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Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon coming 2023

Do the robot.

FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have announced Armored Core 6: Fires of the Rubicon, an impressive-looking new entry in its robotic third-person shooter series.

It's been a decade since Armored Core 5 arrived. 10 years on, this new sequel is set for launch in 2023 on PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

A first trailer for the game debuted tonight during 2022's The Game Awards. It doesn't give much away - or show proper gameplay - but here it is:

Our first look at Armored Core 6: Fires of the Rubicon.Watch on YouTube

News of a new Armored Core game does not come as a complete surprise - details and early screenshots appeared online earlier this year, with a few details of how it may play. We'll have to see whether those fit with what we see in Fires of Rubicon when it arrives sometime in 2023.

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