Konami Denies Silent Hill Reboot Rumors

Rumors of a Silent Hill reboot, presumably for the PlayStation 5, are off the mark in response to a brand new report citing statements from a Konami PR consultant. Nevertheless, hope stays that Hideo Kojima’s Silent Hills venture should still be resurrected by Sony.

One of many vanguards of the survival horror style, Silent Hill was the brainchild of Keiichiro Toyama, who additionally created the Siren sequence. The unique Silent Hill recreation was a smash hit and one of many definitive titles of the primary PlayStation console. Subsequent sequence entries had been additionally largely acclaimed for his or her distinctive type, atmospheric/psychological horror components and gameplay. The sequence impressed two feature films as properly, however has remained dormant since Silent Hills (which was set to function The Strolling Useless‘s Norman Reedus as its major character) was canceled by Konami in 2015. Extra just lately, rumors about new Silent Hill initiatives have renewed curiosity within the sequence.

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Per Rely On Horror, a spokesperson for Konami US has acknowledged that there isn’t a fact to the rumor that Toyama and different members of Group Silent are rebooting Silent Hill. “We’re conscious of all of the rumors and stories however can verify that they don’t seem to be true,” they stated in an e-mail. Nevertheless, Rely On Horror did press them for extra info on Silent Hills doubtlessly being revived and didn’t obtain quick response. Fan hypothesis about Silent Hills has been rampant since Kojima teased a giant recreation announcement in February, and stories of Sony’s purported curiosity within the recreation have stoked the fireplace.

Nonetheless, not less than one Silent Hill venture is confirmed to be in energetic growth, particularly a 3rd entry into the movie sequence. Christophe Gans, who directed the primary (and greatest) Silent Hill adaptation, introduced that he is making two new video game-themed motion pictures, one in all which shall be a return to Silent Hill. The French filmmaker will as soon as once more be teaming with producer Victor Hadida (Resident Evil, Silent Hill) on the third film.

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Clearly, Konami’s denial that the corporate is working to reboot Silent Hill shouldn’t be the information that followers wished to listen to. Regardless of the truth that it has been almost eight years for the reason that spin-off recreation Silent Hill: Guide of Reminiscences was launched in 2012, the sequence maintains a cult following and followers have been clamoring for a brand new recreation since Silent Hills‘ playable teaser, PT, took the gaming world by storm in 2014. And till Konami denies its existence outright, the Silent Hills rumor mill will proceed to churn.

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