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A NEW NIER: AUTOMATA DEMO OFFERS A GLIMPSE INTO ITS POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD, NOW AVAILABLE ON THE PLAYSTATION®STORE

Iconic Weapons from FINAL FANTASY XV and DRAGON QUEST Showcased in Crossover Collaboration

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 22, 2016) – Starting today, fans can experience the machine-ruled dystopia of action-RPG NieR: Automata, as SQUARE ENIX® released a playable demo through the PlayStation®Store for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. Available now as a free download, the demo transports players to an abandoned factory, following android 2B’s mission to destroy a massive enemy weapon that lies within.
 
Additionally, a new trailer was released, showing off the upcoming FINAL FANTASY® XV and DRAGON QUEST® collaborations in which android 2B will be able to equip Noctis’s signature weapon, the “Engine Blade” from FINAL FANTASY XV and the “Cypress Stick” from the DRAGON QUEST series.
 

 
The new trailer is available on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/wvZ5elGqkvQ.
Additional assets are available at: press.na.square-enix.com.
 
Related Links
 
Official Page: http://nier-automata.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NieRGame
Twitter: @NieRGame
 
About NieR: Automata
 
The highly anticipated follow up to the 2010 cult-classic NIER®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.
 
This title will be available for the PlayStation®4 system on March 7, 2017 in North America for $59.99 and Steam® in early 2017. The “Black Box Edition” is available for pre-order exclusively through the Square Enix Online Store for $189.99. The Day One Edition is available for pre-order at all participating retailers.
 
NieR: Automata is rated M (Mature). Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at 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.
 

NIER: Automata © 2016 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. Developed by PlatinumGames Inc. Character design by Akihiko Yoshida.
 
NIER: AUTOMATA, DRAGON QUEST, FINAL FANTASY, NIER, SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix group of companies. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

 
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Contact (press only):
Stephanie Chang
Square Enix, Inc.
(310) 846-0400
pr@us.square-enix.com
 
Chase Colasonno
fortyseven communications for Square Enix, Inc.
(212) 391-4707
squareenix@fortyseven.com