It has been a big past few years for PlatinumGames with the release of NieR: Automata in 2017, the announcement of developing Bayonetta 3, and the more recent reveal of Astral Chain. In the midst of all of this though, PlatinumGames’ studio head Atsushi Inaba has said that 2019 is a very big year for the company, for more
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No Straight Roads is the first game from Metronomik, the studio founded by Wan Hazmer, lead designer of Final Fantasy XV, and Daim Dziauddin, a concept artist for Street Fighter V. Their first release is coming to PC and PS4. If the new trailer is anything to go by, it looks incredibly weird, in the best
Cosplayer Shellanin went viral on Twitter recently over her latest NieR: Automata cosplay with a twist. Instead of wearing a more canon straight-haired white wig for YoRHa No.2 Type B, Shellanin added a voluminous curly haired white wig that elevates the 2B cosplay in a totally different direction. Seen below, you can check out the photoshoot from
As of today, Square Enix has now released the complete edition of the 2017 classic NieR: Automata which it is calling NieR: Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition. The GOTY edition of Nier: Automata includes all of the original content from the game plus the 3C3C1D119440927 DLC that arrived a bit after launch. Additionally, there’s a variety of extra content
Square Enix held today the NieR: Automata Second Anniversary Livestream, where multiple small announcements and information were shared. The stream is still ongoing here. First off it was announced that NieR Automata is getting new Line Stamps. They also showed off the PS4 avatars, 15 in total, and PS4 Theme included in the Nier: Automata Game of
When you’re spending dozens upon dozens of hours playing a video game, you can’t help but grow attached to certain characters. No, not in a weird way…just in the kind of way that makes us love them from the start of a journey to reaching the very end, and seeing how they’ve grown and changed
Coming from Square Enix, it’s easy for fans of both Kingdom Hearts 3 and Nier: Automata to hope for a chance that Yoko Taro’s beloved action-RPG might one day make it into the Kingdom Hearts series. While it might still be a longshot chance from happening, we can at least imagine what might happen if the two series
To commemorate the launch of Nier: Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition, Square Enix will be hosting a live broadcast at their Storia cafe in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district. The event will be livestreamed via the company’s Square Enix Presents YouTube channel on February 20 at 8 p.m. JST. Interestingly, only forty people will be able to attend
Yesterday we reported on the NieR: Automata: Game of the YoRHa Edition being officially confirmed by director Yoko Taro. Today we’ve had confirmation on a release date, and we’ll see the title arriving next year in February. As we’ve seen, PlatinumGames’ title has sold over 3.5 million copies and finds players taking control of androids 2B, 9S and
With the game selling over 3.5 million copies worldwide, the beloved NieR: Automata managed to become a sleeper hit worldwide thanks to its deep, emotional story, fast-paced and engaging combat, and an unusual narrative structure, and now those that missed out on playing the first time around seemingly will have another chance with all of its previously-released
As happens from time to time, the ESRB has recently seemed to unveil a new game ahead of its official announcement. Over on the ESRB’s official website, a page for NieR: Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition recently went live. Judging from the play on words in the title, this seems to be a Game of the
While Star Ocean: Anamnesis, a gacha mobile game from the long-running RPG series, has been available in Japan for some time, it finally came west in July. Like most mobile games, it is consistently supported with weekly and monthly events where players can net exclusive rewards, and like Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, some
On Saturday, Bandai Namco revealed that 2B from NieR: Automata would be making an appearance in their weapons-based fighting game, Soul Calibur VI. Today, the publisher released so many screenshots of the character in action. You can check them out for yourself down below. 2B is an android and the protagonist of NieR: Automata, she wields two swords as her primary
In a recent trailer from Bandai Namco Entertainment, it was revealed that 2B from NieR: Automata is coming to SoulCalibur VI. And no this isn’t another fan-made create-a-character version of 2B, this is an official collaboration between the two games. The trailer features 2B’s move set carried over from her game including her interchangeable swords,
Welcome to the first official DualShockers Definitives list! This week has been a hard one for DualShockers staff, thanks to much arguing and nit-picking over which games in the amazing PS4 library make the Top 10. If you missed the original post, here is a quick TLDR on what this is all about: The DualShockers Definitives
Today is the day of the summer edition of Wonder Festival, currently behind held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, near Tokyo, and an absolute metric ton of figures, figmas, and nendroids are being presented by the major (and smaller) players in the industry. Of course, among the many figures presented — which are making
If you’re a NieR: Automata fan and you enjoy collecting figures, be ready to take a loan, because Square Enix has quite a few in store. First of all, a new A2 static figure was presented by the Square Enix eStore’s Twitter account. The figure is already available for pre-order, and will cost 6,998 yen. It
It’s not a mystery that Xbox One doesn’t get all that many Japanese games. It’s not only the one console on the market that is from a company based outside of Japan, but with 96,371 units sold in the country in almost four years, its hold on the Japanese market is negligible, discouraging many local
Today marks a day to be celebrated for Xbox fans, as they’re finally getting one of the best games of last year, NieR: Automata. The game is now available in the Become As Gods Edition, and even if it’s only in digital form, it comes with all the DLC that was previously released on PS4. Considering
Square Enix just broadcasted from E3 2018, showcasing the first live gameplay of the Xbox One version of NieR: Automata. We get to see the very beginning of the game running on Xbox One, and it looks as great as it always did (even if Square Enix was streaming in 720p, so the footage is blurrier
With the Xbox One version of NieR: Automata coming soon, Square Enix broadcasted today a message for eager fans of the game on the Microsoft platform. The video starred Director Yoko Taro, Producer Yosuke Saito, and designer Takahisa Taura as they commented on the upcoming Xbox One release, and on the fact that the game has
Originally released at the beginning of last year, NieR: Automata became an unexpected critical and commercial success thanks to its unique blend of action and RPG elements inside of an unconventional and emotionally-gripping story, and now the game has crossed a significant new sales milestone well over a year after its initial release. The official Japanese
Our WeebCast is a weekly podcast dedicated to all thing Japanese, and today you can listen to its sixth episode, focusing on the renaissance of Japanese games, many of which rose to critical and fan acclaim over the past few years after a period of semi-limbo. This discussion was inspired by Ebb and Flow – Conversations on the recent
Sony Interactive Entertainment released its usual weekly sales chart for the Japanese PlayStation Store, and last week there actually were no new releases, so the competition was all about older titles. You can check out the full top-twenty below: Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 NieR: Automata Dead by Daylight: Special Edition Mad Max God of
Today Square Enix released its financial results for the fiscal year ended on March 31st, 2018. The first table below showcases the relevant revenue and income figures which are all in the black. While sales were slightly lower year-on-year, income shows significant growth. The second table shows that the publisher’s income exceeded predictions. This is
In the past few years, Japanese games saw a return to critical acclaim, and a chain of releases that charmed not just the usual niche fanbase, but also a much wider audience. Games like Persona 5, NieR: Automata, NiOh, the Yakuza series, and more reawakened in many the love for the Japanese development culture colored
Most of you probably noticed that here at DualShockers we love Japanese games. As a matter of fact, we love them so much that we realized that we don’t talk about them enough. The DualShockers’ Weebcast is basically our attempt to make up for that. For the longest time, the team at DualShockers has worked
During a panel hosted at PAX East, NieR: Automata Director Yoko Taro, Producer Yosuke Saito, and Composer Keiichi Okabe responded to questions from the audience. Saito-san mentioned that there is a 50% chance for the NieR series to be continued, but that percentage is mostly because he wants to work together with the team again, and the rest
If you find yourself in Los Angeles this upcoming week and you’re looking to party with a bunch of other YoRHa units, then there’s a shindig just for you. To celebrate the NieR: Automata’s first year anniversary, there will be a party held this week for those looking to get together to celebrate their love of the
Today, during a panel at the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, that DualShockers attended, NieR: Automata Director Yoko Taro explained how he created games that give the sensation of freedom without being open-world titles. Keep in mind that this article includes spoilers on NieR and NieR: Automata, so if you have not played them and want