Apparently Armored Core 4 had one which added two more NEXTs to fight in the Simulation (one of which was apparently Nineball) but it's most likely an Internet rumor since there's no proof anywhere.

Armored Core V had two, the Recon pack and Heavy Assault pack, which gave some of the Overed Weapons early without needing to beat the game.

Secondhand prices of the games exploded immediately after the announcement, as did the game's rankings on ISO download websites. FromSoftware had built a large fanbase off their Dark Souls series and derived titles since the release of Verdict Day, and the announcement of VI at the Game Awards inspired many of the company's fans to give Armored Core another look.

Newbie Boom: The announcement of Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon saw an unprecedented upsurge of interest in the series.

The first A and the H returned in For Answer.

The 03-AALIYAH mecha became ALIYA most likely due to the singer who died.

These were changed into meaningless gibberish such as Zakajj in subsequent versions.

Thanks to Qurac-influenced Theme Naming in Eqbal's products, most of them were named after Islamic terms, such as the Tawhid ( Oneness of God) arm-shotgun, the Injil ( Bible) reverse-legged part, and the Zakat ( Charity) machinegun, amongst others.

The US version changes it to somewhere in the Middle East. At first, Former Peace City is located on what used to be Las Vegas (or at least somewhere in the State of Nevada).

In Armored Core 4, several places that are named in missions (such as Old/Former Peace City) has had their locations changed between original Japanese version and subsequent versions.

Development Gag: The 'God is Force' screen at the beginning of Armored Core 4's intro is a reference to the game's early development codename, Project Force.

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