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Gamescom Officially Responds To Indie Devs Being Robbed

On Friday, Gamescom attendee and solo indie dev Ryan Layley posted a video to X alleging that his booth had been robbed, despite the 24/7 security provided by the event. And he wasn't alone, noting that other publishers had fallen victim to the raid and that the police were now involved. Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Pro...

On Friday, Gamescom attendee and solo indie dev Ryan Layley posted a video to X alleging that his booth had been robbed, despite the 24/7 security provided by the event. And he wasn't alone, noting that other publishers had fallen victim to the raid and that the police were now involved. Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red reached out, offering to replace the hardware, but crucially, amid the outpouring of support from the industry, other devs spoke up about how they too had been robbed.

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