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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Presents Project Origin / Fans Have Named the Sequel to Monolith's Hit Game F.E.A.R.
BURBANK, California, September 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will publish Project Origin, the
videogame sequel to the hit game F.E.A.R., developed by Monolith Productions
for the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft(R),
PLAYSTATION(R)3 system and Games for Windows(R). The name was chosen by the
fans, as they submitted entries and then voted for the winning submission.
"Project Origin is the name we can stand behind since it was
picked by the gaming community, and this game marks a new beginning for the
franchise," says Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production and
Development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. "With the consoles and
the PC, we're dedicated to add a new game dynamic to the universe and build
upon what the players loved about the original game."
"Our team really enjoyed letting the fans drive the naming
process, and we are excited to expand upon the work we began in the original
game and establish Project Origin as a premier gaming franchise in its own
right," said Troy Skinner, Producer, Monolith Productions.
The sequel will continue the original game's spine-tingling
supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens
to destroy a major American city. At the center of the calamity is the
mysterious Alma, whose rage against those who wronged her triggered a chain
of events that have spiraled completely out of control. Now that she has free
reign, the consequences will be unimaginable.
About Monolith Productions
Monolith Productions, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is one of
North America's largest game development studios. Over the past 11 years,
Monolith has risen to critical acclaim through an emphasis on delivering
quality products such as Condemned: Criminal Origins, F.E.A.R., the No One
Lives Forever franchise and Tron 2.0. Monolith currently has several projects
in development, including the sequel to F.E.A.R.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home
Entertainment Group, is a premier publisher, licensor and developer of
entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future
platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming. Leveraging the
distribution, marketing and sales infrastructure within Warner Home Video,
WBIE is a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party
game titles.
(c) 2007 Monolith Productions, Inc. F.E.A.R. is a trademark of Vivendi
Games, Inc. and is used only to identify the product. No sponsorship or
endorsement by Vivendi Games, Inc. should be inferred from the use of that
mark. "PlayStation", "PLAYSTATION" and "PS" Family logo are registered
trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, and
the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other
trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. All
rights reserved.
WB SHIELD: (TM) & (c) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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Contact:
Remi Sklar
PR Director
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
+1-818-977-3023
remi.sklar@warnerbros.com
Sarita Churchill
PR Manager
WB Games
+1-425-216-3202
sarita.churchill@wbgames.com






