Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Deja Review: Silent Hill HD Collection]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/20/deja-review-silent-hill-hd-collection/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/20/deja-review-silent-hill-hd-collection/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/20/deja-review-silent-hill-hd-collection/#commentsWe're of the firm opinion that your time is too precious, too valuable to be spent reading a full review for a game that was already reviewed many, many years ago. What's the point of applying a score to a game that's old enough to be enrolled in the sixth grade? That's why we invented Deja Review: A quick look at the new features and relative agelessness of remade, revived and re-released games.
Unlike Joystiq's reviews, our Deja Reviews don't include subtitles. If they did, this one would read, "Silent Hill HD Collection: Still crazy after all these years." Silent Hill 2, the oldest of the two games included in the HD Collection, was released over ten years ago now. Many people (myself among them) consider it to be not only one of the best horror games ever made, but also one of the best games of all time.

After ten years, having played through it multiple times, it still pulls me in.

Gallery: Silent Hill HD Collection (TGS 2011)

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JoystiqDeja Review: Silent Hill HD Collection originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>konamimicrosoftplaystationps3silent-hill-2silent-hill-3silent-hill-hd-collectionxboxTue, 20 Mar 2012 18:30:00 EST<![CDATA[PEGI: Silent Hill 2 and 3 separated from HD Collection on XBLA and PSN]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/26/pegi-silent-hill-2-and-3-separated-from-hd-collection-on-xbla-a/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/26/pegi-silent-hill-2-and-3-separated-from-hd-collection-on-xbla-a/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/26/pegi-silent-hill-2-and-3-separated-from-hd-collection-on-xbla-a/#comments The Silent Hill HD Collection is set to launch for retailers on March 6, containing remastered versions of Silent Hill 2 and 3 on a single disc, in the same distribution pattern as the Metal Gear Solid and Zone of the Enders collections -- that much we knew. But new PEGI ratings suggest Konami also plans to release Silent Hill 2 HD and Silent Hill 3 HD separately, most likely through XBLA and PSN, just as it did with the previous collections.

March is Silent Hill madness month, with the HD Collection hitting March 6, Silent Hill: Downpour on March 13, and the Vita's Book of Memories on March 27.

JoystiqPEGI: Silent Hill 2 and 3 separated from HD Collection on XBLA and PSN originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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That PlayStation 3 release brings with it the requisite trophy support, "all-new voice acting directed by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, and a fall 2011 release window.

Update: In an interview with Joystiq, Silent Hill producer Tom Hulett stated that the Silent Hill Collection is PS3 exclusive "right now." According to Hulett, "It's always been a primarily Sony platform series. So, right now we're just aiming at a Sony exclusive, which isn't to say [that] in the future it won't be available anywhere else, but right now it's a Sony exclusive. Keep those multiplatform fingers crossed!

JoystiqSilent Hill Collection will be on PlayStation 3 only, this fall [Update: PS3 exclusive for 'right now'] originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3-2011konamiplaystationps3silent-hillsilent-hill-2silent-hill-3silent-hill-collectionsilent-hill-hd-collectionThu, 09 Jun 2011 13:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Silent Hill 2 movie production currently stuck in limbo]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/12/silent-hill-2-movie-production-currently-stuck-in-limbo/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/12/silent-hill-2-movie-production-currently-stuck-in-limbo/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/12/silent-hill-2-movie-production-currently-stuck-in-limbo/#commentsFiled under: , ,

In a recent interview with Fangoria, prolific horror film producer Don Carmody gave an update on the sequel to the 2006 film adaptation of Silent Hill. Things are going less than awesome, as Carmody explained production is "a little stalled now because of [writer/director] Roger Avary's [legal problems], so a little unsure yet." Carmody is referring to Avary's one-year prison sentence, which he received after being charged with vehicular manslaughter following a fatal 2008 car accident.

Carmody went on to explain, "the original plan was Roger writing and polishing the screenplay, and when he had finished his thing, we'd begin full-blown preproduction. I'm not sure what's going on with that. We know we want to make Silent Hill 2 and have a basic outline for it. We'll have to see." According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Department website, Avary has been released from prison -- whether or not he's in the screenwriting mood remains to be seen.

JoystiqSilent Hill 2 movie production currently stuck in limbo originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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European gamers who may have missed out on classic Konami PS2 titles will get a second chance, as Eurogamer reports Konami will be re-releasing its most popular games. The first batch will include Suikoden Tactics, Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, and will later be joined by Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3 and Silent Hill: The Room.

Each title will be priced between £10 and £20, with supplies being determined on a title-by-title basis. Konami says that the games "will likely pop up in independent rather than chain stores," so head on down to your local mom 'n pop if you're trying to pick up one of these Konami classics.

JoystiqKonami re-issuing select PS2 titles in the UK originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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