Editing Armored Core (section)

{{Short description|Mecha-based video game series}}
{{About|the video game series|the first game in the series|Armored Core (video game)}}
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{{Infobox video game series
|title = Armored Core
|image = Armored Core series logo.png
|developer = [[FromSoftware]]
|publisher = {{plainlist|
* FromSoftware
* [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] {{small|(1997)}}
* [[ASCII Entertainment]] {{small|(1998)}}
* [[Agetec]] {{small|(2000–2006)}}
* [[Ubisoft]] {{small|(2001, 2008)}}
* [[Metro3D]] {{small|(2002–2003)}}
* [[505 Games]] {{small|(2006–2007)}}
* [[Red Ant Enterprises]] {{small|(2006)}}
* [[Sega]] {{small|(2007)}}
* [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]] {{small|(2012–2023)}}
}}
|platforms = {{plainlist|
* [[Mobile phone]]s
* [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
* [[PlayStation 2]]
* [[PlayStation 3]]
* [[PlayStation 4]]
* [[PlayStation 5]]
* [[PlayStation Portable]]
* [[Windows]]
* [[Xbox 360]]
* [[Xbox One]]
* [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]
}}
|first release version = ''[[Armored Core (video game)|Armored Core]]''
|first release date = July 10, 1997
|latest release version = ''[[Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon]]''
|latest release date = August 25, 2023
|genre = [[Third-person shooter]]}}
{{Nihongo| '''''Armored Core'''''|アーマード・コア|Āmādo Koa|lead=yes}} is a [[third-person shooter]] [[mecha]] [[video game]] series developed by [[FromSoftware]]. The series centers on a silent protagonist who takes on work as a mercenary pilot in the far future, operating large robot combat units known as Armored Cores at the behest of corporate and private clients. As the player completes missions for these clients, they gain credits to improve their Armored Core and unlock further opportunities to make money. Some games include an "Arena" mode in which the player fights other Armored Core pilots in head-to-head battles, which can reward the player with further income or prestige.

Several story continuities exist, spread across 13 main games, seven spin-offs, and three remastered re-releases, with different releases divided by a different set of "generations" of sequels that starts with every numbered entry. The first game in the series, ''[[Armored Core (video game)|Armored Core]]'', was released in 1997, while the most recent, ''[[Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon]]'', was released in 2023.<ref name="Diaz">{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Ana |date=2022-12-08 |title=FromSoftware reveals a reboot for Armored Core |url=https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/23500774/fromsoftware-armored-core-trailer-fires-of-rubicon-announcement |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Plunkett">{{Cite web |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=2022-12-09 |title=Armored Core VI Announced, Which Isn't A Souls Game |url=https://kotaku.com/armored-core-vi-6-bandai-namco-game-awards-new-announce-1849873106 |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=Kotaku |language=en}}</ref> The series has been released on various [[PlayStation]] and [[Xbox]] consoles, as well as [[Windows]] and [[mobile phone]]s. In 2007, the series was adapted to [[manga]] by [[Fujimi Shobo]] as ''Armored Core: Tower City Blade'', and in 2024, to television by [[Tim Miller (filmmaker)|Tim Miller]] as an episode of ''[[Secret Level]]'' titled ''[[Secret Level#ep8|Armored Core: Asset Management]]'', starring the voices of [[Keanu Reeves]], [[Erin Yvette]], [[Temuera Morrison]], [[Patrick Schwarzenegger]], and [[Steve Blum]].