PC Gaming News - Saturday Edition

Here's a roundup of PC gaming news released over the last few days, including the release of the F.E.A.R. 2 demo and an announcement of a new World in Conflict expansion. More to come as the day progresses.

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Demo and FEAR AWAY Program
Thursday Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released a single-player demo of the upcoming FPS, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin. According to the company, players "maneuver through bloodstained corridors and hallways from several locations in the game, as they combat through various parts of the city of Auburn, which now lays in ruin after the catastrophic explosion that rocked the finale of F.E.A.R." The file weighs in at a whopping 1.8 GB, and is also available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Additionally, an external promotional website launched yesterday, offering a (voluptuous) "FEAR AWAY" program to reduce panic and uncontrollable feelings of terror while playing F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.

Florensia Updated
Yesterday publisher Burda:ic updated Florensia, its free-to-play fantasy-based MMORPG, opening up the two towers that appeared last month. According to the company, each tower houses 100-floor dungeons, created to "challenge even the toughest adventurers." Access to these new towers is granted by Tower Masters located in the center of each town. The company also stated that players will receive one of six new headmounts as a gift in celebration of the upcoming Gacha system.

More 1C Company Titles Coming to NA
Aspyr Media signed on to bring more 1C Company PC games to North America, including Cryostasis, Death Track: Resurrection, Men of War, NecroVisioN and 4X4 Hummer. Aspyr said that all five titles will hit retail shelves this Spring.

Ubisoft Announces World in Conflict: Soviet Assault
Ubisoft said on Wednesday that World in Conflict: Soviet Assault will hit the PC in March as a downloadable expansion pack. The new expansion throws gamers into the Cold War, offering a gritty, real world setting "driven by compelling characters and storyline." The company said that Soviet Assult will feature new characters, gameplay from the Soviet perspective, ten new films, new multiplayer maps and more. Soviet Assault will also be available in World of Conflict: Complete Edition.

Left 4 Dead Gets Patched
Steam News reports that Valve's zombie-ridden FPS Left 4 Dead received an update through the Steam client, fixing a melee exploit and an exploit related to the "joinclass" command. The patch also adds visual damage from burning to Tanks in the Versus mode.

Predator Crysis Mod Released
A new Crysis mod appeared over on Mod DB called Predator - The Heat of the Jungle, currently still in its alpha (v0.2) stage.  Although the author claimes that the development time took around 6 months to reach its current state, it will be interesting to see how long it will take 20th Century Fox to bring the Crysis mod down in flames.

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