So here we are again with news of a FEAR 3 delay.

FEAR 3 from Warner Bros. Interactive and Day 1 Studios was originally due for release at the end of 2010, but was subsequently delayed into ‘early 2011.’ This was followed up with an official release date window… and then another delay with a new release date of May 27th in Europe.

Now, we’ve learned that FEAR 3 will in fact only arrive on retail shelves at the tail-end of June around the world…

What’s the new set of dates? North America will get FEAR 3 on June 21st and Europe and the UK will get it on June 24th. No reason for the delay was given, but with a few major game releases hitting in May (the mammoth LA Noire amongst them), one of the motives behind shifting FEAR 3 out of that month would be to meet with less opposition.

As we learned last year with the release of Red Dead Redemption in May, the quality of a game isn’t relative to sales if gamers are looking in another direction…

In the meantime, browse through El33tonline’s extensive previous coverage of FEAR 3 for tons of screenshots, trailers and information, as well as a recap video to provide a refresher course on this horror-themed first-person shooter franchise’s twisted story.