Anticipation has been high for a new entry into the Silent Hill game franchise since Konami's showcase last year, and today's brand new trailer for SILENT HILL: Ascension teases that a return to the terrifying town with a release date that is closer than ever.
The interactive streaming series will premiere, appropriately, on October 31, and promises to take Silent Hill fans on a psychological journey where they’ll confront new horrors together - and Sony Pictures Entertainment are now along for the ride too.
So, what exactly does an interactive Silent Hill streaming series entail? The official press release tells us that "Genvid also announced their arrangement with Sony Pictures Entertainment to carry weekly packaged episodes of the audience-influenced storylines on the SONY PICTURES CORE app on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles, BRAVIA CORE app for BRAVIA TVs and BRAVIA CORE for Xperia app on select Xperia smartphones."
Audience-influenced, meaning the fate of the poor characters subjected to the Silent Hill experience is entirely in OUR hands:
Audiences will be taken to a troubled rust-belt town in Pennsylvania called Hope’s Junction, rebuilding itself after a fatal steel mill accident decimated its economy. Another death shakes the community, and Rachel Hernandez is held responsible. Halfway around the world, in a dying fishing village in Norway named Stilledalen, the uneasy peace of the Johansen family is upended when their matriarch, Ingrid, dies under suspicious circumstances. Each character’s survival depends on overcoming their darkest impulses and painful pasts, as they confront their own horrors and discover the mysterious links that connect them. Will these characters find redemption, suffering or damnation? You will decide their fate.
Jacob Navok, CEO of Genvid, stressed the unpredictable and exciting nature of the title:
“There has never been an experience like SILENT HILL: Ascension before [...] It’s not a game, but an interactive streaming series that will change as the audience makes decisions together. While I’m Executive Producing the title, I don’t know how it will end. That is in your hands. And the content you make will be streamed worldwide on televisions and phones, through our relationships with Sony Pictures, Google, Apple and others. Participating in SILENT HILL: Ascension each day means you’ll be part of history that will never come again.”
Genvid, Konami Digital Entertainment, Bad Robot Games, and Behaviour Interactive’s world premiere of SILENT HILL: Ascension takes place on Halloween at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT at Ascension.com or on the mobile app (which can be downloaded through the website.) Check out today's new trailer below and start making some wise choices...
