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Monolith was purchased by Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment in 2004, but Vivendi Universal Games still owns the F.E.A.R. name. The rights to the game’s characters are, however, owned by Monolith. Monolith plans to release the titles under a new, yet to be announced, name.
Speaking to GameSpot, Samantha Ryan, president of Monolith Productions said that the sequels “will not be called F.E.A.R., but the IP ownership rests with Monolith and Warner Bros. Fans should expect that the sequels will be set in the universes they know and love.“
PC gamers worried that the new title will see the next-gen consoles take the lead platform for development should stop fretting. Samantha Ryan said, “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.“
Each platform will offer different experiences, focusing on where the platforms’ strengths lie. The story in each version will remain consistent and expect it to kick off from where F.E.A.R. ended. In recent weeks it has been rumoured that a version of F.E.A.R. was heading to the Xbox 360, but the announcement from Monolith made no mention of the existing title being ported to the console.
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