As was reported last June, Monolith Productions sent word to the gaming community that they were looking for a new name for the upcoming sequel to their F.E.A.R. FPS for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. We've just picked up word that as of today, the developer have tabulated the votes for the winning entry: Project Origin.

As previously reported, Project Origin is to be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Monolith Producer Troy Skinner expressed his team's happiness regarding the new name:

Our team really enjoyed letting the fans drive the naming process, and we are excited to expand upon the work we began in the original game and establish Project Origin as a premier gaming franchise in its own right.

Project Origin will take off where the F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point expansion leaves off. Players will find themselves racing against the clock in this supernatural suspense-themed FPS as they attempt to prevent Alma, a powerful psychic, from wreaking havoc on a major American City. Drop back in case we pick up more details for the sequel.

With the recent E3 announcement of upcoming F.E.A.R. expansion packs (for the PC and Xbox 360), a lot of us might be wondering what we can expect. We've seen screenshots just the other day, but here's something better: an actual gameplay montage of the F.E.A.R. Proteus Mandate.

Now, remember that Halo 3 video from a few months back that showed nothing but pwnage, pwnage, pwnage? This probably follows in that tradition, but takes pwnage up a notch. Frags in this video are shown in the glory that is "reflex time." Slow-mo, for the F.E.A.R.-deprived.

Shooting down enemies, pinning them onto a wall by firing a dart through their head, and blowing them up into itty-bitty pieces that would fit nicely in Hannibal Lecter's little Tupperware containers... All the brutality looks so much better with stylized visuals in reflex time.

The F.E.A.R. Proteus Mandate expansion on the PC is to be released simultaneously with its Xbox 360, F.E.A.R. Files (which contains Proteus Mandate and Extraction Point), this fall.

A rift between Monolith Productions and Vivendi SA is a video game developer; formerly known as Vivendi Universal">Vivendi almost cost fans a sequel to the FPS title F.E.A.R (PC, PS3, Xbox 360). Turns out, fans will be getting two sequels to the title: one from Vivendi (who still owns the F.E.A.R. title and plans to release F.E.A.R. 2) and another title from Monolith set within the F.E.A.R. universe.

Since Vivendi still owns the brand name, Monolith can't use it for their upcoming sequel. With a bit of quick thinking, Monolith has come up with a cool way to get around the whole name issue. They've announced a contest where gamers can send in their suggestions for what the new F.E.A.R. game should be called.

The contest will run until June 22, when submissions will be narrowed down to three finalists. These finalists will get an all-expense-paid trip to meet the game's dev team at Monolith and get a grand tour of the company's facilities. All three finalists will also get their names and likenesses included in the game.

Once the finalists are chosen, the ball will once again be in the fans' court. On July 23, voting will be open to the public to let the fans decide what name to go with. The voting will continue until June 27. For more details, click on the read link below.

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The game F.E.A.R.(First Encounter Assault Recon) by Sierra Entertainment has received a lot of good reviews from various gaming authorities, and has even referred to as the "Best Shooter of the Year" by GameSpot, and "Best Action Game of the Year" by PC Gamer. In addition to this, its expansion, F.E.A.R. Extraction Point received acclaim when it received the title of "Best Expansion Pack" from PC Gamer. Now, the recently-shipped F.E.A.R. Gold Edition contains both the core game AND the expansion, and more.

F.E.A.R. Gold Edition will include F.E.A.R. Director's Edition with behind-the-scenes footage, and F.E.A.R. Extraction Point which includes new locations, weaponry and enemies. The game also features combat-adaptable A.I. which will adjust tactics according to what your character is doing. For those who are tired of playing solo, multiplayer support for up to 16 players is available.

The game is not yet available on the Vivendi Universal site, so eager players will have to wait a bit if they want to get this game. The price for the game is also yet to be announced. In the meantime, we'll be hanging around our favorite game shops and waiting for this title to finally make it to the shelves.