Konami has began 2023 by promising much more new recreation reveals this 12 months.
As a part of their annual New Yr’s message to followers, the corporate mentioned bringing “new video games for well-known collection” this 12 months, which follows current hints that they’re set to revive a variety of dormant franchises.
The corporate additionally mentioned that it has new and unannounced initiatives “deeply and quietly underway”.
“Blissful New Yr to all recreation followers,” the message started. “Thanks very a lot for having fun with a lot of Konami’s video games final 12 months.
“This 12 months is the Yr of the Rabbit, and we’re planning new video games for well-known collection, with the goal of creating even larger strides.
“As well as, new initiatives that we have now but to announce to you might be additionally deeply and quietly underway. Please stay up for Konami’s future bulletins.”
Elsewhere at Konami, the studio lately introduced that they’re remaking the traditional survival horror online game Silent Hill 2. The announcement was made throughout the corporate’s much-anticipated Silent Hill showcase in October, which additionally confirmed two new video games (Silent Hill Townfall and Silent Hill F), a film (Return To Silent Hill) and a “stay, real-time interactive collection” (Silent Hill Ascension).
Initially launched in September 2001 on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC, the remake is being developed by the Polish studio Bloober Workforce (who has labored on horror titles together with Blair Witch and The Medium) for PlayStation 5 and PC (by way of Steam).
A teaser trailer premiered in the course of the Konami showcase, with an outline of the remake including: “Expertise a master-class in psychological survival horror ― lauded as one of the best within the collection ― on the newest {hardware} with chilling visuals and visceral sounds.”
“The revival of the Silent Hill collection doesn’t finish with Silent Hill 2,” Konami producer Motoi Okamoto wrote in a blog on the PlayStation web site. “We’ve got introduced not simply the remake of a previous traditional, but in addition a number of titles with all-new tales. The creation of recent video games is what actually brings the franchise again.
Okamoto additionally confirmed in the course of the showcase that the corporate is working with different builders on additional Silent Hill initiatives.