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Hideki Hayakawa, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, has stated that generative AI will not lead to drastic shifts in the video game market. -
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse has received glowing reviews from critics. Most outlets have praised the game, which is being developed by Evil Empire under Konami's supervision. At the time of writing, it has an average Metascore of 86 on Metacritic. -
Konami is already preparing second and third waves of Silent Hill releases, series producer Motoi Okamoto confirmed. The first wave included the Silent Hill 2 remake, Silent Hill f, and Silent Hill: Townfall; Okamoto said getting all three games released successfully was a relief for the company. -
On October 8, 2026, Screen Burn released version 1.4.0 of Silent Hill: Townfall, and the headline change is that The Weight's grab attacks no longer kill players instantly on Story and Normal difficulties. Instead, they now deal heavy damage, alongside a broader round of gameplay tweaks and bug fixes. -
Famitsu has published its first verdict on Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, and the upcoming game comes from Konami and Evil Empire, the studio that worked on Dead Cells. The magazine gave it 32 out of 40 points, with all four reviewers scoring it 8 out of 10. It is the first full new entry in the series in many years. -
Kojima's canceled Silent Hills comes alive on PC: the fan port of P.T. gets ray tracing and VR support
Twelve years later, the endless corridor with Lisa can be played on PC, with ray tracing and even in VR. -
Castlevania won't disappear for ten years again: Konami is already thinking about what comes after Belmont's Curse
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse arrives in just nine days, and Konami admits that the series wasn't brought back out of comfort. -
Akio Otsuka said Metal Gear fans around the world have been waiting patiently for another game, and urged Konami to make one more for them. In an interview with Bunshun Online published on October 4, 2026, the Japanese voice actor for Solid Snake and Big Boss in Metal Gear said his stance has changed because Hideo Kojima is busy making his own games, including Death Stranding. -
Kojima's canceled horror game P.T. Silent Hills will run on PC without an emulator, and at over 60 frames per second
The decade's most famous horror game that never was, one that has long been impossible to download legally, may get a second life and look even better than it did on console. -
Konami has released a free demo for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, giving players an early look at the game before its full launch. The demo's opening chapter is available on Steam, and progress and save data can carry over to the full game. -
Konami is marking Castlevania's 40th anniversary by making the original Castlevania free on iOS and Android through October 24, 2026. Players who download the game during the promotion can keep downloading and playing it after the offer ends, and an anniversary trailer has already fueled talk of possible re-releases. -
Silent Hill: Townfall, a new standalone entry in Konami and Annapurna Interactive's acclaimed horror series, is now available. The game was developed by Scottish studio Screen Burn and is out now on PC and PlayStation 5. -
Silent Hill: Townfall from Screen Burn Interactive and Konami is now available in early access for Deluxe Edition owners on PS5 and PC. The game is already drawing attention not only because of its early launch, but also because of its place in the series: it is an anthology entry in Silent Hill and the first game in the franchise to feature a first-person perspective. -
Silent Hill is chasing Resident Evil again: Konami is reportedly rebooting the films after Capcom's box office hit
Konami once already entered this race and ended up with one of the greatest horror series in history. Now the rivalry has moved to movie theaters. -
Silent Hill: Townfall ended up on pirate sites two days before release — the game shipped without Denuvo
Konami already ran into this last year and doesn't seem to have learned anything from it. By this point, the game's story has already fully spread across the internet anyway. -
The new Silent Hill has moved to a Scottish town in 1996 and, for the first time, switched entirely to a first-person view. Critics are thrilled with the atmosphere but argue about the stealth. -
Konami has opened pre-launch access for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, with the demo set for October 1, 2026. The full game is scheduled for October 15, so players will have two weeks to sample the opening chapter before launch.
The demo will cover the game's early stages and give players a first look at the opening chapter. Konami also says some features and content will be restricted in the trial version, since it is an introduction rather than a full cut-down release. -
Silent Hill: Townfall Reviews Will Come Out on September 21 — But the Game's Authors Advise Not to Read Them
Only a few days remain until release, and usually at this moment studios dump everything they managed to hold back. Here it is exactly the opposite: the developers are asking people to close the tabs. -
ASGC data suggests the industry's job losses are still accelerating, with 2026 already at 13,800 layoffs and on track to set a grim new record. The tracker, created by Amir Satvat, shows that the situation has steadily worsened since 2022. -
Konami listed Silent Hill: Townfall — The Dock House as a new comic prequel, with the digital edition available now and a physical release set for September 30, ahead of Silent Hill: Townfall itself on September 24, 2026.
The Dock House is set in the same world as Silent Hill: Townfall and serves as an early prequel story, offering a look at the game's setting and tone before the main release arrives next year.
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