GamesRadar - F.E.A.R. Extraction Point

7 ways to spot an impending crap sequel (Feature)

Jul 31, 2008

So many sequels, so much hype, so little time... Let our foolproof guide help you cut through the crap before it's even released ...

Windows Vista vs Windows XP Performance: 7 Months Later (News)

Sep 22, 2007

It has been over seven months since Firing Squad last took a look at Windows Vista performance versus Windows XP. In that series of articles, Firing Squad found that both AMD and NVIDIA's Vista performance was lacking in comparison to Windows XP, although NVIDIA's showing in Vista was much worse: Vista performance was in some cases substantially slower than Windows XP, features were missing, and SLI was unsupported entirely. Meanwhile, AMD's biggest problem was the OpenGL portion of their Vista driver, OpenGL-based games like Quake 4 scaled poorly in performance in comparison to WinXP and Firing Squad encountered numerous visual artifacts. CrossFire support was also limited.

As you can imagine, in the span of the past seven months quite a bit has changed on the Vista driver front and Firing Squad received quite a few emails asking to revisit the topic.

Fans called to name F.E.A.R. sequel (News)

Jun 5, 2007

Probably one of the better shooters of the last few years, Monolith's F.E.A.R. is now in the middle of a company bust-up. Vivendi own the rights to the F.E.A.R. name, while developer Monolith is plowing on with a sequel anyway under a new alias. The name of the Monolith sequel is still up in the air and the company, along with new publisher Warner Bros. has opened nameyourfear.com to help gather fans' title suggestions for its scary shooter follow-up. To help your creative cogs turn, Monolith ...

April Showers to Drip Read with F.E.A.R (News)

Apr 5, 2007

"F.E.A.R." (Sierra Entertainment) ¿ Sony PlayStation®3 users will be able to own the popular paranormal frenetic 1st person shooter F.E.A.R. when it hits shelves 26th April.

Gamers will experience the spine-chilling story as an elite soldier trained to deal with unusual situations others can't even imagine. Called in to confront a murderous force, the player must contain a crisis spiraling out of control. Gamers will discover the true meaning of F.E.A.R. in this unique fusion of stylized FPS combat and supernatural suspense.

F.E.A.R. sequel talk re-emerges (News)

Feb 7, 2007

It's been nearly a year since talk of a sequel to Monolith's FPS F.E.A.R., but today it's been reaffirmed that a follow-up to the horror-shooter is planned. In a press release from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announcing that Monolith CEO Samantha Ryan has also now assumed the role of Senior Vice President, Development & Production at WBIE, it's mentioned that the company's "current production slate" includes "the sequel to F.E.A.R." Developer Monolith is owned by Warner ...

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point (Screenshots)

Oct 24, 2006

F.E.A.R. - Extraction Point (Review)

Oct 24, 2006

To those unfamiliar with the first-person shooter F.E.A.R., the atmosphere may be unsettlingly supernatural and spooky, but the combat is akin to gun-humping the world. Youve got a sleek, voluptuous arsenal of maniacal phallic tools, erupting into the night. As your bullets mercilessly pound enemy-flesh, severing torsos, heads, arms and legs, the stray shells wreak equal demolition to your surroundings, crafting a visual symphony. Chunks of plaster, multicolored sparks, glass shards, smoke ...

Recon new Extraction Point trailer (News)

Oct 16, 2006

Monday 16 October 2006 A new trailer for Extraction Point, the upcoming expansion pack for PC shock-and-gore shooter FEAR, has been released - hit the movies tab above for a dose of high-velocity bamfing. Sadly it doesn't show off too much of the game, preferring to spend half its running time congratulating itself for the original FEAR being so good - but when it does kick in with some furious gunfights, wall-climbing freaks and near-invisible poltergeists, all is forgiven. It also misses a ...

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point hands-on (Preview)

Sep 21, 2006

As the barrels begin to slow, no longer spewing vapor-hot metal into the room, you begin to assess the damage. Like that lobby scene in the Matrix, the joy is in the pause after the carnage. The concrete pillars are cracked, showing the metal underneath. A crumpled soda can is spinning on the spot, the only noise in this echo chamber. And then there are the corpses: ten, maybe 15 dead replicants, slumped or sprayed against the walls. With F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point, Vivendi promises more. ...

FEAR Extraction Point (Preview)

Sep 21, 2006

Thursday 21 September 2006 As the barrels begin to slow, no longer spewing vapour-hot metal into the room, you begin to assess the damage. Like that lobby scene, the joy is in the pause after the carnage. The concrete pillars are cracked, showing the metal underneath. A crumpled drinks can is spinning on the spot, the only noise in this echo chamber. And then there are the corpses: ten, maybe 15 dead replicants, slumped or sprayed against the walls. With FEAR: Extraction Point, Vivendi ...

Face new Extraction Point shots (News)

Sep 1, 2006

Friday 1 September 2006 The expansion pack for phenomenal PC shooter FEAR continues to blast its way towards a late-2006 release and the latest screens show that its new developer hasn't strayed far from the magic formula of constant destruction. Like aversion therapy for a phobia of tidy urban environments, you can expect to do almost as much damage to the scenery as your enemies - as you can see by checking the images tab ...

F.E.A.R. Combat Announced (News)

Aug 8, 2006

Sierra Entertainment today announced that the multiplayer component from the award winning PC title F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon), has been renamed F.E.A.R. Combat, and will be made available to the public as a free download on Thursday August 17th, 2006.

Windows Vista beta benchmarked against XP (News)

Jun 21, 2006

A recent posting on the communal blog of CNET Networks technology editors compared the performance of Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista operating system against its existing Windows XP in a handful of tasks. Of particular interest to gamers, the Vista setup ran Vivendi's first-person shooter F.E.A.R. at a rate of one extra frame per second in 1,024x768 resolution but fell two frames per second short of the XP setup when running the game at 1,600x1,200 resolution.

E3 06: FEAR expanded (Preview)

May 12, 2006

After Monday's news that an expansion pack for Vivendi's supernatural shooter FEAR is in the works, we've managed to nab a handful of the first screenshots of Extraction Point, which will be released for PC this autumn. Extraction Point picks up the action where the original game left off with the First Encounter Assault Recon team returning to battle against an invasion of demons in a devastated ...

FEAR expanded (News)

May 11, 2006

Thursday 11 May 2006 After Monday's news that an expansion pack for Vivendi's supernatural shooter, FEAR, is in the works, we've managed to nab a handful of the first screenshots of Extraction Point, which will be released for PC this autumn. Extraction Point picks up the action where the original game left off with the First Encounter Assault Recon team returning to battle against an invasion of demons in a devastated city. As you'd expect from an expansion pack there will be new weaponry to ...

The FEAR grows (News)

May 8, 2006

Monday 8 May 2006 An expansion pack for Vivendi's supernatural PC FPS, FEAR, is currently in development and is due for release this autumn. Called FEAR Extraction Point, the expansion is in development by TimeGate Studios in conjunction with Monolith, the creator of the original game. Extraction Point will pick up the action where the first game left off with the First Encounter Assault Recon team returning to fight supernatural minions in a destroyed city. The pack will include new ...

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point (News)

May 5, 2006

The paranormal first-person action thriller F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon) returns to battle with an expansion pack, titled Extraction Point, that is set to ship this fall. Thrilling close-quarters combat and ethereal action will get a recharge when the First Encounter Assault Recon team returns to battle Alma (the creepy chick from the original) and her freaky crew across a destroyed city. In addition to the expanded single-player content, multiplayer aficionados get a free patch ...

Trip Bomb (Cheat)

Oct 25, 2006