FEAR 2: Project Origin

It's been almost a week since Canadian developer Silicon Knights reported significant layoffs at its Ontario-based studio, and now it appears WB Games will soon be following suit in Seattle. Over the weekend, the publisher confirmed it is cutting staff across its three owned studios, which include Surreal Software (The Suffering), Monolith Productions (F.E.A.R, Gotham City Imposters), and Snowblind Studios (Lord of the Rings: War in the North)...

El33tonline writes: What starts off as a routine mission to locate a corrupt executive turns into a non-stop struggle to survive as Sgt. Michael Becket comes face to face with Alma, a vengeful force growing ever more powerful. Isnt that always the way? All you want to do is walk into a building and find some executive who may have written a few bad cheques and made a few illegal deals, but when you walk into the persons office and swivel the executive chair around, youre instead met with the horrifying and ghoulish face of a monstrous, demonic child. Typical!

Major Nelson has announced that two big hitters, Splinter Cell: Conviction and Borderlands, will be coming to Xbox LIVE's Games On Demand. Here is what's coming with the latest update: October 19 - Borderlands - F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin - Virtua Fighter 5 - Cabela's Big Game Hunter Hit the jump for the full list

Console Monster writes: Two new demos, a range of downloadable content for various titles, trailers and gamer pictures make up today's Xbox Live Marketplace. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace for Thursday 27th August 2009: Fight Night Round 4 Ali vs. Tyson & Buttons Demo Price: Free (Gold Exclusive offer) Size: 787 MB EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 is one of the most anticipated games of the year. With an all new physics based gameplay engine, unique and differentiated boxer styles, the fastest and most true to life representation of the Sweet Science, and the most impressive boxer roster ever including the return of the legendary Iron Mike Tyson, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 takes video game boxing and fighting to an entirely new level. Play as the legendary heavyweights Mike Tyson vs Muhammad Ali to see who would win the ultimate showdown. Or relive the Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao match. The demo features the final tuned product with the addition of the button configuration and a body spamming fix. 9/10 MUST BUY! – Official XBOX Magazine UK...

A previously unpublished video originally intended to play alongside the end credits has been released by Monolith.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

To promote the next set of downloadable content for F.E.A.R. 2, developer Monolith has released a sequel trailer to Miniature Replica Soldier. Due to be released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 today, the 'Armoured Front' pack, which is priced at 560 Microsoft Points, includes two new multiplayer maps and four new skins originally available with the Special Edition version of the game.

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.

Perhaps you beat Fear 2 a couple months back or just recently and have taken it out of you disk tray. Well you just screwed the pooch there pal! Put it back in right now, because a second pack of DLC for the spooky shooter is heading your way. Here’s your video primer below:

Including two new maps, this DLC’s big selling point looks to be the mechs you can tool around in.

Live F.E.A.R 2 event tonight at 7pm GMT live online at www.whatisfearlive.com.

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.