Square Enix announced that the NieR: Orchestra Concert 12018 is set to premiere outside of Japan in Chicago, London, and Bangkok on four special dates in January through February 2020.

Square Enix had a special TGS 2019 edition Letter from the Producer that featured Yoko Taro for the upcoming NieR: Automata collaboration raid, and more for what’s to come in Patch 5.1 next month.

Square Enix announced that their PlatinumGames-developed action RPG, NieR: Automata, has reached a new milestone of 4 million in worldwide shipments and digital sales since its February 2017 launch.

In a recent interview, NieR: Automata action gameplay director Takahisa Taura talked about what differentiates NieR: Automata from other action games, as well as inspirations for 2B’s motions.

Famitsu recently held a poll for its readers to vote for their favorite games that released in the Heisei period (Jan 8, 1989 – May 1, 2019), and this week’s issue of the magazine has revealed the full top-20.

With Japan transitioning into the Reiwa period on May 1, 2019, Famitsu held a poll for readers to vote on their favorite games from the Heisei period, which began on January 8, 1989.

Following the NieR: Automata spinoff story and prequel in the YoRHa Stage Play Ver. 1.0, an updated version in 1.1, and an all-girls musical in Ver. 1.2, we’re getting an all-male cast for Ver 1.3. Here’s its first poster.

Cheremi Leigh performed a brief reading of one of the NieR Automata – Short Story Long stories in a video promoting the collection’s English debut.

Yoko Taro has made the shocking announcement that he’s retiring from the virtual Youtuber industry just after his debut appearance on Gems Company’s recent livestream.

Last week in Japan, it was Devil May Cry 5 week with the release of the anticipated action game by Capcom. Otherwise it was a pretty quiet week with the only other new entry being Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn.

As was foretold by the prophecies, Yoko Taro descended upon today’s Gems Company Virtual Cast VRadio show as a virtual Youtuber to lay judgement upon all.

Last week in Japan, we saw a number of notable releases with Dead or Alive 6, Left Alive, Zoids Wild: King of Blast, and Darius Cozmic Collection.

NieR: Automata creator Yoko Taro and Undertale maker Toby Fox are both developers who won the hearts of fans across the West and East, and they recently sat together for a pleasant chat in this week’s Famitsu.

Last week in Japan, there were several key releases with the online multiplayer action RPG Anthem, NieR: Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition, Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match DX, and Ace Attorney Trilogy.

During the latest NieR: Automata livestream for the game’s second anniversary, Producer Yosuke Saito surprised the crowd by revealing that Yoko Taro is set to become a VTuber in March.