The popular FPS horror franchise F.E.A.R (First Encounter Assault Recon, or False Evidence Appearing Real if you're Gary Busey) is truly going global. Aeria Games today announced that the new F2P title F.E.A.R Online will be hitting Steam for PC on October 17.
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The four-player co-op game has you once again investigating the strange and supernatural. "In F.E.A.R. Online, tensions reach a boiling point as the F.E.A.R. task force investigates Armacham Technology Corporation's unsettling experiments.With several team combat modes spanning more than ten ominous maps, the game is packed with chilling details.The storyline continues in cooperative scenarios that detail the terrifying occurrences surrounding the F.E.A.R. team, in parallel to the events of F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin."
The game went into a closed beta earlier this year and the comments and criticisms from the beta players were taken into consideration from Aeria. The upcoming full version will feature "new maps, a new scenario, and a redesigned crafting system which allows for making one-of-a-kind weapons, F.E.A.R. Online will deliver what fans have been asking for." Certainly, someone has.
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"We are excited to introduce F.E.A.R. Online to millions of PC gamers with the launch on the Steam platform," said Dr. Pascal Zuta, CEO of Aeria Games. "Taking player feedback to heart, our team has redesigned elements of the game that are most important to players to deliver an experience that we hope will please the vast and dedicated fan base of the F.E.A.R. series."
Players can also sign up for the open beta to help put the finishing polish on the game beginning October 8. Sign up here and watch the trailer below.