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Steam removing adult games shows "you can even censor another country’s free speech," claims Nier creator Yoko Taro

This is about more than games

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'Dangerous on a whole new level'—while Steam's policy change is new, the shadow of credit card porn-hibition has been looming for a while, with Nier: Automata's Yoko Taro sounding the alarm last year

"A security hole that endangers democracy itself."

PC Gamer

Stellar Blade and Call of Duty Mobile weren't enough: Nier Automata is adding yet another crossover to its collection as Square Enix finally collabs with Astro Bot

Only a matter of time until Fortnite comes calling...

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Resident game industry weirdo Yoko Taro laments that there aren't as many 'weird' people making videogames as there used to be

Where my certified freaks at?

PC Gamer

Stellar Blade review

Not my favourite rendition of 'sexy souped-up soldier saving humankind.'

PC Gamer

A rumor that Nier: Automata's character designs were censored for Western audiences came from a mistranslation, creators say

A mistranslation from a recent live stream caused some confusion.

PC Gamer

Nier: Automata creator shoots down rumor Square Enix forced the RPG's devs to alter character designs to avoid outrage: "I've never heard of such a thing"

One of Nier's producers was the subject of a mistranslation

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One day after launch, the top 30 "adult" Stellar Blade mods have over 350,000 downloads on Nexus Mods, which isn't far off what Nier Automata has after 8 years

Act surprised, because Stellar Blade is getting a lot of NSFW mods

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Yoko Taro jokes maybe he shouldn't have done the Nikke x Nier: Automata collab after all as cosplayers are now dressing up as Shift Up's characters instead of his own

"Many Nier cosplayers – especially those in more revealing outfits – started switching over to Nikke cosplay"

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"Nothing has changed" with the new game from Nier Automata leads that might be Nier 3, producer says, and it might even be announced in 2027 if they're still "alive by then"

2027 would be the RPG's 10th anniversary

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Yoko Taro hid Nier's save-deleting twist from the game's producer, who thought it was an homage to Dragon Quest: "Apparently it wasn't an homage to Dragon Quest"

"My favorite memory is probably choosing to let this slide"

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Nier director Yoko Taro says "everything" he makes is influenced by Neon Genesis Evangelion, and that "I have zero charisma"

Yoko Taro reflects on 15 years of Nier

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15 Years Ago, Almost Everyone Overlooked One Of The Most Important RPGs Ever Made

Before 'Nier: Automata,' director Yoko Taro was already revolutionizing what games could be with a bizarre, overlooked RPG.

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Former PlayStation boss says Nier Automata "revived" the Japanese games industry and convinced developers to stop chasing overseas trends

Shuhei Yoshida thinks too many Japanese developers were chasing global trends in the PS3 era

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Square Enix announces event for the Nier series' 15th anniversary, and fans are hoping Nier Automata will finally get a sequel after 8 years

Yoko Taro and other series veterans will be in attendance

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Square Enix points to Tifa and this $2,600 Nier Automata 2B statue for driving its "strong" merch sales - and I need to know how many of you bought it

Square Enix unlocked the infinite money cheat with 2B's iconic design

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Dystopian smash-hit Nier: Automata reaches 9 million copies sold

Still going strong

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'Stellar Blade' x 'Nier: Automata' Collaboration DLC Gets Official Release Date

A new collaboration DLC for Stellar Blade introduces Nier: Automata characters to the popular game as well as the highly anticipated Photo Mode.

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Stellar Blade is finally adding Photo Mode next week, just in time to snap some pictures of its fancy new Nier: Automata outfits

2B or not 2B

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Undefeated JPRG grifter Yoko Taro congratulates Metaphor: ReFantazio developer, immediately asks fans to buy Nier Automata too

Yoko Taro has been very forthright in suggesting Metaphor fans' next game

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6 months after Yoko Taro thanked fans for archiving his work on Nier and Drakengard, Square Enix is shutting them down

One of mankind's less glorious moments

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Stellar Blade reveals crossover with similarly scantily-clad action RPG Nier: Automata

When worlds collide

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After teasing Nier 3, Nier: Automata creator Yoko Taro signs up for some brutal irony: an AI telling him to stop posting on social media and start writing games that make sense

Everyone and their roastbot wants a Nier Automata sequel

GamesRadar

Sweeten the wait for Nier 3 with this Nier Automata wine that was blasted with the RPG's amazing soundtrack during aging, which had to be Yoko Taro's idea

Taste the weight of the world

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This Nier: Automata wine has been existentially-aged by being forced to listen to the game's soundtrack on loop

Turns out, the S in 9S stands for "sommelier".

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