Konami Confirms Silent Hill News is Coming Soon

Konami pronounces a Silent Hill Transmission for this week and launches a brand new brand in preparation for information about the way forward for the horror franchise.

The Silent Hill franchise appears to be displaying indicators of life, as Konami has launched a brand new web site for the survival horror sequence and introduced a Silent Hill Transmission slated for October 19, promising to carry information concerning the sequence’ future. This announcement comes off a string of rumors and leaks relating to a reboot of the Silent Hill franchise, with a possible remake additionally on the best way.

This yr has been a whirlwind of stories and rumors relating to the Silent Hill franchise. A number of insiders throughout the web have claimed Konami intends to carry again the beloved horror sequence by outsourcing a number of tasks to varied studios. Considered one of which features a remake of the PS2 basic Silent Hill 2 led by Layers of Concern studio, Bloober Staff. Most not too long ago, followers have found the existence of a at present unannounced Silent Hill venture titled The Quick Message by way of a South Korean score board. Moreover, film director Christophe Gans has acknowledged that Staff Silent is engaged on a number of Silent Hill tasks that can “revive the franchise.”

All of those developments have lastly culminated in Konami itself confirming that Silent Hill is again in some capability and saying a Silent Hill Transmission for Wednesday, October 19, at 2 pm PDT. The Silent Hill Transmission will carry updates concerning the survival horror sequence in what’s going to presumably be a live-stream format. Accompanying immediately’s announcement is the launch of a brand new Silent Hill webpage on Konami’s web site, displaying a brand new brand for the franchise however not displaying customers the rest.

Masahito Ito, artwork director for Staff Silent from 1999 to 2007, has retweeted the announcement, elevating questions on what teams might be concerned with Wednesday’s announcement and probably confirming Christophe Gans’s claims. Silent Hill’s revival might not be the one franchise Konami intends to carry again within the coming years. As reported by the VGC final yr, Konami intends to revive their basic Castlevania and Steel Gear Stable IPs with new video games and remakes as effectively, but it surely looks as if Silent Hill has been designated as the primary franchise to showcase what Konami has been engaged on for the previous few years.

Traditionally, the Silent Hill franchise and PlayStation have had an excellent working relationship, elevating the query of a possible exclusivity deal for the franchise going ahead. All through the previous yr, a recurring element within the slew of Silent Hill leaks and rumors was the topic of a PS5 exclusivity deal. Maybe Wednesday’s Silent Hill Transmission could also be a precursor to much more Silent Hill information at a possible PlayStation Showcase.

Silent Hill online game tasks are rumored to be in improvement.