Armored Core 5 coming March 20

Armored Core 5 will hit North America on March 20, and GameStop pre-orders get the "Heavy Assault Pack" with some extra weapons and parts.

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Armored Core 5 will hit North America on March 20, and Europe on March 23, Namco Bandai has announced. The mech action game is being developed by From Software for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and is the newest numbered entry to the series since 2007. The announcement also gave word that GameStop pre-orders will get the "Heavy Assault Pack," which includes additional weapons and parts for use in online multiplayer.

The game promises large-scale online battles, a new atmosphere, and mechs that are built to add a layer of strategy. You'll have to take geography into account when planning your attacks, and customize your personal Armored Core with unlockable parts. The Operator mode puts one player in the lead to supply teammates with more knowledge of the enemy.

"A quick trigger finger and razor-sharp reflexes won't always turn the tide of battle in Armored Core 5," said Namco Bandai VP of marketing Carlson Choi. "The Operator adds a new layer of strategy orchestrating his team of Armored Cores to victory by finding the enemy's weakness."

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    January 13, 2012 9:15 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Armored Core 5 coming March 20.

    Armored Core 5 will hit North America on March 20, and GameStop pre-orders get the "Heavy Assault Pack" with some extra weapons and parts.

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      January 13, 2012 9:39 AM

      Is there any chance this iteration will be any good, or will it be the same boring, spread-sheet-y waste of a good opportunity the previous ones have been? The trailers are the only good thing about this series, unfortunately.

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      January 13, 2012 10:15 AM

      FUCK YEAH!

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      January 13, 2012 10:42 AM

      Based on what I'm seeing here I almost passed out I was so bored. I was MUCH more interested when I thought it was more tactical and strategy oriented. Oh well off the pre-order list it goes. Thanks for the video Shack.

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        January 13, 2012 11:09 AM

        are there any tactical/strategic robot games anymore?

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      January 13, 2012 1:02 PM

      Come on guys, Armored Core has always been all about frenetic twitch robot shooting with terrible story and passable graphics. Also, don't forget 1 - 2 minute long missions...

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      January 13, 2012 1:03 PM

      they need to find a way to somehow merge dark/demon's souls with Armored Core

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