Armored Core VI crosses the Rubicon in August

Armored Core VI takes place on the ruined planet Rubicon that was devastated by the detonation of a risky however extremely sought vitality supply referred to as coral. As an armored core pilot, your job will likely be to finish missions, combating again in opposition to the opposite forces determined to get their fingers on the fabric.

Via the glimpses of gameplay within the trailer, fight in Armored Core VI seems blisteringly quick with heavy mechs darting in regards to the battlefield. In keeping with sport director Masaru Yamamura, the brand new assault increase function lets mechs swiftly shut the gap between long-range and melee fight, letting them sustain the strain on enemies. Armored Core VI may even have a stagger function whereby you should use your arsenal of melee vitality weapons, missiles, and cluster bombs to stun enemy mechs for a brief time period.

However whereas Armored Core has all the time been in regards to the sizzling mech-on-mech motion, gamers may even get the possibility to discover the ruins of Rubicon.

“It’s an intricate and multi-layered world, brimming with mega-structures and massive underground services constructed by its former inhabitants. These constructions cowl a planetary floor wracked with excessive chilly and contamination within the aftermath of the nice catastrophe, and the participant will likely be exploring these varied environments as they proceed,” mentioned Yamamura within the PlayStation weblog.

Armored Core VI was introduced throughout final yr’s Sport Awards, delighting followers who’ve gone 10 years with no new entry. Much more thrilling was the surprisingly quickly 2023 launch date. (For reference, it took about three years between Elden Ring’s reveal and launch.) Between this and the forthcoming Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree, it looks like FromSoftware followers are consuming properly this yr.