11th January, 2012: Silent Hill HD Collection Delayed to March
Earlier this week, several retail outlets started changing the launch dates of Silent Hill HD Collection until March 6th. It looks like going to Silent Hill will have to wait a little longer for both the HD collection and Downpour.
GameFly and GameStop have since changed the launch dates for the Collection to March 6th as well. Konami confirmed the delay with Joystiq, saying that “[the] Silent Hill HD Collection release date has been changed.” “The game will now be released in March. We will be sending out definitive dates on all three Silent Hill games later this week,” Konami continued.
Via Joystiq and crossposted from sister site ggsgamer.com.
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5th January, 2012: New Silent Hill HD Collection Screenshots!
Konami released sixteen brand new screenshots from the anticipated Silent Hill HD Collection, which contains Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3. It’s advised to not check out the screenshots if you haven’t played the games, as the screenshots do contain spoilers!
What do you think of the screenshots? Leave a comment below telling us your opinion!
Also, don’t forget to pre-order your copy of the Silent Hill HD Collection, which is scheduled to be released on January 24, 2012!
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1st November, 2011: New Silent Hill: Book of Memories Screenshots!
New screenshots for the upcoming Silent Hill title, Book of Memories, were released on October 30, 2011 by Silent Hill Memories. The screenshots gives fans an idea of how the combat will look, as well as a screenshot from a cut-scene, revealing the identity of a character that will be seen in the game.
Source: Silent Hill Memories
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25th September, 2011: New Silent Hill 2 & 3 HD Collection Shots
Konami released four new screenshots for the upcoming Silent Hill 2 & 3 HD Collection, remastered in 720p high definition for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Along with Silent Hill 2, the HD collection includes Ma
ria’s side story “Born from a Wish”, and is marketed as the definitive version of the game.
What do you think of the new screenshots? Do you think the HD collection will bring back nostalgia? Leave a comment below!
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15th September, 2011: Michael J. Bassett adds Silent Hill Comments Page to Answer Revelation Questions
Michael J. Bassett, director of Silent Hill Revelation: 3D, the newest installment in the Silent Hill movie universe, recently added a page to his blog where fans can ask him questions related to the upcoming film. This page is very useful for all of you fans that are anticipating the upcoming film, and need your questions answer, whether by asking MJB himself, or by reading the comments.
For more information, and to check out fan discussion, please visit the Silent Hill Revelation: 3D thread on the SHH Forum.
Source: MJB
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15th April, 2011: New Silent Hill Downpour Screens
Exactly what the post title says. Konami have revealed a few more teasers of what Downpour has in store …
What do you think?
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2nd February, 2011: Silent Hill Hoodie Giveaway
I have a thing for gamer-centric clothing.
Over the years I’ve amassed a sizable collection of tees and hoodies and caps (the latter I never seem to wear, by the way), clothes that feature everything from Dead Space to Mario Bros., Halo to Left 4 Dead, Legend of Zelda to Silent Hill.
Ah, Silent Hill. I think I have more Silent Hill tees than I have pants. True story.
ANYWAY.
Recently, Insert Coin Clothing got in touch with us and asked me the stupidest question I’ve ever been asked. Stupid, because they wondered if I wanted to share with you the details of their products and offer you guys a little money-saving little promotion. Pft. Like I were going to say no to helping you out with some awesome and thrifty gamer-tee purchases …
Insert Coin Clothing offer a fantastic range of shirts and hoodies with those sly, subtle little gaming references that we all love so much. Better yet, the quality is fantastic; I have worn (and washed) my own ICC tee several times (I’m ruthless when it comes to testing, friends) and it’s as pretty now as it was when it dropped into my mailbox. (Which dropped in free of charge, by the way – ICC offer free domestic and international shipping. Nice, eh?) But best of all, these are tees for gamers, by gamers – they’re smart, subtle and outrageously awesome.
Want one for yourself? (And seriously, why wouldn’t you?!) To be in with a shot of winning the thoroughly amazing Toluca Lake tee, simply answer the following question:
In Silent Hill 2, how many people died of illness and now sleep beneath Toluca Lake?
Submit your answer to silenthillheaven@ gmail.com marked “SHH/Insert Clothing Tee Competition”. Get your answer right and you’ll be in with a chance! The winner will walk away with the awesome Toluca Lake hoodie, and the runner-up, a Toluca Lake tee.
But that’s not all. Even if you don’t win, you can still get hold of some awesome ICC goodies without breaking the bank! For a limited time, we’ve partnered up with Insert Coin Clothing to give you the chance to purchase some awesome tees and hoodies at a discount. Just quote the code SHC250 when you order to get £2.50 off your order – yay!
Small Print:
* Competition closes 11.59pm Friday 18 February 2011 GMT;
* Prize winners will be select at random from the correct entries;
* In the event of no correct submissions, the winners will be selected from all answers;
* Competition is not open to the staff or families of Silent Hill Heaven or Silent Hill Heaven Forum;
* Prizes may be subject to change without notice. No cash alternatives;
* Judge’s decision is final.
Disclosure:
ICC were kind enough to provide me with a sample tee for the purposes of this review. The good news for you is, I made it very clear that if it sucked, I would tell you guys. The good news for ICC is that it didn’t suck at all. Honest!
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25th January, 2011: Silent Hill Downpour: New Screens
There was a time when the release of screens would send fan communities off into drooling, anally-retentive messes where they deconstruct environments, obsess over character clothing and complain that the second L in the logo isn’t as frightening as the first.
BRACE YOURSELF, INTERNET. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES.
Konami have released a buttload of new screens of the upcoming Silent Hill Downpour, the latest installment of it’s established survival horror series, Silent Hill. These come hot on the heels of the confirmation of the game’s title and are the very first screens released outside of the Game Informer exclusive.
And as a veteran of the series, I have to say … it looks good, people …
Edit: Facebook Competition Details Released!
KONAMI today launched the “Be Buried in Silent Hill!” promotion on Facebook giving fans the opportunity to submit concept art of their own original spine-chilling burial sculpture for the possibility of being included in the graveyard of the latest installment of the Silent Hill franchise, Silent Hill: Downpour. Since this is a new chapter in the Silent Hill saga, sculptures must be original works and not based off of existing characters or creature designs (ex. no Pyramid Head or Harry Mason). The most ideal submissions will be hellishly original designs players would want to see in Silent Hill: Downpour. KONAMI will hand-select the top six submissions and post for public voting on Silent Hill’s Facebook page on February 10, 2011, and will conclude on February 16, 2011 when the top three contenders will be revealed.
To enter the contest, please visit Silent Hill’s Facebook Graveyard tab, here: http://www.facebook.com/silenthill?v=ap … 086&ref=ts. Silent Hill: Downpour is the eighth installment in the Silent Hill franchise and is scheduled to launch on the PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360® in 2011.
How do they look to you? Room for improvement, or exactly what you’re looking for? Any surprises sitting in the images?
Source: GGS Gamer
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16th January, 2011: Review: Past Life #4
Droo, long-term Moderator at our forums, recently had the opportunity to review an advance copy of the fourth installment of the new Silent Hill comic, Past Life. Here’s what he thought of it …
As this is the final issue of this mini-series, and as such is only enjoyable if you don’t know what is coming, I shall try my best to avoid explicit spoilers in this review.
Last issue we learned about Jebediah’s connection with Helene and Jonas Leek, as well as Sherriff Creviston. We also got hints of Inola’s interest in Esther’s unborn child and of Jebediah’s loss of self control in the face of the events of this miniseries so far.
In this issue, of course, everything comes to a head with a climactic showdown between Jebediah, the Leeks, and Creviston. It is as expected by his past with them bloody and brutal. The real drama, however, unfolds inside the Foster house as Esther goes into premature labour. Her midwives? Inola and the skull-faced creature seen haunting the pair throughout the miniseries, the identity of whom is revealed in this issue.
The tension of the scene outside the house combined with the one within are palpable and engaging. Dialogue in this issue is less nuanced and more direct than in the prior three issues, and many elements of the story are left unexplained. One character in particular is still as cryptic at the end of the story as they were at the beginning, although this character is almost certainly going to be revisited in Silent Hill: Downpour. The fates of several characters are also left unexplained, which may turn off some readers as much as it will please others, as the final fate of characters going unexplained or unresolved are arguable trademarks of the Silent Hill series.
The answer as to why this story may not “feel like Silent Hill” to some readers is also explained in this issue. Forget Silent Hill: Origins. Writer Tom Waltz offers what may be the true “origin” story of Silent Hill and the bizarre events that surround it in this series. I would argue that this series provides an explanation (so far as one may be given) for just what triggered the powers of the area. Surprisingly, this origin story is one of revenge. It seems somehow fitting that a very human story of grief and revenge is what underlies all the passion plays that unfold hundreds of years later, from the Masons to the Sunderlands to the Shepherds. We also see in this final issue what is arguably the first instance in which the town of Silent Hill becomes a desolate ghost town, which we know has happened more than once in its history.
What can I saw about Merton3’s art that hasn’t already been said in my past three reviews? It’s moody, abstract, and adds tremendously to the impact of the series. There is also a wonder splash page in which a character rides a horse through the dark, now foggy streets of Silent Hill that evokes the town as it is in the games, only in frontier times. It’s a striking image, and one that makes me hope Downpour has some parts that take place in frontier times.
Ultimately, Past Life works as a character driven tragedy. As Waltz is writing Downpour and the one character I mentioned before certainly ties into that game, I am absolutely convinced that this story isn’t entirely finished. One may complain that a miniseries should stand on its own rather than require readers to follow up on it in Downpour, but as this is a video game tie-in I think readers should expect and welcome its possible connection to the upcoming sequel. If Downpour does indeed tie into Past Life, then Waltz may have found the perfect way to have a sequel that eschews the tired cult storyline to focus on something new. This goes beyond the tired “hidden guilty past” deceit of Silent Hill 2 and Origins as well. Thus, Downpour may end up being what the series desperately needs: a new focus and theme without being a reboot. One that doesn’t ignore the first six canonical games but, much like SH2 originally did, goes in a new direction.
Issue rating: 7/10
Series rating: 7.5/10
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8th January, 2011: Silent Hill 8 is Silent Hill “Downpour”
“What the…?” Murphy’s attention diverts to a disturbing sight in the souvenir shop behind Howard. It’s the mysterious shape from before – a small, brown, withered, fetus figure that stares at Murphy through the two-by-fours.
Silent Hill 8 is no longer Silent Hill 8.
Thanks to a Game Informer reveal, we now have a sub-title … ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Silent Hill: Downpour.
Whilst the specifics have still yet to be confirmed, GI reports that in a departure from the norm, we shouldn’t expect to go wandering around the usual hospitals or schools this time around. Instead, the story will focus on the previously unexplored south-east side of the town. Game Informer also confirms that we’ll be going back to the days of breakable melee weapons (ugh), quick-time events (more ugh), boss battles (meh) and adjustable puzzle/riddle levels (yay).
Unsurprisingly given the title, it appears that water will feature heavily in the game, although perhaps not as we know it; the article reports a scene where water runs upside down in the wrong direction …
“Thematically, psychologically, story-wise, obviously water is playing a big part in it,” says Gomez, exemplifying how Vatra wants to break the “predictable mold” of the parallel otherworld synonymous with earlier Silent Hill games. “Ours isn’t nearly as uniform as some of the more recent games were.”
For more information, check out the full translation and fan discussion at the SHH Forums. (Thanks, Kerrigan!)
The fan response is already divided … but what do you think?
Source: SHHF
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