The critically acclaimed F.E.A.R series is to receive its new entry in March of next year. The co-op focused adventure will be making headway to store shelves come Q1 of next year. Very little of the actual gameplay has been shown; however you can view pretty interesting live action trailers for it if you feel so inclined.

This week’s “dude what” moment goes to F.E.A.R. 3’s new screenshots. For those unaware of the franchise, the universe has always had paranormal tendencies but overall the game had a strong foundation in the real world. You used tactics and strategy to take out your foes not magic abilities and enormous mech suits. There was a good balance between the two, and with F.E.A.R. 3 it seems obvious which design strand they went with (hint: THE RIDICULOUS ONE). Screenshots are at the bottom of this page.

It’s a real shame that “the third F.E.A.R.” game keeps playing with my emotions. At first I’m like “Woo a third game!” and then I see the title and my heart sinks and reminds me of Driv3r. Then they release sweet box art, and now I’m sure they’ll do something that makes me hate and love the game at the same time. Although this box art is cool, there’s actually something more interestingly revealed in the press release. Here’s the direct quote:

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I say “the third F.E.A.R. game” because I still don’t know the official name yet. Despite the lengthy press release’s attempt to mention the name “F.E.A.R. 3″ as many times possible… there’s still a damn number in the title. Regardless, that’s not very important, as there are more interesting things going on with this latest installment: