Tag archive: Silent Hill

Konami are making 2012 their year for Silent Hill, with three games all set to wear the name. Announced back in November last year, the exact release dates for the latest scare-fests have now been confirmed, and there's not long to go. First we have the Silent Hill HD Collection, which was originally set for an end of January debut on the PS3 and Xbox 360, but has been pushed back to March 6. The set will contain high definition remasters… Read More

Here’s hoping you like the Silent Hill franchise, because if not 2012 might annoy you a bit. The survival horror series will begin to blitzkrieg the entertainment market with three new games (four if you count the coming collection as two), and a sequel to the 2006 Silent Hill film. The first attack on the public will begin with the Silent Hill HD Collection, which will contain two remastered games: Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3. Both games… Read More

The first Silent Hill movie was considered a moderate success when it was released, at least by box office standards. The overall reviews were mixed, with some people criticizing the problematic story, while others saying at least it was better than the Super Mario Bros movie. A sequel to the original was announced as far back as 2006, but landed in development limbo after the director, Christophe Gans, and writer, Roger Avary, both were… Read More

It takes some imagination to use the Wii remote as a controller for a golf club, bat or tennis racket, but as a flashlight, which you’ll wield it as in Silent Hill Shattered Memories, you might just mistake it for the real thing. Moving a character around with a joystick and pointing at the screen with the Wii remote to cast light on your pitch-black surroundings feels as natural as doing it in real life. And just as creepy. The… Read More

Following major press conferences from the “big three” at this year’s E3, smaller Japanese developer Konami stepped up to the plate on Wednesday to share tidbits about its own upcoming titles [PDF]. News from the company included some of its most popular franchises, including Metal Gear, Castlevania, and Silent Hill. Metal Gear fans won’t have to wait long for their taste of fresh content: marketing vice… Read More

At previous E3 Expos, Sony took flak for showing off video trailers of games in developement for its then-forthcoming PlayStation 3 console, including an installment of Konami's Metal Gear Solid tactical espionage franchise. The trick, it turns out, was that much of that game footage was pre-rendered, and therefore didn't show off so much what the PlayStation 3 could do as what Sony imagined it would be able to do—you know,… Read More

Boy, if you are going to make a gutsy move, there is nothing like taking out both your own product and your leading competitor’s product at the same time by rethinking the market. Palm just rethought the Smartphone, and in many ways, this new vision likely comes closer to the way most of us work now than the current generation of Smartphones do. The Problem  The problem most folks, including Apple, have… Read More