Summary
Silent Hill fis set to be the first new entry into the mainlineSilent Hillfranchise in almost 15 years.
Set in 1960s Japan,the title looks horrifyingand contains theuncomfortable themes that helped the series stand outfrom its survival horror contemporaries. The game looks so terrifying, in fact,it has already been banned, andthen unbanned in Australia.
Given just how spooky the game looks and how long the wait has been for a new Silent Hill title, excitement within the community is palpable. So much so that players are being duped into signing up for fake Silent Hill f betas, giving up precious personal information in the process, leading Konami to issue a warning.
In anew postfrom the Japanese Silent Hill Twitter account, Konami has been warning players about a wave of fake Silent Hill betas being offered to unsuspecting fans.
“It has been confirmed that there are impersonation accounts on social media that advertise fake events, including closed beta tests for SILENT HILL f, luring users to fraudulent websites to input personal information,” it said. “Using these fake websites may lead to the leakage of personal information or fraud, so please exercise caution.”
Konami then warns players that official Silent Hill f information will come from one of only two sources: thegame’s official website, or itsofficial Twitter account.
These fake betas are just the latest in a wave of attempts to catch unsuspecting gamers out.Earlier this year, two games were released onSteamthatadded malware to players' PCs,bypassing all of the platform’s checks. Last week, it was also confirmed that two mods for the popular drug-dealing simulator, Schedule 1,contained malware.
