UPDATE
The Game Awards have come and gone. Of course, there were some exciting announcements and reveals. But, it also looked like some fans might have thought some teases were mentioned as well. During a short segment with Guillermo del Toro, the famed filmmaker, mentioned the Silent Hill franchise. As you know, the individual was at one time working with Hideo Kojima at Konami to deliver a Silent Hill installment. That was eventually canceled.
Some might have thought the mention of the franchise was a tease that Silent Hills was coming back into production. The Happy Sad Confused podcast recently featured the filmmaker, which cleared things up. This was not a tease but a slight nod towards Konami in hopes of bringing the IP back up again. While del Toro confirmed that there is nothing in the works from him regarding the IP, there have been plenty of rumors that Konami is dusting Silent Hill off for a new chapter. For now, it’s a waiting game on whether or not we’ll get an official statement on the IP this coming year.
Original Story…
Silent Hill is a massively popular video game franchise. Since the original PlayStation, fans were able to treat themselves to several thrilling games. Each installment typically brings its own unique narrative and characters, and it’s been a waiting game to see what’s next. Unfortunately, that waiting game is taking quite a bit of time. But, on the other hand, there are never any shortages of rumors and speculation for the franchise either.
We’ve seen all kinds of rumors and supposed leaks come out. There have been some credible voices in the past chime in about the IP, but nothing official has yet to make its way out into the public. As we get ready to end 2021, there was plenty of attention on one more major video game industry event. The Game Awards was just held last night and with it came several new video game announcements and updates. Here Silent Hill fans waited to see if there was any mention of the franchise.
Surprisingly, there were talks of Silent Hill. Unfortunately, none of it confirmed that a new game is in the works. One of the specific moments fans gravitated towards was a clip featuring film director Guillermo del Toro. The director mentioned how he hopes to see another Silent Hill game someday during the clip.
Again, that mention wasn’t followed up by a new game announcement. Although, the director was previously working with Hideo Kojima to bring out Silent Hills before it was canceled. Fans speculate that this comment wasn’t unprompted but a tease of what’s to come. Perhaps Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro are back working together on the next thrilling installment again. Still, for now, all we can do is wait for that supposed official announcement to come out.
