On the 8th of September Konami revealed that Akira Yamaoka was coming to the Uk for 5 dates with a full live band. The shows titled 'Silent Hill Live' were to begin at the end of October and end on November 6th in Brighton.

The tour was extended soon after to 9 dates and also included Scotland on the tour. Luckily for myself I managed to grab tickets for the Brighton show and it was amazing. 

I had already read quite a lot about the tour, with Brighton being the last night, so was going in with a lot of mixed reviews and opinions of the show (mostly positive).
Upon entering the venue I was greeted by a large 'Welcome to Silent Hill' sign and a small table with merchandise available. Only black T shirts with 'Silent Hill Live' on the front and the tour dates on the back were for sale. Previous shows had had Signed and unsigned posters as well as a white variant of the shirt. My original plan was to grab one of everything available but instead had to settle for the one shirt. 

The venue (The Haunt) was small and intimate, it seemed as if one minute it was empty and the next full. This particular night hadn't sold out but with how many people that were already at the show I don't think many more really could have fit into the building. 
Above the stage was a large screen with continuous images of Silent Hill characters, creatures and locations being projected onto it.

The support came onto stage at around 8pm. Support for the tour was a solo act called Arcimago. An electronic mixture of sound and voice that lasted for just under half an hour. The support act, although usual was enjoyable and felt like it fit perfectly for the shows opening act. 

Just after 8:30pm Yamaoka came walking onto stage along with his band. Joining him on stage was Michihiro Imai, Israel Ulloa, Todd Jordan (who was also from Brighton and was lucky to receive the Welcome to Silent Hill sign signed by Yamaoka before he left) and Karina Scuteri who was the voice of the show. 

The show opened with Betrayal followed by Overdose Delusion and Theme of Laura. It all sounded amazing and the crowd was really getting into the entire show. When it was revealed that Mary Elizabeth McGlynn would not be on tour with Akira too, one of my main thoughts was the pressure the vocalist would be under to really cover the tracks we've all come to love. She nailed them. At times it was hard to hear her voice as the music did take over in places but she sang every song perfectly and really went for it. Her enthusiasm throughout the entire show was brilliant and she managed to get the crowd clapping and cheering along on several occasions. 

Songs such as Tender Sugar and Shot Down in Flames were performed as well a personal favourite of mine, Room of Angel. Which was hauntingly beautiful (highly appropriate given the venues name). 

The visuals on screen ranged from game cut scenes and trailer clips to actual gameplay videos and early previews. At one point in the show clips from the original trailer for Silent Hill Origins were being shown, where over the shoulder gameplay and zombies were originally going to be part of the game. 
As well as this clips from the Silent Hills concept teaser were also shown as well as Shattered Memories mod videos in which rust and blood replace ice. 
It seemed like whoever had created the videos for the show had snatched a huge bunch of Silent Hill clips together and just ran with it. 

The total time of the show was around 90 minutes which was actually longer than I thought it would be. The set list seemed longer than what I had read/heard from other people who had attended the show too. The encore ended with Love Psalm, Silent Hill, Promise and finally You're Not Here which really gave the crowd one last jump around before they finally bid farewell. 

As they bowed and left the stage everyone started to leave with a small group staying behind. Slowly one by one they also left with only three guests left behind (including myself). Then in came Akira Yamaoka with the band. After having a small chat with them all, shaking Akira's hand and thanking them all for an amazing show, he signed my T shirt and I left. It was one hell of an amazing experience which really topped off the whole night.

Overall the show was definitely a must see, from the visuals on screen, Akira himself and just the whole energy in the room it is a show I will definitely never forget. For fans in the UK I highly HIGHLY recommend seeing the show if it returns to the UK in the future. For everyone else, if Akira comes to a place near you, GO! ​

Full set list for Brighton:

Intro: Betrayal 

Overdose Delusion
Theme of Laura
Love Psalm
Silent Scream
Shot Down in Flames
Tender Sugar
I Want Love
Blow Back
Wounded Warsong
Room of Angel
Waiting for You
Your Rain
Hell Frozen Rain
When You're Gone

Encore:
Love Psalm instrumental
Silent Hill
Promise
You're Not Here

At Tokyo Game Show 2014, Hideo Kojima revealed a new video for P.T, this being in the form of a concept movie. 

The short movie features creepy toys, severed bug filled heads, giant hands, blood and more! Similar to P.T but this time based in a school and not a house. This is evident from the very first door to the left that reads Mr's ? Class. There are also low pegs on the wall and artwork across the walls. When talking about the video itself Kojima stated that it was never planned to be released and it was made for internal use only. Maybe to show he can do horror?

Kojima also stated that he may release Silent Hills episodically. I'm not sure how I feel about this but if Silent Hills turns out to be anything like what we're already being treated to then I don't think ill mind upon release. 

A pre-recorded video of Guillermo Del Toro was also presented at the show. In the video Del Toro talked about the initial ideas and concepts and also a little more about Silent Hills itself. 

"We talked about concepts and tools at his headquarters in Tokyo," del Toro said. "Then he sent his first version of the playable teaser. I saw it loved it. We then... exchanged ideas and the result was the playable teaser you see now.

"The concepts we’re discussing, the ideas that we're discussing and the tools that are in play to create Silent Hills are going to render an incredibly intense and an incredibly scary game."

Check out the video below and read more about the show right HERE

The wait is finally over! A new Silent Hill game is in the works titled 'Silent Hills'!

A playable teaser (P.T) was released after Sony's conference at Gamescom today (August 12th 2014) upon completion of the teaser we are greeted to the extremely awesome news that a new Silent Hill is coming! 

But that's not all! It's being made by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro with Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) as the main character (well I hope its just his likeness and voice). 

If you view the video below you will be able to witness our first glimpse at Silent Hills and i'm not going to lie I may have screamed "Fucking YES!!!" as soon as the title hit the screen. 

You can also check out screenshots of the playable teaser below. What we can also see from the teaser is that it will be created using Fox Engine as well. 

So guys what do you think? Let me know below!

In July of 2013 we were treated to the first look at a total of four new statues that Gecco were currently working on. The first of those four was released in January and that was of Heather Mason from Silent Hill 3. Along with Heather Mason Gecco also revealed a statue of Robbie the Rabbit also from Silent Hill 3.

Robbie was released in March of this year (2o14) and was released in three different variants. The first being the regular blood stained Pink Robbie, this Robbie is widely available and if you pre-ordered it from Amiami.com it also came with a small tin of Green Tea. The second variant was of a Blue Robbie and is initially exclusive to Mamegyorai in Japan, limited to 3000. The final variant was only available to Figure King Magazine in Japan. This variant of Robbie features different box art and the statue itself contains no blood at all. Bloodless Robbie is limited to only 300 pieces.

Fortunately for myself I have managed to get my hands on the Pink and Blue Robbie statues, with the bloodness version on its way also (mini review to follow upon arrival).

All three Robbie statues feature the same style box art but with additional added detail. The Pink Robbie features souvenir style packaging from Lakeside Amusement Park, with small amounts of blood and rust across the box. The Blue Robbie’s box art is much more bloody and dark, the entire front is rusted and decayed. The back of the boxes contain a large image of four Robbie’s in a bathtub, the only difference being that the Blue Robbie box features one Blue rabbit in the tub and the Pink Robbie’s box contain all Pink Rabbits. The sides of the box contain sculptor information and also additional info about the games and Robbie himself.

When you first open the box you can see that the tabs inside show instructions on how to put the included weapons into his hands. Included is a small sheet of clear plastic which you must wrap around the weapons before placing them into Robbie’s hand. This is to avoid the flocking being removed from his hands. The lid of the box also has a small card which contains the same image on the back of the box and information about the Sculptors and Robbie once again.


The cardboard insert that is also a backing for the statue features the map of Silent Hill. The Pink version has blood splatters across it with the Lakeside Amusement Park circled. The Blue version however is almost covered entire in blood and is barely view-able. 

The statue itself is covered in flocking making him soft and fuzzy, this adds a more realistic feel to him being a soft toy or costume. He stands at approximately 34cm high and comes with a round base that is similar to the base that also comes with Heather. Unlike other releases from Gecco Robbie is also free standing so if you prefer you can keep Robbie off his base. I really like the amount of detail that has been put into making this statue. His face features blood stained cheeks and a shiny mouth and nose. His eyes are perfectly painted and have a glossy look which creates a small amount of innocence to this sinister bunny.

The colour of his bowtie will either be green or yellow dependant on which Robbie you own but both will be blood stained. The buttons on his overalls are gold and shiny and although Robbie has blood all over him, these are untouched. His overalls also have a zip at the back right above a small round fuzzy tail. 

The chainsaw that is included also contains a large amount of detail. As you can see from the pictures it is also bloodstained and worn looking. The Chainsaw that is included with the Pink Robbie has the words "To you my dear" engraved across it. The Blue Robbie chainsaw has the words "Your Fingerpost". The lettering is actually carved into the blade and not printed onto it which I feel makes them stand out much more than if they were printed. 
As with Heather and the Bubble Head Nurses, Robbie also comes with a steel pipe, but lets be honest, a chainsaw is much cooler right? 
The weapons need to have plastic wrapped around them before placing them into Robbie's hand, this is to avoid the flocking from coming off. Although even with the plastic I found it difficult to place the weapons into his hand. 

If you were lucky enough to pre-order Robbie from Amiami.com and paid a small amount more for him, your Robbie also came with a tin of Green Tea. The tin features Robbie the Rabbit artwork and contains information about the rabbit himself. Luckily the exclusive tea version appears back in stock every now and again so if you're after this version keep checking Amiami as you may be in luck.

I must admit that out of all the Silent Hill statues released by Gecco so far, the Robbie statues are by far my favorite. The amount of detail is outstanding and the adding flocking effect makes this statue a real must have for any fan. The initial Robbie statue design did have a more splattered blood effect across his face whereas the official release features a more symmetrical design and although there have been a few complaints because I this, I really do not mind his new look. 
If you're still to purchase a Silent Hill statue this is definitely the one to buy to kick start your collection. After taking pictures for this review I ended up placing the Robbie's back into their boxes as they really do look great in or out of them.

If you're after your very own Robbie you can grab him from Amiami.com or for those of you outside of Japan, Robbie is due to be released worldwide May 2014. You can pre-order and get more information on where to purchase him from thefollowing distributors :

Diamond Comics Distributors Inc. (USA)
Kolektakon LLC (USA)
Abysse Corp (France)
Fantasiland (Italy)
HEO GmbH (Germany)
ILOVETOYZ, INC (Korea)
The Falcon's Hangar (Singapore)

Check out my other reviews for Gecco's Red Pyramid Thing, SDCC Red Pyramid Thing, Bubble Head Nurse, SDCC Bubble Head Nurse and Heather Mason statue. 



Also for a full video review of all 3 Robbie statue's check out Silent Hill Historical Society's review right HERE

Don't forget to like Paradise on Facebook to stay up to date with all things Silent Hill.

To celebrate the release of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Silent Hill Origins for PS Vita later this year, Konami Europe want you to tell them your top scariest moments from Silent Hill

All you need to do is create and upload a short video describing or recreating your scariest moment from any of the Silent Hill games. Then simply tweet it to @ParodiSu on Twitter

The best ones will be compiled into a 'Top scary moments in Silent Hill' video!

The deadline for entries is May 2nd 2014 so be quick and get them sent it, you never know they might just pick yours to end up in the video. 

Above is an apparently leaked image of the next Silent Hill game title and its release date.
If this is true the next game will be called Silent Hill: Otherworld and has a release date of September 26th 2015.

The game looks to be available for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3 and PC. 
At the moment this is only a rumour and could easily be passed off as being a fake. Only time will tell.

The original image was posted by Gamereactor a 'Teaser' video is also available to view HERE

Although this would be good news to all Silent Hill fans, some of what we see does not add up. The release date is already being shown, where with most initial releases it normally just states as "Coming Soon". 
The small print is also questionable but due to the fact zooming in only creates a blur its hard to see what it actually says. 
The Teaser trailer also goes from video to a still without any special effects. I would have assume the title would have faded in or something like that. 

According to IMDB Silent Hill 9 is due to be released September 29th 2015. Which means we have another 2 years to go until we see anything new from that town!

The director is slated to be Hideo Kojima himself! 

Unfortunately the downside to this information is that is was indeed posted to IMDB which is not 100% accurate (wasn't Jeepers Creepers 3 meant to come out about 6 years ago?) 

So for now we will just have to wait for any other information to surface before we can all freak out! 

Stay tuned!

Source: IMDB
More information: Silent Hill Wiki

Credit to Pip Petrie!

I want to see your Robbie! Whether it be a plush, a print out or even a custom figure/doll send me your pictures of Robbie in various locations! 

The Robbie around the World photo album has already been created and will be updated with every new picture. What's even more awesome is that Konami Europe want to see your pictures too! So send them in asap!

What you need to do:
1 - Either have a Robbie plush OR Print out of Robbie. 
2 - Take a picture of your Robbie in various locations. It can be anywhere from outside to inside your room! Typing away at the computer, cooking dinner ANYTHING!
3 - Either upload or inbox me your pictures via the Facebook page.

All photos will be added to the album and then shared with Konami Europe!
Below is a selection of Robbie images you could print out and use to take your pictures with. Just click on the image to see a bigger version and to save! 

I have already received quite a few Robbie pictures and I cannot wait to see what else you all have to share! 

Konami Europe announced today that they will be giving away a Robbie the Rabbit doll via their Twitter page during GamesCon 2013. 
After tweeting them I was also told that the Robbie doll will also be available via Konami Style Europe at some point! 
Follow @Konamieu for more updates and for a chance to win your own Robbie next week!

Gamescon this year has some exclusive Silent Hill goodies! This yeah it will be held in Cologne, Germany and so far Konami Europe have revealed that an exclusive T-shirt and Robbie doll will be available to purchase at the show! 
To further this Gaya Entertainment have also developed a new range of Silent Hill merchandise as well! The first is the exclusive t-shirt available at GamesCon! Along with this is a Lakeside Amusement Park T-shirt, Halo of the Sun keyring and Lakeside Amusement park wristband! 
You can get the Lakeside Amusement Park t-shirt HERE

Click on the images below to see a larger version.