I always knew a new Armored Core was going to be in the works. Wasn't that long since Verdict Day anyway, and it already took them 4 years to get from For Answer to V.
I have to imagine it'll go for a new set of ideas and game mechanics rather than build on Verdict Day, if the amount of time between games is any indication. 4th and 5th generations were already significantly different from what they had worked on for the first ten entries in the series, and at this point I'm fine with whatever new thing they come up with within that franchise so long as they continue to prove they are the best at developing mecha games.
Oh, and the other two projects sound cool, I guess. Dark fantasy, whatever, fuck it, MORE MECHA!