Kotaku: Armored Core

See How Armored Core V’s Multiplayer Will Change Mech Multiplayer in This Video

Evan Narcisse — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:40:00 EST

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With Dark Souls already out in the world, dev studio From Software's moving from magic to science with the upcoming Armored Core V. This video runs through the basics of multiplayer and shows off the new Operator role in action. It looks like there's going to some tower defense elements in coming to ACV, when it comes out on March 20th. More »

The Strangest PS3 Play Style on Earth

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:30:00 EST

Yesterday, Kotaku posted this still image of an inventive way to hold the PS3 controller and play mecha game Armored Core. More »

Japanese Mecha Game Invites Crazy Controller Holding

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:30:00 EST

The Armored Core games, from Dark Souls's developer From Software, give players the experience of controlling a giant mecha. As you can imagine, giant mechas are complex machines and, thus, so are Armored Core's controls. More »

Armored Core V Gets a Release Date

Kirk Hamilton — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:15:00 EST

From Software's upcoming Mech-buster Armored Core V has a release date—it'll be landing in stores on March 20th for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Apparently, it's not really the fifth title in the series, it's the fourteenth. Fancy that. Check out a trailer for the game here. More »

From Dark Souls to Gundam Unicorn

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:40:00 EST

From Software, the studio behind Armored Core and Dark Souls, is currently working on a Gundam Unicorn game. It is a PS3 exclusive, and it will be out next spring. More info in the link. [Mecha Damashii] More »

Do You Like Mecha Figures? Like Z.O.E. and Gundam?

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EDT

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Sure you do! At the recent All Japan Plamodel Hobby Show held outside Tokyo, a whole bunch of figures were on display. There were the standard bishoujo ("beautiful girl") statues, along with mecha and robot figures. Let's focus on those. More »

This Trailer Is Armored to the Core

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:00:00 EDT

Armored Core V is not the fifth game in the Armored Core series. Funny that. More »

2011's Most Eagerly Awaited Mecha Game Is Now 2012's

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:00:00 EDT

Armored Core V, the latest mecha title from Demon's Souls studio From Software, looks fantastic. Fans can't wait to play it, but they're going to have to. The game's release date is no longer October 20. More »

Are These Dark Souls Screens Hard Enough for You?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EDT

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Dark Souls, the spiritual successor to tough-as-nails Demon's Souls, looks to be wonderfully difficult game—if not more difficult. More »

Dark Souls Might Be Dark, But It Looks Fantastic

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:30:00 EDT

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For all the bitching and moaning about Japanese games being creatively bankrupt, lame, or simply crappy-looking, there's this, Dark Souls. More »

This Mech Game's Box Art Is Different

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:00:00 EDT

There have been many Armored Core games, but Armored Core V's box art is a break from the rest. More »

A New Look At The Dark And Lovely Armored Core V

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:30:00 EDT

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Do you like your giant mech games dark, grainy and gorgeously lit? Then you may want to eyeball these new screens of FromSoftware's Armored Core V, the next entry in the long-running and prolific series of mech-versus-mech games. More »

We Got Armored Core V Screens Incoming!

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:30:00 EST

The team behind the Armored Core series is giving fans another dose of massive mech-on-mech action next year. Armored Core V from FromSoftware mixes things up with new "atmosphere" and online action "newly designed to focus on huge team-based battles on a global scale." More »

Armored Core Figure Continues A Long Tradition Of Pointy Machines

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:30:00 EDT

Even if you don't like the Armored Core series as a series, you have to admit, those giant mechs look pretty cool. And toys based on those giant mechs are pretty great, too. More »

The Giant Japanese Robot Dance Routine

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:30:00 EDT

Giant robots aren't just for fighting! They can also be used for...construction work! And...complex song & dance routines! More »

From Software PSP Announcement Baffles

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:30:00 EDT

As we predicted, but not as From Software planned, the countdown clock that launched last week gets its reveal in this week's Famitsu — on newsstands this Friday, leaked on the internet right now. More »

From Software Joins The Teaser Website Club

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 EDT

Best known for giant robot Armored Core and stealth Tenchu games, Japanese developer is following the heard of developers launching teaser sites that announce and announcement. More »

Armored Core 3 Coming To The PSP

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:00:00 EDT

Originally released on the PlayStation 2 in 2002, mecha video game Armored Core 3 is getting a PSP port. More »

Armored Core, Virtua Fighter Get Platinum

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST

Xbox Japan has announced three more titles joining its budget "Platinum Collection" line: Armored Core for Answer, Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom and Virtua Fighter 5: Live Arena. Each game is priced at ¥2,940 (US$29) and will be out next January. More »

Armored Core: For Answer, New Trailer and Screens Look at Co-Op

Adam Barenblat — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Finally, North America is getting Armored Core For Answer next Tuesday. Japan has had it since March so I figure it's about time we had a turn. Ignore the strange subtitle because the game just keeps looking better and better. So what do we have? Well, we got a new trailer showing off the new co-op mode as well as some screens you can see after the jump. More »

Ubisoft Snatches Up Armored Core 5

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:40:09 EDT

Publisher Ubisoft may be taking a chance on another Japanese niche title, as its future publishing schedule lists the terribly named Armored Core: for Answer for a release this year. As part of its second financial quarter, which runs July to September, Ubi plans to bring the sequel to Armored Core 4 — published outside of Japan by Sega — to Western markets. More »

Tenchu 4 Heading to Wii

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EDT

The most recent issue of Japanese game mag Famitsu announces that ninja stealth action title Tenchu 4 is headed for the Wii. The game will be developed by Acquire who worked on the early Tenchu titles and Armored Core dev From Software who published Xbox 360 exclusive Tenchu Z. More »

Let's Look At Armored Core Figures Together!

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:00:48 EDT

All the Kotobukiya Armored Core robot toy porn you can handle! All of it!! Not much to add, because hey, if you like Armored Core robots, you're not reading at this point. You're clicking and looking and drooling. More »

US Toy Fair Day 1: New Gears Of War, FFXII, Halo & More

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:30:00 EST

The US Toy Fair, being held in NYC, kicked off yesterday, and will run until February 20. And along with all the movie, TV and comic merchandise announced and shown off on the first day were a ton of gaming-related announcements, from IPs such as Street Fighter, Gears of War, Armored Core, Halo and Blue Dragon. More »

Armored Core Maker Creates Virtual Tokyo

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:00:31 EDT

Think Second Life meets PlayStation Home set in modern day Tokyo. Dubbed "meet-me," it's a MMO from Sankei newspaper, digital marketer Trans-Cosmos and From Software, the folks behind Armored Core. The PC title shows all 23 Tokyo wards in 3D and runs on Windows Vista and be out at the end of the year in Japan. The early meet-me screens show famous Tokyo landmarks like Shibuya 109 and lots and lots of Armored Core 4 adverts. Can't help but feeling that unless mechas are worked into this MMO, From Software's talents are being somewhat wasted. Brian Ashcraft More »

Armored Core Models To Collect

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 21 May 2007 09:00:15 EDT

Blogger Danny Choo is on the ground taking pics at the Shizuoka Hobby Show. There are the usual suspects like Gundam and Evangelion. These Armored Core models are fabulous, though! Do check the rest of his coverage of nerd stuff to clutter up your bookshelves and desks. Brian Ashcraft More »

Armored Core 4 Demo Live

Mike Fahey — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:20:28 EDT

Poking around Xbox Live last night I noticed that there is now a playable demo of Armored Core 4 up for grabs, giving players a chance to try out three single player missions from Sega's next-gen giant robot romp. More »

A Mecha Tournament Just For Armored Core

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:58 EST

It's a tradition. A new Armored Core game brings a new Armored Core tournament. AC4 is no exception, and it is. This go-round will be online via the PS3. The top thirty ranked players will face off in a Tokyo, and the winner will get ¥200,000 (US $1,665) in prize money. Tourney starts March 1st and last 21 days. Entry is free. More »

Armored Core 4. Xbox 360. Japan. Dated!

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:22:31 EST

Ollie at Insert Credit sends word that mecha title Armored Core 4 will get its Xbox 360 outing on March 22nd next year. The game is currently out on the PS3, and the 360 version should help boast the console's library (and street cred) among Japanese gamers. More »