
In the digital entertainment industry, significant changes in the business environment are expected in the future. Konami's representative director, Hideki Hayakawa, added, "We have been providing unique entertainment content and ways to enjoy it through the use of information technology. The fact that such a renowned company as KONAMI has decided to strategically cooperate with the Bloober Team means that we also joined the world leaders in gaming and became an equal partner for the leading players in this market." Regarding what we do know, Bloober's Babieno had nothing but high praise for the new partnership, saying, "It is a historic day for me and the culmination of several years of our work.

The site added that Konami has outsourced "at least one other" Silent Hill project to an external Japanese studio, though that doesn't mean just one project has been outsourced. One could argue that Konami is pretty darn famous, which led to a sturdy pillar being placed for the house that is Silent Hill Rumors.Īccording to Video Game Chronicles, which is no stranger to tossing Silent Hill reports out there into the ether, "people with knowledge of Bloober's plans" report that the "strategic partnership" between the Polish studio and Konami is, indeed, Silent Hill-related. He was careful not to say it was a new IP, which led many to believe that it was something already established. Earlier this year, the CEO of Bloober, Piotr Babieno, talked about how they are working with a "famous publisher" to work on a horror game. The press release noted a "strategic partnership," a partnership that many insiders are steadfastly saying is "Silent Hill-related." Before we dive into that, a quick refresher course on Bloober and its own run-in with Silent Hill rumors of gaming past.

Konami and Bloober Team, the studio behind Layers of Fear and The Medium, issued a new press release to media talking about a fresh partnership between the two companies.īloober knows a thing or two about horror and the Polish studio has not been shy in the past about a love for all things Silent Hill.

Still, with the Abandoned game inciting Hideo Kojima-related conspiracy theories and rumors of a new Silent Hill game having run rampant for years now, it looks like there might actually be some substance to the latest report. Investigate the connections now with the Layers of Fear + >observer_ bundle on Xbox One.The "will they, won't they" concerning Konami and the future of Silent Hill is not even close to a new conversation, so much so it's almost a bore at this point.

If you look, you’ll find this room appears in both Layers of Fear and >observer_.
