Today Konami announced Silent Hill V at its E3 press conference. The game, which is being developed for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, features an all new main character known as Alex Shepherd. The brief snippet of poorly acted dialogue Konami played - audio-only, and the only actual game content that was revealed - was a brief monologue about how "war is hell" and how he "doesn't want to go ... » Read More

30 May 2007

Would you play Silent Hill with granny?

360 News | Silent Hill: Homecoming

"I don't think Silent Hill is a game that would be sold on Nintendo Wii," says chief director of Silent Hill 5, Masashi Tsuboyama, since "the general opinion is that Wii is for family games." Tsuboyama won't rule out a Silent Hill for Wii, but he isn't convinced that Nintendo's console is suited to providing games to more mature audiences: "I'm sure the fans don't play Silent Hill with their grandma," Tsuboyama quipped during a recent interview with Japanese gaming mag Electric Shock. On the ... » Read More

29 May 2007

US-developed Silent Hill 5 this year?

360 News | Silent Hill: Homecoming

The long-awaited next-gen debut of Silent Hill 5 is rumored to launch this year for both PS3 and Xbox 360. According to the rumor section of the latest issue EGM, Konami is prepping Silent Hill 5 for a release this year and it looks like the game will be released on both PS3 and 360. But that's only if the rumors turn out to be true. Not only that, but the mag suggests that development of Silent Hill 5 will be handled by Konami in the US rather than Japan. You may recall reports from last ... » Read More

20 Apr 2007

Silent Hill 5: It Lives!

360 News | Silent Hill: Homecoming

Silent Hill 5 will spell a return to Silent Hill 2's direction and character behavior, according to series composer and SH4 producer Akira Yamaoka. Apparently, SH5 will be closer to SH2 "in the terms of the way the player is directed and the character's behavior." The camera style will also revert back to the traditional setup, instead of sharing the over-the-shoulder view from upcoming PSP adventure Silent Hill: Origins. Which ought to be great news for any fans hoping for a return to the ... » Read More