Akira Yamaoka has a long history in games. Better known as the composer of silent Hill series, he has recently been working on the Xbox Series X game | S / PC The medium, but he won’t rest anytime soon. Not even a week after its launch, Yamaoka is already sparking his next big project.
Sitting down with Al Hub for an interview, when asked if he is working on any other projects now, Yamaoka replied, “You will probably hear something this summer to be announced.” Speaking through a translator, he then added: “And I think that is what you are hoping to hear. “
Since then, Al Hub has removed this story and defined his YouTube video as private, raising questions about whether Yamaoka missed something he shouldn’t have missed.
As for what game this could be, a new entry into Silent Hill would be the obvious candidate. Since then Silent hills’ cancellation in 2015, there was a strong demand for a new game. Yamaoka’s interest in returning is known and considering that he worked in Dead By Daylight’s Last year’s Silent Hill update, fans are understandably excited.
Yamaoka also worked on titles like Against: Hard Corps, Gradius III, Rumble Roses and Snatcher. It is important to note that he left Konami in 2009 and has been working mainly with Grasshopper Manufacture since then. When your recent projects also include Ninjala and World of Tanks, we don’t want to jump to conclusions. Anyway, it looks like we have something to look forward to this summer.