F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin News

Flat-rate PlayPack plan to launch on Jan. 15, 2011; will allow complete access to 40 games, including Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, F.E.A.R. 2, and more.

E3 2010: On-demand game-streaming service offering chance to get first year on the house; 23 titles slated for June 17 launch; Japanese pubs sign on.

Warner Bros. announces third installment in first-person shooter series; will feature all-new co-op mode; horror-film veteran John Carpenter advising, Day 1 developing.

Publisher trims This Is Vegas, F.E.A.R., Death Tank dev houses by 25 employees as a result of move to share resources between Seattle studios.

NPD reports World of Warcraft expansion's reign at retail has extended for another moon; Sims 2 Double Deluxe takes silver, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II bangs out bronze.

Guerrilla Games' sci-fi shooter prevents Xbox 360's clean sweep of rental service's weekly charts.

THQ's RTS ousts Blizzard's Wrath of the Lich King as the period's top PC performer; F.E.A.R. 2 falls to seven.

Capcom's 2D fighter tops GameFly's rental charts on Xbox 360, PS3, as Microsoft's platform scores near-perfect sweep of top 10.

Second World of Warcraft expansion retains sales throne as Monolith's F.E.A.R. 2 debuts with a runner-up showing.

Creepy little girls and violent animals hit retail shelves this week.

Release lineup begins to pick up as headliners join D3's beat-'em-up Onechanbara, trippy PSN release Flower, and 3 on 3 NHL Arcade for XBLA.

WBIE and Monolith's paranormal-steeped FPS attains gold status in advance of February 10 launch on Xbox 360, PS3, PC.

Appeal sees refused classification status of F.E.A.R. 2 overturned in Australia; uncut version of game rated as MA15+.

UPDATE: Project Origin fails to make it past Aussie censors due to high-impact violence; Warner Bros. Interactive to appeal decision.

Original creators of paranormal shooter regain rights to franchise's name in wake of Activision Blizzard fire sale; F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin dated for February 10.

Monolith's spiritual successor to 2005's paranormal shooter F.E.A.R. ships out on the 360, PS3, and PC early next year.

What do you get when you cross a half-billion dollars and a growing game arm of multimedia multinational? WBIE SVP Samantha Ryan explains.

Monolith Productions' paranormal shooter to be known henceforth as Project Origin.

Publisher looks to fan base to help pick a title for the upcoming sequel to its paranormal shooter.