New details on the fifth installment of Silent Hill have emerged. First, we are sorry to report that the platform for the game has still not been decided. It seems the developers want to go multi-platform, but they also want to continue their relationship with Sony. The director, Akira Yamaoka, was originally the director for the PC version of Silent Hill 3, and he reports that the game will resemble SH2 in terms of gameplay and character behavoir. Stay tuned, more when we have it.

Konami has announced the voice cast for Metal Gear Solid 4. Of course, returning as the voice of snake is Daid Hayter. Along with Hayter, Quinton Flynn, Paul Eiding and Christopher Randolph will continue their work as the voices of Raiden, Roy Campbell and Hal “Otacon” Emmerich, respectively. Sounds like not much has changed, click read more for the full press info.

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – March 29, 2007 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that iconic actor David Hayter will lead an all-star cast of returning voice talent in the highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Continuing his commitment to the series and character he helped to define, Hayter will provide the voice for an aging and exhausted Solid Snake in the latest chapter of Hideo Kojima’s legendary tactical espionage action video game series.

It seems we will be graced with what many consider to be the pinnacle of Castelvania 2D games, Symphony Of The Night, next week on the Xbox Live Arcade. The game will be available officially March 21, 2007, and will only cost 800 MS points! Certainly a bargain. Click read more for the full info.

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Journey Into the Darkness With “Castlevania: Symphony of Night” on Xbox Live Arcade

Celebrate more than two decades of the Castlevania franchise by reliving (or experiencing for the first time) one of the series’ most highly regarded games. The legendary 2D side-scrolling action adventure game from Konami Digital Entertainment, “Castlevania: Symphony of Night,” will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday, March 21 at 0900 GMT (2 a.m. PDT).

Apparently, Konami revealed today that they will be halting the MGS3 Susbsistence online service in North America starting on April 2, 2007. Konami thanks all the players who participated in the game, and who have supported the MGS series over the years. Konami also had this to say:

The Metal Gear online tradition of stealth, action and team play continues on the PSP system with Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops with all-new characters, levels and modes of play.

This leads us to believe the move is in an attempt to push up sales of the PSP MGS games.

It seems that the legendary TMNT arcade game will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade after all. The screenshots and video at the link all but confirm the game's port to the XBox360 system. Great news, let's hope they don't mess with a classic.

The MGS on Xbox360 rumor just refuses to die! Here is more fuel for the MGS on XBox360 rumor fire, this time from our friends over at Evil Avatar. Apparently, one of the forum goers wives works for a marketing firms, and the questions they are preparing include:

Would you like to see Metal Gear Solid 4 on Xbox 360?"

"Would you buy an Xbox 360 just to play Metal Gear Solid 4?"

"On a scale of 0-100, with zero being not at all satisfied and 100 being very satisfied, how would you rate Konami's output on Xbox 360 to date?"

Oh boy.

Hideo has revealed his idea for the next project after MGS4, and it isn't what you'd expect. Kojima wants to make a Zombie themed MMO title.

"The zombie idea I have is a bit different. Imagine a large town where half the inhabitants are zombies. Users would subscribe, get inside the town and get bitten. At that stage they become undead and can't control their character - all they can do is modify the camera angles... They'd see their character attacking humans and have to pay just to watch! The only way they could end it is by opening another account, hunting themselves down and killing themselves. Of course, the problem is that your second character can get bitten as well."

Sounds interesting to say the least.

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Los Angeles, CA - February 16, 2007 -
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets has just released his own branded mobile application powered by Konami's Mobile Division (www.konamimobile.com). After redesigning his official website (www.carmeloanthony.com) and introducing his personalized MySpace Page (www.myspace.com/carmeloanthony) in November, Melo is at it again with the release of Melo Mobile (www.melomobile.com).

Apparently, Konami will be showcasing a new horizontal side-scrolling shooter at this years Japan Arcade Operator's Union show. The new arcade title, called "Otomedius," will feature female characters as the name implies ("Otome" is Japanese for "young lady" according to our info). You can bet this game shows up in the Xbox Live Arcade or PS3 Store lineup for 2007, or maybe even its very own retail package. Great news, thanks Konami! (Thanks, DuckRoll)

At the last ever E3, Konami revealed that a Metal Gear Solid movie was in the works, and that they were in talks with a major Hollywood studio. Well, the studio turned out to be none other than Sony. No real surprise there considering Sony and Konami have been close for years. Besides the upcoming World of Warcraft film in the works over at WB, the MG film will be one of the highest profile game to film adaptations in the near future. One final note, Sont has hinted that the MGS movie is just the beginning.