Gamescom Apologizes For Victim-Blaming Indie Devs Whose Laptops Were Stolen: ‘We Understand What This Has Cost You, And We Should Have Said So From The Very First Moment’
Kotaku | 04.09.2026 16:45
Last week during Gamescom, several people reported that their stations had been ransacked overnight, with Mimic developer Ryan Laley posting a tearful message about his laptops being stolen at the event. The industry at large was very supportive, with Witcher 4 maker CD Projekt RED even offering to replace the stolen property. Gamescom itself? It said that it was on the exhibitors to protect against theft, regardless of the presence of any event security.
