ARMORED CORE ONLINE - Armored Core For Answer

I was looking for new AC links when I stumbled upon this blog from one of our own Armored Core Online members J.E. aka JonEvengelist, his site/blog AcArmory contains a wealth of custom made Armored Core action figures. The man has even created a sliding Armored Core cockpit that actually slides and opens up to a small compartment inside the core! J.E. is an amazing artist, I highly suggest you visit his page and leave some comments.

Last year's Armored Core 4 low sales, missed expectations and industry disappointment in the new generation of the Armored Core series, has led Sega, Armored Core's publisher in the U.S. to most likely skip the new Armored Core For Answer game, released in Japan back in March 2008.

According to PSU, Armored Core For Answer is ranked 853 out of 870 games in a popularity index, the evidence has been mounting for weeks in hope of an official Sega announcement but all hopes have been slowly fading. The most devastating proof that Sega is in fact not planning to port the game to America came in the form of phone calls to one of my media and advertising contacts over at Sega whom when asked about the resurrection of the ACRavens.com website said: "We do not have anything in store for that (Armored Core For Answer) game, in fact I haven't heard anything about this game around the office."

The solution to this problem will be importing the Japanese version of Armored Core For Answer. Things to remember if you do plan to import the game is that for the PS3 version you should not have an issue as the PS3 version is not region restricted and your imported Armored Core game will work well, but the same cannot be said about the Xbox 360 version, which is region coded and your Xbox 360 will not play Japanese titles.

At this point in time all the signs point to the logical conclusion that Sega will not port Armored Core For Answer to America, so as dedicated fans, let's hope for the best but expect the worst.

Dark Knight - July 3, 2008
Meh, porting still means we gotta play the game without knowing whats going on, for the most part at least. I think either SEGA should make this game available for all regions or we should both boycott all future SEGA efforts AND this should be a warning to any other company using SEGA as a publisher.

Shame tho, being an old school gamer i had a lot of respect for sega, not anymore tho =(

Blaze Draco - June 28, 2008
So has anyone heard any news at all about whats going on?
--And another thing what ever happened to that guy that was writing SEGA a letter?

Requim - June 27, 2008
Can u belive this? there selling the FA sound track, but not the game! http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=16702631&st=armored+core&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1836215

Th3Eagle - June 24, 2008
This suckes, even if you guys manage to get is available in the us, I still have to hope it gets available in Europe

AC4 was my first contact with the AC series and since I don't own any of the previeus consolses I was hoping for more :S

BTW I have never seen any AC4 adds or commercials in Holland, didid't even know the game excisted untill I found its cool looking box between some other games and tought, MECHS COOL ;)

madjuan - June 22, 2008
I have an idea.We can write a letter to agetec saying that we want them to bring acfa to america.pleas send me some comments about this idea.

madjuan - June 21, 2008
i hope that sega will deside to bring FAto the usa.if they don't well... i will just import it from japan.

highlander0689 - June 16, 2008
Eh, Sega butchered AC4. I'm glad it's probably not going to be localized. I'd rather just import anyway.

Besides, from a business standpoint it's not wise to localize it either. Abysmal sales are never motivation to release a sequel.

At this point I think the chances for ACFA's localization are the same as Mega Man Legends 3's development(very slim but not impossible).

AC4A forever - June 16, 2008
I WANT AC4A TO COME IN THE ENGLISH VERSION!

AC4A forever - June 15, 2008
I wonder if Itazura finished writing a letter to the SEGA company. I just hope they make this game come out for the PS3 and XBOX 360

PatrickFang - June 13, 2008
Hearing good and bad news but am happy that Sega is at least doing something and maybe dub the game.

Ares - June 13, 2008
thats a good idea mabey we should pool ideas in a thread and have a few appointed volunteers write a letter.

AnotherAge - June 13, 2008
Well my good friend at gamestop that is the manager had told me that they havent even had ac4 for answers run through the office yet which is old news but then he also said they he had found out that there might be a possible release in 09...i say we formally write sega then it might speed up the process...

lolzman2 - June 12, 2008
jobi keep an eye on sega they could be lying so keep a big eye but one thing....
we need like 120,000 people y? AC4 got 80,000 sales im still suprised our team process is getting progress heres some advice talk buisness with sega like plans to make it get so many sales like advertising or something

AC4A forever - June 12, 2008
Why would the denie AC4A. It could make more money than the regular AC4. you may never know.

Itazura - June 11, 2008
I have done a little research...

Sega of America's Current president is Simon Jeffery. Prior to signing onto Sega he was the president of LucasArts from 2000 to 2003.

Sega of America's headquarters is located at:

650 Townsend Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94103-4908.

So, that is the man in charge and that is the place from which the order is being brought down. I would recommend attempting to write to him first (using the letter witting ideas I provided in my prior comment.)

Should that fail, you may have to title the letter to "public relations".

I will, as promised, be writing a business letter to SEGA. If you wish, you can wait until I post said letter to kind of get a feel of what they are looking for.

I'll be in touch.

AC4A forever - June 11, 2008
Why would they want to denie this game this game is amazing. The other AC games made it to the U.S. so should this.

RiisWolf - June 10, 2008
It's looking like AC:FF for the PS2 all over again :'(
And remember the severity of the lack of advertising SEGA did for AC4. Let alone I never liked that trailer nor the box art on the English version since it looked really poor compared to the advertising efforts in Japan (as far as I know).
But it make me wonder, why won't From Software do the marking in countrys other than Japan?

Ares - June 10, 2008
Yeah I think your right. Sega might notice use more if we wrote proffesionally with paragraphs and stuff.

Itazura - June 9, 2008
You have to remember that these are businessmen. If you want something done you are going to have to perform your communications in a business manner. Making 15 false user names and e-mailing the technical support desk over and over will not get anything resolved. Take the proper channels and proper actions. To do this, much like with any business, you must take the following steps:

1.Find the address for the US corporate headquarters.
2.Find the name of the person in charge.
3.Write an actual professional letter outlining your concern, why it is a concern, what your solution is, and how this benefits them as a company. Remember, it is essential that you use proper grammar, spelling, and etiquette in order for your letter to be even looked at.

Basically, it will take research, though, and dedication. You will have to explain to them why this makes bad business sense (I.E.: Bad company image and loss in future sales).

I will be in touch once I have done some research and determined who I should contact and where. I will post my letter to SEGA on my blog for your viewing pleasure.

Itazura - June 8, 2008
Well, I am more than a little upset. My wife and I MET over Armored Core. This is inexcusable and unforgivable.

I will take a short moment to blog out my frustrations (http://www.myspace.com/itazurastrikesagain) before I look into contacting SEGA.

I will be in touch.

DieSukka - June 8, 2008
Itazura...that is so interesting!

Well apparently, judging by the previous few posts, our voices are being heard and there is a slim chance that For Answer will make it over here.

Itazura - June 8, 2008
Well, I am more than a little upset. My wife and I MET over Armored Core. This is inexcusable and unforgivable.

I will take a short moment to blog out my frustrations (http://www.myspace.com/itazurastrikesagain) before I look into contacting SEGA.

I will be in touch.

DieSukka - June 7, 2008
I really hope that this'll go through with the corporate bigwigs and makes its way over here.

Ares - June 6, 2008
Anyone have any updates on whats going on?

Blaze Draco - June 6, 2008
Wow...thats exiting actually ,aking a difference feels good lol =D

jobi - June 4, 2008
REmember if you don't believe me just log into my account at cone101@yahoo.com
password is grape3

cirqueducloud - June 4, 2008
That is so exciting! Our hopes, aspirations, and dreams are actually being heard by a major corporate entity. That's pretty impressive.
Fingers are crossed For Answer in more ways than one.

Bloodguard - June 4, 2008
That's sounds good news to me.

Ares - June 4, 2008
Oh man thats awesome

jobi - June 4, 2008
Better news!!!Edward messaged me and told me that Max delivered my comments to sega and that they are thinking about and they asked us to be patient while they think on the matter and that they will let us know if anything comes up

cirqueducloud - June 3, 2008
That's really good news that we've got multiple people working for us now. That gives me a little bit of hope haha.

I was just musing myself with the thought (a few minutes ago): "What if, in the end, AC:fA comes out as scheduled and we all just got really upset over nothing? Maybe this sort of thing happens often, with games, and that usually they get distributed in the end."

I'm going to delude myself in a positive attitude until the end of July simply because I can't face the alternatives.

Ares - June 3, 2008
I think Max is the "highest" person on the ticket department for our issues anyways. I mean I think we get max the most

jobi - June 3, 2008
I've got Edward and Max

Ares - June 2, 2008
Has anyone got someone besides Max and Patrick? I got a Eric yesterday.

jobi - June 2, 2008
Another 1 of Sega's workers said that they will spread the word on how much we really want this game...time to create a new email now and start over again!!!

cirqueducloud - June 2, 2008
Alright, I chipped in too.

Sheifier - May 31, 2008
I agree with you patrick fang although sega may have had anded some ideas for a new look, non based assumtion, they should at leaset give the ropes to somone who has been with the franchise from the beginning.

lolzman2 - May 31, 2008
how bout kik every worker on sega in the peni*

Ares - May 31, 2008
yeah but seigh the 360 people cant import at all due to region coding/locks so that idea is only valid for the ps3 users, who really should be mildly content since they can just import.

jobi - May 31, 2008
yeah....i'm going to keep doing what i'm doing and getting messages just so i can keep u guys updated about new stuff

seigh - May 31, 2008
i think we should be planning in doing a translation for parts, garage and stuff if we should buy the jap version if sega doesnt release the eng

Blaze Draco - May 31, 2008
All the more reason to fight back!!!

jobi - May 30, 2008
YEAH WE R GETTING SOMEWHERE... I CANT IMPORT THIS GAME CUS I HAVE AN 360

Blaze Draco - May 30, 2008
Ya thats basiclly the same thing Chris wrote me today...at least it's somthin...

jobi - May 30, 2008
Hey i got another message on my fake profile from Edward and he sounded please saying that he was glad to see how much we care about armored core adn it pleased him but unfortunately there still haven't been any plans to release for anwswer but he will talk to his boss

jobi - May 30, 2008
THANKS look yall this is how u get them convincing tell them how much u really love armored core and don't try and sound like an as**hole...look now i made me another 2 profiles to message sega with and i'm leaving my other 1 alone just to check and make sure to make it seem like i'm texting from 10 diff. profiles instead of 1...now i advise yall to do the same but remember put fake names that r real example:Chris Pitts is my real name:but my profile name for my 3rd profile is

onny Ben

Bloodguard - May 30, 2008
jobi read your message buddy looks like we are getting somewhere i've sent another message to SEGA just keep at it we might get some straight anwsers out of them for a change.

jobi - May 30, 2008
for any1 that doesn't believe me when i said that we were one step closer log into my fake profile it's Cone101@yahoo.com
password:grape3
i'm changing it after 2day so u have 1day to look

cirqueducloud - May 30, 2008
Can somebody post the email address that we email sega at?
If we're at least convincing somebody at sega to mention us, then its progress and I wanna chip in too. And it might make a lot more people want to help out if the email address was simply displayed in the comments listed RIGHT HERE.

Ares - May 30, 2008
seriously?! thats awesome thats one step closer to our goal

jobi - May 29, 2008
better new...Sega said they will let there boss know how much we really want this game and that he will let us know if anything at all comes up about armored core for answer

Blaze Draco - May 29, 2008
Well I emailed them...maby just...maby it will make a slight differance

Ares - May 29, 2008
kick sega in the shins and march on their corporate building?

lolzman2 - May 29, 2008
how bout guns and force

jobi - May 29, 2008
THIS appears to rather not be working would yall say... y don't we think on other alternatives

Necron 1 - May 29, 2008
You know, constantly sending emails REALLY isn't gonna get them to do anything...

Though why am I talking? It really doesn't matter to me. XD

vlado - May 29, 2008
hi every1 sorry i wasnt here,but i was away from home.Well i will send sega another 10 emails about answer,and every1 here must send atleast 1 email if we want for answer.So every1 go send some emails.

jobi - May 28, 2008
i messaged them again...and they said
Chris, i understand that your a true blue armored core fan and sega sincerely appreciates your dedication to the franchise.
Unfortunatley,i'm not aware of plans to release this in the US.Beyond that i honestly don't have any additional info.
Best wishes,
MAX

BloodyRain - May 28, 2008
Well, reading this article sure managed to severely ruin my day. I was so looking forward to this game coming over to the States. Importing just wouldn't be the same; sure, I could play it well enough, but what I was most interested in was the plot. It looked so interesting this time around, but my Japanese skills are nowhere near competent enough to enjoy it untranslated.

I just hope that by the grace of God, somebody, somewhere actually decides to pick up this game and release it here for niche fans like me to play and enjoy.

Ares - May 28, 2008
I'm at 15 emails all with the same replies...mabey we should find the president of Sega and email his PC....

Bloodguard - May 28, 2008
SEGA replied to my message they said the same thing ain't gonna stop till i get a solid answer from Sega.

jobi - May 28, 2008
SEGA replied to my message and all they said was thanks for the feedback and unfortuanately we haven't heard anything about this title

lolzman2 - May 27, 2008
actually we need sometihng else sega doesnt care sh** about the fanbase what they say is a lie

jobi - May 27, 2008
I MESSAGED SEGA GUYS BUT REMEMBER IT'S TAKE MORE THAN JUST MY 1 VOTE(I HAVE AN IDEA IF WE MAKE ABOUT 10 FAKE PROFILES A PIECE AND LOG IN AND MESSAGE SEGA WITH ALL 10 PROFILES-IT WILL MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THERE'S 10X MORE PEOPLE THAT WANT ARMORED CORE THAN THERE REALLY IS

sakray - May 27, 2008
Yah, Agetec would have released ACFA. And they probably wouldn't do something like leave the NA PS3 version stuck at 1.4.

Ares - May 26, 2008
Sorry vlado wasnt able to get to internet for almost a week sorry.

jobi - May 26, 2008
alright then thanks alot

lolzman2 - May 26, 2008
well jobi how bout we tell everybody who wants this game to contact sega and put a vote to realese it cuz of alll the wanters

jobi - May 26, 2008
TELL ME WHAT TO DO I'M WITH ANY BODY TRYING TO HELP OUT WITH FOR ANSWER

lolzman2 - May 26, 2008
problem solved

lolzman2 - May 26, 2008
i would be very happy if we told every ac fan to do this theres more than poeple on aco you can eiter email sega or submit a support tickt at the support place we need everyone on the place so whose with me pm me so we can team up i need at least 10000 pplz

jobi - May 26, 2008
Yes but tell me how do you message sega so i can message them till they say yes please tell me how

Bloodguard - May 26, 2008
If all the ACO members out there sent a messages to sega to release the US/EU version of AC4A it might change their minds. This could be are last stand!!!

Lets put up a good fight show sega there making a big mistake for not releasing US/EU version of AC4A!!!!

vlado - May 26, 2008
ok this is how to email sega:
Go to sega.com,choose your country,go to support and from there it should say login/register to sega pass.Register there and go to support again,login,submit a ticket and that is all.They will answer you within 24-48 hours

jobi - May 25, 2008
hey do any of u guys know how 2 email sega if so please tell me

lolzman2 - May 25, 2008
cant sega give them another chance if only the creator would just get a new company to port the game

velocity7 - May 25, 2008
I also agree it's pretty retarded SEGA decide not to bring over Armored Core For Answer. They should have known taking up the franchise meant this kind of dedication; guess they didn't think ahead.

lolzman2 - May 25, 2008
tell me the conclusion i can take it ok maby noot we just need to tell sega why they should release the game or mabyeh we can bribe dem cant anybody think of agood idea

lolzman2 - May 25, 2008
lets keep emailing them til they finally change their minds
if alot of pl distract they might accept if not then time for plan b also known as using guns and weapons

lolzman2 - May 25, 2008
sega sucks they better change their mind or they must die

jobi - May 24, 2008
OK ARES, i've been trying to figure out how do u get to messaging sega cus i went to sega .com but i couldn't send them messages cus i dn't know how 2-but if u tell me how to message them then me and the other followers will chip in bud...that's what's up right there u supporting AC cus that's been 1 of my fav. games since AC1 for playstation...but yeah...tell me how to message SEGA

Ares - May 23, 2008
Ive already written Sega like 4 letters ill write 4 more if I have too im with you

jobi - May 23, 2008
Hey(VLADO) has an idea and i'm with him but we need more than 2 people to change the decision of sega not making armored core for answer for the Usa(especially for us 360 players who have to make a japananese account just to play for answer)

jobi - May 23, 2008
hey that's exactyl what i'm talking about i'm 100% with you if we managed to get them to reinsert the op-1 or human+ abilities which they removed in AC Nexus then surely if enough of protest then we can get them to publish for answer(it;s a good game played the demo on my 360

vlado - May 23, 2008
I have an idea.Lets PROTEST!!!.Lets write an email or something to sega.Who s with my ?

jobi - May 22, 2008
this just plane out sucks for a company that inspired me so much....1 of my fav. games ac is actually going to die unless we do something(like the human+ did until we complaned enough for them to reinsert it into armored core 4 answer)Get the idea ac fans

Bloodguard - May 21, 2008
What ever SEGA get there hands on they seem to mess things up like they do.... I hope they release the english version of AC4A.

PyroAcid - May 21, 2008
oh yah and heavygear dead....

PyroAcid - May 21, 2008
sega blows guys they killed sonic and tryed to reinvent him for the new gen now there messing this game up,
mecha games are on a downward spirwal mechwarrior is dead
ac dieing gundom dead steal battalon dead maybe pepole need to stop being lazy ass stoners and go back to school and save these genras and titles but i doubt anyone cares enuff to do this and rather have someone elese do it for them

Bluebear - May 19, 2008
Oh whaaaat?! Any chance of European/UK 360's getting this game either then?

PatrickFang - May 18, 2008
Bull! Why Sega? I can't seem to play mechs with out Armored Core. Gundam are too much hearing every day and suck. At least give the project to Agetec. I miss them.

k1nG 0f DrAg0N5 - May 18, 2008
I think that would be a rip off if ACFA never came out for america

vlado - May 18, 2008
I sure hope Sega will change their mind and release it in english

last-0-raven - May 18, 2008
i suddenly feel sorry for the xbox360 users in the states who bought the 360 in USA [unless they modded it]

tkgmalice - May 17, 2008
weakest thing ...ever... oh well at least i chose ps3 and can import it... still thats pretty weak...

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It's been done to the English speaking Ravens over and over, Fromsoftware releases yet another Armored Core game in Japan months before it arrives to U.S. and British's game stores. In this article we will show you how to create a Japanese account and download any Japanese game demo available only to Japanese players.

Armored Core For Answer, released in Japan March 2008, has a demo available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace and all you need to do is follow these directions to be able to download it and play it on your Xbox 360.

1: You need to create a new Live , Hotmail or Password account (choose one and if already logged on, log off to create a new account)

3: Under the "Enter your account information" menu enter the information as shown on the picture below:

4:Once your account has been activated you will now be able to log-in to your Xbox Live service with your new Japanese account, make sure to log off from your other account by pressing the X (blue) button and "create a new profile", select the option to enter an already existing "Live Account" (you don't need to create one since you just did). You need a phone number here it is: 098-974-0604

5:Create a gamertag and log-in to your Dashboard to download your Armored Core For Answer demo from the "Game Demos" section.

Our friends from Raven Republic in the Philippines are hosting their 4th Armored Core Last Raven tournament May 3rd, 2008 in a double elimination format at Tentative Venue - Sforza's residence in Makati, Philippines.

tetsujin - July 2, 2008
Yeah - as a modeler and AC fan I really enjoy JE's work. I absolutely love the Kotobukiya kits but I haven't managed to finish one yet - and not a lot of people seem to build them, honestly....

Plus the stuff he's doing with 3-D and his videos of the games themselves... just, wow...

Now, would I be out of line to point out that Kotobukiya kits are models, not action figures? Maybe that's a silly distinction to make, I don't know...

madjuan - June 30, 2008
sick desins man.just sick

seigh - June 15, 2008
u ever watched that guy´s vids on youtube. hes great

PatrickFang - June 13, 2008
I have him as a friend on YT.

carloselchaparrito - June 13, 2008
Just awesome... thanks for keeping AC alive with your art.

last-0-raven - June 13, 2008
your modified cores look AWSOME

AC4A forever - June 12, 2008
nice pics

Gundam_seed - June 12, 2008
Awesome!!!

Ares - June 12, 2008
Oh man that is some pretty sick sutff man

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Arcadia15x - July 2, 2008
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Click the link with mirrormoon in the url of the article
Download game and patch
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put the file in the same folder as the actual game.
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Plurias Concentio - July 1, 2008
NO!!!!

THE PAGE IS NOT FOUND!

I AM GOING TO DIE. T_T

Saign - June 28, 2008
It doesn't work Ive tried Re-installing it 6 times... and applying the update.

VOLTES_V - May 22, 2008
This looks like GUNDAM SEED Z.A.F.T. it might come out here but in the Land Of The Rising Sun its sometime long time ago in PSP. but its cool though.

last-0-raven - May 22, 2008
looks pretty good, but doesnt win Armored Core!!!!!!!!!

cirqueducloud - May 19, 2008
Friggin sweet haha. Does anybody know if it works with vista?

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cirqueducloud - May 14, 2008
hey... you can't do online play through the demo though, can you?

RiisWolf - April 28, 2008
Killing everything is rather more difficult than taking out most of the main parts, however.
But w/ making hotmail (as far as I know), they have software to find out which postal code is a fake, so keep it in mind.

last-0-raven - April 26, 2008
Spirit of Mother Will is actually easy, unless you just stay still and get killed by hundreds of missiles [which wont actually happen]

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