You know, as a Final Fantasy 14 player—a game which happened to have a Nier crossover raid back in Shadowbringers—I've been increasingly confused and alarmed by the wider blunders of Square Enix as a company,

Accord's Library, a fan archive dedicated to the many works of Nier creator Yoko Taro, has apparently been hit with a cease and desist by Square Enix.

A fan archive which collected works related to Drakenguard, Nier, and anything else to do with Yoko Taro, is having to shut down following a legal notice from Square Enix. The website - after a private conversation with Square Enix - has decided to shut down by the end of the month.

Accord's Library is a fan project aimed at "gathering and archiving all of Yoko Taro’s work," including all of the side material created alongside beloved RPGs like Nier and Drakengard. Earlier this year,

Square Enix has presented a cease and desist order to Accord's Library, a fan run archive for all the works of Yoko Taro, including the Nier and Drakengard series. This has resulted in the archive announcing that it will be shutting down.