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Nier: Automata Lets Your Corpse Join The Fight
In Nier: Automata you play as 2B, an unstoppable android killing machine tasked with ridding the world of alien robot invaders. When she dies, she transfers to a new body and keeps fighting, but don’t count her old body out yet. If you’re playing Nier: Automata on anything over easy mode, you’re going to die.…
By Mike Fahey Published March 7, 2017 -
ReviewsNier: Automata: The Kotaku Review
Nier: Automata begins as a scrolling shooter. Then it’s a twin-stick shooter, a third-person action RPG and a 2.5D platformer. It’s equal parts comedy and tragedy. It’s a game that’s whatever it needs to be at any particular moment to be completely amazing. There’s nothing simple about Nier: Automata, but I will attempt to simplify.…
By Mike Fahey Published March 6, 2017 -
Nier Automata Lets Players Buy PSN Trophies With In-Game Money
Players looking to snag a platinum trophy for Nier: Automata will have an easier time after a few playthroughs. Trophies will be available for purchase using currency collected in game. As noted by Reddit user youkatei, players can actually buy trophies in game using their gathered money. But don’t fret, this isn’t something you pay…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 2, 2017 -
Kotaku EastFirst Look At The Final Fantasy XIV Themed TV Show’s Opening Credits
In Japan, there’s an upcoming TV drama centered around Final Fantasy XIV. Previously, all we’ve seen were stills from the show. Now, we have the show’s intro sequence. Called Final Fantasy XIV: Daddy Of Light, the show follows the bond that develops between a son and a father while playing the popular MMORPG Final Fantasy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2017 -
Get Ready For More Nier: Automata Cosplay
Now Nier: Automata is out in Japan and soon coming to the West, expect more and more cosplayers to bring the main android protagonist to life. Nier: Automata isn’t new per se. I mean, 2B outfits were already make their way through the internet last fall. But in the past month, there has already been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2017 -
A King’s Tale: Final Fantasy XV will be free to download on PS4 and Xbox One March 1 according to a report by DualShockers. The side-scrolling beat-em-up was originally a pre-order bonus for buying Final Fantasy XV from Gamestop. The art looks better than the gameplay, but at least it’ll be available to everyone now.
By Ethan Gach Published February 26, 2017 -
That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata
It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy. To get it, you need to do this ten times. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2017 -
That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata
It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy. To get it, you need to do this ten times. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2017 -
That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata
It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy. To get it, you need to do this ten times. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2017 -
That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata
It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy. To get it, you need to do this ten times. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2017 -
That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata
It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy. To get it, you need to do this ten times. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2017 -
That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata
It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy. To get it, you need to do this ten times. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2017 -
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Square Enix announced that Nintendo Wii service for Dragon Quest X will be ending, but will offer a way for players to easily, ahem, switch to the Switch version. Square Enix said the decision was due to the Wii’s ceased production and that version’s unique particularities. 2/22 – 6:00am Update: An earlier version of this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 22, 2017 -
Kotaku EastThe Nier: Automata Commercial That Square Enix Censored For Japan
There are two versions of a new Nier: Automata ad. One can be played on TV in Japan, while the other probably cannot. Here is the commercial that can be shown on Japanese TV. The narrator says, “We were born to be destroyed. Action RPG Nier: Automata. Even though we’re inanimate, we kill each other.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2017 -
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Square Enix Announces New RPG Called Project Prelude Rune
It’s the debut project of Square Enix’s newly established Studio Istolia, which is headed up by former Tales producer Hideo Baba. Via an official release, Square Enix explains that the name “Istolia” is based on the Greek word for story. “The aim of the studio is to provide unforgettable stories that will inspire players in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2017 -
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood‘s Second New Job Is Samurai
The Stormblood expansion for Square Enix’s MMORPG will introduce a new continent to the game as well as two new character classes. We knew the first was Red Mage and now we know the second: Samurai. The crimson-clad, katana-wielding warriors will be a damage-based class aimed at unloading on enemies on the front lines of…
By Ethan Gach Published February 18, 2017 -
Final Fantasy VII Remake‘s Director Shows Screenshots Of The Game’s First Boss Fight
This is what fighting the giant scorpion tank guarding the Sector 1 Mako Reactor at the beginning Final Fantasy VII will look like in the game’s remake. If it ever comes out that is. Tetsuya Nomura, the game’s director, revealed two new screenshots for the game at this year’s Magic Monaco 2017 event. The above…
By Ethan Gach Published February 18, 2017 -
Final Fantasy XIV‘s Interface Made Futuristic Thanks To HoloLens
We’ve already seen what Microsoft’s HoloLenscan do to Portal. Now, let’s picture what it can do to Final Fantasy XIV Japanese Twitter user Tanufuku created this mock-up to see how it could handle the MMORPG’s interface. Tanufuku thinks this actually might make the game even more immersive as well as make it possible to play…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2017 -
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Final Fantasy VII Remade As A Huge Snow Sculpture
TheSapporo Snow Festival is now underway in Japan’s northern most prefecture Hokkaido. One of this year’s main sculptures is Final Fantasy VII themed, featuring Cloud and Sephiroth. Impressive, no? Each year, theJapanese military moves all this snow to make these huge sculptures. Lots of detail if you get closer. These TV news images might give…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2017 -
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The Director Of Dissidia Final Fantasy Thinks It Could Be An Esport
Dissidia Final Fantasy came out over a year ago in Japan as an arcade game, but a console version is apparently still in the works. In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu the game’s producer, Ichirou Hazama, and director, Takeo Kujiraoka, said that the only reason a console version of Dissidia Final Fantasy wasn’t shown…
By Ethan Gach Published February 5, 2017