Whereas Gamescom was entertaining for these of us sitting at house some attendees didn’t have such a great time as there have been experiences of a number of thefts with laptops going lacking and builders gear and so on. Gamescom has issued an announcement addressing the regarding incidents that are being blamed by some on lax safety with experiences that they have been turning a blind eye to sure issues together with youngsters casually sneaking into the enterprise solely areas and so on. Right here’s what was written by the Gamescom staff:
“We’re conscious of stolen {hardware} and take these experiences very severely and perceive the frustration of affected exhibitors.
Since many requests reached us, we wish to inform about common safety laws on the occasion:
Uniformed guards present common safety throughout the venue. Particular person stand safety may be booked individually, and exhibitors are suggested to insure gear in opposition to theft.
That is famous within the phrases and situations of participation and the technical pointers.
All instances have been reported to us and to the police, and investigations are already underway. We additionally need to make sure that the reported instances are particular person instances, which we’re very sorry to learn.
As a result of safety has one of many highest priorities to us as an occasion and to see that indie builders are affected makes us very unhappy. At an occasion of this measurement, nevertheless, there’ll all the time be people trying to make the most of the state of affairs.
Our safety measures are designed to attenuate such dangers as successfully as doable.”
