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While the Point Man and Paxton Fettel are brothers, that didn't stop the Point Man from putting a bullet in Fettel's head at the end of FEAR. Still, there are times when one should move on from the past and work together with what was once an enemy, and apparently that time is now for the sons of Alma. This trailer for FEAR 3 may not show anything especially stunning, but what it does do is creep us out. Perhaps it's the excellent sound design, with all its glitches and droning noises. If the trailer is this disturbing, we have high hopes for the game!

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This trailer for FEAR 3 is not particularly informative, but it is certainly dramatic. Set on a helicopter, it shows Paxton Fettel communicating with the Point Man about the Point Man's mission from the first game. To put it in spoiler terms, he wonders what it was like to be on the giving end of fratricide, rather than the rather unpleasant receiving end. A red shockwave then fills the sky and cuts the trailer to black. Nothing particularly special, by it's still a well-created cutscene.

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Paxton Fettel is one of the most sadistic characters in FEAR, and his return as a playable character in FEAR 3 is intriguing. While we obviously know of the Point Man's main mechanics, Paxton has been mostly unrevealed thus far. This trailer, however, offers a glimpse into all you can do with your sick, blood-red powers. Possession, body explosions, crushing heads, and levitation are all possible, which opens up some twisted (and perhaps morally reprehensible!) paths for the player to take.

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F.E.A.R. 3 is charging up its marketing push in advanced of the horror-themed first person shooter's May release date. Today publisher Warner Bros Interactive announced that the game will let players control Paxton Fettel in the game's single player mode.

While the supernaturally powered Fettel will still be playable in the game's two player co-op mode, developer Day 1 Studios will now allow players to control Fettel all by his lonesome in the game's single player campaign. Fettel will be unlocked in each of the game's single player levels once the player completes each level while playing as the heavily armed Point Man. That should add some replay value to the game as Fettel can use his telekentic abilities to take out or posses enemies.

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Some countries call December 26 Boxing Day; others simply call it, "A day to rest up after eating all that Christmas dinner." Whatever you call it the Steam PC game download site has a new batch of price cuts that will last until 1 pm Eastern time on Monday. Today's deals are all repeats of one day price cuts from Steam in the past week.

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light - $5.10
Wings of Prey - $5.99
Dead Rising 2 - $19.99
F.E.A.R. 1/2 - $9.99
Super Meat Boy - $3.75
Borderlands - Save 50 percent off original game and DLC
Assassin's Creed II - $14.99
The Witcher - $4.99
Mass Effect 1/2 - Save 50 percent off both games
Darksiders - $9.99
Battlefield Bad Company 2 - $6.80
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 - $29.99

With five days to go before the BIG DAY, the Steam PC game download holiday sales event has now gone live. This is the third annual event and it's usually the biggest sale of the year for Valve's download service as nearly all the game in its library have at least some kind of price cut from now until January 2. In addition there are publisher game bundles and indie game packs that save you even more money. Mac gamers are not excluded; over 125 Mac titles are on sale as well.

There are simply too many deals to go over in this one news post but we will mention the price cuts that are in place from now until 1 pm Eastern time on Tuesday. That includes the launch of the promised Oddboxx bundle of the four Oddworld games, including two that are new to the PC platform.

F1 2010 - $19.99
Super Meat Boy - $3.75
Titan Quest Gold Edition - $4.99
Battlefield Bad Company 2 - $6.79
The Oddboxx - $12.49
Deus Ex/Deus Ex Invisible War - $2.49
Peggle/Peggle Nights - $6.99
Lego Batman - $4.99
F.E.A.R/F.E.A.R. 2 - $9.99
Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition - $20.09
All Prince of Persia games - 75 percent off
Portal - $3.74 or $2.25 if you own Half-Life 2

Alma's fractured psychic mind is the cause behind most of the disturbances in the previous FEAR games. However, the damage to reality was local, rather than widespread, leading to the visions and minor apparitions players are familiar with. However, in FEAR 3, Alma is losing it for real and showing off just what her demented, abused, destroyed mind can produce. The result is the Almaverse and this trailer. It shows off some of the new environments and gives brief glimpses at the monstrous enemies the player will be fighting, although the trailer is so dark it's really hard to tell what is going on.

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FEAR 3 is coming, and all the trailers up until now have shown off just what Day 1 is doing with Monolith's most recent franchise. But where does that leave Monolith? This trailer talks about the history and connection between the two companies, from Day 1's involvement in porting the original FEAR to Monolith's involvement in the newest game. It's intriguing, mostly because this is the first canon FEAR game to be developed by a company other than Monolith. There's also some cool gameplay footage, so if you aren't that interested in the talking heads, you can still get your fill of supernatural gunplay.

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FEAR is well-known, as a series, for its incredibly creepy atmosphere. It blends high-octane gunfights with a paranormal plot surprisingly well, especially given the science-fiction nature of it all. Despite not being made by the folks at Monolith, FEAR 3 looks to be shaping up like its predecessors: a scary, gory, and altogether fun game. This trailer doesn't really give any new insights into the game, but it is certainly cool!

Of note here are the new civilian enemies (looking surprisingly like zombies!), Paxton Fettel's head explosion powers, and a sweet mechanized suit to blow enemies away in. Otherwise, it's the same old disturbing, Alma-laden atmosphere we know and love. Still, it's gameplay footage, which is more than we can say about a lot of trailers nowadays.

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If you don't know about the FEAR series, chances are you have been living under a rock. It was a surprise hit for Monolith when originally released, and has been expanded upon over the years with expansion packs and sequels galore. FEAR 3 is due out soon (from a different developer, oddly enough), and this trailer shows off what you can expect: the psychic powers of Paxton Fettel and the impossible reflexes of the Point Man. It's as standard as trailers come, although it sure is looking mighty fine!

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