Though it's only Thursday, Steam has already kicked off its weekend deal, a half-off sale on Monolith's shooter F.E.A.R. 2 and the downloadable "Reborn" expansion. That puts F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin at $24.99 and the downloadable add-on at $4.99.

In addition, the retailer is offering UK residents 10% off its entire EA catalog until September 27 to promote the fact that it's now selling those games in the territory.

Good news, everyone! Despite releasing a piece of F.E.A.R. 2 downloadable content last week without the musical accompaniment we've come to expect, developer Monolith has since rectified the situation in the form of this "Replica Gone Rogue" video.

Adding four new levels to the spooky shooter's singleplayer campaign, F.E.A.R. 2's "Reborn" downloadable expansion is now available for $10 on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

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New demos of EA Canada's boxer Fight Night Round 4 and Monolith's spooky shooter sequel F.E.A.R. 2 are now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace, offering Xbox 360 players with XBL Gold accounts the chance to sample the latest updates for each.

The Fight Night Round 4 Ali vs. Tyson & Buttons Demo allows you to check out the new button control scheme added to the game in a free update this morning, while the F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn SP Demo packs a portion of the "Reborn" DLC due next week.

That F.E.A.R. 2 demo will be available for PlayStation 3 owners later today, and given that Fight Night PS3 was also patched today, don't be suprised if that one shows up too.

An incredible montage sequence tells the creation of F.E.A.R. 2's slow-mo deathmatch mode, arriving in a free update alongside the upcoming 'Reborn' downloadable content.

Reborn, which adds a new four-level mini campaign told from the perspective of Replica Soldier Foxtrot813, is scheduled for release on September 3 for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

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Dank screenshots and a dingy trailer give the first look at F.E.A.R. 2's upcoming 'Reborn' downloadable content, due to arrive September 3 on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

A free title update will accompany 'Reborn' to add a slow-mo deathmatch mode, where a power-up slows the bearer's enemies and no doubt makes everything look all fancy.

The PC will receive 'Reborn' at a later date. Both previous F.E.A.R. 2 DLCs were released free for the PC in patches, though it's yet unknown whether 'Reborn' will too.

The four-level singleplayer campaign is played from the perspective of Replica Soldier Foxtrot813, who you can have a gander at in this eerie first trailer... Read more

New single-player is headed to Monolith's F.E.A.R. 2 next month in the form of a DLC campaign dubbed "Reborn."

The content will include four levels of a length equal to those found in the original game, according to an IGN interview with the developers. Players will take on the role of replica soldier foxtrot 813 as they fight through the extra strages.

Trophy support and achievements are of course on the docket. No word on a PC release, though Monolith eventually brought the first two DLC packs to the PC in the form of free patches.

GameStop began a sale today that sees several console titles including Street Fighter IV and F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin slashed to a mere $20 in price. Other titles of interest include Wanted: Weapons of Fate (360, PS3), Silent Hill: Homecoming (360, PS3) and various Wii games such as MadWorld. The affected titles appear to be marked down online as well as in-store.

A list of the discounted games courtesy CheapAssGamer follows: ... Read more

Good news, everyone! To promote the second batch of downloadable content for F.E.A.R. 2, developer Monolith has released a sequel to Miniature Replica Soldier.

Arriving on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 today, the "Armored Front" pack, priced at 560 Microsoft Points ($7), adds two new multiplayer maps and four new character heads.

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Monolith's "Armored Front" map pack, the second of three announced downloadable expansions for its spooky shooter F.E.A.R. 2, will hit PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 21.

Unlike the first pack, which brought three free multiplayer maps, "Armored Front" delivers two new maps--Conductor and Decoy--and four new character heads at the cost of 540 Microsoft Points ($6.75) to Xbox 360 players and $6.99 for those on PS3.

No word on when or if "Armored Front" will hit PC, but maps details follow... Read more

The F.E.A.R. 2 patch 1.03 for PC has been released, available now on FileShack. What do toy soldiers have to do with a game patch? Watch on and all shall be revealed.

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As well as adding the three new Toy Soldiers multiplayer maps, the patch fixes minor multiplayer issues and improves AI pathfinding. The full changelog follows... Read more

To promote today's release of three free F.E.A.R. 2 multiplayer maps, developer Monolith has crafted what easily ranks as one of the most amazing trailers I've ever seen.

The "Toy Soldiers" downloadable content is now available for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 users, with two other as-yet-unpriced downloadable add-ons coming soon.

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Firming up that vague mid-April estimate, publisher Warner Bros. today announced that the free "Toy Solider" multiplayer maps for F.E.A.R. 2 will hit PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 16, and also revealed details on two other forthcoming downloadable add-ons.

The second pack will bring more Elite Powered Armor multiplayer maps to Monolith's spooky shooter in May, with additional single-player levels and multiplayer maps due later in the summer. Pricing for these two downloadable packs was not provided.

Details on the PC release of the downloadable content were likewise not provided, though DLC for the PC edition of F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is definitely on the way.

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The free "Toy Soldiers" downloadable map pack for F.E.A.R. 2 will hit PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in mid-April, a representative of developer Monolith confirmed today.

When asked about a PC release, the representative confirmed to Shacknews that downloadable content is on the way to the PC, but does not yet have a release date.

The add-on brings three new oversized multiplayer maps to the spooky shooter sequel.

While we still don't know all the platforms that the F.E.A.R. 2 "Toy Soldier" pack will hit, developer Monolith has confirmed that the three new multiplayer maps will be free.

The downloadable content is slated to arrive in mid-April. As the content briefly appeared on the Xbox Live Marketplace earlier this week, it's definitely coming for the Xbox 360 version of the spooky shooter sequel, but there's been no word on a PC or PS3 release.

Yesterday, we learned that developer Monolith is bringing three new multiplayer maps to its spooky shooter F.E.A.R. 2. Today, we have screenshots of the oversized arenas.

The downloadable content will debut in mid-April at an unknown price point. No word yet as to what system's it'll hit--F.E.A.R. 2 is available for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

A downloadable "Toy Soldiers" multiplayer map pack for Monolith's F.E.A.R. 2 will be released in April, publisher and studio owner Warner Bros announced today.

The pack is said to "allow players to experience multiplayer from a new perspective." Players will be able to battle within a pinball machine, hospital lab, and a sandbox filled with toys. All of the maps feature large objects to make players feel relatively small.

Platforms and a price for the upcoming content were not provided, though the content briefly appeared as a free download in the Xbox Live Marketplace today. The spooky first person shooter arrived on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in early February.

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin's debut on the United States retail PC charts was good enough for a second place finish, with only Blizzard's frozen behemoth standing in the way of a number one debut.

Following a lengthy stay on the chart, Left 4 Dead dropped out of the top ten during the week of February 8, and the rest of the pack reshuffled accordingly.

As always, the following prices are retail averages:

1. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King / Blizzard / $37
2. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin / Monolith / $49
3. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe / EA Maxis / $19
4. Spore / EA Maxis / $42
5. World Of Warcraft Battle Chest / Blizzard / $35
6. The Sims 2 Deluxe / EA Maxis / $3
7. World Of Warcraft / Blizzard / $17
8. Call Of Duty: World At War / Treyarch / $43
9. Fallout 3 / Bethesda / $45
10. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Exp. Pack / EA Maxis / $19

Hey, it's another F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin trailer. This one gives a pretty decent overview of the setup, and ends with more of that little girl Alma. Who was ever really afraid of little girls, anyway? Nobody holding a big chainsaw gun, at least.

In any case, I'm starting to get a little excited about this one. The demo didn't surprise me, but the original F.E.A.R. was about as solid a shooter that you could ask for. We'll see.

Monolith's F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin hits PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 10. The PC demo is available on FileShack.

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After playing the demo, I still wasn't sure if Monolith's F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin was going to be any good. But just as film commercials with tiny textual endorsements ease my mind, so too does this trailer.

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin hits PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 10. A demo is already available.

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Monolith's spooky shooter sequel F.E.A.R. 2 (PC, PS3, 360) has gone gold, publisher Warner Bros. announced today, confirming that the game will ship on February 10.

With the game now in manufacturing, those eager to get an advance look can check out the PC demo that's now available on FileShack, with Xbox 360 and PS3 demos available for download through each system's respective online marketplace.

A new trailer, dubbed "Intel Briefing," accompanied the gold announcement:

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