We’re returning to our playthrough of Nier: Automata right now on Kotaku’s Twitch channel. It’s a game about happy androids, where nothing goes wrong.
Square Enix announced that Nier: Automata is coming to the Xbox One on June 26th, 2018, then they removed the announcement page. According to the now-removed page, it will be released in a “Become As Gods” edition that includes the “3C3C1D119440927" DLC and some cosmetic items.
Nier Creator: Stop Complaining About Fan Art And Cosplay
Yoko Taro wants folks to knock it off with the fan art and cosplay complaints, saying one of the reasons he doesn’t actively retweet fan art or cosplay is because he doesn’t want to broadcast them to “strange people.”
This cannot continue...except it is! We’re streaming through Nier: Automata right now on Twitch.
My Favorite Moment In Nier: Automata Is A Musical Cue
Nier: Automata’s existential story about an endless war between androids and machines has a ton of great moments. My favorite moment of all doesn’t come from an epic sword duel on top of a tower or a difficult, fourth wall-breaking decision, but instead from a perfect musical cue.
Do you think games are silly little things? We’re starting up a playthrough of Nier: Automata right now on Twitch.
Nier: Automata's Director: 'I Might Be Broken In Some Way'
SAN FRANCISCO—Without his mask, Yoko Taro looks like anyone else at the Game Developers Conference. He has a thin grey beard and wears a black hoodie with short, flowing sleeves that wouldn’t seem out of place at Hogwarts. His head is shaved, and his face is round, but otherwise he doesn’t resemble the giant Nier mask…
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!
In the latest episode of Fave This, Gita Jackson and Maddy Myers talk about the never-ending debate around games like Bayonetta. What do people miss when they obsess over whether or not something is ‘sexist’? Beyond their lurid character designs, what do games like Nier: Automata and Soul Calibur actually say or…
The Melancholy Music Of Nier: Automata’s Apocalypse
The end of the world is here, and I never thought it’d sound so beautiful.
The Tragic Sidequests From Nier Automata’s Machine Village
Nier Automata is cruel to its characters.
The Year In Video Game Fashion, 2017
Video game fashion goes through trends just like fashion in the real world. In 2017, games let us pretend we were at a fashion week, express our true selves, and do somersaults in six inch heels and a miniskirt.
Eric's Top 10 Games Of 2017
In 2017, I played a lot of games, but only 10 could make the cut for this blog. Culling the herd to just 10 was heartbreaking and required intense soul-searching. In no particular order, the best games I played in 2017:
Heather Alexandra's Top Ten Games Of 2017
I’ve played approximately two billion video games this year. Narrowing that list down to 10 was a painful and bloody process, but I finally managed to choose my favorite games from one of the most exciting years in recent memory.
Nier: Automata's Director Wants To Burn His Animal Crossing Camp To The Ground
Have you been playing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on your phone a little bit each day? Were you enjoying helping out your friendly neighbors with frivolous tasks, crafting your favorite style of coffee table and generally just vibing along to it all? Well the director of NieR: Automata is here to tell you just how…
Video Games As Told By The Simpsons
A picture is worth 1,000 words and a good Simpsons picture is worth one kwyjibo. An intrepid Twitter user is turning still from The Simpsons into wonderful summaries of 2017's top video games.
Japanese Role-Playing Game Trend: Big Sister Characters
Have you noticed? Some of the biggest recent Japanese role-playing games feature older sister type characters instead of predominately kid sister ones popular in years past.
Look At These Nier Action Figures
It’s taken a little longer than I was expecting, but Nier: Automata’s first proper action figures are finally on the way, and they look great.
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.
Too Late Yoko Taro, They're Already Making A Nier Porno
Recently, Nier creator Yoko Taro said he wanted to make an adult film. This comes as Japanese porn maker TMA is already filming a Nier Automata inspired flick.