The PC version of Double Helix's Silent Hill: Homecoming (PC, 360, PS3), a Steam exclusive in North America, has yet to show up to its own digitally-distributed party, which was set to start two days ago.

Blue's News spotted an official post from Valve's Mike Dunkle on the Steam forums, which read, "Silent Hill: Homecoming for PC will not become available until later this month. Please stay tuned for more information."

The news comes in spite of publisher Konami's press release on Tuesday announcing that the game is available. The survival-horror sequel did come out as expected on Tuesday for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Double Helix's Silent Hill: Homecoming (PC, 360, PS3), which was refused classification in Australia last week, may get a less violent release in early 2009.

Atari, which is distributing the game in Australia, hopes to get the violence modified by publisher Konami so that it can be classified and released during Q1 2009 according to IGN.

Quoting IGN, Australia's ratings body "cited several high impact scenes in the game, mostly focusing on drilling into and severing body parts."

In a rather graphic description, "one scene in particular that was highlighted as a problem involved Alex (the main character) having a drill forced into his right eye socket, which caused a lot of blood to spray out."

Meanwhile, in North America, the drill-filled version of the newest Silent Hill ships to stores today and releases on Steam.

Double Helix's Silent Hill: Homecoming (PC, 360, PS3) has been refused classification by Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification, meaning that the game will not be available for sale unless the game is changed from its current form.

The game has been effectively banned "presumably for excessive violence" according to The Age of Melbourne, Australia.

The Silent Hill sequel is the fourth game this year to be banned from classification, with Bethesda's Fallout 3 being the highest-profile case surrounding its drug content in the game.

Homecoming has not permanently been banned from sale in Australia. It is expected that the game will be tweaked to suit the needs of the OFLC and be released in a censored form. The North American release is still on track for this month, with Europe following in November.

While Europeans will receive eventually receive a PC-DVD release of Silent Hill: Homecoming , Konami has confirmed with Joystiq that North Americans will only be able to purchase the PC edition via Valve's digital distribution platform Steam.

No reason was specified for the decision.

Developed by Double Helix, the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 survival horror title arrives in North America this September, followed by a European release in November.

Update: Konami's US branch has announced that the PC version of Silent Hill: Homecoming will arrive via Steam in September, suggesting the delayed November release for all three versions is just for Europe.

Original Story: Konami announced today that Silent Hill: Homecoming has suffered a delay, as the Double Helix developed survival horror game has been moved from September to November.

The company also confirmed that the PC-DVD release of the game will ship simultaneously with the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. According to Konami, the PC version will be identical to its console brethren.

New screenshots were also made available, as seperate PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 galleries. Below you can find a trailer.

Please install Flash to view this Shackvideo

Publisher Konami has passed in a new batch of screenshots from Double Helix's Silent Hill: Homecoming (PC, PS3, 360) which show, among other things, a monster with arms growing out of its face.

The latest sequel in Konami's long-running survival horror series, Homecoming is due out on consoles this September. A planned PC version of the title is slated to arrive at a future date.

Publisher Konami has issued a truckload of media to accompany today's E3 festivities.

Included in the screenshot explosion are Castlevania Wii and DS, Rock Revolution, Lost in Blue Wii, Silent Hill 5, Time Hollow, New International Track and Field, and more.

Castlevania Judgment (Wii)

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) Rock Revolution (PS3, X360) Rock Revolution (Wii)... Read more

Konami has issued new Silent Hill: Homecoming screenshots, for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. The Double Helix Games developed survival horror game sequel is due out this September.

Publisher Konami just sent along several new screenshots from Double Helix's Silent Hill: Homecoming (PS3, 360), showcasing a disturbing amount of undead cleavage. Silent Hill: Homecoming is slated to debut this September. For more, check out our recent hands-on preview and interview.

Silent Hill: Homecoming lead designer Jason Allen had just finished talking about the virtues of Alien. Eloquent in his presentation at a recent Konami press event, he noted the strengths of Ridley Scott's classic horror film, pointing out that we only fully see the monster at the very end of the movie--a major influence on his approach to tension in Silent Hill.

Later on in the night, I pulled Allen aside for a brief chat. We went over the challenges he and his team have dealt with in facing this daunting project, with topics including combat changes, Eastern horror, composer Akira Yamaoka, and other filmic influences.

As humans, we categorize and we label, and that's how we store and understand what it is. We go, "Okay, I'm seeing the Gecko in Metal Gear. I can see how it walks, how it runs, and I can potentially see how it might have limitations, because I can view it and think that way analytically."

But if I don't see a creature, if I only see glimpses of it, I don't know what he can do. And my fear is maybe greater than its skills. Read more..

After a long presentation, a fair amount of hands-on time and a chat with lead designer Jason Allen, I still don't know what to make of Silent Hill 5--now known as Silent Hill Homecoming.

As the first American studio to handle a project in the long-running horror franchise, the team once called The Collective but now referred to as Double Helix seems to have done their homework.

There are zombie nurses, and foggy streets, and rusted walls. Doors are locked, and an unnecessary line of text tells us so in a way that only a Silent Hill game could. Hallways are dark, flashlights turned on. It all looks just as I would imagine a Silent Hill game to look on upgraded hardware.

But that's just it. It looks pretty much how I expected it would.

The developers are very honest about their approach: keep the horror... Read more

Following its press event last night, publisher Konami has unleashed a bonanza of new media, including screenshots of Hellboy: The Science of Evil (PS3, X360, PSP), Lost in Blue (Wii), and New International Track and Field (NDS).

Be sure to check out the full post for all the goods, as there are so many new assets that we couldn't possibly put them all on our front page.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
Metal Gear Online (PS3)
Kojima Productions / June 12

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (NDS)
Konami / Fall 2008

Silent Hill: Homecoming (PS3, X360)
Double Helix / September 2008

... Read more

Konami has released a new set of screenshots from Silent Hill: Homecoming, which in development for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at The Collective. The game, previously known as Silent Hill 5, is expected some time in September.

Publisher Konami has announced that the next entry in its creepy Silent Hill franchise has been retitled Silent Hill: Homecoming, with a European release set for the end September.

Handled by Marc Ecko's Getting Up (PC, PS2, Xbox) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Xbox) developer The Collective, Silent Hill: Homecoming is slated to arrive on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game stars new protagonist Alex Shepherd, who struggles "with his own grip on reality" as he pursues his missing brother.

A release date for the North American edition has not yet been announced, though it is likely to arrive within the same general timeframe as the European version.

New Silent Hill 5 screenshots have surfaced, offering a glimpse at both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 builds of the game. No release date has been announced for Konami's survival horror game sequel.

Konami confirmed previous reports of a fifth main entry in its avant-garde horror Silent Hill series at the company's E3 press conference in Santa Monica. The title will be available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

"Working on these systems allows us to push the envelope of technology and bring the town to life like never before," said William Oertel, producer at Konami Digital Entertainment. "You will take on the role of Alex Shepherd, a soldier returning from a tour of duty overseas." As Alex, you'll arrive in the town of Silent Hill to look for your missing younger brother. Konami said Alex will make use of his military training to fend off the grotesques of the ill-fated town.

Famed series composer Akira Yamaoka will be returning to create an all-new soundtrack for the game.

Konami announced another game in the series, Silent Hill Origins, last year for the PlayStation Portable.