Project Origin pushed back to early 2009

by Jason Dobson { Aug 23rd 2008 at 4:30PM }

Project Origin, Monolith's everything-but-the-name follow up to F.E.A.R., has slipped on all of that spilled gore, sliding back from the game's previous fall release until sometime in early 2009. The news came from Project Origin art lead, Dave Matthews, who took time during the Leipzig Games Convention to break the news -- and fans' hearts – confirming that players will have to wait until the first quarter of 2009 to find out just what Alma has been up to.

Softening the blow a bit, new details surrounding the upcoming shooter also emerged from last week's event, including news that the sequel will include more interactive and varied environments than those seen in F.E.A.R., while enemy A.I. has also been amped up as well. According to Monolith, the story itself will also be improved over the original, giving us all the more reason to think that maybe Project Origin is worth waiting for after all.

Source – GC 2008: Project Origin Progress Report, IGN

Tags: delay, fear, leipzig-08, monolith, project-origin

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Sora @ Aug 23rd 2008 4:35PM

Wow, Dave Matthews has time to be in a band AND be the project lead for a video game?! I'm proud to be a Virginian.

juju187 @ Aug 23rd 2008 5:41PM

proud to be a virgin?

colinbell @ Aug 23rd 2008 5:04PM

"enemy A.I. has also been amped up as well"
Thats interesting, considering how challenging FEAR's AI was.

kp @ Aug 23rd 2008 5:04PM

well thats one less game to buy this holiday. my wallet is grateful.

theturtle363 @ Aug 23rd 2008 5:25PM

Normally I'd be upset since I really liked the first F.E.A.R., but considering the terrible wallet rape that this fall and holiday will be i am only thankful

Fernando Rocker @ Aug 23rd 2008 5:28PM

Too bad =(

One of the few shooters I would like to play.

Nightvortez @ Aug 23rd 2008 6:34PM

I was expecting that much, they're one of those games that while looking amazing haven't gotten much hype at E3 or otherwise, being released on the same day as Fallout 3 and within weeks of giants like Gears 2, Resistance 2, FarCry 2 and EndWar would have been murder.

Mike @ Aug 23rd 2008 7:04PM

Once again the DELAYSTATON strikes. That POS is too hard to program I guess.

Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Aug 23rd 2008 8:03PM

PremierAsshole, your back yet again?

Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Aug 23rd 2008 8:06PM

This game is also for the 360 and PC dumbshit, they'd at least delay the PS3 version, not the game altogether.

360 fanboys are pretty damn annoying as well.

MOT @ Aug 23rd 2008 7:45PM

I don't mind. Whenever delays happen it means improvements are being made. That's all I need

Happy_man @ Aug 23rd 2008 8:16PM

Would Duke Nukem fall into this category as well, better yet, Too Human.

theturtle363 @ Aug 23rd 2008 8:17PM

for correction, please see "Army of Two"

player66 @ Aug 23rd 2008 9:53PM

"...including news that the sequel will include more interactive and varied environments than those seen in F.E.A.R., while enemy A.I. has also been amped up as well."

Now all they need to do is tighten up the graphics on Level 3 and it will be DONE!