Namco Bandai Games has announced that they are partnering with From Software to publish the upcoming, and highly-anticipated, Armored Core V. Armored Core V re-focuses the game with an all-new story and robust offline mode as well as promises a more team-focused online component. Armored Core V is in development for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms and is scheduled for release in 2012, should we all not be destroyed by the 2012 conspiracy.