There was a SERIES here.

It’s back now.

At 10.02pm last night, alone in the kitchen, I screamed aloud in an empty room.

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To be fair, screaming is something I do a lot when Silent Hill is involved.

Shocked screams, scared screams, oh-shit-I-panicked-and-now-I’ve-gone-the-wrong-way screams; I’ve done them all.

Last night was the very first time I think I’ve ever screamed in abject delight, though.

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At 11pm on Tuesday night, Silent Hill was dead and had been for years.

Just in case the screaming didn’t make it clear: I’m deliriously excited about all this.

I know some are cautious about the prospect ofBloober Teamtaking onSilent Hill 2.

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), I’m hopeful.

Quiet hope is better than no hope, right?

For some of us, though, there’s an uneasy whiff of deja vu here.

This is not the first time Konami has done this.

Well, until yesterday, anyway.

It was weird last night, though.

No, I am not a Silent Hill purist who waxes endlessly about “Team Silent”.

I am cautious, though.

But optimistic, too.

Whether or not Konami was right to simultaneously launch five Silent Hill projects remains to be seen.