GamesRadar - FEAR 2: Project Origin

Xbox Live Marketplace Update: Thursday 27th August 2009 (News)

Aug 28, 2009

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..."

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.

FEAR 2: Project Origin (Screenshots)

Jul 30, 2009

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A previously unpublished video originally intended to play alongside the end credits has been released by Monolith.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

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

May 22, 2009

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.

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.

EXCLUSIVE Reveal: FEAR 2 – DLC 2: Armored Front (News)

May 13, 2009

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. ...

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?). ...

Fear 2 Project Origin Live Event (News)

Feb 12, 2009

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

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

Any game in which you have a small powder keg of gunfire at your disposal shouldn’t be scary. It certainly shouldn’t be creepy. It shouldn’t have you slowly stalking a dimly lit corridor packing a beefy shotgun in anticipation of the grim, blood-soaked ghoul that’s lurking around the corner. ...

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.

Gamefly Charts: F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin On Top (News)

Jan 27, 2009

Gamerdeals.net writes:

"For the week of January 27, 2009, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin takes the top spot on the cross-platform Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list. Following close behind is Skate 2 (PS3/Xbox 360). Mario Kart Wii is at the top of the Nintendo Wii Queue as well...

Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested lists:"

Xbox Live Marketplace Update: Friday 23rd January 2009 (News)

Jan 24, 2009

Console Monster writes: "Friday's are the day of the week Lips fans look forward to as they know three new songs will have creeped onto the Xbox Live Marketplace and today is no exception with songs from Rihanna, Fall out Boy and Jet. There are also a lot of free trailers to download. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace update for Friday 23rd January 2009:

Lips: "Hate That I Love You"
Price: 180 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions except India, Japan, Korea
Description: Purchase this Premium Song to add "Hate That I Love You" as performed by Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo to your Lips library. You'll get the song's track, chart, lyrics, and original video. A Lips game disc is required to play this downloadable content. Once your purchase is complete, go to Get Music in the game, and then add this song to your library. Visit lips.com to check out all the songs you can get, song credits, news, and join the Lips community. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Size: 77 MB

Lips: "Look What You've Done"
Price: 160 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions except India, Japan, Korea
Description: Purchase this Premium Song to add "Look What You've Done" as performed by Jet to your Lips library. You'll get the song's track, chart, lyrics, and original video. A Lips game disc is required to play this downloadable content. Once your purchase is complete, go to Get Music in the game, and then add this song to your library. Visit lips.com to check out all the songs you can get, song credits, news, and join the Lips community. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Size: 69 MB..."

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. ...

F.E.A.R. Lab in New York City - Jan. 17th-18th from 11am-7pm (News)

Jan 17, 2009

This Saturday and Sunday, January 17th and 18th from 11am - 7pm, our mobile F.E.A.R Lab will be parked outside of the GameStop at 1282 Broadway on the corner of Broadway and 33rd (near Herald Square) to give a sneak preview of the upcoming first person shooter game F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin.

FEAR 2 Hitting Xbox 360 and PS3 Next Week (News)

Jan 16, 2009

Torrence Davis of The Bitbag writes, "FEAR 2 hit Qore last night but everyone else on Xbox Live and PS3 will have a chance to play this marvel of an FPS next Thursday the 22nd."

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."

Confirmed: F.E.A.R 2 demo for Xbox 360 and PS3 (News)

Jan 9, 2009

Warner Bros. Today confirmed that a demo for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin will be released on both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace at the end of January. No specific date was given.

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.

First Look: Fear 2: Project Origin Achievements (News)

Dec 23, 2008

Console Monster writes: "We have just added the Achievements for Fear 2: Project Origin on the Xbox 360. Looking down the list you'll find there are achievements for killing X amount of enemies with weapons and finishing each of the game's fourteen missions, all of which are pleasantly acceptable but then you come to the multiplayer achievements. Most of them are fine but there are two which will not go down well with many people: "Suicidal Tendencies" and "Five Star General." Take a look at the list to find out why.

The list contains 49 achievements worth 1000 GamerScore..."

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. ...

E3 Xbox Live Marketplace Update: Thursday 17th July 2008 (News)

Jul 17, 2008

Console Monster writes: "The conferences may have come to an end, but new content is still being added to the Xbox Live Marketplace. Here is the full list for Thursday 17th July 2008:

Name: MS Briefing - Gears of War 2 Announcement
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions except Germany

Name: E3 MS Briefing - Resident Evil 5 Announcement
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions except Germany

Name: E3 2008 MS Briefing - LIPS Announcement
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions..."

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 ...

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.

Special Ending (Unlockable)

Jun 19, 2009

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New Main Menu Theme (Unlockable)

Jun 19, 2009

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Achievements (Unlockable)

Feb 10, 2009

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