Two Bohemia Interactive devs arrested for spying on Greek military base

The Arma series prides itself on its military realism, and its developers will seemingly go to great lengths to adjust it.

PC Gamer reports that two of the Czech studio’s developers, aged 28 and 33, have been arrested by Greek police after they were discovered spying on a military installation.

They were gathering pictures and video as reference material for the in-development Arma 3.

Both have been charged with espionage and could face a lengthy prison sentence of convicted.

CEO Mark Spanel confirmed the claims on the studio’s forums, saying: This is true. We prefer this topic not to be discussed on our forums atm, at least until we know more specific details about the case.”

About MCV Staff

Check Also

snail 1 [Industry news] Snail Games partners with three Polish studios to support emerging regional talent

[Industry news] Snail Games partners with three Polish studios to support emerging regional talent

Snail Games and its indie publishing imprint, Wandering Wizard, have made the strategic decision to partner with and publish three titles from Polish development teams to highlight emerging talent from the region. Studios included in this initiative are Above The Desk, creators of Above the Snow; Donkey Crew, the team behind Bellwright; and Frozen Way Games, who are currently developing Honeycomb: The World Beyond.