Silent Hill 2
2001 video game
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| May 2025 | Cineverse acquired the U.S. distribution rights for 'Return to Silent Hill' film, with plans for a wide theatrical release at an unspecified future date. |
| April 8 2025 | Luke Roberts is nominated for Performer in a Leading Role for his portrayal of James Sunderland at the British Academy Games Awards |
| April 8 2025 | Silent Hill 2 is longlisted for Technical Achievement at the British Academy Games Awards |
| March 15 2025 | Silent Hill 2 receives pending nomination for Best Action Adventure at Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2024 |
| 2025 | The game receives a special mention at the Game Developers Choice Awards 2025. |
| 2025 | Silent Hill 2 won Best Remake at the New York Game Awards. |
| February 2025 | Gans gives an interview discussing the film's completion, stating he finished the film ten days prior to the interview. |
| January 2025 | Gans completes the film, which was originally scheduled to be finished in April 2024 but was delayed due to executive producers. |
| 2024 | The game is nominated at The Game Awards 2024 for multiple categories: Best Action/Adventure, Best Audio Design, Best Narrative, Best Score and Music, with Roberts also nominated for Best Performance. |
| 2024 | Silent Hill 2 nominated for multiple awards at the Golden Joystick Awards, including Best Soundtrack and Ultimate Game of the Year. |
| 2024 | Silent Hill 2 won Outstanding Visual Style at The Steam Awards. |
| October 8 2024 | Silent Hill 2 remake is released for PlayStation 5 and Windows, marking the first major installment in the Silent Hill series since Silent Hill: Downpour (2012). |
| October 6 2024 | Digital deluxe edition pre-order holders gained 48-hour advanced access to Silent Hill 2, allowing early gameplay before the official release. |
| September 22 2024 | A trailer revealed that the Silent Hill 2 remake will utilize PS5 controller's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, likely influenced by the success of Astro Bot. |
| February 2024 | Principal photography concludes after filming in various international locations. |
| February 2024 | Principal photography concludes after running from April 2023 to February 2024. The production receives €1 million in funding from Germany's FFY Bayern media funding program. |
| February 2024 | Principal photography for Return to Silent Hill concluded after nearly 10 months of filming across multiple locations. |
| April 2023 | Filming for 'Return to Silent Hill' began in Germany and Eastern Europe, with Christophe Gans directing. |
| October 2022 | Silent Hill 2 remake is officially announced after months of speculation and leaks, led by Bloober Team creative director Mateusz Lenart and produced by Motoi Okamoto from Konami. |
| October 2022 | Return to Silent Hill was officially green-lit, with Gans collaborating with Konami to create a new aesthetic for the film's monsters, including redesigning Pyramid Head. |
| October 19 2022 | Remake of Silent Hill 2 was officially announced during the Silent Hill Transmission event. |
| September 2022 | Leaked images surfaced purportedly showing an internal test demo of the Silent Hill 2 remake developed by Bloober Team. |
| September 2022 | Gans completed the film's storyboards, revealing the film takes inspiration from P.T., the playable teaser for the cancelled game Silent Hills. |
| June 2021 | Bloober Team announced a strategic cooperation agreement with Konami to jointly develop selected contents and exchange know-how. |
| January 2020 | Christophe Gans announced he was writing new screenplays for Silent Hill and Fatal Frame series with producer Victor Hadida, clarifying it would not be a direct sequel to previous films and would have a more psychoanalytic approach. |
| 2019 | Mondo re-released the Silent Hill 2 soundtrack on vinyl, following their previous vinyl release of the original Silent Hill soundtrack in 2016. |
| 2018 | IGN included Silent Hill 2 on their list of the 100 greatest video games ever made. |
| 2018 | Enhanced Edition mod was released for the PC version, adding higher resolution, 60FPS, widescreen support, and audio and bug fixes. |
| 2015 | GameTrailers ranked Silent Hill 2 number eight on their Top Ten Twos list of the best second franchise games. |
| October 2014 | Game Informer named Silent Hill 2 the best of the Silent Hill franchise and listed it as the second best horror game of all time. |
| 2012 | G4 television network ranked Silent Hill 2 85th on their top video games of all-time list. |
| March 20 2012 | Silent Hill HD Collection was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, featuring remastered high-definition versions of Silent Hill 2 and 3 with new voice actors. |
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