News | Layers of Fear will be released on June 15

Layers of Fear is out on June 15. Developers Bloober Team and Anshar Studio have announced this. A demo has also been playable on Steam since yesterday, this demo will remain available until May 22.

Layers of Fear is a kind of remake of Layers of Fear 1, 2 and the Inheritance DLC. The events of this game are re-examined. The story revolves around three protagonists – the painter, the actor and the writer. Their stories are inextricably linked. New elements are also added, including a chapter called The Final Note, where humans control the painter’s wife. The game runs on Unreal Engine 5. The system requirements of the PC version can be viewed in the illustration below.

Layers of Fear will appear on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S.

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News | Konami Announces Multiple Silent Hill Games and New Movie

During a livestream last night, Konami announced multiple Silent Hill games, as well as a new movie based on the horror franchise.

For example, a remake of Silent Hill 2, one of the most acclaimed parts of the series, is being worked on. The game is to be released on PlayStation 5 and PC. A release date is unknown. The remake is being developed by the Polish studio Bloober Team, known for games like The Medium and Blair Witch, but Art director Masahiro Ito and composer Akira Yamaoka are helping.

More details about the game will be revealed on PlayStation Blog. For example, the remake runs on Unreal Engine 5 and uses Lumen and Nanite technologies. The battle system will be overhauled and cutscenes will be recreated with new motion capture.

According to Bloober Team, the remake should contain everything that makes the original version so good, but add new elements to make the game world even more exciting.

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News | Watch the Silent Hill stream at 11pm

Konami to reveal "the latest updates around the Silent Hill series" tonight

The company does this during a digital event that will be broadcast at 23:00 Dutch time. A teaser website has also been placed online with a timer that expires, from which the live stream can soon be seen.

Details about what exactly will be shown are not yet available, but actor Elijah Wood – known for the The Lord of The Rings film trilogy – has retweeted Konami’s announcement. It is therefore likely that Wood will appear in a future Silent Hill game or movie.

There have been rumors of new Silent Hill products for quite some time and art director Masahiro Ito already confirmed in 2020 that he was working on a new project. In South Korea, a product called Silent Hill: The Short Message was given an age rating. Christophe Gans, the director of the Silent Hill film, is said to have written a script for a new live action production. The Medium developer Bloober Team is often mentioned when it comes to a possible new Silent Hill game.

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News | Bloober Team posts artwork from new Layers of Fears game

Developer Bloober Team has posted artwork for a new game online which will most likely be a new installment in the Layers of Fear series.

The artwork was posted on Layers of Fear’s Twitter channel, among others, with the text “reach beneath the surface and reveal the source of your fears”. An email to Gematsu reports that the studio’s new game will be revealed “soon”. This may happen during Summer Game Fest’s Kick Off Live show tomorrow night.

As far as we know, Bloober Team is working on several projects – including a new Layers of Fear, which was hinted at last year. There have also been persistent rumors for some time that the company is working on a Silent Hill game or remake for Konami. However, this has not been confirmed.

Layers of Fear originally appeared on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Players control a mad artist who wants to finish his masterpiece. The house the player is in changes as players explore the house more. The horror game also got a VR version and a sequel. Bloober Team also developed games such as The Medium and Blair Witch.

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News | Insider Claims Bloober Team Is Working On Silent Hill 2 Remake

The Medium and Layers of Fear developer Bloober Team is said to be working on a remake of Silent Hill 2. The game would also be released exclusively on PlayStation consoles for a limited time.

That is what Nate the Hate claims on Twitter, who has often leaked correct information in advance. The remake will be released exclusively on PlayStation consoles for a limited time and will feature several endings. Nate also states that this information has not been confirmed. “It’s only what I’ve heard.”

Last week already leaked possible screenshots of a new Silent Hill game. It has been rumored for quite some time that multiple Silent Hill games are in development. Nate also claims that several games are being developed in the franchise.

Last year there were also rumors that Bloober Team would be working on Silent Hill, but then it was more or less denied by the studio.

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News | Bloober Team Shows First Teaser For New Layers Of Fear Game

Bloober Team has shared a first teaser for a new Layers of Fear game.

The game is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and should be released next year for unknown platforms. According to IGN, which exclusively shared the images, no further details have been released yet.

The Polish Bloober Team regularly releases horror games, including the previous two Layers of Fear titles, Blair Witch and The Medium. The developer is also rumored to be working on a new Silent Hill game.

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News | The Medium is coming to PlayStation 5

Horror game The Medium will be released on PlayStation 5 later this year.

Developer Bloober Team has confirmed this. The game will be released on September 3rd and should make full use of the DualSense controller features. Earlier this month, a then-unannounced PS5 version was already provided with an age rating.

The Medium launched in January for Xbox Series X and S, Game Pass, Steam, and the Microsoft Store. In the game, players take on the role of a clairvoyant who moves between the real and a spiritual world. Gamers visit an abandoned resort while having visions of a child’s murder. It is striking that players walk around in two dimensions at the same time.

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