Armored Core VI 165ep Fires of Rubicon Will Reportedly Launch on August 25

The news comes in the wake of Armored Core VI receiving a 12+ age rating in South Korea, due to its displays of violence. d6s2d

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Ali Pardiwala | Updated: 25 April 2023 14:21 IST

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Will Reportedly Launch on August 25

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Director Masaru Yamamura stressed that Armored Core 6 won't be a souls-like game

Highlights

Armored Core 6 was first revealed at The Game Awards 2022
The mecha-battle title has been in development since 2016
Armored Core 6 will be out on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X

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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon will reportedly release on August 25. As per Insider Gaming, FromSoftware's mech-crunching title is indeed sticking to its 2023 release window, following a potential reveal in June. The news comes in the wake of Armored Core 6 receiving a 12+ age rating in South Korea, due to its displays of violence — “expression of attacks and explosions using various weapons” (translated via Google). Of course, other regions will impose different ratings depending on their own views on what's considered appropriate, but updates like this add credibility to the reported summer 2023 (Global North) release window.

Armored Core is one of FromSoftware's early franchises, with the entry pitting mecha robots against each other in a dystopian post-apocalyptic world, to claim control of a mysterious energy source. Players will assemble and pilot their mechs with ‘3D manoeuvrability' to partake in fast-paced missions involving ranged and melee combat.

Looking at footage from previous games, you'd be quick to notice the erratic camera controls and clunky movement. So hopefully, FromSoftware's years of experience with titles like Elden Ring DLC. As for what mechanics from Sekiro are being carried over to AC6, Yamamura alluded to a posture-breaking mechanic by inflicting large doses of damage. However, it isn't counter-attack or parry-oriented.

“Rather than calling it a counter mechanic, what we want to stress is this reason to continue attacking and to continue on the offensive,” he said in an interview. “You want to create chances for yourself in combat and turn the battle to the player's advantage. So what we feel is this is going to create a really nice back-and-forth flow in battles in Armored Core VI, and create this nice mix of offensive and defensive play… but we want the player to feel like they're constantly able to pressure the enemy and that's why we incorporated some of these systems.”

Earlier this year, FromSoftware also announced its major expansion for Elden Ring, AMD graphics cards.

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon will be out on Xbox Series S/X.

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Genre Simulation

Platform PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows

Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

PEGI Rating 12+

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