Silent Hill: The Escape for 99 cents on iPhone

Konami Digital Entertainment has released Silent Hill: The Escape for 99 cents on the Apple App store from September 3 - 5. Konami’s popular survival horror franchise makes its way onto the iPhone and iPod touch, with platform specific feature, a first person perspective and 3D shooter action.

Once again players find themselves in a creepy little town armed only with a revolver and a dim flashlight. With these modest tools, players will have to navigate through eerie mazes while trying to locate keys to escape a monster-infested labyrinth. Players can roam the maps with caution and agility but one touch from the gruesome monsters and the game is over. A steady hand and precise accuracy are also crucial to swiftly reload the revolver, as even the slightest tremble will cause the bullets to go scattering to the floor.

Sounds like a harrowing experience.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Announced

Konami Digital Entertainment is bringing a new iteration in the Silent Hill series for the wii, PSP, and PS2 this fall called Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, the company announced today. Shattered Memories follows Harry Mason, the maladroit protagonist who is searching for his missing daughter, Cheryl. While Harry wanders the snowy streets of Silent Hill searching for clues of her disappearance, he must face twisted creatures from the depths of his frozen nightmares.

In the wii version has players using the Wii Remote as a flashlight and a cellphone to unravel the mysteriies and horrors of the game. The cell phone can also be used by players as a user interface for telling the story, maps, camera and much more. Other features available across all version of the game include interactive user interface, improved puzzle system, and a psych profile that changes the experience based on the players’ gameplay choices.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is scheduled to launch this fall for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and PSP.

The Rundown: Dec. 15, 2008

2008 is slowly fading to black. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. Here’s today’s news..

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Konami Makes Mobile Phones Go ‘Silent’

Konami Digital Entertainment announced today that it’s bringing mobile phones to the supernatural town of Silent Hill, with the release of Silent Hill Mobile. Just in time for Halloween, the game is now available for purchase on most major mobile carriers, including T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. Silent Hill Mobile features never-before-seen gameplay and an original storyline created specifically for the mobile platform.

Set in the abandoned orphanage of Silent Hill, a maze of dark corridors leads players through the story of three different characters. The only way to survive is to solve a series of puzzles by gathering clues and useful items. Players progress through the twists and turns of the story to reveal startling truths about the people and events surrounding Silent Hill.

“Silent Hill Mobile embodies the characteristics of past Silent Hill games, but now allows fans of the series to take the gruesome experience on-the-go,” said Joe Morris, Vice President of Konami Mobile. “Konami Mobile is dedicated to creating games appreciated by fans of our console titles. With a classic franchise of the horror genre and the approaching Halloween holiday, the timing was perfect for us to bring the haunting series to the mobile platform.”

Crispy Gamer E3 Round-Up: Day One

Here is all the coverage from the first day of the E3 Media & Business Summit, in no particular order:

- Feature - Halo Wars

- Feature - Tomb Raider Underworld

- Feature - Street Fighter IV

- Feature - Silent Hill: Homecoming

- Feature - Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

- Screenshots - Fallout 3

- Crispy Staff Blogs

- News- Day 1 Coverage