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Retrospective – F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

Andrew Bryant — Sun, 16 May 2010 19:16:47 +0000

On the eve of F.E.A.R. 3’s release, Andrew Bryant sinks his teeth into the previous entry into Alma’s world.

Back in twenty-odd-five, an American computer game developer famous for kitsch 60s spy shooters and FPS based on cult Disney properties made a game about a girl. This wasn’t any normal girl though – this was a girl so wronged she took it out on the world.

Riding high on the tails of hype generated by the remakes of The Ring, Monolith’s game about a damaged girl with psychic powers, violent slow motion shootouts and a Special Forces group with the … Read More...

F.E.A.R. 2 DLC – insert ‘afraid of DLC’ joke here

Andrew Bryant — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:39:39 +0000

Pretty much as it says on the tin here… WBIE have announced DLC for F.E.A.R. 2 on all platforms (well, all it was released on… because giving Wii owners F.E.A.R. 2 DLC would be stupid, wouldn’t it).

Not really much to go on re: content or price, but it will be available in April and comes with (at least) a new map-pack called Toy Soldiers (because Land of the Giants-style multiplayer maps are SOOOO original) and a ‘premium theme & picture pack’, which I’m going to go out on a limb and say is a ‘console’ thing.

Short, sharp and … Read More...

The Evolution of F.E.A.R.

Andrew Bryant — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:29:57 +0000

Mere days before its release, Monolith have released a trailer which charts the evolution of both the game engine and the plotline of the F.E.A.R. series (as per usual, completely ignoring the add-on packs).

Find it, along with a healthy dose of scares, after the break…

F.E.A.R. 2 Gold – Scares mere days away

Andrew Bryant — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:26:15 +0000

Monolith & WBIE have announced that F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin has gone gold for all three formats it’s due to arrive on.

The announcement comes via the F.E.A.R. 2 Community site which has the following mini press-release:

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is excited to announce that F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin has officially “gone gold” on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and will ship to retailers in North America on February 10, 2009.

The sequel to the critically-acclaimed supernatural first-person shooter F.E.A.R., F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin ushers in a new dimension of paranormal horror, cinematic combat and highly kinetic action.
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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin – Demo Impressions

Andrew Bryant — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:06:27 +0000

The more astute out there may have noticed that Monolith and WBIE have put out demos of F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin for all 3 launch formats.

The Xbox 360 & PS3 versions are available over their respective networks, whilst the PC demo is available at all good download repositories.

Impressions after the cut…

We were planning to have our first proper CNS discussion over this, but seeing as Barry is busy with nappies and other undesirables, it’s down to me.

When you first play the demo, it’s like F.E.A.R. never left – the demo again features a custom-built … Read More...

F.E.A.R 2 Demo to hit 22nd Jan, PC System Requirements Released

Barry Hodgson — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:23:24 +0000

Warner Bros have released the PC System Requirements for F.E.A.R 2:

Minimal specification:

- CPU: P4 2.8GHz (3.2GHz Vista)/Athlon 64 3000+ (3200+ Vista)
- GPU: Fully DX9-compliant graphics card with 256MB (SM 2.0b). NVidia 6800 or ATI X700.
- Memory: 1GB (1.5GB Vista)
- HDD: 12GB
- OS: Windows XP SP2/Vista SP1
- DirectX: 9.0c
- Sound: DX9.0c compliant
- Optical drive: DVD (boxed only)
- Internet: Broadband

Recommended specification:

- CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz processor family/Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (required for MP host)
- GPU: Fully DX9-compliant graphics card with 512MB (SM 3.0). NVidia 8600 GTS or ATI
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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Stuff – EPA Trailer & Demo Rumours

Andrew Bryant — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:03:49 +0000

In light of the continued absence of a sequel to one of Monolith Productions first games – Shogo M.A.D. – it seems we will all just have too make do with the upcoming sequel to the 2005 hit F.E.A.R.

The new trailer released at CES focuses on the EPA (which presumably means ‘Enhanced Power Armour’ or something) and how capable it is of blowing so much shit up in both Single & Multi-player game modes.

Also after the jump are two trailers released just before christmas that somehow got swept under the carpet in the mad release schedule – … Read More...

F.E.A.R. 2 c.l.e.a.r.e.d. (for sale in Australia)

Andrew Bryant — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:20:09 +0000

Determined to prove they’re as inconsistent as ever, the Australian OFLC has decided to reclassify the recently banned sequel to Monolith’s shooter as MA 15+, allowing its sale at retail (probably to minors).

Games on Net carries the article following breaking the story of the games ban-titude a month ago.

This change of heart probably has something to do with fact that the guy making the announcement, a one Trevor Griffin, carries the title Acting Classification Review Board Convenor, which could signify a change of management at the government department that has drawn a fair amount of flak over … Read More...