The Morning After: The Silent Hill universe is increasing, with assist from J.J. Abrams | Engadget

Konami as we speak dropped a ton of reports about the way forward for its iconic horror franchise. Aside from confirming that , the studio revealed three new video games. Townfall comes from Annapurna Interactive and No Code, a Glasgow studio recognized for robust narrative titles like  and Stories Untold. The brief teaser for Townfall appears to be like to be essentially the most conventional Silent Hill recreation of the trio.

Ascension, due out in 2023, is the least game-like installment, however it’s going to function the affect of J.J. Abrams. It’s an interactive streaming collection with the tagline: Face Your Trauma Together. Ascension comes from Abrams’ studio, Bad Robot, and Genvid, an organization that produces interactive stay reveals.

And then there’s Silent Hill f, coming from Ryūkishi07, a creator recognized for crafting acclaimed visible novels with psychological horror and supernatural mysteries at their core. The teaser for f is extremely grotesque, that includes a younger lady as she’s consumed from the inside-out by the tentacles of a flesh-eating plant. A YouTube description for the teaser says the sport is “set in 1960s Japan featuring a beautiful, yet horrifying world.” There’s no phrase but on a launch date.

Oh, and naturally, there’s a , too. Happy Halloween, everybody.

– Mat Smith

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