRANCISCO—Without his mask, Yoko Taro looks like anyone else at the Game Developers Conference. He has a thin…
Mar 14 2018
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Yoko Taro gets finally gets his overdue D.I.C.E. award for Role-Playing Game of the Year, as well as an apology from Square Enix. Hooray!
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Jan 15 2018
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The end of the world is here, and I never thought it’d sound so beautiful.
Dec 30 2017
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Nier Automata is cruel to its characters.
Nov 9 2017
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It’s taken a little longer than I was expecting, but Nier: Automata’s first proper action figures are finally on the…
Nov 2 2017
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Taro Yoko’s producer at Square Enix says he wants the Nier director to make a Final Fantasy. He let this brilliant idea fly during a recent interview with Wow Japan, saying he would want the game to feature a “similar strangeness” to Yoko’s other games. “I’m hoping for a big budget if I do work on it,” Yoko replied.
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Oct 18 2017
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Oct 16 2017
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When giving a panel at SEA Summit in Singapore, Yoko Taro talked about his hopes and dreams, including the…
Sep 21 2017
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There’s a limited-edition Nier Blu-ray disc for sale here only at Tokyo Game Show, and it’s selling out in minutes…