GDC 2025 Panel – Bots Cost: How Tackling Cheats Helps Protect Both Player Experience and Revenue

Cheating in games isn’t just a player experience issue. It is a complex challenge with significant financial consequences that puts many games’ business models at risk.
Watch the full recording of this Community Clubhouse panel at GDC 2025, where industry experts unpack the hidden and visible costs of cheating, share real-world examples, and explore its impact on operations, analytics, and player trust.

Panel Participants:

• Nidhi Gupta – Engineering Leader at Roblox
• Micah Roland – Senior Manager, Product Management – Game Integrity at Scopely
• AC Ward – Director of Anti-Cheat Engineering at Electronic Arts (EA)
• Alon Dayan – CEO at Quago

Moderator:

• Andrew Hogan – Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Intorqa

Link to full video