Pilot's Internal Organization (PIO) - Armored Core Content Updates

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Armored Core community content from  September 17th to September 30th 2023, brought to you by PIO (Pilot's Internal Organization). See below for more details.



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FEATURED CONTENT

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ARMORED CORE LORE


Armored Core Lore: Balam Industries


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I7aiCLw1vs



RUBICON DOGS


Do these things BEFORE entering PvP in Armored Core 6!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxGUVjrTFHY


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COMMUNITY CONTENT

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User: AesirAesthetics


Armored Core V • Retrospective • [The History of From Software]


Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GRfr-L85lA


Game: Armored Core V


Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AesirAesthetics


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User: Chole


Armored Core: Last Raven Is An Unforgivingly Brutal Game...


Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h18ChySAeMM


Game: Armored Core: Last Raven


Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@notcole


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User: @ax_onaganeko


[Battle damaged Nineball Seraph model]


Link: https://twitter.com/ax_onaganeko/status/...1088534864


Game: Armored Core: Master of Arena


Channel: https://twitter.com/ax_onaganeko


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User: @takaf0503


["G13 / It's the beginning of a fun excursion!"]


Link: https://twitter.com/takaf0503/status/170...5428323609


Game: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon


Channel: https://twitter.com/takaf0503


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EVENTS

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User: Cleric Armored Core


Event Name: Cleric's Armored Core 6 Ratio Tournament 1


Platform: PC


REGISTRATION CLOSES: [Oct 12, 2023 9:00 PM MDT]


Event Details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkepOVkT3SI


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User: KCGO Lloydzilla


Event Name: Master of the Arena 2


Platform: PC, PS


REGISTRATION CLOSES: [Oct 12, 2023 9:00 PM MDT and 10:00 PM MDT]


Event Details: https://www.start.gg/tournament/master-o...-2/details

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[farmboy28]

Armored Core community content from October 15th to October 31st 2023, brought to you by PIO (Pilot's Internal Organization). See below for more details.



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NEWS

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KADOKAWA

Nov. 02, 2023 Earnings Results for the 2nd Quarter Ended September 30, 2023 - Kadokawa releases JP sales data for ACVI
in Q2 report


Source: https://group.kadokawa.co.jp/global/ir/library/


PDF Report: https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/9468/ir_m...593/00.pdf




KOTOBUKIYA


Kotobukiya to reprint BFF 063AN AMBIENT and ROSENTHAL CR-HOGIRE NOBLESSE OBLIGE kits. Slated for July and March 2024 respectively (orders open currently).


https://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/en/product/...054056019/


https://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/en/product/...054056958/

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COMMUNITY CONTENT

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User: @kryo9o


[AAS02: CATAPHRACT w/ LED]


Link: https://twitter.com/kryo9o/status/1718662281549250841


Game: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon


Channel: https://twitter.com/kryo9o

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User: @syugeisyosin990


[Chatty sewing]


Link: https://twitter.com/syugeisyosin990/stat...9458552053


Game: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon


Channel: https://twitter.com/syugeisyosin990


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EVENTS

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User: Striker Hutassa


Event Name: $1000 Armored Core 6 Major Tournament!


Platform: PC


REGISTRATION CLOSES: [November 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM CST]


Event Details: https://challonge.com/AC6Major


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User: Bored Josh aka "Fishman" Josh


Event Name: PSN Arena/Ladder


Platform: PS


REGISTRATION CLOSES: N/A


Event Details: https://discord.gg/uKBqgRaz

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Pilot’s Internal Organization (PIO) Special [6]: Armored Core VI November 21st to December 9th 2023 Recap - News and updates. See below for more details.



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ARMORED CORE VI WINS BEST ACTION GAME AT THE GAME AWARDS 2023

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Armored Core VI won Best Action Game at the Game Awards 2023. The series also won the Partner Award in the  PlayStation Partner Awards 2023 Japan Asia



Link (+Timestamp):  https://www.youtube.com/live/Zu2z5M4gmno...Cgq&t=5285



https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/01/...announced/


Secondary Links

https://www.gematsu.com/2023/12/playstat...-announced


https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder...me-awards/
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PARTIAL REVEAL OF PATCH 1.05 FOR ARMORED CORE VI

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A portion of Patch 1.05's updates (currently unreleased) has been revealed. Discovered by reddit user u/INTERSTELLAR_MUFFIN, it was found by checking the QR code on the pilot guide created by FuturePress which was not yet released. The link since has been removed but based on the images, it appears there are several new parts that will be added.



Link


https://www.reddit.com/r/armoredcore/com...new_parts/


Secondary link

https://twitter.com/Ziostorm1/status/173...9574280609


https://twitter.com/moku0226/status/1733274850440204524
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ARMORED CORE VI OST PHYSICAL EDITIONS ANNOUNCED BY BANDAI NAMCO AND FROM SOFTWARE

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Bandai Namco and From Software have announced separate physical releases of Armored Core VI's OST. BN announced theirs on November 21st 2023, and is a 4 Vinyl Soundtrack which also includes an "exclusive slipmat" as well. The listing also notes that the release date is approximate, and may be subject to change.


On December 4th, From Software announced a physical release of their soundtrack. This collection comprises three CD's, two being ACVI's OST and one special disc which appears to be a compilation of songs from previous games and a visual book. The listing notes that this product is a limited first-run item, and sales of the item will end once it is sold out.


Link:

https://store.bandainamcoent.com/armored...ial-vinyl/


https://www.armoredcore.net/ac6firesofrubicon_ost/


Secondary Links:

https://twitter.com/armoredcore/status/1...64758?s=20


https://twitter.com/fromsoftware_pr/stat...04588?s=20


https://www.siliconera.com/armored-core-...e-bonuses/


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Y01-TELLUS AND NINEBALL SERAPH VARIABLE INFINITY MODEL KITS TO BE REPRINTED

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Kotobukiya has announced a new round of Variable Infinity Armored Core Kits to be reprinted. The Nineball Seraph kit was announced on November 15th, and the Y01-TELLUS was announced this December 6th. Both kits are set to be released in May 2024. For those not in Japan, these kits can be ordered from popular model kits sites such as 1999.co.jp and kotous.com.



Links: https://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/product/det...054056026/


https://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/product/det...054058488/


Secondary Links


https://twitter.com/kotobukiya_tkw/statu...1359592572



https://x.com/kotobukiyas/status/1732581...47126?s=20


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Additional News


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Robot Damashii Toy for ACVI revealed: the B-07: SOL 644


https://hobby.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/n...K12FrHCQu0

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Pilot’s Internal Organization (PIO) Special [7]: Armored Core December 10th to December 23rd 2023 Recap - News and updates. See below for more details.



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PATCH 1.05 FOR ARMORED CORE VI: FIRES OF RUBICON RELEASED

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Bandai Namco/From Software released Patch 1.05 on December 19th. The patch brought the following changes: 

-Ranked matchmaking

-Additional PVP maps

-Additional Parts

-Balance changes/bug fixes 


Link: https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/armored-cor...-notes-105


Secondary Links: https://www.facebook.com/armoredcore/pos...195Xx4URsl


https://twitter.com/armoredcore/status/1...10623?s=20


https://x.com/armoredcore/status/1736751...71752?s=20


https://www.ign.com/articles/armored-cor...-maps-more


https://gamerant.com/armored-core-6-upda...tch-notes/


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END OF ONLINE SERVICE ANNOUNCED FOR ARMORED CORE: VERDICT DAY (PS3/X360)

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Official shutdown notice for servers for Armored Core: Verdict Day PS3 and Xbox360 was announced on December 21st. After over 10 years, the online functionality for the game (which was released back in September 2013) is set to end on March 31st, 2024. The shutdown will mean the following features listed below) will no longer be available:


-World Mode

-Mercenary features

-Territory Customisation

-Ranking
-Team Menus
-Other features tied to online elements (unspecified in source)

*Trophies/Achievements linked to online elements will become unobtainable, and “Soldier Model” DLC will also become unavailable.



Link: https://www.facebook.com/armoredcore/pos...6167483971


https://x.com/fromsoftware_sp/status/173...69894?s=20


https://twitter.com/fromsoftware_sp/stat...7218965839


Secondary links: https://gameishard.gg/news/servers-for-t...#gsc.tab=0

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ACVI HANDLER WALTER FROST HOODIE ANNOUNCED

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A line of clothing has been announced by Mamegyorai (under their TorchTorch Brand) which includes a Handler Walter Hoodie and two t-shirts ("C4-621" and "Raven")


Link: https://torchtorch.jp/collection/armored...st-hoodie/


https://shop.buyee.jp/mamegyorai/shoppin...rmoredcore


Secondary Links: https://www.siliconera.com/armored-core-...n-5-sizes/


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ADDITIONAL NEWS


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Armored Core VI now available for $40 ($20 discount)   


https://www.polygon.com/deals/2023/12/18...-deal-sale


https://store.bandainamcoent.com/armored...d-edition/


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BX4KZ5PJ?ots...05-20&th=1