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• Silent Hill: Downpour Xbox 360 patched, PS3 version inbound

  Konami has issued a patch for the Xbox 360 version of Silent Hill: Downpour, with a PlayStation 3 version in the works.

• Silent Hill studio placed "under review"

  Kuju’s confirmed it’s assessing Silent Hill: Downpour studio Vatra’s business after EG.cz reported that the Silent Hill studio’s to close, GI reports.

• Silent Hill: Downpour producer urges horror to move past "shoddy gameplay"

  Games can be scary without counter-intuitive controls and dodgy graphics, according to Tomm Hulett of Silent Hill: Downpour developer Vatra Games.

• Silent Hill: Downpour cover features Spanish typo

  Gathered around a campfire, publishers whisper scary stories to each other, and none is more frightening than The Curse of the Survival Horror Typo.

• Silent Hill: Downpour reviews go live with mixed results

  The first reviews for Silent Hill: Downpour have made their way online. Is this a return to form for the series from Czech studio Vatra? Get it below the break. If you have any links to add, chuck them in below.

• Silent Hill: Downpour has separate combat and puzzle difficulties

  If you’re a big fan of the horror exploration elements of Silent Hill, but turn into a flailing mess when the combat starts, Downpour has you covered with the return of dual difficulty sliders.

• Brian Gomez exits Silent Hill: Downpour studio Vatra Games

  Brian Gomez, the design director for Silent Hill: Downpour, has announced his departure from Vatra Games.

• Silent Hill: Downpour pulled into Q2 2012 by Konami

  Konami’s confirmed to Beefjack that Silent Hill: Downpour has been pushed into next year, given a release of Q2 2012 following recent date changes on retailers, including Amazon Germany. The horror, due to come from Czech-based developer Vatra Games, was meant to release this coming winter on PS3 and 360. Read this for our interview […]

• Amazon posts Silent Hill: Downpour release date, cover art

  Amazon UK has Silent Hill: Downpour down for a November 4 release, ahead of any official confirmation from Konami. The survival horror had previously been expected at the end of October, on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The retailer also posted a cover image which fits the series aesthetic so far. Head through the break […]

• Silent Hill: Downpour E3 trailer gives the creeps

  Konami aired the E3 trailer for Silent Hill: Downpour last night during the publisher’s pre-E3 press conference. The Vatra horror’s looking in very fine form, but was pushed into a winter release instead of the previously-planned fall. When it does release, it’ll be on PS3 and 360. Read the full report from the Konami presser, […]

• GDC Europe 2011: Bulletstorm, The Settlers, Silent Hill and Zynga added to line-up

  Four more heavy-hitting presentations have been added to GDC Europe’s schedule.

• Report - MGS3DS: Snake Eater aiming for November release

  MCV‘s reporting that Konami is currently looking at a November launch for the 3DS remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

• Raining down: Vatra returns to Silent Hill 2 with Downpour

  Can Silent Hill’s fans ever be assuaged? We speak to Silent Hill: Downpour’s producers on atmosphere, competition, soundtrack and that fabled first-person segment.

• Vatra finds Downpour comparisons to Alan Wake "a bit odd"

  After Komani released the latest set of screenshots for Silent Hill: Downpour, a lot of folks compared the eerie atmosphere depicted in them to Alan Wake, and the game’s producer Devin Shastky finds this “a bit odd.”

• Quick Shots - Silent Hill: Downpour is predictably creepy

  Konami has released a handful of new screens for Silent Hill: Downpour, with almost everything you need from this franchise: darkness, creepy stares, and fog.

• Vatra: Silent Hill multiplayer would need to be "compelling and new"

  Silent Hill: Downpour developer Vatra Games has told VG247 that any inclusion of multiplayer into the series’s future would need to be something “new.”

• Dev shoots down Silent Hill multiplayer rumour

  Silent Hill: Downpour producer Devin Shatsky has posted on the Hell Descent forums to stem a rumour that Vatra’s Silent Hill: Downpour will contain a multiplayer element.

• Quick Shots - 10 new screens released for Silent Hill: Downpour

  Some new screenshots have been released for Silent Hill: Downpour.

• Create a sculpture for Silent Hill: Downpour, get it into the game

  Konami’s announced details of a new competition to allow you to create a sculpture for inclusion in Silent Hill: Downpour.