Elden Ring developer FromSoftware has posted a few job listings on its careers page for "several new projects" it has in the works (as reported by PSU). We don't know much about these, but we can glean from the 'Character Designer' role that one of them has something to do with a new Armored Core project.
According to the job board, the role is focused on concept art, characters, creatures, and most notably, "mecha". It's safe to assume, given the success of Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, that FromSoftware isn't done with the series yet — whether that's a For Answer-style direct sequel, a new numbered entry, or a DLC, we don't know.
Mentions include a desire for the candidate to be "Experienced in character and mecha design"; that "People with expertise in mecha design are welcome", and that whoever applies must "Understand the concept of the game and the role of the characters and mecha". Clearly, mecha is important, and I doubt this is secretly a Metal Wolf Chaos sequel.
That still leaves the other projects a mystery, but we can at least rule out a couple of games. CEO Hidetaka Miyazaki confirmed in an interview earlier this...