Yesterday, Warner Brosannounced it was closing Monolith Productions in a «strategic change of direction». A studio with a 30-year legacy, Monolith's games includeBlood,No One Lives Forever,Tron 2.0, Condemned: Criminal Origins, and more recently its excellent Middle-earth tie-insShadow of Mordor andShadow of War, which introduced the remarkableNemesis System.
Amid the shock and anger at what seems an inexplicable decision, tributes have poured in for the studio and its incredible library of games.
Among these is a double-barrelled blast of affection fromGOG, which has accelerated its preservation efforts for one of Monolith's best games, as well as offering it at a deep discount for the next few days.
That game isFEAR Platinum, which bundles Monolith's fantastic shooter with its two expansions, Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate.
Released in 2005,FEAR combined eye-popping bullet-time action with Japanese horror influences and some of the best enemy AI ever committed to code.