| NieR: Automata to Launch on Steam in Early 2017
NieR: Automata, the upcoming action-RPG from Square Enix and PlatinumGames Inc, will launch on Steam for PC as well as the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system in early 2017. The highly anticipated follow up to the 2010 cult-classic Steam, NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim a machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful weapons known as machine lifeforms. Developed by an all-star team consisting of producer Yosuke Saito (Dragon Quest X / Steam), director Yoko Taro (Drakengard / NieR), character designer Akihiko Yoshida from CyDesignation, Inc. (Final Fantasy XIV / Bravely Default), game designer Takahisa Taura from PlatinumGames (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance), and composer Keiichi Okabe from MOonaca (Tekken / Drakengard 3 / NieR). 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… |
