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Cybersecurity provider Sophos has released a report entitled "The State of Ransomware 2026," pulling together responses from 2,158 survey participants, ranging from IT directors to company executives, in regards to ransomware incidents. Comparing the results to previous reports indicates that ransom demands themselves are actually decreasing—although 48% of organisations whose data was encrypted paid their attackers.The median ransom payment is now said to be $769,000, down from a neat $1...
The Halo: Campaign Evolved release date is imminent, at least if you're one of those players who's shelled out some extra cash to get access to the five day long early access period. Having played the whole thing, and seen the somewhat gaudy skins you get for the premium edition, I can't say I necessarily recommend it for the cost.Especially when the game is also coming to game pass day...
Hi everyone, it’s Ines from Tiny Roar here with some exciting news about Lou’s Lagoon, our upcoming high-flying adventure that’s coming to PS5 on August 27. We’re excited to share a brand-new gameplay walkthrough video. In this expanded look at the game you’ll see more of the character and seaplane customization, building and crafting, and of the charming characters you’ll meet on your journey through the game. Take a look...
As much as deals excite me (I promise you), I'm pretty relieved that Amazon Prime Day is over for the year. Nevertheless, I couldn't help but notice that one of the most appealing deals of the event, which was a hefty discount on the already very affordable KTC H27T22C-3 1440p gaming monitor, has dropped even further today.The short version: that KTC panel is currently going for AU$177.64on Amazon, down from...
Most players eventually lose the drive to keep grinding a new league, or season, in Path of Exile 2 and simply log off until the next one. Others gather up all their in-game money and spend it on something ridiculous, like an army of 2,000 skeletons.PoE 2 streamer Empyriangaming decided it was time to test the action RPG's limits by creating the most expensive minion builds I've ever seen. We're...
Just two months after he was appointed the new vice president of engineering at Xbox and technical advisor to CEO Asha Sharma, Jared Palmer is now the former vice president of engineering at Xbox and technical advisor to CEO Asha Sharma. In an update to his LinkedIn profile, Palmer said he's joined AI company Cognition to serve as its vice president of engineering instead."I’m grateful to Asha and everyone at...
Today, Bungie launched Marathon's 1.1.5 update, featuring its awaited Vault Breaker experimental PvE mode which offers a two-week window for players to contend with the typically-endgame Cryo Archive map and its many hazards and puzzles without any twitchy, murderous squads of competing players hanging around.Shortly after the Vault Breaker update went live, SteamDB charts showed that Marathon's concurrent player count had jumped to over 14,800 players. That's not a massive...
Two years after boasting about how hard it was going on videogames, Hasbro has recorded a "$56 million non-cash impairment" in its second-quarter financial report, arising from the cancellation of several games in development that were expected to release "in 2028 and beyond."First things first: As PC Gamer's Joshua Wolens explained when Sony took a staggering $766 million impairment against Bungie, that $56 million figure isn't a direct loss. Rather,...
About once a week I head on over Steam to peek at the most wishlisted games because I want to know: what are PC gamers looking forward to most? Are there any highly anticipated games on the brink of release? And is anything new blowing upThis week I definitely spotted something new: Dear Passengers, a co-op game about running "the world's worst airline" with your friends, is now seated comfortably...
A little less than a month after the release of its Titanfall-inspired shooter Empulse, developer 1047 Games has reportedly laid off more employees. While the studio hasn't made a formal announcement of the cuts, multiple employees on LinkedIn (via Game Developer) have said they've been let go in what one described as "the third wave of studio layoffs."Reports of layoffs at 1047 began to surface last week. "A bunch of...