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Microsoft Claims Sony Won’t Allow ‘Silent Hill 2’ Remake on Xbox

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While we’re all pretty psyched for Bloober Team’s upcoming remake of Silent Hill 2, recent developments regarding Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard looks to be throwing a wrench into things for Xbox owners.

If you haven’t been keeping up with things, Microsoft is currently at odds with the FTC over the acquisition, due to an antitrust lawsuit filed by the latter. Microsoft has in turn tried to garner sympathy from the public and the FTC, claiming things such as Sony having better exclusives for PlayStation. And in this case, Microsoft has stated that Sony has blocked other game publishers from releasing their games on Xbox.

In response to the FTC’s lawsuit, Microsoft released a statement that not only denied the FTC allegations, but also stated that Sony had “entered into arrangements with third-party publishers which require the ‘exclusion’ of Xbox from the set of platforms these publishers can distribute their games on.” Microsoft then listed off Final Fantasy VII Remake, Bloodborne, Final Fantasy XVI, and the remake of Silent Hill 2 as the games being “blocked” by Sony (though Microsoft incorrectly stated that Bloober Team was remastering SH2).

Keep in mind that this might all be hyperbole by Microsoft, as the Silent Hill 2 remake is being marketed as a timed exclusive, and would be coming to the Xbox at a later date. However, that was also back in October when the remake was announced, so things could have changed.

Neither Bloober Team, From Software or Square Enix have responded to Microsoft’s claims, though that’s probably a wise move on their part. Regardless of this whole situation, Silent Hill 2 is currently in development for PC via Steam and the PlayStation 5, with the Xbox Series coming at a later date.

Thanks to RelyOnHorror for the heads up!

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‘Resident Evil’ Cast Reunite With Rebecca Chambers’ Actress [Watch]

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Director Andrew Saullo has just dropped the second Resident Evil cast reunion. And this time, Charlie KraslavskyGreg Smith and Eric Pirius (who played Chris Redfield, Barry Burton and Albert Wesker, respectively) are joined by the surprise addition of Rebecca Chambers’ actress, known as Linda! The quartet were joined by Saullo, as well as Residence of Evil founder JJ Trulock to discuss (what else?) their experience with Resident Evil, as well as some behind-the-scenes info on the shoot for the cutscenes.

Regarding the shoot for the cutscenes, Linda said that the experience “left a really big impact” on her at the time. “It was a big day. It was a wild shoot and it was very different than anything else that I had been doing in Japan at the time when I was modelling.” Still, Linda did remember her fellow actors, though she admitted that they all “looked a little bit different” at the time, including herself. “I remember for the shoot, I actually had blonde hair, and they spray painted my hair that morning so I would look more like Rebecca.”

As for her knowledge of Resident Evil, Linda admitted that she’s still learning about the series and her character. “I didn’t know a lot about the job, or that anyone was looking for [me] up until probably about four years ago, where someone reached out to me and they found me. But even then, I didn’t understand the magnitude of the entire situation. Only now I’m realizing like wow, there’s maybe someone out there that you know it’s like ‘Wow, that’s Rebecca Chambers!’. So it’s new to me, and I’m kind of just going with it.”

The interview (which you can check out below) also includes a special announcement of a four-part fan-made web series, which will be directed by Andrew Saullo (who also directed the fan-made short The Keeper’s Diary, in case you missed it). All four of the actors will be reprising their roles in the web series. It will not be an official Resident Evil series (for copyright reasons). Crowdfunding for the project will be launched “soon”.

 

 

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