--- title: Indie devs and publishers hit in Gamescom equipment thefts description: Multiple indie game developers and publishers had laptops and Steam Decks stolen from their booths at Gamescom's Indie Arena and business area, with one... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/indie-devs-and-publishers-hit-in-gamescom-equipment-thefts-w2ormrq3x twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Indie devs and publishers hit in Gamescom equipment thefts | daily.dev og:description: Multiple indie game developers and publishers had laptops and Steam Decks stolen from their booths at Gamescom's Indie Arena and business area, with one... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/indie-devs-and-publishers-hit-in-gamescom-equipment-thefts-w2ormrq3x og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/w2OrmRq3x.png og:image:alt: Indie devs and publishers hit in Gamescom equipment thefts og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Indie devs and publishers hit in Gamescom equipment thefts **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Multiple indie game developers and publishers had laptops and Steam Decks stolen from their booths at Gamescom's Indie Arena and business area, with one developer noting the machines held sensitive personal and company data. CD Projekt Red offered replacement hardware to affected developer Ryan Laley, and Games From Spain helped Tessera Studios continue exhibiting. Gamescom organizers issued a statement outlining their general security practices, but developers pushed back, citing repeated thefts in prior years and one publisher's claim it was discouraged from filing a police report after a 2024 theft because it might make the event look bad. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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