Having already announced the game for the Xbox 360, Vivendi Games has announced F.E.A.R. for the PS3. It is scheduled to launch this November, although it wasn’t mentioned whether it will be a launch title or not.

The PS3 version will feature exclusive single-player content as well as multiplayer. It is being developed by Day 1 Studios in conjunction with Monolith Productions.

F.E.A.R. Combat has been released, offering the multiplayer component of Monolith’s horror FPS as a free download. You can find details here, and download it from the Official Website, 3D Downloads, 3D Gamers, AusGamers, Computer Games, Filecloud, FileFront, GameArena, Gameguru Mania, Gamer’s Hell and Worthplaying.

Information has finally come out on F.E.A.R. Combat, which is going to be a totally free multiplayer component for the horror-shooter. It will be made available to the public as a free download on August 17, the day the teaser site’s countdown ends on.

Offering all the updates, additional official maps and official game modes in a free package, Combat will let users play against owners of the retail version of F.E.A.R. as well as other Combat users. The free package will offer 10 multiplayer game modes, 19 multiplayer maps, 12 weapons, Punkbuster support and the ability to download user-generated content.

Full details on the game modes and maps after the jump.
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A new F.E.A.R. website has gone up, teasing us with the tagline “COMBAT IS COMING”. There’s only a countdown on the site, with 18 days remaining, along with a registration link for those wanting more information.

No details were provided, but many are speculating that this is the about the addition of team-based combat to the horror FPS, though it is yet to be validated.

Images from the Xbox 360 version of F.E.A.R. that was announced at E3:

Screenshots from F.E.A.R. Extraction Point, the first expansion pack to the horror-shooter from Monolith:

VU Games has announced Extraction Point, the first expansion pack for F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point kicks off where the original game ended – with a bang. The First Encounter Assault Recon Team (F.E.A.R.) returns to battle the now free Alma and her paranormal minions across a destroyed city. New locations, weaponry and enemies combine to take the F.E.A.R. franchise to new levels of action and suspense.

It is being developed by TimeGate Studios in conjunction with Monolith. Extraction Point is due for release this Autumn.

Confirming various rumors, VU Games has announced that F.E.A.R. is headed for the Xbox 360 it will be publicly unveiled at E3 starting tomorrow.

Having garnered critical and commercial success on the PC, the next-gen version of the game will be designed to immerse the player deeper in the world of F.E.A.R. The Xbox 360 version will feature brand new multiplayer content, making full use of Xbox Live.

F.E.A.R. for Xbox 360 is being developed by Day 1 Studios in conjunction with Monolith Productions and is planned for release this Autumn.

I just love having weird, creepy girls appearing out of nowhere! You’ll love them too, as Monolith has announced that it plans to release F.E.A.R. sequels. The studio has mentioned that it will be continuing the story of the original on PCs and multiple next-gen consoles, but that it won’t carry the F.E.A.R. name tag, as Vivendi owns the rights to the name. The sequels will carry a new, unannounced title. No release date or publisher’s name was stated.

Apparently, the sequel(s) will see different PC and console iterations, ala Ubi’s Far Cry. President of Monolith, Samantha Ryan, says: “We believe that the PC audience is entirely viable and can support a game just as it did support F.E.A.R. To deliver the best quality title, the PC needs to be a focus. We believe that next-gen will also be awesome, but again, it has some differences and this is the approach that we’re going to try.”

As the article points out, the story will remain consistent between the games and will pick up where the original left off.

Monolith is currently looking to hire staff to work on the new titles.

A new update for F.E.A.R. has been released, updating the US and European editions of the horror-shooter to v1.03. The patch introduces ‘PunkBuster’ (anti-cheat software), a vote kick option and best of all – three new multiplayer maps. Follow the links below to download the appropriate files:

• US Version
  3D Downloads, 3D Gamers, FileFront, FileNuts, Gameguru Mania, GameSpot, Sierra, VGPro and Worthplaying
• Euro Version
  3D Gamers, 4players.de, Boomtown, FileFront and Worthplaying
• Dedicated Servers
  3D Gamers and Worthplaying
• Tools
  3D Gamers and Worthplaying