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Konami Updates ‘Silent Hill’ Trademark to Include VR
After the unfortunate lapsing of the Silent Hill domain, Konami once again has a bit of a black eye with fans. However, in spite of the website fiasco, Konami has once again given fans faint hope that the iconic franchise will return. Potentially, this time with Silent Hill in VR.
As reported by RelyOnHorror, Konami has apparently updated five of their trademarks (which can be seen at Chizai-Watch), one of which is for Silent Hill. The kicker is that the trademark includes the words “virtual reality headset”.
Now obviously, companies will periodically renew their trademarks in order to prevent what happened with the Silent Hill website. And Konami has done this renewing in the past without doing much of anything with the trademark (other than adding another Silent Hill-themed skateboard to their official online store).
But obviously, the interesting thing with this renewal is that VR aspect. Having Silent Hill in VR would be an instant moneymaker for Konami, and would give some relief to long-suffering fans of the franchise. Will it happen? Well, those rumours are still there, so back to waiting we go.
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Souls-like ‘Blasphemous’ Receiving New Physical Limited ‘Martyrs’ Edition’ for PS4, Switch
The Game Kitchen is celebrating their 2D Souls-like Blasphemous reaching 5 million in sales in a big way. Publisher Team 17, together with astragon Entertainment, have announced a new premium physical edition for PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch in Blasphemous: Martyrs’ Edition. Pre-orders for the Martyrs’ Edition are now live via the Team 17 website.
Launching on October 30, the Blasphemous: Martyrs’ Edition delivers the complete Blasphemous experience. Alongside the base game with all released content included on-disc/cartridge, the edition features a 48-page Visual Compendium showcasing previously unreleased artwork, a premium poster featuring an all-new key visual, a developer letter, a game manual, and a digital soundtrack with 38 tracks.
Developed by The Game Kitchen and originally released back in 2019, Blasphemous (read our review) is a brutal action-platformer set in the nightmarish land of Cvstodia, combining challenging hack-and-slash combat, exploration, stunning pixel art and a deeply atmospheric gothic world. Players take on the role of The Penitent One, battling fearsome enemies and towering bosses in a quest to break the endless cycle of death and rebirth.
In addition to being available for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, you can also grab Blasphemous on the Xbox One, and PC via Steam and GOG.
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