Name F.E.A.R. sequel and appear in-game

by Justin McElroy { Jun 5th 2007 at 12:00PM }

Due to some fascinating legal chicanery, the sequel to horror shooter F.E.A.R. can't actually be called that. Rather than hire some high falutin creative types, Warner Bros. and Monolith are turning to the hive mind of fandom to help them name the next game. The prize for the top three names? Their likeness in the game and a tour of Monolith. After that, fans will be able to vote on the official name.

Entrants aren't just being forced to set out on their own, they've been provided some helpful naming tips like "Some ideas for the Sequel associations: Frenetic Action, Horror (Asian), Destruction, Apocalypse, Paramilitary, Gore." So, we guess it's time for us to reveal our entry: Calamity Samurai Scare Blast End-time Soldier Entrails. But hey, we've already entered. What are your ideas?

Tags: fear, horror, monolith, ps3, xbox360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Shagittarius @ Jun 5th 2007 12:12PM

Geurilla Tweaker Asian Teens Rampaging Hell Cometh: An Inconvienent Truth.

samfish @ Jun 5th 2007 12:18PM

P.O.N.T.I.A.C.

...someone's gonna get mad at me for that. Sorry in advance.

Negativecool @ Jun 5th 2007 12:20PM

S.C.A.R.E.D.
South Carolina's Armed Regiment of Really Energetic Dumbasses.
....What? You could make a game out of that.

Doug Clayton @ Jun 5th 2007 12:21PM

I'd play E.E.K.

sheppy @ Jun 5th 2007 12:21PM

Spastic Onis Casually Killing People Under Protective Possession Ending Today

sheppy @ Jun 5th 2007 12:22PM

And yes, I would totally play S.O.C.K.P.U.P.P.E.T.

Hell, I'd buy the Legendary Edition....

Killer Loki @ Jun 5th 2007 12:24PM

S.T.A.R

Supernatural Tactical Armed Response

Knoxximus @ Jun 5th 2007 12:24PM

Try this!

F.E.A.R. *wait for it* 2!!

Genius, I know!

Geo @ Jun 5th 2007 12:25PM

F.E.A.R 2
APOCALYPSE

Negativecool @ Jun 5th 2007 12:26PM

F.E.E.R.

First Encounter of Emaciated Remains?
First Encounter Enter Recon?
First Ever Endoplasmic Reticulum?

bocaj_patton @ Jun 5th 2007 12:27PM

H.A.L.O
Hyper Advanced Legendary Oracles...

That would totally work...maybe perhaps....

Knoxximus @ Jun 5th 2007 12:27PM

Whoops! Forgot my subtitle!

*ahem!*

F.E.A.R. 2: Still Scared Shitless

There it is!

Shmil @ Jun 5th 2007 12:27PM

S.C.A.R.E.D.
shooting clones and energetic demons

JodyAnthony @ Jun 5th 2007 12:27PM

A.G.E.S.

Another Goddamn Empty Shooter

Geo @ Jun 5th 2007 12:29PM

F.E.A.R 2
CONTACT

ihateemo @ Jun 5th 2007 12:30PM

I thought this was a cool idea until I read that people are going to vote on the best name. Sigh. My two pennies worth:

G.H.O.S.T.s
Gung-Ho, Over-the-top, Shock Troops

Heliophage @ Jun 5th 2007 12:31PM

It says in the naming tips to avoid acronyms.

Anywho, I came up with:

Nightmare: Point of Origin (inreference to Alma's creations as well as Project Origin)

or

Point of Origin: Nightmare

I couldn't decide which would work better for a series, or even just expansions. I thought first that it would be easier to have things like Point of Origin: Vengeance or Point of Origin: Armageddon follow as sequals or expansions, but I went with the first one anyway.

I don't know why.

Geo @ Jun 5th 2007 12:32PM

I hope they make more open levels this time......

Rob Accomando @ Jun 5th 2007 12:33PM

I don't get it. Why can't they call it F.E.A.R 2 again?

Negativecool @ Jun 5th 2007 12:33PM

T.H.I.S G.A.M.E S.U.C.K.S.

The Heads In Said Game Are Made Even Shinier Under the Core Kutaragi Strategy.

Cell processor = teh pwn = teh graphics = teh shiny heads!

Geo @ Jun 5th 2007 12:35PM

F.E.A.R 2 EL CHUPACABRA

bocaj_patton @ Jun 5th 2007 12:37PM

@ 19

Cause the part of the company that is making the game got bought, and the part that didn't get bought owns the name of the game...I think that's right...but, what do I know?

ssuk @ Jun 5th 2007 12:39PM

Quick! To Dictionary.com!

Ozyman666 @ Jun 5th 2007 12:41PM

I submitted E.A.R. F.A.Y.

(F.E.A.R. in pig latin)

Shagittarius @ Jun 5th 2007 12:45PM

C.R.E.E.P.S
Canadian Recon Encounter Eh? Pilsner Squad!

Rob Accomando @ Jun 5th 2007 12:46PM

Seems like they need some kind of PR stunt to put some extra attention on the game to make up for the drawback of not having a recognizable sequel name. Just a guess though.

Shmil @ Jun 5th 2007 12:47PM

how about
Little Girls in hallways

hollywooda @ Jun 5th 2007 12:50PM

How about, first game was lame & boring dont bother?

Aex @ Jun 5th 2007 12:51PM

"M.B.P. - Might Be Porn" - It would be the best selling video game ever

Shagittarius @ Jun 5th 2007 12:51PM

How about:

Jonestown : Assault Force

Rob Accomando @ Jun 5th 2007 12:55PM

or why can't they just call it FEAR 2 since the original title was technically an acronym. Pure genius. (unless "FEAR" is copyrighted too)

Anam @ Jun 5th 2007 12:58PM

S.E.A.R

Second Encounter Assault Recon

Just don't add another S on the end and you're fine.

More seriously, I submitted Origin Project: Second Encounter.

Matt B @ Jun 5th 2007 1:07PM

ROFLALMA

Matt B @ Jun 5th 2007 1:07PM

ROFLALMA: Sauce

abstract_visions @ Jun 5th 2007 1:13PM

Overly Mortified Gorillas in Wildly Terrifying Fables!

Slaziman @ Jun 5th 2007 1:15PM

E.F.W.W.H.

Earth! Fire! Wind! Water! Heart!

Pikachief @ Jun 5th 2007 1:18PM

A.R.E.U.S.C.A.R.E.D.Y.E.T.

A really enjoyable, universal, shooting, crazy, abnormal, redundant, yeti eating tables.

Slaziman @ Jun 5th 2007 1:19PM

W.Y.P.C.I.A.C.P.

Figure that one out yourselves

Cuddlefish @ Jun 5th 2007 1:34PM

S.T.F.U.- Sequel To FEAR Unallowed

gwangi @ Jun 5th 2007 1:45PM

E.G.A.D

Everyone's Gonna Absolutely Die

eskimo @ Jun 5th 2007 1:51PM

A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.
Actually, Cruel Robots Originally Named Your Mom.

S.E.Q.U.E.L
SExy Queuing of the Unreal Engine, Losers.

E.T. T.U. B.R.U.T.U.S.?
Extremely Tiring, Totally Unauthorized, Brutally Re-hashed Unreal Tournament Unlicensed Sequel.

I don't know why I always come back to Unreal. Maybe it's because I never actually played FEAR, just complained about it.