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Reset Glitch May Wipe Out Gotham City Impostors Data

Owen Good — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:00:00 EST

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A glitch coming when a user updates Gotham City Impostors' trial version to a full game is causing reset of some players attributes and statistics, developer Monolith has said, which is particularly troubling since some players have boosted their attributes with paid upgrades. More »

Gotham City Impostors: The Kotaku Review

Evan Narcisse — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:00:00 EST

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Batman's had lots of sidekicks over the years. Imps from other dimensions, mask-wearing dogs and his own kill-crazy offspring have leapt from the shadows with the DC Comics superhero. He's trained them, scolded them and in case of Ace the Bat-hound, probably picked up their poop while out on patrol. But there's been a tacit Bat-approval for all of those partners. More »

Real Life Gotham City Impostors Looks More Entertaining Than the Game

Mike Fahey — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:00 EST

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Whoa there, viral marketeers! You have to be careful not to overshadow your product with the promotion, as these lovely shots of everyday people dressing up in Gotham City Impostors garb readily demonstrate. More »

Man, That Sure is a Lot Of Gotham City Impostors DLC

Nick Vannucci — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:30:00 EST

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Gotham City Impostors doesn't hit Xbox Live until tomorrow, but you can get all of the Gotham City Impostors DLC you could ever want today. More »

Work Out Your Clown Phobia or Hatred of Bats Today in the Gotham City Impostors Beta

Evan Narcisse — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:30:00 EST

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We ran impressions of the private beta for Gotham City Impostors a while back and now everyone with an Xbox or PS3 can get their taste of Monolith's upcoming multiplayer FPS in the public beta. It's your chance to be an overweight Bat-worshipper or finally get to blow stuff up while wearing clown shoes. Go grab it on PlayStation Network or Xbox Live, citizen. More »

Gotham City Impostors' January Release Date Was Some Kind of Joke

Mike Fahey — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:30:00 EST

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With the console beta test for Monolith's downloadable dose of bat on clown violence still ramping up, Warner Bros. has gently pushed the release date for Gotham City Impostors from January into February. Someone notify Julian Day! More »

Sign Up for the Gotham City Impostors Console Beta Before Some Joker Gets Your Spot

Mike Fahey — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:30:00 EST

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Now that November's PC beta test has come and gone, Warner Bros. and Monolith are ready to get console players into the dopple-gangbanger fun of Gotham City Impostors. More »

When Batman's Away the Gotham City Impostors Play One Deadly Game

Mike Fahey — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:40:00 EDT

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Who patrols the streets when Batman is out of town? Who is next in succession for the title of Clown Prince of Crime? Everybody, if Gotham City Impostors has anything to say about it. More »

The Wii's Last Great RPG Gets an Early Mark

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:30:00 EDT

Wii RPG Xenoblade Chronicles, originally not due out in Europe until September, is having its release slid up not by a few days, but by a few weeks. It'll now be out on August 19. More »

Xenosaga Studio Making a Wii U Game

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 06:00:00 EDT

Monolith Soft, known for the Xenosaga games, is working on a new title for the Wii U and currently taking applications for the game. What could it be? [Monolith Soft] More »

Enjoy Twenty Minutes of Xenoblade Chronicles' Sweeping Vistas

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:30:00 EDT

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It's a shame this is coming out now, and not in 2008, when the Wii actually needed it. Still, for what must surely be one of the last big "serious" games for the console, it looks like a great way to sign off. More »

New Developer, Horror Consultants Give Fans Plenty To Fear In F.E.A.R. 3

Mike Fahey — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:40:45 EDT

Creepy little physic girl Alma is back, and she's bringing the kids with her in F.E.A.R. 3, with a new developer and the minds behind Halloween and 30 Days of Night taking the horror to all new heights. More »

From Making Games To Making Expensive Television Shows

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:30:00 EST

Haven't had a chance to check it out myself, but the remake of classic sci-fi series V certainly seemed to go down OK with viewers. Making this the perfect time to hear from the show's game-mad executive producer, Jace Hall. More »

F.E.A.R. 2: Replica Gone Rogue

Mike Fahey — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:40:00 EDT

You can't have new F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin downloadable content without a new community music video. Here's the one for the new single-player campaign, F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn. More »

Demo F.E.A.R. 2's New Single Player Campaign

Mike Fahey — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:40:00 EDT

PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners can get themselves an early look at the upcoming F.E.A.R. 2 single player DLC today, as Warner Bros. and Monolith release a playable demo for F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn. More »

FEAR 2's Slow-Mo Deathmatch Took A Montage

Mike Fahey — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:20:00 EDT

If you want to get Slow-Motion deathmatch into F.E.A.R. 2 and the odds are against you, you'll need a montage - an 80's science montage! More »

F.E.A.R. 2 Reborn With New Single Player DLC

Mike Fahey — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:40:00 EDT

Experience the end of Alma from an entirely new perspective with the F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn downloadable content, featuring four new levels that thrust the player into the role of Replica Soldier Foxtrot813. More »

F.E.A.R. 2 Getting New Maps, New Heads

Mike Fahey — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:20:00 EDT

Now that Monolith's free downloadable content for F.E.A.R. 2 has come and gone, it's time to pay for a couple of new maps and some extra heads. More »

F.E.A.R. 2 Toy Soldiers Map Pack Immortalized In Song

Mike Fahey — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:20:00 EDT

I can think of no better way to announce the release of the free Toy Soldier Map Pack for F.E.A.R. 2 than a bitching 80's metal music video. Monolith delivers. More »

F.E.A.R. 2 Toy Soldiers DLC Is Gigantic And Free

Mike Fahey — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:20:00 EDT

Monolith and Warner Bros. addressed pricing concerns for their upcoming F.E.A.R. 2 multiplayer Toy Soldiers Map Pack today, revealing that the downloadable content would be released completely free of charge next month. More »

F.E.A.R. 2 Gets Scary New Maps In April

Mike Fahey — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:20:00 EDT

Monolith plans on injecting new life into F.E.A.R. 2 multiplayer next month with the Toy Soldiers map pack, which promises to deliver a new perspective to the F.E.A.R. 2 online experience. More »

Frankenreview F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

Mike Fahey — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:00:00 EST

Creepy little psycho girl Alma returns in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, Monolith's follow-up to their 2005 Japanese horror-themed first-person shooter. More »

F.E.A.R. 2 Takes The Show To London

Mike Fahey — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is packing up their dramatic F.E.A.R. 2 marketing efforts and shipping them across the ocean for a Project Origin Live event, taking place in London on February 12th. More »

F.E.A.R. 2 Trailer Employs Beaten-to-Death Joke, Bewbs

Owen Good — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:00:00 EST

Monolith put up an Armacham site promising to chase all your fears away, and flacked it with that infomercial above. Ha ha. OK. Yeah. I get it. Shrug — wait, boobie?! More »

Scenes From The New York City F.E.A.R. Lab

Mike Fahey — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:20:00 EST

So what exactly went on at the Armacham F.E.A.R. 2 lab in New York City this weekend? According to video shot by Kotaku, a whole lot of LARPing. More »

F.E.A.R. 2 Demo Drops Next Week

Mike Fahey — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:40:00 EST

Those of you unable to make it to the New York City F.E.A.R. Lab this weekend won't be waiting long to get your hands on the sequel, with a demo being released next week. More »

Armacham Invites You To New York's F.E.A.R. Lab

Mike Fahey — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:20:00 EST

Armacham cordially invites Kotaku readers in the New York City area to participate in a F.E.A.R. lab this weekend, where players could snag a chance to play F.E.A.R. 2 in a specially designed chair. More »

F.E.A.R. 2 Mech Combat Is Such A Tease

Mike Fahey — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:20:00 EST

The folks at Monolith once again tease us mercilessly with F.E.A.R. 2 mech-combat goodness, knowing full well they should be diligently working on Shogo 2 already. More »

Monolith Guy: Expansions, Ports Sunk F.E.A.R.

Owen Good — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST

Dave Matthews (not this guy), the primary art lead for F.E.A.R. 2, has an idea what tanked the franchise: expansions and console ports — ones not made by Monolith. More »

F.E.A.R. 2 - Walking In A Deathmatch Wonderland

Mike Fahey — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:00:00 EST

Last year we determined that singing a fake holiday song without being able to sing was a very bad idea for an internet greeting card. Apparently F.E.A.R. 2 devs Monolith didn't get the memo. More »

The Mysterious Project Origin Case Opens

Mike Fahey — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:20:00 EST

Last week I received a mysterious case, delivered to a local storage facility with instructions to post a video in order to receive an unlock code. Now the case has been opened - what's inside? More »

What The Hell Is Inside This Case?

Mike Fahey — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:40:00 EST

A mysterious letter arrived in my mailbox yesterday, containing the address of a local storage facility and the key to the lock on the door that opened to reveal this small, metal briefcase. More »

PO Powered Armor Makes It All Better

Mike Fahey — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:40:00 EDT

Like my mother used to say, nothing makes the scary people and things seem less scary than a giant suit of heavily armed power armor. This is the Replica Elite powered armor from Project Origin, which effectively turns you into an unstoppable killing machine with nothing to be afraid of. My favorite part is when our narrator Nathan says, "Ever since SHOGO we've wanted to create a highly detailed and destructible environment that a mech could tear through with ease." Really? Then why are we futzing about with this Project Origin nonsense? More SHOGO please. Make it cartoony, cell-shaded, whatever. Hell, use the original SHOGO engine for all I care. More SHOGO! More »

Don't Witness Project Origin's Assassin In Action

Mike Fahey — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:40:00 EDT

Ever fight an enemy in an FPS and wish you were playing the bad guy instead of the good guy? That's the feeling I get watching this clip of Project Origin's assassin in action. It's all well and good to run around shooting folks in the face, but the ability to fade in an out of view at a moment's notice really calls to the ninja inside me, which is good, because it keeps him from stabbing his katana into my innards and trying to climb my esophagus with his pointy ninja gloves. Damn inner ninja. More »

Monolith Wasn't Taking The Piss

Mike Fahey — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:20:00 EDT

The Monolith folks at the Project Origin Community site were extremely concerned when they discovered that, based purely on the abomination video released last week, I wouldn't be able to play their game and control my bladder at the same time, joking that they would send some super-absorbent help my way. Lo and behold, the Fed Ex man knocks on the door early this morning, bearing gifts. Apparently their team stayed at work late on Friday, fastidiously stenciling the Monolith logo on the front of a half dozen adult diapers, which they then shipped across the country along with a slightly more tasteful Monolith t-shirt. I am absolutely speechless. I suppose now I have to play Project Origin when it comes out, once I figure out how to get these damn things on. Who wants pictures? More »

Project Origin Is Scary

Mike Fahey — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:20:00 EDT

WB Games just completely lost a customer for ~~F.E.A.R. 2~~ Project Origin. There is no way in hell I am every going to put myself in a situation, real or virtual, where I have to go up against something that looks and moves like the abomination seen in the clip. For some reason the little bastard scares the living piss out of me. Sure - call me a wuss - but I'll be a wuss with a comfortably urine-free couch once the game is released this fall. More »

Heroes Cop Just Not Condemned Enough

Mark Wilson — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:40:59 EDT

You may know Greg Grunberg as the mind-reading cop from, NBC's Heroes, but you may also know Greg Grunberg from even earlier in his career, as the protagonist from Condemned: Criminal Origins. So now that he's on a geek-hit TV show, you'd think he'd be a hot commodity for Condemned 2: Bloodshot. But you'd think wrong. From Monolith's Dave Hasle:

We struggled with this one somewhat. Greg was a pleasure to work with, and he was willing to make the time to work with us on Condemned 2, but we felt we wanted a darker, edgier tone...We loved Gregs work on Condemned; Criminal Origins and found him to be a great voice talent as well as a fantastic person to work with. It was purely a directional choice.

Purely directional, aye? Or was it that you didn't like Mr. Grunberg reading your mind? More »

F.E.A.R. Demo Now On Marketplace

kotaku.com — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:40:41 EDT

The F.E.A.R. demo is now up on Xbox Live Marketplace. If it's the first level, it'll be a good overview of the full title, as the guys in the first level are pretty much the only guys you'll fight for the rest of the game. I know that sounds terrible, but it's a bit more satisfying than that. Also, a reminder: don't waste bullets on that creepy, spider-walking little girl. You can't kill her. Florian Eckhardt More »

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

kotaku.com — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:40:33 EDT

While Ashcraft and McWhertor hang out in men's restrooms; while Crecente sits gibbering "Mmmmsoft" over and over in a corner; while Eliza prepares her monthly "I would never, ever sleep with you in a million years" mass emailing to those who admire her... I've been phoning in this entire week and replaying F.E.A.R. More »

F.E.A.R. Expansion Demo Released

kotaku.com — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:40:35 EDT

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. More »