FromSoftware announced the Armored Core 6 release date in a new trailer for the mecha combat RPG. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon launches for PS4 and PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on August 25, 2023.
The new trailer is the first we’ve seen of the game in months and shows much more of Armored Core 6 in action than the Game Awards 2022 reveal did, including some fantastic-looking mechs, plenty of slick skills, and a generous glimpse at some of the battlefields. Most of the action might take place in steel-covered factory settings, but the trailer still shows plenty of variety, from sun-soaked facilities high in the sky to dusty desert outposts and icy wastelands.
Most of the robots on parade this time look like your standard mechs, but one or two buck the trend, including a particularly deadly-looking mech with a vertical rack of missiles on its shoulders. Some phased in and out of sight, getting strategic angles on their opponents and launching surprise attacks. One had a giant laser sword, while some use fire and electricity. In other words, it seems like the series’ traditional emphasis on customization and over-the-top action is still intact.
Armored Core 6 follows a team of soldiers as they race to claim the “augmented human,” a sample called C4-621. There’s no telling just yet what C4-621 is, but if the trailer is anything to go by, it’s probably not something that bodes well for the universe. Armored Core is all about robot wars, after all.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
