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Nier fans are in a tough spot at the moment. The Nier Reincarnation mobile game--considered by many to be the third game in the series--is shutting down in April, and while Square Enix says a new console title may happen eventually, it won't be any time soon. Luckily, there is some new Nier content on the horizon beyond the realm of video games, starting with the new novel Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139…: Project Gestalt Recollections--File 02, releasing on March 19.Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139…:…

There have been rumors going around about a third main game in the Nier series. Earlier this month, series creator Yoko Taro apparently teased it in a Nier: Orchestra Concert in London, but don't get too excited yet.According to an anecdote at the concert, the word "REPENT" was repeatedly displayed but was spelled "REP3NT." This had fans speculating that the "3" meant that a new Nier game was being teased.However, Yoko Taro took to Twitter and simply said, "r3incarnationan." This suggested that he…

NieR director Yoko Taro has apparently begun teasing a third game in the franchise. After making a surprise appearance at a Valentine’s Day NieR: Orchestra Concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall, Taro reportedly asked the crowd to applaud as loudly as they could so Square Enix boss Takashi Kiryu would know there is an appetite for a follow-up to 2017’s NieR Automata . “The room immediately erupted into claps, cheers and yells,” said one fan. Elsewhere during the concert, the word “REPENT” was displayed several times…

Tencent was reportedly making a new Nier game with Square Enix but stopped development in December. It was reportedly a mobile game that was in the works for nearly two years.According to Reuters, the development costs and franchise rights to the Nier property were expensive. Tencent reportedly had trouble deciding how to monetize the mobile game so the company decided to cancel the project.Another Nier game on mobile already exists called Nier Reincarnation. However, it's shutting down later this year…

Yoko Taro’s NieR series has been synonymous with live service crossovers since the release of NieR Automata. Everything from Final Fantasy XIV to Final Fantasy Brave Exvius has seen the likes of 2B make an appearance, so it’s tragically ironic that NieR’s own live service game, NieR Reincarnation, is closing its doors soon. An announcement was posted to the official NieR Reincarnation website confirming that the game will officially end service on April 29, 2024. As a small consolation, NieR Reincarnation will continue…

Nintendo This month has been an exciting one for fans of old-school Square Enix role-playing games, as two of its classic RPGs got impressive remakes. On November 2, Gemdrops and Square Enix’s Star Ocean: The Second Story R gave the PS1 cult classic the HD-2D treatment, while ArtePiazza and Nintendo’s remake of Square’s SNES classic Super Mario RPG dropped on November 17. As both games have rarely been rereleased, it’s great to see each getting the drastic modern visual overhauls they deserved. These are far from the…

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… leads the pack of new titles coming to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe/ Premium catalogue, this month. Starting September 19, all higher-tier PS Plus members can delve into a post-apocalyptic realm where machines and androids are stuck in a proxy war, and follow a brother's quest to cure his sister Yonah from a life-threatening disease. Fight back sickness-ridden monstrosities through a customisable blend of magic and swordplay, all the while accompanied by a talking book. NieR…

Image: A-1 Pictures/CrunchyrollBack at the start of the year, the anime series for Nier: Automata released, and its release schedule has been all over the place. Early into its run, it had to take a hiatus, reportedly due to COVID-19, that saw it off the air for nearly a few months. When it returned in February, it seemed like that was the end of things...until its momentum was stopped yet again in March. The current hiatus has lasted well through the spring anime season and well into summer, but according to A-1…

The Nier: Automata anime is coming back. After the series was put on pause due to covid in January, new episodes of Nier: Automata Ver1.1a will air again on Crunchyroll beginning this weekend, according to a press release. Three episodes have already been released, and you can watch them on Crunchyroll now ahead of the debut of episode four on Saturday, February 18th, at 12:30PM ET. New episodes will premiere weekly.If you’re interested in Ver1.1a, you can get an idea of what it looks like in this trailer released in…

Nier writer-director Yoko Taro isn't shy about offering up puzzles for fans to pore over, and the recent History of Nier video from the Game Maker's Notebook podcast is no different. At the closing of that video, Yoko Taro says that he will do "anything for money" and that the next Nier game could come out tomorrow or perhaps 35 years from now. Interviewer Shuhei Yoshida later pushes Yoko on the topic, asking him if he's taking a "less hands-on" role in his current projects, as a creative…