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Konami Denies Silent Hills Revival Rumors

Konami US representative says that recent claims of a Silent Hill revival "are not true."

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Back in 2015, Konami cancelled Hideo Kojima's Silent Hills, a much-anticipated reboot to the cult horror series. In recent weeks, rumors of a new Silent Hill game--or a restart to development on Silent Hills--have swirled around certain online gaming spaces, with some even analyzing Kojima's tweets for cheeky hints. Well, before you start hanging your Pyramid Head flag from your porch again, you might want to wait a bit, because a Konami US representative has flatly denied the rumors.

“We’re aware of all the rumors and reports but can confirm that they are not true. I know it’s not the answer your fans may want to hear,” said the Konami US rep.

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Though Rely On Horror--the site that's reported on many of these rumors--notes that they specifically involved Konami Japan, not Konami US, it's unclear to what extent that matters. Then again, if secret talks are indeed currently in progress, it's not exactly surprising that a PR person would deny them.

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Konami has a US representative?! But why? All they care about anymore is their gambling operations and gyms in Japan.

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"We know that's what fans want"

Also the reason we hate konami.

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Everything I've seen so far, which many Japanese devs are treating like it's a confirmed fact it's so rampant, is that Sony is backing an effort to reboot Silent Hill via their Japan Studio and the Siren Team, plus much of the original team. The stuff about Silent Hills, however, has struck me as wishful thankful. Sony probably inquired about it after working so closely with Kojima on Death Stranding, but it probably didn't go much farther than that.

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or maybe they gave up and gave it to Kojima.

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