A free demo for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin will be released on January 22, 2009. The full version of the game is slated for release in February 2009.

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is the sequel to F.E.A.R. and is a traditional first-person shooter. The story of the F.E.A.R. games revolves around a woman named Alma, who was experimented on by the government in an effort to harness her psychic abilities. To cover the tracks of what they were doing, the government killed Alma, but her consciousness remained, allowing her to inflict chaos on the world around her. She now seeks revenge for what was done to her. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin picks up the story about 30 minutes before the original F.E.A.R. ended. However, the player will assume the role of a different character, a member of an elite military squad, in the latest installment.Official Site: F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

According to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the game's publisher, the demo will "offer a glimpse of the action, terror and suspense of the full retail version of the game. Players will 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."Kotaku: FEAR 2 Demo Drops Next Week (January 16, 2009)

• Ars Technica: F.E.A.R. 2 Demo Impressions (January 22, 2009)

• IGN: F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Demo Available Now (January 22, 2009)

• Joystiq: F.E.A.R. 2 demo now on Xbox Live, PC (PSN later today) (January 22, 2009)

• 1up.com: F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin Demo Now Available (January 22, 2009)

• Xbox 360 Fanboy: FEAR 2 Project Origin Demo now available on the XBLM (January 22, 2009)

• IGN: F.E.A.R. 2 Demo Hands-on (January 21, 2009)

• Wired: F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Demo Arrives Jan. 22 (January 16, 2009)

• Kotaku: F.E.A.R. 2 Demo Drops Next Week (January 16, 2009)

• Shacknews: F.E.A.R. 2 Demo Spooks January 22 (January 16, 2009)

• PS3 Fanboy: F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin demo now in Qore, free for all next week (January 16, 2009)

• 1UP.com: F.E.A.R. 2 Demo Exclusive to Qore Buyers this Month on PS3 (January 10, 2009)

• IGN: F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin E3 2008: Live Wire Demo (Time: 7:37)