If you have a PC and a modicum of sense, you're already a big fan of Monolith's survival horror with an uzi FPS, F.E.A.R. It starts off with a cannibal psychically controlling an army of clones; then a creepy little shades-of-Ringu dead girl with the ability to gelatinate cops with her minds starts showing up.

So good news, F.E.A.R. fans. A demo of the expansion pack, F.E.A.R. Extraction Point, was released last week. I have to confess, I haven't yet tried it — I'm currently running through the first game again in anticipation of the full expansion.

One odd thing I just discovered is that F.E.A.R. Extraction Point isn't being done by Monolith. Apparently, Sierra and Monolith have split up, with Sierra retaining the F.E.A.R. name and doing the expansion and console ports, while Monolith goes on to work on a F.E.A.R. sequel with the same characters but an entirely different title. I wonder if this means there's a chance we'll see two completely different F.E.A.R. sequels? Florian Eckhardt

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point Demo Released [Fearfans.com]

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