Insomniac Games Gets Support and Encouragement From Game Dev Community

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Just when you thought the gaming year would end somewhat peacefully, a massive attack on a fan-favorite developer caused shockwaves throughout the industry. As you likely have heard, Insomniac Games was hit with a ransomware attack. But it wasn’t just a simple attack; the people behind it were demanding millions from the company and were threatening to expose all sorts of information about the company, the games it was working on, and the people within the company if they didn’t pay up. Well, they didn’t, and a leak of massive proportions was spread across the internet for all to see.

The response to the leak has been very telling. Some people couldn’t wait to dive into the leaked documents and see what they revealed. Many were interested in the games that were being “revealed” for the first time and the gameplay footage that was leaked along with it. Others refused to post about the leak on their websites, as they felt it would highlight that they were “glad” that the leak happened, even though it hurt Insomniac in the process.

It’s a very weird and dark situation, and there’s very little that can be said to be “good” about it all. However, one positive thing is that in the wake of all of this, many game developers have posted messages of support for Insomniac to highlight that they’re there for them and hope that no one tries to exploit the situation more than it’s already been exploited. Here are some of the highlights from this movement:

Our sympathies to @insomniacgames and all the affected team members. After all the effort and dedication they have poured into their games, they didn't deserve this. No one does. The hackers also leaked employee's personal information, which is truly disgraceful and shameful.

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