This is super tone deaf, there were tons of incidents this year with security, in the city, other gamescom events that arent making headlines. Gamescom is AMAZING but Colonge is becoming a little too rough and I forsee a venue change soon.
We are aware of stolen hardware and take these reports very seriously and understand the frustration of affected exhibitors.
Since many requests reached us, we would like to inform about general security regulations at the event:
Uniformed guards provide general security across
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Multiple exhibitors reported equipment thefts overnight from different areas at Gamescom 2026, not just isolated incidents. Reports include Ryan Laley, iam8bit and Tessera Studios.
videogameschronicle.com/news/its-heart…x.com/RyanLaley/stat…
