Bloober Crew revealed it is partnering with Konami but once more on one other recreation.
After the success of 2024’s Silent Hill 2 remake, the Polish developer will work on one other property owned by a writer. Nevertheless, Bloober Crew described this subsequent endeavor as a “new recreation” primarily based on a Konami property, quite than one other remake.
Silent Hill 2’s remake has bought over 2 million copies, as of early February 2025. The sport’s success and glowing reception “proved that [we] completely captured the ambiance and depth of the unique whereas introducing essential improvements,” wrote Bloober Crew. “The belief constructed upon the success of Silent Hill 2 laid the muse for signing one other settlement for a brand new mission. The deal aligns with our strategic plan to increase its inner growth division inside a first-party framework.Â
“Our collaboration with Konami has been extremely fruitful,” added CEO Piotr Babieno. “By sharing information and expertise, we’ve been capable of create [a] high-quality manufacturing collectively.”
Konami and Bloober’s teamup is a win-win
Whereas Silent Hill 2’s business success “speaks for itself,” in Babieno’s phrases, the renewed partnership between Bloober Crew and Konami advantages each corporations.
For Bloober Crew, that is one other notable writer and property to have underneath its belt in between self-publishing ventures like 2025’s Cronos: The New Daybreak. The studio discovered a associate in 2023 with comedian writer Skybound to adapt one in all its properties for video games, and misplaced one other the next yr when its take care of Personal Division got here to an finish.
In the meantime, Konami has one other developer it might name on for Silent Hill or every other property it desires to revive. It had already supplied up its horror franchise to a variety of third-party builders. If Bloober Crew is engaged on a separate IP, this reveals that willingness to share is not unique to simply Silent Hill.
