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. "
Available from March 27th, the new compilations retain their original packaging, but are twinned in a special slip cases for just £19.99. The first two pairings will be Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops with Silent Hill Origins, and Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops alongside Coded Arms.
After so many exciting PSP announcements this week, Pocket Gamer investigates rumours of a possible Silent Hill remake for Sony's handheld.
This week's top rental charts from U.S. game rental company GameFly, representing the most requested games for the week ending December 3rd, highlight both to-be-released and already released games in a unique demand-specific chart.
VG Chartz has a list of the upcoming releases in Japan for the Wii, DS, PS3, PS3, PSP, and Xbox 360. Not all games are listed - only major releases are listed. The list includes release dates.
We finally have a release date for the Silent Hill: Origins soundtrack! It is available to pre-order from their site for release on January 25th 2008. The OST will contain 30 tracks from the game which have of course been composed by Akira Yamoaka.
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced Silent Hill Origins has shipped to retail stores in North America. Developed exclusively for the PSP, Silent Hill Origins brings to North America the frightening and popular survival horror series with all new game play and a storyline set before the events of the original Silent Hill. Fans can experience this one of a kind game with updated controls allowing for more fluid combat and detailed exploration of environments.
The flood of amazing game titles seems to have ebbed a bit this week which my beleaguered bank account is most thankful for. Silent Hill: Origins will be my purchase this week as I try to plow through the last two week's worth of purchases. Anything on the list catch your eye?
Japanese gamers who pre-order Silent Hill Origins (or Silent Hill Zero as it is known over there)for the PSP will get a creepy Butcher figure thrown in for free.
The review scores from EGM #222 (December 2007) are revealed:
Issue 8 of the free DSP/PSP magazine, HGZine, has a head-to-head preview of PES 2008 and FIFA 08 on the handheld systems.
A demo of Silent Hill: Origins, the fifth instalment in the Silent Hill series, has been stolen from Leipzig and is now available to download online. However, the game will only be playable for those with homebrew-ready PSP's. The game is currently been developed and Climax Studios, and shares a gameplay style similar to what was seen in Silent Hill 4: The Room. It currently has a planned release date of November 6th in North America, and a earlier October 26th date in Europe.
Konami Digital Entertainment has released an updated release dates for Europe. The titles with revised dates include PES 2008, Hellboy:Science of Evil, Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill Origins and more after the jump.
Quick contents listing of issue 4 of the free magazine for Nintendo DS and Sony PSP games. Most notably includes WipEout Pulse, Harvest Moon interview and Worms Open Warfare 2.