Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced that a playable demo for F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn, the next F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin DLC pack, is available for free download via PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

This demo provides the first chance to get a hands-on look at the upcoming single-player campaign, featuring four new levels. F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn is set in the aftermath of Alma’s destruction with a new point-of-view: that of Replica Soldier Foxtrot 813.

The complete F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn DLC will be available for purchase on September 3 for PS3, Xbox 360 and Windows. Additionally, patches for PlayStation 3 and PC and a title update for Xbox 360 - all including Slow-Mo Deathmatch mode capabilities - will be made available for free at the same time.

F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn lets players experience four new single-player missions that coincide with the events in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, and a simultaneous automatic update provides a free Slow-Mo Deathmatch multiplayer mode for use with F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin multiplayer content. A game demo of F.E.A.R. 2 Reborn will be released on August 27.

Monolith's F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin will receive new downloadable content that will be available beginning in April.

The new content will include a “Toy Soldiers” map pack that will allow players to experience multiplayer from a new perspective, as well as a premium theme and picture pack. No further deals are available at this time.

For more information, check out our review, or the official site.

 

Thanks to Monolith's distribution team in New Zealand, we put some questions to Dave Matthews, Primary Art lead on F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin at Monolith Productions in Seattle, Washington.

Dave has been in the industry over sixteen years, and has worked on a variety of titles ranging from F.E.A.R., Condemned: Criminal Origins, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, God of War, Run Like Hell and many others that range all the way back to Myst and Iron Helix. He started with Young Indiana Jones and the Instruments of Chaos on the Sega Genesis and Genesis CD, which shipped with a fruit roll-up. Yes, a fruit roll-up.

GP: Obviously with a game entitled "F.E.A.R", it's all about the horror. Did you go through a huge experimental phase to increase suspense in F.E.A.R. 2, or did you already start the project with a fairly good idea of how you were going to improve on the original game?

Monolith has today released the launch trailer for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.

Beginning shortly before the ending of F.E.A.R., a Special Forces squad is on a routine mission when the city of Auburn is rocked by a supernatural explosion. Alma, a girl with immense power and a thirst for revenge, has unleashed her wrath upon the city and thrown it into chaos. The squad must combat enemy forces and the supernatural as they struggle to find a way to stop Alma and uncover the mysterious forces arrayed against them before it’s too late.

F.E.A.R. 2 will be available on February 13th for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Grab the launch trailer from GP Downloads (332MB)

Monolith have today released a playable demo for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin on the Xbox 360 and PC. We were unable to find the PS3 version online but we're assured it should be available later today.

The demo gives a pretty good insight as to the finished product, which will be released in New Zealand on February 13.

As always, we've mirrored the PC version over at GP Downloads (1.8GB). PS3 and 360 users will need to log into their respective online service to download the game. Enjoy!

Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has announced that the single player demo for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin will be available for the Xbox 360, Games for Windows and PS3 beginning January 22.

The demo will be available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and PlayStation Network for the PLAYSTATION 3. We will endeavour to mirror the Games for Windows version at GP Downloads as soon as it is available.

The full game will ship to retailers on February 13th.

We reported back in late November that F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin would be banned in Australia due to graphic violence.

We've now learned that F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin may actually now see a release in Australia with no modifications.

It seems that the Australian OLFC has rated F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin as "RC", meaning it cannot be sold in its current form in Australia.

You can view their summary here.

Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment have released a behind-the-scenes trailer for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, their upcoming horror shooter.

In F.E.A.R. 2, a Special Forces squad is on a routine mission when the city of Auburn is rocked by a supernatural explosion. Alma, a girl with immense power and a thirst for revenge, has unleashed her wrath upon the city and thrown it into chaos. The squad must combat enemy forces and the supernatural as they struggle to find a way to stop Alma and uncover the mysterious forces arrayed against them before it’s too late.

F.E.A.R. 2 is expected around February 2009, you can check out the latest trailer at GP Downloads (99MB).