Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that F.E.A.R. 3 is scheduled to release this fall on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and PC. F.E.A.R. 3 once again stars crazy child/woman Alma along with “Point Man,” the character from the first F.E.A.R. and the psychotic villain Paxton Fettel. F.E.A.R. 3 includes both a single-player campaign which tasks players with controlling Point Man, as well as a new “divergent co-op” mode. This mode allows a second player to take control of Paxton Fettel and with the traditional “bullet time” for Point Man, and telekinetic powers for Fettel.

F.E.A.R. 3 is supposed to take players on a higher level of combat system including a whole new “evolved cover system,” which should challenge players even further. The game is currently being developed by Day 1 Studios, the original console developer for F.E.A.R. and again Monolith Studios. To ensure F.E.A.R. 3 is on top of the terror list Warner Bros. have brought in John Carpenter (Halloween, Village of the Damned, The Thing, etc) and script writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) to consult on enhancing several of the games frightening aspects.

F.3.A.R. is the official game logo and this third installment should not only be a great addition to the series but hopefully have us trembling in our gaming chairs on it’s due release.