CD Projekt Red has stepped in to help an indie developer whose equipment was stolen at Gamescom 2025, offering access to what it jokingly called its "Arasaka hardware archives" — a nod to the corporation from its Cyberpunk 2077 universe. The gesture highlights a wider problem at the Cologne trade show this year, where at least four separate theft incidents targeted exhibitors and developers, underscoring security concerns at one of the gaming industry's largest annual events.

The affected indie developer lost gear needed to showcase their game, prompting CD Projekt Red to publicly offer support rather than let the theft derail their Gamescom presence. While details of the other three thefts remain limited, their combined occurrence points to a pattern exhibitors may need to guard against at future events, with CD Projekt Red's response drawing attention as a rare instance of a major studio directly assisting a smaller developer hit by such circumstances.