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FEAR 2: Reborn – DLC review (Feature)

Oct 14, 2009

FEAR 2 is its own metaphor: the baddies are ‘Replica’ troopers: generic cloned soldier dudes. And in this freshly-forged set of new single-player levels, which you can purchase online, you get to play as one of these generic replica troopers. Number 813, to be precise. Oh dear, they’re leaving it wide open for satire, aren’t they? It’s almost too easy. ...

FEAR 2: Project Origin (Screenshots)

Oct 14, 2009

FEAR 2: Project Origin - Slo-mo deathmatch (Video)

Aug 13, 2009

After a long battle, the official FEAR sequel is here, and the positives, like majorly creepy atmospheres and great AI, are back. Unfortunately the previous game's story shortcomings are back too.

Alternative F.E.A.R. 2 end credit sequence released (News)

Jul 19, 2009

A previously unpublished video originally intended to play alongside the end credits has been released by Monolith.

In his blog, Monolith developer Daryl Affleck shows off a video put together while the game was going through testing and primarily features Armacham Technology Corporation research scientist Terry 'Snake Fist' Halford.

Stupid game terminology (Feature)

Jun 18, 2009

Why can’t some people just call a spade a spade? Or, in the case of video games, call a health pack a health pack, instead of a multi-purpose, cosmic healitron 3000. We’re sick of developers trying to give their games extra context or dimension by pasting unnecessary and sometimes baffling terminology onto simple, every day game actions or objects. It’s convoluted, embarrassing and totally comically. Below are some of the ...

F.E.A.R. 2 'Armoured Front' DLC revealed (News)

May 13, 2009

A second downloadable content pack for Monolith's horror-shooter F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin has been revealed along with an exclusive trailer.

FEAR 2: Project Origin - Armored Front map pack (Video)

May 13, 2009

After a long battle, the official FEAR sequel is here, and the positives, like majorly creepy atmospheres and great AI, are back. Unfortunately the previous game's story shortcomings are back too.

Five rules for introducing your girlfriend to gaming (Feature)

Apr 15, 2009

I’m not a miserable sexist ass; I’m just a practical observer. One thing I’ve observed is that men and women are different (I figured that one out pretty early on). Since I’m a rational person, I’m aware that nothing is entirely one way or another. Even the divide between life and death is ambiguous (uh, zombies, amirite?). ...

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin PC multiplayer in jeopardy (News)

Apr 6, 2009

The future of F.E.A.R. 2 as a competitive multiplayer game was dealt a massive blow when it was announced that it won't be supported by server files, anti-cheat or an SDK.

Since F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin was released in February, fans have been holding out for more from the multiplayer component of the game. Questions were raised before the game hit the shelves as to whether server files would be released.

FEAR 2 Countdown Day Four: Mechs (News)

Feb 12, 2009

Today's video in our exclusive FEAR 2 Countdown Calendar introduces one of FEAR 2’s most potent weapons, the armoured behemoths known as Elite Power Armour.

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FEAR 2 Day Five: Artificial Intelligence (News)

Feb 12, 2009

Monolith’s excellent horror-shooter FEAR 2 launches today and our exclusive Countdown Calendar is fully open with a week’s worth of behind-the-scenes info, special videos, and a raft of screens. ...

FEAR 2 Countdown Day Three: Alma (News)

Feb 11, 2009

Say hello to Alma on day three of our F.E.A.R. 2 week, counting down each day to the release of Monolith’s horror-shooter with a special Countdown Calendar. ...

FEAR 2: Project Origin (Review)

Feb 10, 2009

Back in 2005, little girls with lank, greasy hair were terrifying. Across the country, crowds of cinemagoers would stream out of showings of The Grudge and The Ring Two, kicking children in the face as a precautionary measure. It was riotous madness, and in the midst of it we were graced with FEAR – Monolith’s arse-clenchingly scary, spectacularly violent and needlessly bloody shooter. ...

FEAR 2 Countdown Day Two: Game design (News)

Feb 9, 2009

Today’s video in our exclusive FEAR 2 Countdown Calendar looks at the design and environment ...

FEAR 2 Countdown Day One: Combat (News)

Feb 8, 2009

Welcome to day one of our FEAR 2 week. We’ll be counting down each day to the release of Monolith’s exceptional horror-shooter with a special Countdown Calendar featuring a behind-the-scenes look at some of the game’s special features, a daily video, bonus screens and a chance to win yourself a copy of the game! ...

New Game Releases for the Week of February 8, 2009 (News)

Feb 7, 2009

Gamerdeals.net writes:

"Hightlights this week include F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), Nascar Kart Racing (Wii), Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (Xbox 360), and Loco Roco 2 (PSP).

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of February 8, 2009 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"

FEAR 2: Project Origin - Evolution of FEAR (Video)

Feb 6, 2009

After a long battle, the official FEAR sequel is here, and the positives, like majorly creepy atmospheres and great AI, are back. Unfortunately the previous game's story shortcomings are back too.

IGN: F.E.A.R. 2 Blog: Creating A Demo (News)

Feb 6, 2009

The F.E.A.R.2 demo is the most important asset that a customer gets to see before actual game launches (February 10, 2009). It's the first time that most people get to actually play the game and form their own opinions of it (If you haven't played the F.E.A.R.2, please go try it! It's free and available for download on Xbox Live, Playstation Network and whatisfear.com). For F.E.A.R.2, Monolith wanted to make sure that they were giving their fans a kick-ass demo that let them experience a variety of spaces and gameplay mechanics that make F.E.A.R.2 great.

F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin Demo Released (News)

Jan 22, 2009

Today see's the demo release of Warner Bros. Interactive's F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin. The second heart-stopping shooter in the series continues the spine-tingling supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city. At the center of the calamity is the mysterious Alma, whose rage against those who wronged her triggered a chain of events that has spiraled completely out of control.

Additionally to the PC release, the demo is out on Xbox Live and is due to be released in the next updated to the Playstation Network.

Official F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin Website Relaunches (News)

Jan 21, 2009

PCN has just received news that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has relaunched the official F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin website.

FEAR 2: Project Origin – hands-on (Preview)

Jan 21, 2009

Monolith’s second outing for her of bedraggled hair and psychic entombment is crash-landing in a very different pool of expectation to the original FEAR. In the past few months, shooters have changed. ...

The top 9 PC games of 09 (Feature)

Jan 20, 2009

When Blizzard showed off Diablo III for the first time at the developer's World Wide Invitational 2008 in Paris, France, more than a few long-time fans of the franchise experienced self-induced strokes at the sight of some of the revamped features. Change, after all, is difficult to cope with. ...

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Demo Dated (News)

Jan 16, 2009

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that the Single-Player demo for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin will be available for the Xbox360, Games for Windows and PLAYSTATION3 from January 22nd. The demo will be available on XboxLIVE! Marketplace for Xbox 360 and PlayStation Network for the PLAYSTATION3. Fans can visit www.whatisfear.com to download the Games for Windows version. The full game will ship to retailers next month, on February 13th, 2009.

'F.E.A.R. 2' Demo by the End of January; PS3 Version to Require 'Qore' Subscription (News)

Jan 11, 2009

GameCyte.com writes: "Looking forward to "F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin?" Waiting for your change to play the demo? The good news is, Warner Bros. has confirmed (via email) a "F.E.A.R. 2? demo will be available by the end of January on the Xbox 360 and the PS3, stating that it could be out as early as mid-January.

The bad news (for PS3 owners) is that, according to Dark Zero (via 1UP), you'll only be able to download the demo if you're a "Qore" subscriber. For those who aren't familiar with "Qore" (that would be most people outside of North America), it's a PSN-based video magazine, and it sets gamers back $2.99 per episode, or $24.99 for a yearly subscription."

F.E.A.R. 2 bonus items and up to $40 in trade at GameStop for pre-order (News)

Jan 8, 2009

February 10 marks the much anticipate release of the super scary (judging from the videos), F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. That leaves just a little over a month to make plans to pick up a copy for the game and GameStop is pulling out all the stops to try and get people to buy it there. When you reserve the game online or at your local store you will receive a bonus Armacham Field Guide as well as a GameStop-Exclusive lithograph.

Monolith talk F.E.A.R sequels, DLC, movie (News)

Dec 30, 2008

TVGB: A few weeks ago TVGB sat down with Monolith's Dave Matthews, Primary Art Lead on F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin to talk all things F.E.A.R.. Aside from getting us pretty excited for the game's release, Matthews also let slip some of the plans to expand the series - including sequels, movies and downloadable content.

IGN: Aussie F.E.A.R. 2 Ban Overturned (News)

Dec 16, 2008

Aussie gamers today received an early Christmas present with news that Warner Bros. has had F.E.A.R. 2 successfully classified MA15+, overturning last month's ban...

EXCLUSIVE new FEAR 2 video reveals monstrous mech suit (Feature)

Oct 13, 2008

Know thy enemy. It’s a smart bit of advice, especially when your enemy may or may not be a creepy ghost girl, a cannibalistic psychic with the ability to control a whole clone army with his mind, or mechanical exo-armor bristling with missiles and invulnerable to all conventional weaponry. Clearly, to get through upcoming horror-shooter FEAR 2: Project Origin, you’re going to need all the help you can get. ...

FEAR 2: Project Origin (Preview)

Sep 22, 2008

Monolith tells me that its pint-sized mascot of terror, Alma, is going to “touch me more” in FEAR 2, and that’s a bad thing. I’ve got a general policy of keeping 8-year-old girls who command psychic clone armies at arm’s length, and if you’re like me, you perfected your “backpedal-while-screaming-and-jamming-the-trigger” technique in the first FEAR. ...

GamingShogun - Impressions of Project Origin from E3 (News)

Jul 16, 2008

GamingShogun writes from E3, "The AI in the game looks really good, with enemies responding to what Mulkey calls their , 'hierarchy of needs'. They will run to available cover, switch hands when shot in a specific arm, run to better weapons in order to use them, and flee when the need arises..."

Project Origin E3 Trailer (News)

Jul 13, 2008

The E3 Trailer pulls the curtain on all-new footage showcasing the latest weapons, deadliest enemies and bone-chilling locations from the world of Project Origin. Players will find themselves thrust in a near-future cityscape filled with unknown horrors, high-tech combat and the supernatural. Face tense and highly kinetic combat against enemy forces and unknown paranormal forces in a desperate struggle to stop Alma, a girl with immense power and a thirst for revenge.

Project Origin (Preview)

Jun 27, 2008

The events of Project Origin promise to bring the player closer – physically and psychologically – to Alma than the flittering twitches its predecessor, FEAR allowed. “You play Michael Beckett,” enthuses John Mulkey, Project Origin’s lead designer. “You’re going in to rescue Aristide, the president of Armacham – the woman who restarted Project Origin and wakened Alma. ...

Big destruction in latest Project Origin footage (News)

May 2, 2008

New footage from Project Origin throws horror and slow-mo out the window and shows off an exoskeleton suit blasting the crap of stuff. Cool.

Oh, and did you get a load of these screens? Goresplosion! ...

Holy crap! Project Origin is gory (News)

Apr 22, 2008

Ninja Gaiden 2? Pah. Check out the scarlet in this latest batch of Project Origin screens. It's mental.

Look at that messy screen. That guy's so screwed up it almost makes us chuckle. A few seconds ago he would have been running up to you trying to get moody with a gun, and now look at him - a bloody mess.

We thought the slow-mo gunfights of Project Origin's spiritual predecessor, F.E.A.R., were super ...

Project Origin - nasty in latest shots (News)

Apr 7, 2008

A new dose of Project Origin blood and horror is on the table today in the wake of a gameplay trailer from last week. Take a look at the latest screenshots.

Project Origin, if you didn't know, is Monolith's unofficial sequel to F.E.A.R. and returns us to shock and gore and slow-mo gun battles.

It won't just be soldiers you're up against, either. Flesh-eating loony-men with heightened ...

Project Origin: 2 new videos and some screenshots (News)

Mar 17, 2008

Fresh videos and some screenshots from Project Origin, enjoy.

Project Origin Website Launched and Screens/Trailer (News)

Mar 14, 2008

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced that the official website of Project Origin is now live, offering fresh details about the videogame sequel to the hit game F.E.A.R., developed by Monolith Productions. Project Origin tells the story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city. At the center of the calamity is the mysterious Alma, whose rage against those who wronged her triggered a chain of events that have spiraled completely out of control. Now that she has free reign, the consequences will be unimaginable. Project Origin will be available this fall, for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

A batch of concept art and screenshots, a HD trailer, the press release along with a link to the official Project Origin website have been added at GamersHell.com.

Project Origin (Preview)

Dec 24, 2007

Dec 24, 2007 Earlier this month we posted our first impressions of the spiritual successor to FEAR. Weve since had a chance to ruminate a bit more on the shooter that will be making us all scream like, and because of, little girls. The outstanding memory we have of FEAR wasnt the all-pervading atmosphere - although it was creepy - but the intimidation we felt as we pitted ourselves against some genuinely sharp, crafty enemies. For Project Origin, developer Monolith is currently refining that ...

Project Origin (Preview)

Dec 3, 2007

Dec 3, 2007 Why is it that child stars always suffer? Its the Macaulay Culkin effect: subject to an increasingly mediocre by-the-numbers career while bickering parents divorce and squabble over the cash flow. Spare a thought then for Alma Wade, preteen star of developer Monoliths money-spinner FEAR: a victim of a tug of love between her creators and her publishers Vivendi - but also paraded through an array of ill-fitting console treatments and absurdly bland expansions. So why are we ...

First Project Origin (FEAR 2) screens (News)

Nov 29, 2007

Nov 29, 2007 Project Origin is the title, because Monolith no longer holds the rights to the F.E.A.R name, but for all intents and purposes, you're looking at the first screenshots of the sequel to the bullet-time horror FPS. Click on the Images tab for ...

F.E.A.R. Sequel Becomes Project Origin (News)

Sep 6, 2007

Maybe giving power to the people isn't such a great idea; The results for the Name Your Fear contest naming Monolith's F.E.A.R. sequel are in, and the project is now officially known as the rather unimaginative Project Origin.

Due out on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Project Origin will follow the events of the original F.E.A.R. The game is not to be confused with Vivendi's planned F.E.A.R. sequel, which can not use the characters from Monolith's 2005 shooter.

E3 07: Non-official (yet official) F.E.A.R. sequel revealed! (Preview)

Jul 13, 2007

No cameras. No voice recorders. No interviews. No screenshots released. No questions asked. To say that our invite to the world's first showing of the F.E.A.R. sequel beyond the iron walls of Seattle's Monolith was heavily policed is somewhat of an understatement. With a marriage to Vivendi Games now thoroughly annulled through Monolith's acquisition by Warner Brothers, and the franchise name of F.E.A.R. now lost in frantic lawyer-speak, the decision has clearly been made to let the still ...

Special Ending (Unlockable)

Jun 19, 2009

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New Main Menu Theme (Unlockable)

Jun 19, 2009

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