Project Origin Renamed F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, Arriving February 10
Though Monolith created the first F.E.A.R., the sequel was not going to use the brand name as Vivendi owned the title while Monolith held the rights to its characters and settings.
That changed today as Monolith and owner Warner Bros. revealed that they had purchased the F.E.A.R. brand from Activision Blizzard, recently formed from the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games. The conglomerate has previously stated its intent to only retain a handful of Vivendi properties, leaving a number of projects in limbo.
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grabbie
replyIt was the right thing to do. But I prefer just Project Origin in the title. The full title has potential to sell more copies on the shelf tho.
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Project Origin is such a terrible name
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The other two "runner up" names were even worse.
Personally, I thought "P.I.E. (paranormal investigation experts.)" was the best.
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Smartest move the industry has done in a while. I know Monolith is full of talented people and I'm always looking forward to their next project but I do believe having a FEAR 2 and Project Origin on the shelf would confuse the hell outta some people that don't follow gaming news as strictly. This will potentially lead to bigger sales and definitely more awareness, does that mean Starbreeze Studios scrapped their "FEAR 2"?
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Project Origin is a good name imo. However, when FEAR 2 is added as a subtitle, it sounds worse, although more informative. I suppose we'll have less "wut, this this teh sequel 2 fear?" stuff now.
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