Nier: Automata
7 Games to Play After Watching Neon Genesis Evangelion on Netflix
Grab a glass of Tang and play these classic games after watching Evangelion on Netflix.
Nier: Automata Fan Art Forces Elon Musk Off Twitter
Elon Musk felt the weight of the world.
Astral Chain is a New Platinum Action Game From the Designer of Nier: Automata
Hideki Kamiya is supervising the project as well.
Nier: Automata's 2B Coming to Soul Calibur 6 This Month
"Glory to Mankind!"
Devs Choose Their Favorite PlayStation 4 Games, and They're Pretty Much What You'd Expect
Yakuza? Celeste? Dragon Quest? Where aaaare yoooou?
PS4 Sales Begin to Show Signs of Decline After Massive Success
Sony's PlayStation division thrives.
PSN Golden Week Sale Offers Big Discounts on Hits like Monster Hunter: World, Nier, and Yakuza
Big discounts on some of the best Japanese games on the PlayStation.
"It Felt More Like Hell Than Success:" A Nier: Automata Postmortem
From booze to canned ideas, we spoke to writer and director Yoko Taro and PlatinumGames designer Takahisa Taura about the creation of last year's surprise JRPG hit, Nier: Automata.
Watch Nier: Automata's Yoko Taro Finally Accept His DICE Award
Yoko Taro's wandering DICE award has come home.
Nier: Automata Has a Controversial "Final Secret" Nobody's Discovered
Whatever it is, it sounds bad?
No One Was Present to Accept Nier: Automata's Award at the DICE 2018 Awards
Nier: Automata won Best RPG at the DICE Awards.
Platinum Wants to Create More Original IPs, Looking Into Self-Publishing
Platinum already received 70 design documents this past year.
USgamer's Top 20 Games of the Year 2017: #5-#2
You thought you were getting our Game of the Year today? Sorry to break the news: but Day Four only leads to our second top choice of GOTY.
Caty's 10 Favorite Games of 2017: Nierly Perfect
Phantom Thieves weren't the only things that stole my heart this year.
Axe of the Blood God: The 2017 RPG Year in Review Spectacular
PODCAST | Persona 5! Divinity: Original Sin 2! And so much more!
Kat's 10 Favorite Games of 2017: Japan Reigns
Japan owns a huge chunk of Kat's favorite games of 2017.
Matt's 10 Favorite Games of 2017: I Just Really Like Sad Robots, Okay?
A good year for humanist games.
Square Enix CEO: Microtransactions Are Better Suited for Mobile Games Than Console Games
"The way that console games are made, the volume of content and how much effort goes into them, there's something in that which doesn't fit in the mind with microtransactions."
The USG Lunch Hour: Kat Plays NieR Automata at 11am PT/2pm ET
STREAM | Join Kat as she delves into her backlog.
Hideki Kamiya: "I want to work on a Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe remake"
The PlatinumGames director reveals what Capcom titles he'd like to work on again.
Yoko Taro Has Absolutely No Idea Why Nier: Automata Sold So Well
Market research failed to predict Nier: Automata's success.
Nier: Automata Shows "Significant Potential" as a Major Square Enix Franchise
Square Enix is looking into more Nier in our future.
Nier Automata Surpasses 2 Million Sales, Could Potentially be Hiring for More Nier Projects
Nier Automata is a global hit.
Nier: Automata Is Heavily Discounted This Week
Existential crisis simulator.
Hideki Kamiya on Nier: Automata's Success: "Yoko-san Saved Platinum"
The Bayonetta creator credits Nier: Automata director for saving PlatinumGames.
Axe of the Blood God: Diving Deep Into RPG Battle Systems
PODCAST | Kat is joined by a guest to dissect the history and design of RPG battle systems. Plus: NieR Automata and Persona 5!
Nadia's Midboss Musings: It's a Bad Year to Be a Good Game (Plus: Meet Birdo!)
I just want to hug all the cats and play all the games.
USgamer's Favorite Games of 2017 (...So Far)
Holy cow, June's already over? This year is flying by.
Bayonetta Director Explains How Canceled Scalebound Can Help Future Platinum Games
Scalebound is dead, but the memories will last a lifetime.
"The Mysterious Acts of Humans," A Brief Correspondence with Nier: Automata Director Yoko Taro
We chat with Nier: Automata director Yoko Taro on the hypocrisy of humanity and how the sequel even materialized in the first place.
Platinum Wants to Build Stronger Bonds With the Indie Development Scene
"Practically speaking, I want to help raise up a new director," says Atsushi Inaba.
Axe of the Blood God: Nier: Automata for Game of the Year
PODCAST | Kat and Nadia discussing RPG rankings and Fire Emblem in the latest episode of our RPG podcast!
The Hidden Humanity in Nier: Automata's Fashion
From the rusted machines to the YoRHa androids, clothes are more than just stylish.
Nier Automata PC Mod Sparks an Internet Battle
A mod promised to fix Nier Automata's graphics has become a fight over video game piracy.
Nier: Automata's DLC is Out Now, but You'll Never Play It
For those who have beaten the game already, accessing the new DLC poses a problem.
Gravity Rush 2 Gets Nier: Automata Crossover DLC
Dress up as your favorite loli-goth android on May 5th.
Nier Automata’s New DLC Features Square Enix and PlatinumGames CEOs as Bosses
Also, outfit yourself as characters from Nier: Replicant's past.
Nier: Automata's Worldwide Shipments and Digital Sales Top a Million Units
Square Enix's cult RPG is already a hit.
The Games You Missed During an Insanely Busy Month
March was an uncharacteristically busy month for video games, so you probably missed a few gems. Here's what you should catch up on.
End Credits: A Look Back on This Week's Best Articles About Mass Effect, Nier, Zelda, and More
End Credits wraps up the week by pointing you to the coolest stuff we wrote across the past five days. This week: Disney Afternoon Collection is coming (but not to Switch), Zelda's oozing with cool stuff, and Mass Effect Andromeda looks ... ehh.
Nier: Automata and the Illusion of Survival
“Everything that lives is designed to end."
Axe of the Blood God: Nier: Automata and Andromeda Drama
PODCAST: Kat, Caty, and Nadia talk Nier Automata, Mass Effect Andromeda, Chrono Trigger, and more in this massive episode of our RPG podcast.
The Weirdest Endings in Nier: Automata
Nier: Automata has 26 endings, and here are the weirdest—and funniest—of the bunch.
How Japan is Taking Back Console Gaming in 2017
2017 IN PREVIEW: A new wave of Japanese console games is taking over 2017.
NieR: Automata Launches on March 7, 2017
The NieR sequel has a release date!
Quit Gettin' Mad at Easy Mode in Video Games
There are many good reasons why someone might want to play a game in Easy Mode, and none of them impact you.
NieR: Automata is the Platinum Game You're Looking For
Feeling wary of Scalebound? Keep NieR on your radar.
A New Trailer Reveals NieR Automata's Combat as Purely Platinum
The sequel to Square-Enix's 2010 cult RPG hit is already looking great.