Last week, we shared reports of security lapses at E3 2017, an event organized by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). With members of public being invited for the first time, there was a need for heightened security, which many visitors including developers felt was missing. Although ESA defended itself and branded the event a “success” in terms of security arrangements, some damning new allegations of security lapses have surfaced as incidents including robberies allegedly carried out by the guards themselves have come to light.
An exhibitor, who didn’t want to be identified due to fear of retaliation from ESA, told Kotaku:
Our meeting room was broken into the night before the show started by E3 security staff. They stole a laptop, two consoles, and four headsets. They used one of our backpacks to get it out. [Security] had clear camera footage of the guards entering and exiting, but because they couldn?t actually see them carrying the stuff, they gave us some bullshit excuse about it not being prosecutable/enforceable. We?re still pushing them for a satisfactory conclusion. Another representative of the same company later said that the guards were identified but they were told that all the security company could do was fire them. The rep also said that if they choose to attend next year, they’ll have to invest in their own private security, resulting in a higher cost of attending the event.
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