Alright, folks, story time -- about five days ago, a tipster sent us the three box shots in the gallery below, claiming they were asked to take part in a survey that essentially revealed the existence of a third game in the Monolith-developed F.E.A.R. series. Further, the game's title on the boxes didn't read "F.E.A.R. 3," but rather "F.3.A.R." Fast-forward four days later and one of the box shots turns up on gaming forum neoGAF as an image (sans box) alleged to be from an unnamed Spanish magazine, with the words "próximo número" ("next number" literally, or, in this case, "next issue") cascading down the left side.
Normally we wouldn't tell you about any of this, except for the fact that when we contacted publisher Warner Bros. Interactive for comment, we were told by a representative, "We have no info to share at this time." While that's certainly not solid confirmation, the fact that WB didn't outright falsify the images strikes us as notable to say the least. We'll let you know if the publisher decides to be any more candid, but for now we're leaving this one firmly in the rumor bin.
[Thanks Jan!]
Reader Comments (96)
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:47PM AutobotIronhide said
Nah, I enjoyed the wip3out games. Driv3r was probably one of the worst games ever made though, and the fact that the letter "3" was used in the title in place of an "e" just makes it more ridiculous.
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Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:54PM Got Horchata said
Hey dude what's your PSN ID if you have one? Just wondering. You sound like a friend of mine on PS3
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Posted: Mar 24th 2010 7:07PM AutobotIronhide said
.......................................odd, I thought this was a gaming blog, not a friend finding service.
It's "thebertrams".
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It's "thebertrams".
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 8:52PM Got Horchata said
Oh it is just you have the same mannerisms and opinions as another Big Daddy I know. Thanks
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Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:27PM Spike Spiegel Humble Bounty Hun said
What's next? FE4R?
Still gunna pick this title up. Love the FEAR series.
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Still gunna pick this title up. Love the FEAR series.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:47PM Ballistic H said
Yeah, second one wasn't as scary. Problem was you were not alone often like the first one and the environment wasn't as scary too.
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Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:48PM Mazrael said
M3...
The first game was brilliant, second game lost something, probably the scares, I got the 'cue' but that's it, it was like Sam or Snake were sneaking up on me.. might of saw one or two 'events'.. Files was fairly meh, no wonder they disowed it, it was like the film 'Spiral' was to the 'Ringu' trilogy
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The first game was brilliant, second game lost something, probably the scares, I got the 'cue' but that's it, it was like Sam or Snake were sneaking up on me.. might of saw one or two 'events'.. Files was fairly meh, no wonder they disowed it, it was like the film 'Spiral' was to the 'Ringu' trilogy
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:57PM LaughingTarget said
If they're going to go l33t, do it all the way.
PH34R
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PH34R
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:28PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
Aw3som3.
I lov3d. th3 first two F3ar gam3s.
Can't wait for this on3.
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I lov3d. th3 first two F3ar gam3s.
Can't wait for this on3.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:42PM AutobotIronhide said
I loved them too, but I can't stand the new name.
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Posted: Mar 24th 2010 7:12PM AutobotIronhide said
@TraV
Correction:
"| |_0\/3|) 7|-|3/\/\ 2, |3|_|7 | |-|473 7|-|3 /\/3\/\/ /\/4/\/\3"
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Correction:
"| |_0\/3|) 7|-|3/\/\ 2, |3|_|7 | |-|473 7|-|3 /\/3\/\/ /\/4/\/\3"
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:28PM ArtificeDrake formerly known as said
I WANT to like the one where the crooks of their arms outline her eyes, I really do...
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Posted: Mar 24th 2010 7:03PM aristokrat said
I'm sorry, but that image does not contain the awesome Chaos Orb prominently displayed in the other one. The Chaos Orb was like the best Magic card of all time, and thus I vote for cover number two.
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Posted: Mar 24th 2010 8:32PM Alexisonfire said
I actually like that boxart. It's better than most games nowadays, even if it still reeks of a few generic western design flaws.
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Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:43PM AutobotIronhide said
No, 4 = A
3 = E
God, haven't you ever spelled "Hell" on a calculator?
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3 = E
God, haven't you ever spelled "Hell" on a calculator?
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:30PM RKN said
Will we actually find out what happens after FEAR 1, instead of the side-story crap in FEAR 2? That's what I'm afraid will happen to Crysis 2 as well. Sad that the unofficial expansion pack to FEAR 1 followed the events of that game but not the official sequel.
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Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:32PM Shagittarius said
The art looks pretty stupid, and it's not in the v3in of the previous styles. I gonna say I don't believe this one. At least not that is the art work.
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Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:44PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
I dunno, I like the second pic. But god, that's a stupid name.
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Posted: Mar 24th 2010 7:45PM Puertoricarious said
this by itself doesn't say much, but the fear 3 chatter has been turned up significantly from other sources, and those stories don't have anything to do with this box art.
so i'd say a fear 3 is likely.
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so i'd say a fear 3 is likely.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:34PM Special Agent Steve said
Oh, just noticed- It's the "Thi4f" route.
"4ear".
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"4ear".
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:33PM Sleepyperson said
The biggest question is who gets the good looking box art?
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Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:33PM Accessgranted said
I FOR ONE WELCOME FEAR 3 EVEN AFTER THAT WTF ENDING! :)
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