KONAMI
DIGITAL
ENTERTAINMENT
INC.
PRESENTS
SILENT HILL:
HOMECOMING
LATEST
INSTALLMENT
IN ACCLAIMED
SURVIVAL
HORROR
SERIES GETS
NEW NAME,
SCHEDULED TO
SHIP THIS
SEPTEMBER
EL SEGUNDO,
CA - April
21, 2008 -
Konami
Digital
Entertainment
Inc. today
revealed
that the
latest
iteration in
the popular
Silent Hill
franchise
will be
called
Silent Hill:
Homecoming,
and is
scheduled to
launch on
the
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system and
Xbox 360
video game
system from
Microsoft
this
September.
Homecoming
marks the
sixth story
in the
Silent Hill
mythos, and
introduces a
new
protagonist
to the
mysterious
town. The
story
follows Alex
Shepherd,
returning to
his hometown
of
Shepherd's
Glen to
investigate
the sudden
disappearance
of his
brother and
the strange
occurrences
taking place
around town.
Shepherd
unravels a
tale that
takes him
from his
boyhood home
to the
fog-shrouded
streets of
Silent Hill,
facing the
darkest
horrors of
his soul to
find his
missing
brother.
Homecoming
is the first
Silent Hill
title for
next
generation
consoles,
featuring
all-new
graphics
that bring
the fear and
terror of
Silent Hill
alive like
never
before. Alex
must survive
the terrible
denizens of
Silent Hill
using an
all-new
enhanced
combat
system that
provides a
wide array
of attacks
and
counters.
Along the
way, Alex
will
encounter a
variety of
weapons to
battle these
horrific
monsters and
solve deadly
puzzles,
discovering
the darkest
secrets of
Silent Hill.
Silent Hill:
Homecoming
also
features an
all-new
soundtrack
by acclaimed
series
composer
Akira
Yamaoka.
Silent Hill:
Homecoming
is expected
to launch in
September of
2008. For
more
information,
visit the
website at
www.konami.com
About Konami
Konami is a
leading
developer,
publisher
and
manufacturer
of
electronic
entertainment
properties.
Konami's
titles
include the
popular
franchises
Metal Gear
Solid®,
Silent
Hill®,
DanceDanceRevolution®
and
Castlevania®,
among other
top sellers.
The latest
information
about Konami
can be found
on the Web
at
www.konami.com.
KONAMI
CORPORATION
is a
publicly
traded
company
based in
Tokyo, Japan
with
subsidiary
offices,
Konami
Digital
Entertainment
Co., Ltd. in
Tokyo,
Japan,
Konami
Digital
Entertainment,
Inc. in the
United
States and
Konami
Digital
Entertainment
GmbH in
Frankfurt,
Germany.
KONAMI
CORPORATION
is traded in
the United
States on
the New York
Stock
Exchange
under the
ticker
symbol KNM.
Details of
the products
published by
Konami can
be found at
www.konami.com.
"Silent
Hill" is a
registered
trademark of
Konami
Digital
Entertainment
Co., Ltd.
About Sony
Computer
Entertainment
America Inc.
Sony
Computer
Entertainment
America Inc.
continues to
redefine the
entertainment
lifestyle
with its
PlayStation®
game
console, the
PlayStation®2
system, the
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system, the
ground-breaking
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system and
its online
and network
services the
PLAYSTATION®Network
and
PLAYSTATION®Store
Recognized
as the
undisputed
industry
leader, Sony
Computer
Entertainment
America Inc.
markets the
PlayStation
Family of
products and
develops,
publishes,
markets and
distributes
software for
the PS one
game
console, the
PlayStation
2 computer
entertainment
system and
the PSP
system for
the North
American
market.
Based in
Foster City,
Calif. Sony
Computer
Entertainment
America Inc.
serves as
headquarters
for all
North
American
operations
and is a
wholly owned
subsidiary
of Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Inc.
About Xbox
360
Xbox 360 is
the most
powerful
video game
and
entertainment
system,
delivering
the best
games, the
next
generation
of the
premier
XboxLiveonline
gaming
service, and
unique
digital
entertainment
experiences
that revolve
around you.
The system
will launch
this holiday
season in
Europe,
Japan and
North
America, to
be followed
by
availability
in
Australia,
Colombia,
Hong Kong,
Korea,
Mexico, New
Zealand,
Singapore
and Taiwan
in 2006.
More
information
can be found
online at
http://www.xbox.com/xbox360.