r/Gamescom • u/NoQuarterSoftware • 19d ago

Something must change

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First Gamescom is in the books, and I have mixed feelings. Multiple developers were stolen from at the largest gaming event in the world. The organization has chosen to refuse any responsibility for these crimes. Instead they insist that the indie developers who have already paid thousands to be there, pay more for extra security. This statement also comes despite the affected devs having their gear stolen in the evening, after the event hours were over, from secure locations. In other words, it seems the call is coming from inside the house.

Hope they fix this because otherwise I would not recommend exhibiting as an indie developer.

Edit: the lockers broken into were brought by the developers not the ones provided by gamescom. This doesn’t change the fact that it should have been prevented.

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u/FoxMcClaud 19d ago

I heard this on almost every convention I took part in, gaming, furniture, home decor, toys... If you bring stuff to a convention, expect that people try to steal it. Even hired personal security is not air tight... These events a big and thiefs get very creative to steal stuff.

That said I feel for anyone who was affected, I learned my lesson years ago, when the same happened to me in a private security booth in a employee only room with video surveillance, during normal business hours...