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Square Enix Vocal Covers: Timeless Classics, a new cover album from Square Enix and Keiichi Okabe’s MONACA, will feature songs from NieR, NieR: Automata, Final Fantasy IX, FFX, and FFXIII. It will launch in Japan on June 25, 2025, with European and US debuts following in July 2025. It will cost $26.99/€19.99 and feature six versions of five songs. 

It sounds like all six songs will be performed by the same singer, with two of them being English covers and the other four being in Japanese. Square Enix didn’t reveal their identity yet though. It did share the track list, which consists of two versions of “Melodies of Life” alongside the other four performances.

Here’s the full list of songs:

1. “Weight of the World” English Version from NieR: Automata
2. “Kaine / Salvation” from NieR Replicant and Gestalt
3. “Suteki Da Ne” from Final Fantasy X
4. “The Sunleth Waterscape” from Final Fantasy XIII
5. “Melodies of Life” English Version from Final Fantasy IX
6. “Melodies of Life” from Final Fantasy IX

Square Enix also started to share samples of the Square Enix Vocal Covers: Timeless Classics songs ahead of the album’s launch. It started with the first song on the album, which is the English version of “Weight of the World” from NieR: Automata. 

The second sample to appear showed off “Kaine / Salvation” from NieR Replicant and Gestalt.

The reveals are going in order, as the one that showed up after that is the third track, “Suteki Da Ne” from Final Fantasy X. 

The last one Square Enix shared is “The Sunleth Waterscape” from Final Fantasy XIII. 

Finally, here's the cover art, which was created by Aamond.

Square Enix Vocal Covers: Timeless Classics album will come to Japan on June 26, 2025, followed by a July 2025 worldwide release of the six songs. One of its last cover albums was #SQkawaii Sounds – Final Fantasy.

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Square Enix announced new pieces of NieR Replicant and NieR: Automata merchandise featuring Emil’s face, with the Black Box from Automata and Mama from NieR Reincarnation also appearing. All of them are expected to launch in Japan on July 26, 2025, and AmiAmi is taking orders for them and shipping worldwide. Due to the Trump tariffs, these items didn't show up in the US store yet.

The Emil NieR Replicant drawstring bag costs 2,530円 (~$18). It’s over seven inches tall (195mm) and seven inches (180mm) wide. There is a brocade-style pattern on the back, with Emil’s face on the front. 

Here’s how that looks:

Each of the three rubber trays are also 2,530円 (~$18) each. These are all based on identifiable icons from the games. So the NieR Replicant representative for this series of merchandise is Emil, the NieR: Automata one is the Black Box, and the NieR Reincarnation design features Mama. In the case of the Black Box, it also glows in the dark. Each one is about 5 inches (130mm) tall and 5 inches (125mm) wide. 

Here are all three of those designs, and Square Enix also shared a picture of the Black Box when it is glowing in the dark with us.

Speaking of NieR Reincarnation, something could be happening with the now-dead mobile game. On the anniversary site’s page for a short web novel, text appeared suggesting a potential return.

The NieR Replicant Emil drawstring bag and rubber tray, NieR: Automata Black Box rubber tray, and NieR Reincarnation Mama rubber tray will debut in Japan on July 26, 2025. NieR Replicant is available on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC, while NieR: Automata can be found on the Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The NieR: Automata anime is streaming on Crunchyroll. 

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Square Enix has published chapters 5 and 6 of the NieR: Undecided Option special novel. These two chapters are also the last ones to conclude the web novel series that the company made to mark the NieR series' 15th anniversary.

The company has gradually published chapters for the NieR: Undecided Option web novel in the last two weeks. The first batch appeared on April 19, 2025, with the second chapter themed after NieR:Automata. The second wave published on April 25, 2025, included a chapter dedicated to the now-defunct mobile game, NieR Re[in]carnation. The final chapter that's just published has a focus on the siblings Nier and Yonah from NieR Replicant.

As a reminder, NieR Replicant initially appeared exclusively in Japan for PlayStation 3 on April 22, 2010. Square Enix only localized the Japanese Xbox 360 version of NieR Gestalt, which featured an older protagonist, as NieR for both PS3 and Xbox 360 in the West throughout late April 2010. The company later released an upgraded version of NieR Replicant with the extra subtitle ver.1.22474487139 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC worldwide in April 2021.

The NieR: [U]ndecided Option special novel, made for the series' 15th anniversary in 2025, is readily available to read in the Japanese language.

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As part of the NieR series’ 15th anniversary, Square Enix released an interview with Creative Director Yoko Taro and Producer Yosuke Saito about the games, and that involved details about both the NieR and NieR: Automata inspiration and endings. In addition to citing Evangelionas an influence for the second game, the two talked about certain choices and endings for both the first and second titles.

First, the Evangelion element came up when Square Enix specifically brought up NieR: Automata inspirations. Yoko Taro mentioned that anime. He then also said, “But then, everything I make is influenced by Evangelion.”

As for the NieR and NieR: Automata endings, those came up twice. First, Saito brought it up. He mentioned how he wasn’t “supposed” to know about NieR and its Ending D deleting save data. However, he brought up how he did find out ahead of time. 

Here’s Yosuke Saito’s statement about that:

“Mr. Yoko kept the fact that the game deletes your save file a secret from me, but some other of the team revealed this to me in secret. My favorite memory is probably choosing to let this slide. "It's fine!" I said. "It's probably just an homage to Dragon Quest!”

Although apparently it wasn't an homage to Dragon Quest (laughs).”

Finally, Yoko Taro discussed the multiple endings in NieR: Automata. He cited how his past games and Square Enix’s requests affect design decisions. He noted, “That's an idea that we brought over from Drakengard. And the reason we did it is that Square Enix told us to ‘add more content!’”

As a reminder, we may hear about NieR Reincarnation again soon. The anniversary site included a teaser referencing the now-closed mobile game. An update will appear there on May 2, 2025.

NieR is available on the PS3 and Xbox 360, NieR Replicant is available on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and NieR: Automata is on the Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. 

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Square Enix published an article explaining the connections between NieR Replicant and NieR Automata, which canonically take place a thousand years apart from each other. Yoko Taro, the creator of the series, retweeted the post on X (formerly Twitter) to assure readers that they can maybe play the games as stand-alone ones.

Those who’ve played both games should already know the majority of what’s listed in the article on Square Enix’s website. Of course, they do contain spoilers for those who haven’t (as does this article). Some of the connections listed include how Replicant characters (Emil, Devola, Popola) appear in Automata, as well as locales (Kaine’s shack, the library). While the base story of Automata doesn't require knowledge of Replicant to get it, playing the prequel will give you a better understanding of the world and returning characters.

As a note, the article only focuses on the NieR series. However, these games actually connect to Yoko Taro’s other series, Drakengard, as well. Though most of Drakengard takes place in a world separate from the NieR series, the E ending in the first Drakengard game puts protagonists Caim and Angelus in modern-day Tokyo. The result of their fight against the Queen Beast directly leads to the events of NieR. Accord, a character from Drakengard 3, is also mentioned in NieR and NieR: Automata.

NieR Replicant is available on PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. NieR Automata is available on the PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC.

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Square Enix is restocking the FFVII Remake Buster sword and NieR Replicant Emil head ice cube trays. The Japanese Square Enix online e-store is now accepting pre-orders for both items, and they are expected to release in Japan on July 19, 2025.

Both trays are made of silicone and the Buster sword ice tray costs 2,420 yen (or about $16.20,) while the Emil head tray costs 2,750 yen (~$18.40.). The Buster sword one can make up to three ice “cubes” at a time, with each one being approximately 16.5cm (or about 6.5 inches) long. The Emil head ice tray can hold two spherical ice cubes, each one being approximately 55mm (or 2.17 inches) in diameter.

You can check out both the FFVII Remake Buster sword and the NieR Replicant Emil head ice trays and ice cubes here:

The NieR Replicant Emil ice trays were originally announced on May 2022 and released in Japan on August 27, 2022 and in North America on December 2022, where it costed $29.99. As for the Buster sword ice tray, it appeared in North America on November 2024 and it costed $19.99. It seems like both items are still available from the Square Enix NA online store.

The FFVII Remake Buster sword NieR Replicant Emil head ice trays are now available for pre-order from the Square Enix Japan online e-store. They will release on July 19, 2025.

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Square Enix announced the new NieR: Piano Journeys cover album, which offers a variety of songs from the 3 titles in the video game series. The album costs $28.99/€24.99, it will release in North America and Europe sometime on April 2025, and it is now available for pre-order from the Square Enix online store.

Additionally, the Japanese Square Enix online e-store lists the release date for the album as April 16, 2025, where it costs 3,630 yen (~$23.48). The new piano cover collection album includes 10 songs from the NieR series, performed and covered by famous German pianist and composer Benyamin Nuss.

Here is the complete track list for the album:

• “City Ruins (Rays of Light)” from NieR: Automata
• “Peaceful Sleep” from NieR: Automata
• “Amusement Park Theme” from NieR: Automata
• “Weight of the World” from NieR: Automata
• “Prayer (Inori)” from NieR: Reincarnation
• “Hills of Radiant Winds” from NieR
• “Emil” from NieR
• “Song of the Ancients” from NieR
• “Kainé” from NieR
• “Fleeting Words” from NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

As a reminder, NieR piano covers also appeared on the “Piano Cover Collection” album alongside other songs from beloved Square Enix series such as Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Live A Live, and SaGa.

The NieR: Piano Journeys cover album costs $28.99/€24.99 and it will release on April 2025. Pre-orders are now available from the Square Enix online store.

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Square Enix released a compilation album featuring piano covers of fifteen songs from its games worldwide. While the album originally appeared in Japan, the company is also making it available on its North American and European stores via imports from the former. The album is available for purchase at ¥2,750 / $20.99 / €17.99.

This album contains piano renditions of tracks from various mainline Final Fantasy entries, but it also includes music from Square Enix's other game franchises. Chrono Trigger and NieR Gestalt / Replicant also have two tracks each. Single tracks from Xenogears, Live A Live, Secret of Mana, and SaGa Frontier 2 complete the lineup.

Here is the complete track list for this album filled with Square Enix songs from games:

1. "Eternal Wind" from Final Fantasy III
2. "Battle at the Big Bridge" from Final Fantasy V
3. "The Man with the Machine Gun" from Final Fantasy VIII
4. "Melodies Of Life ～Final Fantasy" from Final Fantasy IX
5. "Fight With Seymour" from Final Fantasy X
6. "Blinded By Light" from Final Fantasy XIII
7. "Heartless" from Final Fantasy XVI
8. "Soaring" from Xenogears
9. "Corridors of Time" from Chrono Trigger
10. "Chrono Trigger" from Chrono Trigger
11. "Megalomania" from Live A Live
12. "Roman" from SaGa Frontier 2
13. "Meridian Dance" from Secret of Mana
14. "Song of the Ancients" from NieR Gestalt and Replicant 
15. "The Dark Colossus Destroys All" from NieR Gestalt and Replicant 

The Piano Cover Collection from Square Enix Music Channel album is now available for purchase worldwide.

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An official collaboration event for the NieR game series will be held at the World Cosplay Summit 2024. The event will appear between August 2-4, 2024 at the Aichi Arts Center in Nagoya, and more information will appear in late May 2024.

The collaboration will consist of three different events, which will be taking place on the Oasis 21 special stage on August 4, 2024. The first one is the NieR World Cosplay Report 2024. It will be a photo contest. Participants can cosplay any character from the NieR series, and they can be of nationality or place of residence. Cosplay photos taken in the past are accepted, including invididual, pair, and group photos.

From the submitted pictures, 10 notable entries will be selected and awarded special prizes. The most outstanding winner will receive a trophy, and the other 9 winners will receive signed autographs and other special gifts. These will be announced during the World Cosplay Summit 2024. Applications for the NieR World Cosplay Report 2024 will be available between June 1 to July 14, 202 from the World Cosplay Summit 2024 official website.

The second event will be the “Cosplay Summit Selection with NieR.” A special NieR-themed cosplay runway will be featured at the Oasis 21 special stage on August 4. Participants will be able to apply online all throughout the month of June 2024. In the case of too many cosplayers applying for the runway, the World Cosplay Summit management office will select the participants.

Meanwhile, the third and final event will be the “Otaku Judge NieR:QuizMaster12024 Prestige.” This will be a themed quiz, and it will appear ahead of the Fall 2024 collaboration event with the Otaku Judge mobile quiz app. 10 participants who answer the quiz correctly will receive special goods and prizes. Once again, the location will be the Oasis 21 special stage on August 4, and ission to the quiz will be free of charge.

As a reminder, NieR series producer Yosuke Saito recently said that he is in talks with series director Yoko Taro and composer Keiichi Okabe to work on a new game that “might be NieR, or might not be NieR.”

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The Nier series event is live alongside the new patch for Naraka: Bladepoint. The event was originally announced back in July, 2023, with its own theme song titled "The Flame of Fate." The event launched on August 10, 2023, and it will remain available until September 6, 2023. An official site for the event is open.

During the event, players will be able to earn cosmetic rewards or purchase outfits and weapon skins based on Nier characters like 2B, 9S, and Kainé. Completing all the event quests will also net you a legendary longsword skin called "Replicant·Moonrise," while opening mythic treasures gives you a chance to earn the legendary rarity 2P outfit.

As well as a slate of balance adjustments, the update also brings new mechanisms and map changes to the game, as well as the new character Tessa with her own event, Vixen's Trick.

Naraka: Bladepoint has previously collaborated with games like Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty with an event that allowed players to earn a replica of Lu Bu's mask.

Naraka: Bladepoint is immediately available on the PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One and Series X/S, with the Nier crossover event taking place August 10, 2023 through September 6, 2023. You can read the patch notes at the official site.

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Following a false-start announcement earlier in July 2023, Square Enix officially revealed NieR: Orchestra Concert 12024 [ the end of data ]. This will be a worldwide tour that takes place from January to March 2024. A trailer is available and an official site is open.

Here’s the official trailer. It confirmed Eric Roth will be conducting, a program from Series Creator and Director Yoko Taro and Composer Keiichi Okabe will play, and J’nique Nicole and Emi Evans will perform. There will also be a new story starring Kira Buckland as 2B and Kyle McCarley as 9S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRHfNNTrlKQ&ab_channel=SquareEnix

This is the full schedule for the NieR: Orchestra Concert 12024 tour. Bangkok is the only city with two shows.

• January 27, 2024: Los Angeles, California at the Peacock Theater
• February 3, 2023: Chicago, Illinois at the Rosemont Theatre
• February 10, 2023: Berlin, at the Tempodrom
• February 17, 2023: Barcelona, Spain at the Auditori Forum
• February 23, 2023: Paris, at the Palais des Congres
• March 16, 2023: Bangkok, Thailand at Prince Mahidol Hall
• March 17, 2023: Bangkok, Thailand at Prince Mahidol Hall
• March 30, 2023: Orlando, Florida at Dr. Phillips Center

The NieR: Orchestra Concert 12024 will kick off on July 27, 2023 with a show in Los Angeles, California. It is currently set to end on March 30, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. NieR Automata is available on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, NieR Repliant is on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and NieR is on the PS3 and Xbox 360.

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To celebrate the release of the PlayStation 5 version of Naraka: Bladepoint on July 14, 2023 a crossover event with NieR: Replicant and NieR: Automata will come to the game on August 10, 2023. The game is also going free to play with the release of the PS5 version after its full release on August 2021. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

So far, we only know that 2B will be a part of the collaboration to some extent. The event was initially revealed in 2022, but no exact date had been given until today. More details about the NieR: Replicant and NieR: Automata event in Naraka: Bladepoint will appear in the near future.

As for the PS5 version of the game, it will come with a special offer for players who purchased the game before it went free to play. These players will receive in-game currency equivalent to the price of the game. PlayStation Plus will also have access to exclusive offers.

The last collaboration event to appear in Naraka: Bladepoint was an event with Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. That appeared in March 2023 and allowed players to gain cosmetics and items inspired by Lu-Bu and other characters from Koei Tecmo’s latest action-RPG set in China’s Three Kingdoms period.

Naraka: Bladepoint is immediately available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Windows PC. The NieR series crossover comes to Naraka: Bladepoint

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Square Enix announced its next batch of Theatrhythm Final Bar Line song DLC, and it is the NieR Pack Vol 2. It includes six songs from the series, with the primary focus being on music from the original entry. It costs $4.49 alone. It is also part of the $14.99 Season Vol. 2.

Here’s the full list of Theatrhythm Final Bar Line NieR Pack Vol 2 DLC songs:

• ”Fleeting Words/Outsider” from NieR Replicant
• ”Hills of Radiant Winds” from NieR Replicant
• ”Kaine/Salvation” from NieR
• ”Shadowlord” from NieR
• ”Song of the Ancients/Devola” from NieR
• ”Song of the Ancients/Fade” from NieR

The announcement noting the tracks are live offered a chance to hear “Kaine/Salvation,” “Song of the Ancients/Devola,” and “Fleeting Words/Outsider” in-game.

NIER? Far? Wherever you are, there are new songs to enjoy for Theatrhythm Final Bar Line.

The @NieRGame Series Pack Vol 2 can now be ed for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, with six select tracks from NIER, NieR:Automata, and NieR: Replicant ver.1.22474487139... pic.twitter.com/TPXHv3xhlo

— FINAL FANTASY (@FinalFantasy) April 26, 2023

As a reminder, the first NieR add-on for the game made “Amusement Park,” “A Beautiful Song,” “Dependent Weakling,” “Emil’s Shop,” and “Weight of the World (Kowareta Sekai no Uta)" available.

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line is on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, and NieR Pack Vol 2 is available now.

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It's time for the operators of Team Rainbow to lock and load for the Glory of Mankind. Rainbow Six Siege players can now purchase two cosmetic bundles based on NieR Replicant and NieR Automata. They contain items that will allow players to cosplay in-game as NieR series characters 2B and Nier. The Rainbow 6 Siege 2B pack is called the Elite Iana YoRHa bundle, and the previously revealed Rainbow 6 Siege Nier pack is called the Maverick NieR Replicant bundle.

Check out the trailer for the Rainbow 6 Siege 2B cosmetics below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQW0t-fV620

The Elite Iana YoRHa Bundle is designed for the character Iana, an Attacker operator from the Netherlands. Iana commands the power of the Gemini Replicator gadget in-game. It creates a holographic decoy of Iana. That decoy can then be controlled remotely to scout ahead, spot traps, and deceive defenders. The Rainbow 6 Siege 2B cosmetic dresses Iana in a YoRHa-issue Android uniform, including the standard blindfold, dress, and high-heeled boots. Her standard-issue ARX200 assault rifle and Mk1 9mm sidearm also get a color scheme that matches that of the Machine Lifeforms from NieR Automata.

Below is the full trailer for the Rainbow 6 Nier bundle, which applies to American operator Maverick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D13DlspkIvE

Maverick wields a special Exothermic-S "Suri" Breaching Torch. The torch can burn through any breachable surface in the game to create lines of sight or paths for entry. The Maverick NieR Replicant bundle dresses the Delta Force operator up as Nier. The costume matches the look of Nier from Act II of the story, and includes engraved skins for Maverick's M4 and AR-15.50 assault rifles and 1911 TACOPS handgun.

The Rainbow 6 Siege NieR series cosmetic bundles are available for purchase. The game itself can be played on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

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NieR and the Grimoire Weiss are ready for a new adventure, as they will be appearing in Rainbow Six Siege as part of the Maverick Replicant bundle. According to the Rainbow Six Siege Twitter , more NieR collaboration content will appear in the future. It will reveal details in regards to that during its Year 7 Season 4 reveal .

As this is the protagonist of Replicant and not Gestalt, this is Brother Nier and not Father Nier. Having said that, since the model is Maverick (with a wig and an outfit making him look like Nier), one could pretend that he is the father version of the character. The trailer video ends with the tagline “A YoRHa solder is approaching… Glory to mankind!. This implies that either 2B or 9S may also appear as a collaboration skin.

You can watch the Maverick Replicant bundle trailer for Rainbow Six Siege here:

https://twitter.com/Rainbow6Game/status/1592596052754014218?t=hyU_GDzdGJVYpUaGF5mLZw&s=19

In addition to dres Maverick as Nier, you will also be able to unlock a new MVP pose, as well as a weapon skin. In total, the bundle will have six items in it.

Rainbow Six Siege crossed over with several other intellectual properties in the past. In May 2022, Kiryu Kazuma appeared as a skin for Echo in the Yakuza collaboration. It also had a collaboration with Arknights, with Rainbow Six Siege characters appearing as playable units there.

Rainbow Six Siege is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC. It is also on Google Stadia, though the service will shut down on January 18, 2023. The Maverick Replicant bundle will be available for purchase from November 21, 2022.

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