Original creators of paranormal shooter regain rights to franchise's name in wake of Activision Blizzard fire sale; F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin dated for February 10.
Following the gaming group's merger with Santa Monica-based publishing powerhouse Activision in July, a number of licenses and studios were placed under the magnifying glass.
As an outcome of that scrutiny, Massive Entertainment (World in Conflict) and Swordfish Studios (50 Cent: Blood on the Sand) were dubbed "nonstrategic business units," while properties such as Brutal Legend, Ghostbusters, and Bourne were dropped from the publisher's lineup.
While happy resolutions to the many in-limbo properties have been few and far between, one grinning party is Monolith Entertainment. The Warner Bros. Interactive-owned studio said today that it has reacquired the rights to make games under the name F.E.A.R., a franchise it created for publisher Vivendi in 2005.
