News: Armored Core goes Web 2.0

January 12, 2008, 03:28 AM

by kurokishi, via From Software -
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Before Brandon does that thing where he leaps over the furniture, in slow motion obviously, to rip the power cable for the server from the wall; insert credit is not an "official supporter" of Armored Core for Answer. The logo to the left is something that From Software has created for Japanese bloggers. Instead of From Software leading the PR via just traditional journalistic outlets (such as Famitsu) they've pulled on the resources of the Japanese Armored Core fanbase who are probably more likely to accurately espouse the series strongpoints. In any case, the Armored Core for Answer campaign is now in full swing.

As of yesterday, the official site went fully operational and has a swathe of interesting stuff within. Most notably a very shiny new in-game trailer, which hit YouTube within a matter of minutes. That being said the truly interesting stuff is what the Japanese bloggers, or "chosen ones" according to a few forums, have been given.

In the past, any of Shoji Kawamori's artwork for Armored Core has been closely guarded. With limited distribution rights, meaning the online community got bugger all. Not so now, his work is freely available to all (check the bottom of the page to see what I mean).

Interestingly, each of the official supporters are numbered. This bears a striking parallel to the narrative in Armored Core 4 where each of the NEXTs were similarly numbered. Anyway, have a look through the various blogs as some have been given different assets it seems.