Back to collectionA Diverted Riftstorm Link Forces a Clear Player Warning
The Riftstorm demo was still an entry point for players, and the narrator was watching how the studio explained risks to them. The notice drew a firm line: the game would never ask players to connect a wallet, buy anything, scan a code, or hand over login credentials. The fix removed the known bad route, but it also showed how hard it could be for players to distinguish a game page from an imitation.
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The Riftstorm demo was still an entry point for players, and the narrator was watching how the studio explained risks to them. An overnight security notice reported that an embedded link in the demo had been altered and could send players to an impostor server.
The notice drew a firm line: the game would never ask players to connect a wallet, buy anything, scan a code, or hand over login credentials. The altered link was fixed that same day. The narrator forwarded the notice to the internal group with a note: “In our line of work, even one link needs guarding.”
The fix removed the known bad route, but it also showed how hard it could be for players to distinguish a game page from an imitation. The narrator suggested putting those warnings where players would readily see them in the next demo announcement. The team still needed to discuss how players could identify a trustworthy destination before opening a link.