On the heels of the revealedÂNieR Repilcant ver.1.22474487139…, which is a upgraded version of the originalNieR, Xbox One owners received some great news of their own.NieR:Automata BECOME AS GODSEdition will come to Xbox Game Pass on April 2nd:

Also announced recently was theÂNieR Re[in]carnation title, a free-to-play mobile game being developed byApplibotfor iOS and Android. The game has also surpassed 4.5 million copies sold as of March 2020 since its launch, which is a huge achievement in a franchise that has retained its cult status since the originalNieRpremiered. When it first surpassed4 million copies soldin May of last year, Square Enix released a trailer celebrating the achievement.

Recently a dedicated fan has done the lord’s work andrecreated 2B and 9S’soutfits inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, even going so far as to get 2B’s shirt gap in the costume.

NieRoriginally launched in Japan as two separate titles back in April 2010.Replicantwas released on the PS3, while the Xbox 360 received the versionGestalt. The latter was the only form of the game the West would receive on either platform.

Both games followed the same story, but on different timelines and with different versions of its protagonist, Nier.Replicantstars a young version of the character who is in search of a cure for his ill sister, Yonah.Gestaltfollows a much older Nier who is on the same mission, except the relationship has changed from brother and sister to father and daughter.

TheNieR:Automata BECOME AS GODSEdition itself includes DLC which features “Revealing Outfit” costume for 2B, “Young Man’s Outfit” costume for 9S and “Destroyer Outfit” costume for A2. After completing new sub-quests in this downloadable content, players are able to play through the game while wearing these costumes from Replicant. There are also plenty of other DLC outfits included with the special edition. The music video titledNieR:Automatameets amazarashi “Deserving of Life,” a collaboration with the rock band amazarashi, is also included in the new edition.