NieR:Automata Game Of The YoRHa Edition Releases For PlayStation 4 And STEAM

Includes Critically-Acclaimed Game, Post-Launch DLC, In-Game Accessories and Bonuses

SQUARE ENIX® announced that the epic war between machine lifeforms and androids can be experienced like never before in NieR:Automata™ Game of the YoRHa Edition, for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and STEAM®.

NieR:Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition includes the award-winning, post-apocalyptic action role-playing game alongside exciting digital content, including the 3C3C1D119440927 Expansion DLC, four pod designs (Grimoire Weiss Pod, Retro Grey Pod Skin, Retro Red Pod Skin, and Cardboard Pod Skin) and the Machine Mask Accessory.

Players who purchase the PlayStation®4 system version will receive an all-new PlayStation®4 system Dynamic Theme, a set of 15 PlayStation™Network avatars featuring characters from the game, and the in-game Play Pod and amazarashi Pod skins. Those who purchase on STEAM will receive two new wallpapers and the in-game Valve Accessory.

With more than 3.5 million in physical and digital sales since its initial release, NieR:Automata received critical adulation around the world for its deep and compelling narrative from Director YOKO TARO, award-winning soundtrack by Keiichi Okabe and fantastic blend of action-packed, high-speed 60fps battles developed in collaboration with PlatinumGames Inc. The title delivers the perfect mix of action and RPG gameplay in a beautifully desolate open world as players battle as androids 2B, 9S and A2 in the fight to reclaim the world for their human creators.

View the NieR:Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition Launch Trailer at: https://youtu.be/EgpSv0BJafU.*

NieR:Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition is available today for the PlayStation®4 system and STEAM for $39.99. This title is rated M (Mature). Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at https://www.esrb.org for more information about ratings.

*Per the ESRB, all videos for M-rated games must be age-gated. The age-gate must: (1) be age-neutral (I.e., require the user to input their date of birth or select it from a drop-down bar); (2) employ reasonable technical measures to keep under-age users from re-entering their age after initially being denied access; and (3) not display any ESRB rating information on the video player or the age-gate itself.

Story of NieR:Automata

Invaders from another world attack without warning, unleashing their secret weapon: the machines. In the face of this insurmountable threat, the human race is driven from the earth and takes refuge on the moon.

The humans develop an army of android soldiers to fight back against the mechanical horde, but succeed only in slowing its advance. To break the deadlock, a new breed of android infantry is sent into the fray: the YoRHa squad.

In the forsaken wasteland below, the war between the machines and the androids rages on. A war that is soon to unveil the long-forgotten truth of this world…

About PlatinumGames Inc.

PlatinumGames Inc. is an independent entertainment developer based in Osaka, Japan, dedicated to making high quality, next generation games for a variety of hardware platforms. Loaded with some of the gaming industry’s most talented creators, PlatinumGames seeks to break the mold of a sequel driven industry by creating innovative, original IP that exceed users’ expectations.

About Square Enix, Inc.

Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix, Inc. is affiliated with a global network of leading development studios such as Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal™. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 144 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 78 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 74 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

NieR:Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition © 2017-2019 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.

Developed by PlatinumGames Inc.

Character Design by Akihiko Yoshida.

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