Silent Hill Origins

Play for Japan: Weve seen some jaw-droppers come through the Play For Japan-endorsed auctions in the past ten days, but this is certainly among the most unique that weve seen: Grasshopper Manufacture has posted an auction for Akira Yamaokas personal guitar and FX pedals that he used to compose the soundtracks for all the Silent Hill games released to date.

HellDescent writes: Konami has just launched the official website for Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. The page has a few character bios, info and screens. Nothing majorly new, but the new trailer is pretty sweet. The trailer is the Attract Mode video that would be found when idle in the main menu for a minute or 2. It certainly attracts us.

HellDescent writes: Fellow horror game fans, we finally have a date! SH: Shattered Memories will be releasing in America for the Wii on December 8th. After a few delays and mixed date info we can finally rest easy, that is until the game comes out and we find out we actually killed our wife. Oh wait this is a re-imaging of Silent Hill 1, sorry...

Screenwriter Roger Avary and producer Samuel Hadida are going back to the haunted town of Silent Hill. Both have now signed on to pen the 2nd film based on the cult classic Silent Hill series. After lukewarm reviews of the first film and fan outrage at the deviation from source material, we can only hope Avary and Hadida will take some more time with this one. We believe it can be done, but it just needs the right dedication and research. The 2nd film will be moving from paper to reel after the release of Resident Evil: Afterlife. We hope to see more psychological fear and less Pyramid Head booty.

HellDescent writes: Gamestop is listing the next installment in the Silent Hill series as a November 3rd release. Yes, delays usually suck but they're always for the better. A polished game is better than a unpolished one. Also, Gamestop is now offering a soundtrack with a preorder on Shattered Memories. No, it is not the Shattered Memories OST but a compilation of 18 different tracks in the series. Lame, we know.

HellDescent writes: Since the recent announcement of God Of War 1 and 2 being ported into the HD world for the PS3 on Blu-ray, many people have already started to wonder, What other games will get this treatment? We all know Sony have dropped backwards compatibility for some time now and has no plans to ever bring it back. But could re-releasing a game series in Blu-ray become a new trend?

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced Silent Hill Origins has shipped to retail stores in North America for the PlayStation®2 Computer Entertainment System. Now, console gamers can now enjoy the terror and fear-inducing chills of the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) System game as well.

It's been heavily rumoured more than once, and Konami has refused to be drawn on the matter, but the firm has finally coughed up word that Silent Hill Origins is PS2 bound. The game was originally released on PSP last year, but if small screen horror doesn't phase you, get ready for the PS2 version. "Console gamers can now expect the same chilling, suspenseful and fear-filled experience that handheld gamers encountered when we released Silent Hill Origins on PSP," said Anthony Crouts, VP of

It's been heavily rumoured more than once, and Konami has refused to be drawn on the matter, but the firm has finally coughed up word that Silent Hill Origins is PS2 bound. The game was originally released on PSP last year, but if small screen horror doesn't phase you, get ready for the PS2 version.