I've been staring at this chart for hours, and I just can't make sense of it. Isn't Armored Core V about giant robots shooting at each other?

You can never have too many giant killer riding robots. Thanks to Armored Core V's customization options, you'll soon be able to put that ancient wisdom to the test.

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…

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

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.

Having tried out Armored Core V's co-operative multiplayer mode at Gamescom last month, at yesterday's pre-TGS Namco Bandai showcase event I got my hands on Armored Core V's singleplayer.

As appealing as the idea may sound, not everyone wants to drive a giant mech in a video game. Some people just want to watch other people drive them and tell them what to do. At least, that's what From Software is hoping for with Armored Core V.

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

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.

Well, because the PSN Store is still offline in Japan. Thus, the Armored Core V closed PS3 beta is now being delayed. It was originally slated for July 1, but is now dependent on when the PSN Store goes back online in Japan.

Out this year in Japan (next year elsewhere), Armored Core V is the latest mech combat title from From Software. This is the game's latest trailer.

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

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.

You've seen the screens, so now watch the trailer. No, really. Do it.

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."