![Some mechs battling in Armored Core 6.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-update-ranked-online-matches-01.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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MEH-CH Armored Core 6 review: Wading in the Rubicon
Armored Core 6 shines in its tough, brilliant boss battles, but feels bland and underdeveloped everywhere else.
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Sadly sales stats for prior games aren't easily available, but it's almost certainly one of the best selling games in the series.
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NEWBS TOGETHER Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon tips from someone who never played an Armored Core before
Welcome to the Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon club. I just joined myself, and I'll be your guide.
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JRP-We'll See Elden Ring director Miyazaki is interested in making a traditional JRPG, but it wouldn't be an Enchanted Arms sequel
I'm sure you're devastated that an ok game from 2006 isn't gonna suddenly be resurrected.
![Some mechs battling in Armored Core 6.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-update-ranked-online-matches-01.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![The Tarnished wielding a spear in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elden-ring-miyazaki-wants-to-do-jrpg-01.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
JRP-We'll See | Elden Ring director Miyazaki is interested in making a traditional JRPG, but it wouldn't be an Enchanted Arms sequel
![A mech from Armored Core 6 chilling on an Elden Ring map.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elden-ring-armored-core-mech-flying-about-01.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
HARD-CORE FUN | Forget Elden Ring DLC, we need Armored Cores unleashing mayhem in the Lands Between
![Some mechs battling in Armored Core 6.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-update-ranked-online-matches-01.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
BOT BATTLE BLUES | Armored Core 6 is getting ranked online matches in its next update, so get ready to be utterly decimated
![A mech in Armored Core 6.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-enemies-comparison-elden-ring-tarnished-01.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
TINY TARNISHED | Even the tiniest Armored Core 6 enemy dwarfs Elden Ring's Tarnished
![Much like Elden Ring, Armored Core 6 is getting its own seamless co-op mod](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-07.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
MECHA, TOGETHER | Much like Elden Ring, Armored Core 6 is getting its own seamless co-op mod
![After Elden Ring and Armored Core 6 successes, FromSoftware is gearing up for "multiple new projects"](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elden-ring-torchlight.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
I'M SOULD | After Elden Ring and Armored Core 6 successes, FromSoftware is gearing up for "multiple new projects"
![Armored Core 6 needs an easy mode, but not just for the reasons you think](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-explosion.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
NOT SO HARDCORE | Armored Core 6 needs an easy mode, but not just for the reasons you think
![Armored Core 6’s first patch makes you more powerful, as three tough bosses get ‘adjusted'](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-(9).png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
SEAS SPIDER DONE | Armored Core 6’s first patch makes you more powerful, as three tough bosses get ‘adjusted'
![Armored Core 6 mod is basically easy mode](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
AC EZ | Armored Core 6 mod is basically easy mode
![Modder successfully puts Armored Core into Elden Ring, but don't get too excited](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-in-elden-ring-grab-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
THE LANDS MECH-WEEN | Modder successfully puts Armored Core into Elden Ring, but don't get too excited
![Armored Core 6 is the sort of messy and exhausting game FromSoftware stopped making years ago](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/AC6-Fromsoft.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
FAILURE TO LAUNCH | Armored Core 6 is the sort of messy and exhausting game FromSoftware stopped making years ago
![Of course the Moonlight Greatsword is in Armored Core 6](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-(3).png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
GUIDING MOONLIGHT | Of course the Moonlight Greatsword is in Armored Core 6
![Did you know you can punch your way through all of Armored Core 6?](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-04.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
PUNCHER CORE | Did you know you can punch your way through all of Armored Core 6?
![Custom header image for Armored Core 6 tester AC](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-tester-ac.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
CALLSIGN | Armored Core 6 fans are naming the game's most tragic character
![CJ from San Andreas is now in Armored Core 6 and the world may never be the same again](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-san-andreas-cj.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
STRAIGHT BUSTA! | CJ from San Andreas is now in Armored Core 6 and the world may never be the same again
![Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is FromSoftware's biggest Steam launch (that isn't Elden Ring)](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-explosion.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
NO BORROWED WINGS | Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is FromSoftware's biggest Steam launch (that isn't Elden Ring)
![Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon tips from someone who never played an Armored Core before](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
NEWBS TOGETHER | Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon tips from someone who never played an Armored Core before
![Custom header of Dark Souls 1 and Armored Core 6](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ac6-ds1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
DIFFICULTY SPIKE | If you're a Dark Souls fan, Armored Core 6 is perfect for you
![Armored Core 6 review: Wading in the Rubicon](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Armored-Core-6-review-hed.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
MEH-CH | Armored Core 6 review: Wading in the Rubicon
![I wasn't fussed about Armored Core 6 and then they did this](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/AC6_ultrawide_Header.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
WIDE LOAD | I wasn't fussed about Armored Core 6 and then they did this
![Armored Core 6 PvP is giving PS3-era vibes, and that's a good thing](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6_ZavugUr.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
PS-Yes Please | Armored Core 6 PvP is giving PS3-era vibes, and that's a good thing
![Don't expect Armored Core 6 to be anywhere near as long as Elden Ring](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-04.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
RESPECTING TIME | Don't expect Armored Core 6 to be anywhere near as long as Elden Ring
![Armored Core 6 gameplay preview shows off sprawling levels and challenging battle sequences](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-06.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
FEED THE FIRE | Armored Core 6 gameplay preview shows off sprawling levels and challenging battle sequences
![Hungry for new Armored Core 6 footage? We're getting a livestream full of it tomorrow](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-explosion.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Core Blimey | Hungry for new Armored Core 6 footage? We're getting a livestream full of it tomorrow
![Armored Core 6 is apparently doing PvP very differently to traditional FromSoft games](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Armored-Core-VI.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
CORE FORMULA | Armored Core 6 is apparently doing PvP very differently to traditional FromSoft games
![Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon's story trailer looks cool as hell, is pretty depressing](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-story-trailer_RQhlWED.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Bullet Hell | Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon's story trailer looks cool as hell, is pretty depressing
![Armored Core 6 gameplay is fairly Souls-like, until the Assembly menu shows up](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-(3).png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
ARMORED REWATCH | Armored Core 6 gameplay is fairly Souls-like, until the Assembly menu shows up
![First Armored Core 6 gameplay may be more Souls-like than you'd expect](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-(5).png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
ARMORED SOULS | First Armored Core 6 gameplay may be more Souls-like than you'd expect
![With Armored Core 6, FromSoftware has a chance to be cool again](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Elden-Ring-armored-core-6.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
CORE MEMORY UNLOCKED | With Armored Core 6, FromSoftware has a chance to be cool again
![Armored Core 6 gameplay trailer showcases intense mecha-action, summer release date set](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6-(6).png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
COME ONE COME AUGUST | Armored Core 6 gameplay trailer showcases intense mecha-action, summer release date set
![Armored Core 6 gets rated in Korea, making the wait even harder](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6_Wwwsdo7.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Fired Up | Armored Core 6 gets rated in Korea, making the wait even harder
![Armored Core 6 reportedly releasing before Elden Ring DLC](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Armored_Core_VI_Fires_of_Rubicon_CGI_Screenshot_10-(1).jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
DESTROY... | Armored Core 6 reportedly releasing before Elden Ring DLC
![Armored Core 6 is getting a lengthy showcase early next month](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6_iuiJ5Hq.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Coming In Hot | Armored Core 6 is getting a lengthy showcase early next month
![Armored Core 6 is all about customising your mech and fighting bosses](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored-core-6_bCHY0bJ.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Pilot The Eva | Armored Core 6 is all about customising your mech and fighting bosses
![FromSoft's next game isn't Dark Souls 4, Sekiro 2, Bloodborne 2, or Elden Ring 2... but Armored Core 6](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/FjgbDKRUYAIVAWH.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
CORE AND ORDER | FromSoft's next game isn't Dark Souls 4, Sekiro 2, Bloodborne 2, or Elden Ring 2... but Armored Core 6
![FromSoftware's next game in final stages of development as studio looks to beef up staff for multiple projects](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/armored_core_verdict_day_Ocufr04.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
ARMOREDELDENSOULS | FromSoftware's next game in final stages of development as studio looks to beef up staff for multiple projects
![From Software has three new projects in the works](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/miyazaki.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Armored Core V E3 trailer advances](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20110609armoredcorev.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)