According to Ubisoft’s official Twitter account their DRM servers (responsible for protecting their new games from piracy) were attacked yesterday which would not allow users to play either Assassin’s Creed II or Silent Hill 5 on the PC. It seems that the very same attack that prevented users from playing yesterday is happening again today according to a recent tweet by Ubisoft.

Also Ubisoft is reporting that their games are still withstanding crack efforts by the piracy community with no confirmed cases of pirated copies successfully being played. At this rate, however, this new DRM (which will be included with Splinter Cell: Conviction) is proving to be more trouble than it is worth for those that have bought the games.

Servers Under Attack [Twitter]

It’s one thing to have dreams about assuming the life of a video game character, but taking those actions into reality is another, and is telling of when you’ve overstepped your bounds. That’s what Jan H. did when he shut off the main power switch at Sophia Hospital in the Netherlands last April, blaming his actions on Silent Hill, Konami’s hit survival horror franchise.

A court ruling that wrapped up last Tuesday concluded that the man was not guilty but did suffer from psychosis, which led to the subconscious belief that he was solving a puzzle from the game. As a consequence, he will now undergo psychiatric treatment in order to combat this condition. Luckily patients in the hospital remained unharmed throughout this whole ordeal, which resulted in a 45-minute blackout.

Insane. That’s all we can say.

Man found not guilty after blacking out hospital [24 oranges]

Man Blames Silent Hill for Cutting Hospital Power - [eXophase.com]

Everyone’s favorite mutant turtles descend on the PlayStation Store today, taking the fight against Shredder’s legions of nefarious foot soldiers on PS3 in TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. Previously seen on Xbox Live, this is a remake of the original arcade brawler, featuring updated 3D visuals.

The nostalgic offerings continue with a trio of PSOne classics that are now up for grabs, namely Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Silent Hill, and Syphon Filter 2. New playable demos include Katamari Forever and Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes. Add-on content is in plentiful supply as well, with George Takei leading the pack as an additional celebrity character in PAIN and multiplayer pack part deux for THQ’s destructive shooter Red Faction Guerilla.

See the full list after the break.

Looks as if Konami may be jumping on the “Wii-make” bandwagon if a report from VG247 is to believed. Citing anonymous sources, the site has learned that a remake of the original Silent Hill is in the works for Wii. Naturally, little is known about the supposed remake at this time, but motion controls will apparently be used for torch handling.

UK-based studio Climax, responsible for PSP and PS2 title Silent Hill Origins, are reportedly handling development duties on the remake. It could be PSP bound as well, seeing as the company’s site has long mentioned that a new game is being worked on for both PSP and Wii.

Konami has declined to comment.