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After a tease for Abandoned, an upcoming first-person survival game, sparked speculation around a new Silent Hill game, Blue Box Game Studios founder Hasan Kahraman has today revealed his face to set the record straight on several matters, including the fact that he is not Hideo Kojima.

In add-on to the video posted today, which shows Kahraman explaining that Abandoned is not a new Silent Hill title and the studio has no affiliation with Hideo Kojima, the company posted a statement saying, "We wanted to set things straight. We have no relations with Konami. Silent Hill is owned by Konami. We practise not have any relations with Hideo Kojima. It was never our intention to tease the proper noun as Silent Hill. We sincerely apologize for this."

Abased was revealed by Sony through the PlayStation Web log in April. Since and then, things have been serenity on the new front end. That is until the developer'due south Twitter business relationship posted, "Guess the name: Abandoned = (First Letter S, Last Letter L) Reveal endmost in…" This tweet was enough for some fans to believe that Abandoned was, in fact, a new Silent Colina game, which lines up with the post. The tweet has since been taken down following the slew of speculation that followed.

Following this tweet, fans as well picked up on Hasan Kahraman'southward proper noun, the initials of which are the aforementioned every bit Hideo Kojima's. Given that Kojima's concluding project with Konami was P.T., a playable teaser for what would accept been Silent Hills, many fabricated the link that Abased would be a PlayStation v sectional Silent Hill championship as Silent Hills would accept been a PS4 exclusive.

In a statement to Jason Schreier at Bloomberg, Kahraman added that "It doesn't matter how much I endeavour to deflate all this. People don't believe it. They but look something that'southward not out there. It bothers me." Today's statement is plainly the culmination of a lot of frustration over Abandoned being overshadowed by a fictional Silent Hill game. Unfortunately, he'south right that some fans volition only believe he'south lying and go on to convince themselves that a new Silent Hill Kojima game is the real product behind some kind of baroque marketing campaign.

Information technology's now apparent that Abandoned isn't a Silent Hill game, and Hasan Kahraman isn't Hideo Kojima or an actor. In the video, Kahraman explains that he will work out a time for a Q&A session with fans to clear up any confusion and give some more information nigh the game to everyone. A new trailer for Abandoned is due to launch on June 25, which volition certainly help redefine the lines between Blue Box Game Studios' title and Konami's beloved Silent Loma IP.