Dark Souls isn’t the only game by FromSoftware that Namco Bandai will publish in the west. The latest issue of Dengeki’s revealed that Armored Core 5, the developer’s first numbered entry in the mecha fighting series since 2007, will also arrive under the Namco Bandai name.
As noted by Siliconera, the Armored Core franchise has had a history of different overseas publishers. Looking at recent years alone:
- Armored Core: For Answer – 2008 – Ubisoft
- Armored Core 4 – 2007 – Sega
- Armored Core: For Answer – 2008 – Ubisoft
- Armored Core: Last Raven – 2006 – Agetec
All Armored Core titles from Last Raven and sooner were published by Agetec, aside from the first Armored Core for PlayStation, which was published by Sony Computer Entertainment America.