Objectives:
This article examines the key cybersecurity challenges that affect both players and game developers. It discusses threats like account theft, phishing, malware hidden in game modifications, ransomware, and large-scale data breaches.

Methods:
The article demonstrates several well-known cases that shows how social engineering, poor access management, and weaknesses in supply chain can compromise even biggest studios.

Results:
The cybersecurity in gaming industry is no longer a niche in IT concern, it has become integral business continuity, player trust and brad reputation. A single breach can now lead not only to financial loss but also to long-term damage to a studio’s credibility and player loyalty. As games merge with artificial intelligence, blockchain and metaverse technologies the attack surface will continue to expand. Development studios should invest in cyber resilience rather than just prevention. Transparency with players about security practices and data breaches should become a standard. Furthermore, the complexity of modern cyber threats require collaboration across different platforms, companies and government. Shared threat intelligence, standardized security and partnership can help the gaming sector to respond to large-scale attacks more effectively.

Conclusions:
As new technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and metaverse become more common in gaming, security must be treated as an essential part of the design, operations and business strategy, rather than a secondary technical detail. Increasing resilience, promoting awareness, and respecting privacy principles are crucial to ensure a safe and sustainable future for digital gaming.