Several Gamescom exhibitors say laptops were stolen from their booths
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Several disappearances of high-value material are reported at the German fair
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A sad event upset the 2026 edition of Gamescom. Several independent developers got their hardware stolen, CD Projekt (Cyberpunk 2077) gave them its support.
The reports on the thefts on Gamescom show an increasingly poor picture. Although the customs found every third security employee of the fair unsuitable, almost all employees were still used.
At the world's largest video game trade show, Gamescom, smaller independent studios faced a wave of equipment thefts, sparking outrage within the gaming community and harsh criticism of the organizers' security measures.
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