Armored Core 5 Reinvented, Re-Announced

Armored Core 5 was first announced a year ago in Japan, promising "violent mech action" and a decently-sized reinvention of the long-running robot combat series. Since then, though, there's been zero new information on the PS3/Xbox 360 sequel whatsoever.

As From Software producer Toshifumi Nabeshima explained to Famitsu magazine in this week's issue, the yearlong silence was necessary in order to make AC5 the great leap foreward he envisioned. "We had a solid concept in mind for AC5 when we announced it a year ago," he said, "but when reconsidering it as an action game and as the new AC, too much of it was just basic upgrades from previous games. We didn't think that was the best thing for a series that's been going on this long. We've received such faithful support from our fans for so long that we wanted to make something we really thought was fun and amazing -- that, and we want a new audience to get involved as well."

So how has AC5 been reinvented? For one, the focus is now squarely placed on multiplayer. "We've implemented online modes up to now, but for this game, there's no 'mode'," Nabeshima said. "Instead, the system lets you smoothly join online play at any time."

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