{"id":55429,"date":"2025-12-25T17:34:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T08:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=55429"},"modified":"2025-12-25T17:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T08:36:55","slug":"japanese-publisher-g-mode-to-bring-elusive-armored-core-mobile-game-to-steam-and-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-publisher-g-mode-to-bring-elusive-armored-core-mobile-game-to-steam-and-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese publisher G-Mode to bring elusive Armored Core mobile game to Steam and Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>G-Mode, a Japanese publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-publisher-dedicated-to-digitally-reviving-obsolete-feature-phone-games-announces-first-physical-edition-there-was-a-strong-demand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dedicated to reviving old feature phone games<\/a>, announced that it is bringing the mobile-exclusive <strong>Armored Core: Mobile 3<\/strong> to Nintendo Switch and Windows (via Steam) through its G-Mode Archives+ initiative. Developed in collaboration with FromSoftware, it will not include achievements and language options that weren\u2019t part of the original release, making it a direct port that is only available in Japanese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"G-MODE\u30a2\u30fc\u30ab\u30a4\u30d6\u30b9+  ARMORED CORE MOBILE 3\u3000\u7d39\u4ecb\u52d5\u753b\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZSogl72z1CA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Released on January 25, 2007 exclusively for feature phones, Armored Core: Mobile 3 takes the franchise\u2019s core gameplay and squeezes it into a more compact package. Players customize their mechs to suit mission parameters, which include attacking and defending key objectives strewn throughout several levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"648\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251225-554290001.jpg\" alt=\"Armored Core mobile 3 gameplay.\" class=\"wp-image-55431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251225-554290001.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251225-554290001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251225-554290001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While Armored Core: Mobile 3\u2019s gameplay is simple compared to more recent PC and console-based Armored Core titles, the biggest reason people will want to play the port is to understand the events that occurred between Armored Core: Nexus and its sequel, Armored Core: Last Raven. Considering Last Raven marks the end of Armored Core 3\u2019s storyline, some may want to understand the narrative in its entirety by playing Mobile 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Armored Core: Mobile 3 is set to release \u201csoon\u201d for the Nintendo Switch and Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4192760\/GMODE_ARMORED_CORE_MOBILE_3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/fromsoftware-adds-three-classic-armored-core-games-to-playstation-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FromSoftware adds three classic Armored Core games to PlayStation Store<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/interviews\/interview-nitroplus-missed-armored-core-so-much-they-started-making-their-own-mecha-action-game-dolls-nest-then-ac6-got-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interview: Nitroplus missed Armored Core so much, they started making their own mecha action game Dolls Nest \u2013 then AC6 got announced<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>G-Mode recently announced that it will be bringing the mobile-exclusive Armored Core: Mobile 3 to Nintendo Switch and Steam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":55430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-55429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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