HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SILENT HILL – What was your first experience on the series?

It was the year 1999, 23rd February, when the horror universe changed forever. The story of a father capable of anything to find his beloved daughter in a ghost town called Silent Hill, has marked the start of one of the most acclaimed survival horror videogames of all time. 25 Years have passed and it still thrills and scares so many. We hope 25 more years will come, of course with new adventures in the town of all fears.

To mark the 25th birthday of Silent Hill 1, we want to know when was YOUR first experience on the series. Doesn’t matter which entry was your first, just share with us your stories, we’d love to hear them!

BLOOBER TEAM NOT HAPPY WITH SILENT HILL 2 COMBAT TRAILER!

There was something everyone noticed after last month’s State of Play and Silent Hill 2 Remake combat reveal trailer: Bloober Team’s silence regarding the newly shown material. They didn’t say a word, and now it makes sense. According to the article by Eurogamer, the so antecipated trailer did not impress Head of Bloober Team’s Piotr Babieno. Here are his words:

PETITION: ALLOW US TO STREAM SILENT HILL GAMES ON XBOX

Everytime we try to stream a Silent Hill title through the Twitch app on Xbox consoles, we get the message: “This game does not allow live streaming“. This is one of the few cases in which it happens, and it’s unfair to anyone who tries to stream these games through console, as they are perfectly streamable through PC or capture cards. So what’s the reason for not being able to do so, if they aren’t “forbidden?”

After many attempts trying to reach Konami, Twitch and Xbox, seeking a reason or solution (none of them with any results), we decided to create this petition, so everyone who goes through the same issue or can relate on any other mean, have their voice heard.

This situation has been going on for some years now, and there are no answers or perspectives of change. Creating this petition is a way we’ve found to try to work things out or at least make the issue known, specially in a time when the Silent Hill series are coming back in full force.

 We are a group of streamers who love what they do, and above all, love Silent Hill and would be so thrilled to share their favourite game to their audience. By enabling streaming for Silent Hill games on Xbox’s Twitch app, we can bring together fans from all over the world to relive these classic gaming moments. This will not only enhance user experience but also contribute to preserving this important piece of video game history.

Therefore, we urge Twitch, Microsoft and Konami Digital Entertainment to consider this request seriously and take necessary steps towards making Silent Hill available for streaming on Xbox’s Twitch app. Please sign this petition if you believe in supporting diverse gaming content and fostering an inclusive community where every gamer can share their favorite titles without restrictions. 

Thank you in advance for your signatures! You will make the difference.

Do you agree with it? Then sign the petition here:

https://chng.it/wLwDdmkzRH

Thank you so much for your support!

Silent Hill series might be getting ported to current gen consoles

According to Rika Miyatani, level design director at Hexadrive, and responsible for Silent Hill: The Short Message in the same department, Konami might be considering porting the series to current gen consoles. On social media, there is a vast range of opinions: some praise it, some bash it, bringing back the memories of the 2012 released “HD Collection” which was marked by poor performance and very questionable HD rematerization. But trusting that Konami would learn by their own mistakes, how incredible would it be to have all our beloved Silent Hill games on new consoles?

Read the Eurogamer article here.

SAKURA CREATURE early concept by Masahiro Ito

Masahiro Ito needs no introductions, he is one of the great minds behind the former Silent Team, responsible for Art Direction, Creature and Environment Design of Silent Hill 1, 2 and 3 (basicly the core soul of the series). But his art is not only restricted to these games, Mashiro Ito is also back on Silent Hill 2 Remake as creature designer and on the brand new Silent Hill Short Message with the same role.

Regarding his participation on this last title “Short Message” Ito has recently shared through his X account, a picture of a early creature concept he did back in 2016.

SILENT HILL 4 The Room Remade on UNREAL ENGINE 5

This 2:30 minute video was created by Maxim Dorokhov, who shared it on his Youtube channel. It is a short Silent Hill 4: The Room remake, made on Unreal Engine 5. This work looks wonderfull and so impressive, it makes me sad it isn’t an official work. Thank you, Maxim!

“A personal project based on the game ‘Silent Hill 4: The Room’ by Konami. Rendered in Unreal Engine 5 with real time lighting“.

SCREENSHOTS FROM SH2 REMAKE

Here are some glimpses of yesterday’s Silent Hill 2 Remake Combat reveal trailer.

From what I can judge, the mood seems to be pretty close to the original, however there are some aspects needing urgent improvements, such as character design and animations. Somehow they felt too… Indie to say the least. But in general, it feels like we can expect a quite good experience.

Take a look at the screenshots:

SILENT HILL 2 REMAKE COMBAT REVEAL TRAILER

And right after the announcement of Silent Hill The Short Message, we were given a sneak peak at in-game footage for the upcoming Silent Hill 2 Remake. No release date yet, tho, but at least we could finally see something from the so antecipated game! Stay tunned for a in depth review and thoughts on the new images, soon soon.

In the meanwhile, let me know your opinion and thoughts on this new footage, down on the comments!

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SILENT HILL: THE SHORT MESSAGE REVEALED AND AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON PLAYSTATION 5 – PLAY IT NOW!

Just as expected, SILENT HILL Short Message was finally revealed during Sony’s State of Play. But not only it was revealed, it was also released… And for free on Playstation 5. Take a look at the trailer, and if it is the case, you can also play it NOW!

Will we see SILENT HILL tomorrow?

We can almost smell it… Sony’s State of Play is just around the corner, and the hopes of having news regarding the upcoming Silent Hill titles (The remake in particular), are pretty high at this point. What do you think? Will we get info? Trailer?

Share your opinion down here:

SILENT HILL 2 NEWS THIS WEDNESDAY?!

Heart races and hopes get higher and higher after Sony officially announced 2024’s State of Play. It will take place this wednesday, 31st January and will have a duration of 40 minutes. According to the official source, the event will cover more than 15 games and so far only “Stellar Blade” and “Rise of the Ronin” were mentioned.

However, it is extremmelly likely that we will see news regarding the upcoming Silent Hill 2 Remake, specially after Sony including it on Playstation’s “Upcoming Games in 2024” earlier this year [watch the video it here].

On top of that there is also the statement made by Piotr Babieno, Bloober Team’s CEO, who said Konami would be developing a promotional campaign for the game, hinting at the fact we could see the promotion starting VERY soon [read the full article here].

Let’s cross our fingers and hope for the best!

The Silent Hill Game You Can NEVER Play Again!

What if I told you Harry and Cheryl Mason weren’t alone in the car when it crashed in Silent Hill? What if I told you there is a whole new layer to the story of the first game? And by layer, I’m not talking about minor details, I’m talking about big canon stuff!

To be honest, until this moment I also had no clue of all this, but I’ve just came across a video of Silent Hillside and I couldn’t miss the chance to share it with you guys. So, therefore, all the credits go to Silent Hillside for this great video that goes around this Silent Hill game you will never be able to play again!