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It had only been a few months since our last look at Silent Hill f, so it was perhaps a little surprising to see the first Japan-set game in the series pop up during Sony's latest State of Play stream on Wednesday. The trailer provided another chance to see some gameplay and those gorgeously grotesque visuals, but the key information was saved for the end: a release date. You'll be able to experience the terrors of Silent Hill f yourself on September 25 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

In this '60s-set installment, you'll take on the guise of high schooler Shimizu Hinako, who has to survive the horrors that plague her fog-ridden hometown of Ebisugaoka. You will have to solve puzzles (some of which involve scarecrows) and fend off enemies, including some creepy mannequin-like monsters. Producer Motoi Okamoto wrote on the PlayStation Blog that "the combat will have a heavier focus on melee and be more action-oriented compared to last year’s Silent Hill 2."

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FBI’s huge Qakbot bust only paused the malware’s reign; it returned stronger and stealthierQakbot’s new spam bomb attacks trick employees into unleashing ransomware inside their own companiesDespite billions seized, the Qakbot mastermind remains free in Russia, far from US law enforcementIn a major cybercrime crackdown, the FBI and international partners declared victory against Qakbot - also known as Qbot - back in August 2023.The malware operation, which infected over 700,000 computers globally (including around 200,000 in the US), was linked to $58 million in ransomware-related losses.Described by U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada as “the most significant technological and financial operation ever led by the Department of Justice against a botnet,” Operation Duck Hunt led to the seizure of 52 servers and the confiscation of $8.6 million in cryptocurrency - but, as with many supposed knockouts in cybercrime, the celebration was premature.Qakbot re-emergesWithin just three months, Qakbot re-emerged, demonstrating that even coordinated, resource-intensive law enforcement actions can have disappointingly limited long-term impact.Following the 2023 takedown, alleged ringleader Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov and his crew didn’t retreat, they adapted - rather than relying on traditional phishing to distribute malware, they reportedly shifted to more deceptive tactics.And according to The Register, newly unsealed indictments reveal a novel strategy involving “spam bomb attacks” - overwhelming employees’ inboxes with unwanted subscription emails.The attackers would then pose as IT staff offering to help, tricking victims into running malicious code.This tactic enabled the group to regain access to company systems, encrypt files, and exfiltrate sensitive data.“Defendant Gallyamov and co-conspirators would launch targeted spam bomb attacks at employees of victim companies,” court documents state, “and then contact those employees, posing as information technology workers.”Once access was granted, the consequences were swift and severe: data theft, encryption, and ransom demands.Qakbot malware enables attackers to backdoor systems, install additional threats, and harvest credentials.Operators behind ransomware strains such as REvil, Black Basta, and Conti allegedly paid Gallyamov and his associates for access, or even shared a portion of their extorted proceeds.In April 2025, additional illicit funds, over 30 bitcoin and US $700,000 were seized from Gallyamov, but he remains in Russia, beyond the reach of US law enforcement.As federal officials put it, “unless he foolishly decides to leave the protection of the motherland,” Gallyamov is likely to remain untouchable.To stay protected from these kinds of threats, organizations need to invest in the best antivirus - additionally, using a leading endpoint protection platform can help detect and isolate suspicious activity before it escalates into a data breach or ransomware attack.You might also likeThese are the best VPNs with antivirus you can use right nowTake a look at our pick of the best internet security suitesCybercriminals deploying deepfake sentinels to test detection systems of businesses

Baby Steps, a absurdist walking simulator, has been under construction for a long while now. But at today's PlayStation State of Play event, the game finally got a release date: September 8, 2025. The game stars the hapless, chubby, bodysuit-wearing Nate (sigh), who, judging from the release date trailer, appears to be perpetually in search of a toilet? At one point, he knocks a porta-potty off the edge of a cliff. Tragedy abounds.

We checked out Baby Steps a few years ago, and a big part of the fun is in figuring out how to control Nate — each controller trigger moves one of his limbs, and keeping him upright is apparently quite the challenge. That's part of the fun, I presume; watching your baby-man flop around the screen and fall over while doing the seemingly simple task of walking sounds a lot more amusing than I think.

The game was originally supposed to come out for PS5 and PC in 2023, followed by a delay to 2024 that the team obviously didn't hit. But now, we've got a real release date for this exceedingly goofy-looking game. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/baby-steps-finally-has-a-release-date-two-years-after-it-was-originally-slated-to-arrive-214025574.html?src=rss

Pragmata, a new sci-fi, third-person action game from Capcom, finally has a new release date. As part of Sony's summer State of Play on June 4, Capacom shared a new trailer showing off gameplay from Pragmata and revealing that the game is now targeting a 2026 release.

Based on the trailer and a blog post on the Playstation Blog, you'll play as two characters in Pragmata: Hugh, a spacesuit-wearing lunk, and Diana, a young robot who appears to be able to hack into the lunar station you'll spend the game navigating. You apparently have to use both characters' abilities at the same time to get through rogue robots and other obstacles. In the trailer it look like a lot of hacking and smashing, but it'll presumably have more variety in its final release.

Pragmata was announced all the way back in 2020, before the release of the PlayStation 5, targeting a 2022 release. The game has been delayed multiple different times since then, most recently in 2023 when Capcom delayed the game indefinitely. It's not clear how much of Pragmata has been reworked since then.

Pragmata will be available in 2026 on PS5, presumably alongside releases on Xbox Series X / S and PC, as previously announced.

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