Silent Hill 2 is a survival horror video game. It was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, as well as Creature Labs for the PC version and Hijinx Studios for the HD version. Silent Hill 2 was published by Konami. The game was the 2nd game in the "Silent Hill" video game series but is not a direct sequel to "Silent Hill".
It was released on the PlayStation 2 on September 24, 2001 in North America, September 27, 2001 in Japan and November 23, 2001 in Europe. A Director's Cut of the game was released on the Xbox on December 20, 2001 on North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan and on October 4, 2002 in Europe. It was released on Microsoft Windows on December 2, 2002 in North American and on February 28, 2003 in Europe. An HD Collection of the game was released on the PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 on March 20, 2012 in North America, March 29, 2012 in Japan, March 30, 2012 in Europe, and April 5, 2012 in Australia.
IGN rated the game a 9 out of 10 and IGN's Doug Perry said "It's frightening, deep, clever, and tries to improve the genre, if just a little, and in the end, that's all I really want in a survival horror game.” GameSpot gave the game a 7.7 out of 10 and GameSpot's Joe Fielder "Silent Hill 2 is a much prettier, somewhat smarter but less-compelling game than the original"
Nils Horner
Nils Horner (5 December 1962 – 11 March 2014) was a Swedish and British journalist. He was a foreign correspondent for Sveriges Radio. He was the station's chief correspondent in Asia. He mainly worked in South Asia. In 2001, he won the Marcus Ölanderpriest for his efforts as a foreign correspondent. He was born in Borås, Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County.
Horner was shot in the head and killed in an execution-style killing on 11 March 2014 in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was 51 years old. He was in Kabul covering the 2014 elections.
Pat Green
Pat Green is an American country musician active since 1995. He was born in San Antonio, Texas and raised in Waco, Texas. Fifteen of his singles have charted on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts.
Ivan Mercep
Ivan Mercep (1930 – 8 April 2014) was a New Zealand architect.
Mercep spent six years working and travelling overseas, before returning to New Zealand in 1960. In 1964, he became a registered architect in New Zealand. He helped design Hoani Waititi Marae in West Auckland and Waipapa Marae at the University of Auckland.
Mercep died in Auckland, New Zealand, aged 84.
Kjell Nupen
Kjell Nupen (September 5, 1955 – March 12, 2014) was a Norwegian contemporary artist. During the 1980s the people disappeared from his pictures and were replaced by motifs from nature.
His later paintings are focused on themes such as calmness. He became especially known for the colour "Nupen blue", in which he used a lot of in his paintings.
Nupen was born in Kristiansand, Norway. He died there on March 12, 2014 from cancer, aged 58.
David Henshaw
Thomas David Henshaw (1939 – 23 March 2014) was a New Zealand cartoonist. He was known for his drawings of rural life in his "Jock" cartoons. His a career spanning over 40 years. His cartoons were published in the "New Zealand Farmer" for 34 years.
Henshaw was born in Kimbolton, New Zealand. He died on 23 March 2014 in Tamahere, New Zealand, aged 74.
Liv Dommersnes
Liv Dommersnes (née Strømsted 28 September 1922 – 6 April 2014) was a Norwegian actress and reciter of poetry. She was best known for being a member of the group that founded Studioteatret in 1945. She was born in Oslo (then known as Kristiania). She was married to actor Jens Bolling from 1945 to 1952, and to physician Ivar Dommersnes from 1968 until his death in 1994.
Dommersnes died from natural causes on 6 April 2014 in Oslo. She was 91 years old.
Ferdinand Masset
Ferdinand Masset (November 23, 1920 – March 31, 2014) was a Swiss politician of the (FDP) party. He was a member of the State Council of the Canton of Fribourg. He was born in Courtion.
Masset died in Freiburg, Germany from natural causes, aged 93.
Consuelo Moure
Consuelo Moure (1947 – 2 April 2014) was a Spanish-born Colombian actress. She was known for her roles in "Nochebuena", "Pena máxima", "La esquina", "Tres hombres y tres mujeres", "Es mejor ser rico que pobre" and in "Champagne". She was born in Pamplona.
Moure died on 2 April 2014 in Bogotá, Colombia from lung cancer, aged 67.
Joseph Willaert
Joseph Willaert (1936 – 2 April 2014) was a Belgian painter. He was known for his abstract paintings. He mostly hung his paintings in train stations or public areas. Some of his art has been internationally displayed in many museums.
Willaert was born in Diksmuide. He died on 2 April 2014 in Oostende, Belgium from complications of a stroke, aged 78.
Michael Prinz von Preußen
Michael Prinz von Preußen (22 March 1940 – 3 April 2014) or Michael, Prince of Prussia, was a German writer and royalty. He was the son of Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia. He was the godfather of Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia. He studied in Freiburg. He wrote many biographies about his family members. He was born in Berlin.
Michael died from an illness on 3 April 2014 in Thanheim, aged 74.
Paul Lüönd
Paul Lüönd (15 April 1950 – 3 April 2014) was a Swiss musician and politician. He formed a group with his older two brothers called "Mosibuäbe". Lüönd was born on 15 April 1950. He grew up in the Mosi on Ingenbohl.
He died on 3 April 2014 from a long illness in Switzerland, aged 63.
Zeituni Onyango
Zeituni Onyango ( ; 29 May 1952 – 7 April 2014) was the half-aunt of United States President Barack Obama. She was the half-sister of Obama's late father Barack Obama, Sr.. She is called "Aunti Zeituni" in Obama's memoir "Dreams from My Father". She was a computer programmer.
She was a native of Kenya. In 2000, she came to the United States illegally and in 2002 sought political asylum in the United States citing violence. Kenya and East Africa saw a rise in violence in the 2000s. Her case was denied in 2004 but she remained in South Boston, Massachusetts, before she got legal representation. Her case was leaked in the final days of the 2008 U.S. presidential election in which Obama was the Democratic candidate. She was given asylum in 2010.
Onyango died from breast cancer and a respiratory ailment on 7 April 2014 in Boston. She was 61 years old.
The Hardy Boyz
The Hardy Boyz is a professional wrestling tag team. The team members were real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy. The Hardy Boyz are best known for competing in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE). They were known for competing in ladder matches and Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches. They also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) for a short time. The team first started in independent promotions around North Carolina in 1993.
The team signed with the WWF in 1998. They joined Gangrel to form The New Brood in August 1999. During their time in the WWF, they were managed by Terri for a short time before they were managed full-time by their real-life friend Lita. When Lita joined, the team was known as "Team Xtreme". They split up in 2002 and reunited in 2006 to feud with MNM before they decided to focus on singles competition. Jeff left the company in August and Matt left in late 2010.
They both reunited in January 2011 in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where they were members of the Immortal stable. Matt was released from the company in August 2011 after he was arrested for driving while intoxicated.
Babymetal
Babymetal is a Japanese metal band. The members are Suzuka Nakamoto, Yui Mizuno and Moa Kikuchi. The band started in 2010. Their first album "Babymetal" was released on February 26, 2014 in Japan.
OkCupid
OkCupid is a free friendship, dating and social networking website. The website is part of the "Match Developing" unit of IAC/InterActiveCorp's Match division. In 2014 the website had 12 million users.
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