Most video game enthusiasts would be hard pressed to find a horror franchise as memorable or influential asSilent Hill. This series, along withClock TowerandResident Evil, helped to pioneer survival horror and shaped the foundation of the genre into what it is today. Though, within the last several years especially, demand for a newSilent Hilltitle has only risen and for a brief moment, Konami gave fans some hope only to immediately take it away.

While the lastSilent Hilltitle was released back in 2012, there was supposed to be a newSilent Hilltitle that was teased back in 2014 titledSilent Hills. The playable teaser of which impressed nearly all who played it. Though, due toSilent Hills’subsequent cancellation, many fans of the series were left bitter and irritated.

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Ever sinceSilent Hills, many in the gaming community have been wondering when and if there will ever be anotherSilent Hillrelease. The newfound success of the more recentResident Eviltitles more than proves that demand for these older horror franchises still exists. Though, Konami recently posted on the company’s official Twitter that gave fans some hope.

On the official Konami Twitter page, the company released a sound clip of the air raid siren fromSilent Hill 2, leading many fans to believe that a remake ofSilent Hill 2was in the works. However, the Konami Twitter page immediately shut down the speculation by saying that the Tweet was in reference to the success of Pyramid Head being featured inDead by Daylight.

This was a disappointment for manySilent Hillfans. By now, many in the gaming community have begun to lose hope that there will ever be a newSilent Hillgame, especially considering that the most recent news regardingSilent Hillinvolves aRobbie the Rabbit line of toys.

Though, for manySilent Hillfans, hope still remains. According to a reliable leaker, aSilent HillPS5 title is supposed to be announced later this year, though whether there is any truth to this speculation remains to be seen. It’s impressive that with only one ambiguous Tweet, numerous fans were immediately excited and assumed that a newSilent Hilltitle would be announced, though only time will tell if any of these rumors hold weight to them.

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