Konami’s recentSilent Hillfranchise reveals have given credibility to year-old leaks about the company’sCastlevaniaandMetal Gear Solidfranchises. The Silent Hill Transmission event was quite an exciting time for survival-horror fans, as Konami used it to reveal multipleSilent Hillprojects that are in the works, ranging from video games to other kinds of media.
During the Silent Hill Transmission event, Konami announced the long-rumoredSilent Hill 2remake as a PS5 console exclusive developed by Bloober Team,Silent Hill: Townfallfrom No Code and Annapurna Interactive, an interactive media project calledSilent Hill: Ascensionmade in collaboration with Behaviour Interactive and J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot, theReturn to Silent Hillmovie, a bunch of newSilent Hillmerch, and abrand-new game known asSilent Hill F. But the Silent Hill Transmission event was exciting for fans of Konami’s other neglected franchises, too, as the announcements have given old leaks credibility.
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Last year, VGC published a report about Konami’s video game plans, citing sources familiar with the company. The report mentioned multipleSilent Hillgames in development that were supposedly being outsourced to other companies. This was confirmed to be true by theSilent Hill Transmission event. The same report also mentioned that Konami would be doing these reveals at some point in 2022, which also came to pass.
Since this information from the leak is correct, it makes it much easier to believe the other claims made. As far asCastlevaniagames, it was reported that the new game is meant to be a “reimagining” of the series, though what exactly that means remains to be seen. As for who is developing the game, the VGC report said that Konami is actually working on the game itself, as opposed to completely outsourcing it like it’s doing with many of theSilent Hillprojects.
Castlevaniais one of gaming’s oldest and most-beloved franchises, so it will definitely be exciting to see it make a comeback. However, there may be even more fans excited about the potential for theMetal Gear Solidfranchiseto find its way back into the spotlight. The same VGC report has good news forMetal Gear Solidfans, because if the report is accurate, they will have multiple projects to look forward to as well.
The big project mentioned in the VGC report is aMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eaterremake that is supposedly in development by Virtuos. This stands in contrast to rumors that Bluepoint could be making aMetal Gear Solidremake, though that doesn’t mean the older games in the series are going to be neglected.
Apparently, Konami is looking toremaster the olderMetal Gear Solidgamesbefore theMetal Gear Solid 3remake is out. Of course, fans should still take this information with a grain of salt. While theSilent Hillreveals validated much of the leak, it’s always possible that plans will change or that some of the information is inaccurate.CastlevaniaandMetal Gear Solidfans should wait for official reveals before getting too excited.
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