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Last week Silent Hill Downpour and Past Life writer Tom Waltz teased an upcoming Downpour prequel comic from IDW. We don’t have much information at the moment…not even a title but we do know it’s about Anne’s side of the story. I’ll let you know when I have more information 
Source (Tom Waltz Twitter Tweet 1 | Tweet 2) Thanks Avianna!
Yay! Now both systems are patched…well PS3 has been patched since Monday but I just got an official press release detailing the changes from Konami about it today:
Today, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced a patch and product update for Silent Hill Downpour, the critically acclaimed survival horror title, originally released in March. The online patch, available via PlayStation®Network, enhances the gameplay experience by improving features and bugs within the game, including, but not limited to:
o Improved frame rate
o Fixed save game system
o Fixed bugs in “Homeless” side quest/mission
o Several other performance enhancements/bug fixes
For more information, including screenshots and trailers can be downloaded at www.konami.com/download.
PS3 owners have you guys noticed an improvement after the patch?
Source (Konami)
So apparently the Downpour Patch for Xbox 360 is out! Rourke from Rely on Horror stumbled upon it this morning when loading a saved game. I don’t have a press release at this time so I don’t know exactly what the patch fixes. What I do know is that it’s supposed to fix the game’s stuttering, saving, and other side quest glitches. Once I have more information I will update this post 
Update 1
Uh oh…
This doesn’t sound good, is anyone else have these sorts of problems after downloading the patch?
Update 2
The Xbox update is also available in Europe.
Source (Rely on Horror) Thanks Cj and Rourke! Also header image stolen from RoH
Update 3
It’s looking like Rourke is the only one having these issues which may be due to his Xbox dying…
Update 4
Got the press release today (10/25/12)
Today, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced a patch and product update for Silent Hill: Downpour, the critically acclaimed survival horror title, originally released in March. The online patch, available via XBOX Live, enhances the gameplay experience by improving features and bugs within the game, including, but not limited to:
o Improved frame rate
o Fixed save game system
o Fixed bugs in “Homeless” side quest/mission
o Several other performance enhancements/bug fixes
A PlayStation 3 patch is currently in development and will be released in the coming weeks.
KONAMI also announced today that Silent Hill: Downpour is going to be available for download, via XBOX Live Games on Demand, beginning on October 30 for $39.99.
Looks like Japan is finally going to get caught in the Downpour. Konami announced that Silent Hill: Downpour will be release in Japan on November 8, 2012 but only on the Playstation 3. I hope the version released will be the patched version Konami is working on.
Above is the cover art for the region by Masahiro Ito.
Source (Siliconera)
In this seventh episode I’m joined once again by Cj from Rely on Horror, Kyle and a new guest Connor and we discuss our thoughts on the upcoming Silent Hill Book of Memories, Konami’s lack of promotion for Silent Hill series as of late, the news of no patch for Xbox 360 HD Collection owners, answer your questions and more!
Above “No Face Whitney” by Amy
I got the heads up from Milan Records that Daniel Licht will have a live show at Largo in LA on June 10. He will perform the music of Dexter and cues from Silent Hill Downpour and
Books of Memories. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (the voice of Silent Hill) will even join him on stage!
The tickets are only available for purchase online here:
http://largo.laughstub.com/show.cfm?id=149377&cart
Description: Don’t miss An Evening of Music from Dexter Composer Daniel Licht w/VERY Special Guests on Sunday, June 10. Tickets are available ONLINE ONLY. Doors open for drinks at 7pm, Showtime 8pm.
The night will be a celebration of the macabre when Daniel performs selections from his original music for Dexter using a musical palette of classical orchestrations combined with unusual sound elements. Daniel creates the score for Dexter by blending the sounds of wine glasses, duct tape, surgical tools, metal saws and scalpels with bone percussion instruments, world rhythm instruments and traditional instruments played in conventional and unconventional ways; all of these elements will be incorporated into the performance.
The concert will be introduced by award winning actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter). Also featured will be Dexter Main Title Composer Rolfe Kent with performances of his iconic main title theme and other scores. Other highlights include the premiere of Daniel’s music from the upcoming video game, “Silent Hill – Book of Memories,” performed by the Silent Hill series’ vocalist, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. The concert will also feature surprise guest performances.
Sound like a fun night!
(Source: Largo)
Now this is VERY GOOD NEWS. I just got this press release that says there are upcoming patches for both HD Collection and Downpour!! The patch will fix the frame rate issues and audio syncs in the HD Collection and the auto save issues is Downpour
There will be patches for both Playsation 3 and Xbox 360 systems!
New online patch will correct frame rate and audio synch issues
Today, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced that online patches for both Silent Hill Downpour and Silent Hill HD Collection are currently in development and will be released soon.
Understanding the issues some users are experiencing, development teams are currently creating online patches for both games, which will fix the frame rate issues, the audio-synching in Silent Hill HD Collection, and the Auto-Save issues in Silent Hill Downpour. Players have voiced their concerns, and solutions to these issues will be fixed and launched in the coming weeks.
Patches for Silent Hill Downpour and Silent Hill HD Collection will be made available on both XBOX®Live Arcade and PlayStation®Network.
Source (Konami)
So…I was asked to write an article for 1up.com about the 5 things Silent Hill Downpour did right.
To be honest I was flabbergasted and intimidated that such a big video game website would ask someone like me to write this for them. Sure I write on my own websites but this was so different. This article would be seen by a far bigger audience and I was so afraid of fucking it up. Well in the end my enthusiasm for Downpour and the support of family and friends convinced me to give it a shot! I pretty proud of the reasons I came up with. I hope the positives I saw while playing will convince other long time and even new fans to give this title a shot despite the questionable technical issues! I hope you guys will check it out and let me know what you think!
In this fifth episode I’m joined once again by Cj from Rely on Horror and two new guests Silent Hill LPers: Voidburger and Bob to discuss our thoughts on Downpour
This is a long one folks but full of SPOILERS! I hope you all enjoy
Silent Hill Downpour is the eighth core game in the Silent Hill series and it follows Murphy Pendleton as he tries to escape the horrors of the town after his prison-transfer bus crashes nearby. This is the second game released on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 systems and was promised to be a true return to the form and styles of the Team Silent era of games. I had very high hopes for the title after two hands on previews and I’m happy to report that despite some technical flaws the game has lived up to the hype and is one of the best post-Team Silent games to date!
Please note while I do not spoil the story there is a very minor gameplay spoiler for an optional sidequest!
