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Coronavirus leads to E3’s cancellation, plus SMITE and Pokemon Go postpone events
Update: The ESA has now made it official. We've included the press release at the end of this article.
If you thought it was strange...
Coronavirus concerns cancel SXSW, Minecraft Festival, and several FIFA 20 and Apex Legends esports events
The spreading novel coronavirus aka COVID-19 has once more seen a number of gaming-related events cancelled or otherwise postponed.
First off is the collective...
Destiny 2 staff told to work remotely to keep season on track (and the novel coronavirus at bay)
As the coronavirus has now passed 100,000 cases worldwide, more than just gaming conventions are angling to make sure they aren't among the list...
Blue Protocol’s Japanese closed beta has been delayed nearly a month over coronavirus
We've previously noted how some MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles, from EVE Echoes to Path of Exile, had seen delays and setbacks thanks to the...
The coronavirus has shut down another six gaming and tech events
Another day, another round of gaming and tech event cancellations over growing fears of the spreading coronavirus.
Epic Games, which had already exited GDC even...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 261: PAX yay, GDC nay
Justin and Bree discuss PAX East, GDC, the coronavirus' impact on gaming, Magic Legends, Population Zero, Marvel Future Revolution, LOTRO and DDO, Funcom and Dune, and City of Heroes, plus adventures in AQ3D, CoH, and SWG Legends, with mailbag topics on everything MMOs and the doom of WildStar.
Coronavirus drives DCUO to beg off a ComicCon, but E3 planning is ‘full speed’ ahead
When the "impact of the coronavirus on gaming" stories pile up into a roundup, you know it's bad news.
First, Daybreak and Dimensional Ink announced...
CSGO esports set a new online viewership record thanks to quarantine
While the final competition of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2020 didn't exactly draw a huge physical crowd owing to a coronavirus...
The Daily Grind: How much do you see COVID-19 impacting the MMO sphere?
It's not really surprising that COVID-19 is having an impact on gaming. No, the disease is not rampaging through the world with a horribly...
Coronavirus fears prompt GDC to reschedule to late summer
If it isn't obvious already, just about nobody is messing around with the rapid global spread of the coronavirus. On top of multiple studios...
Blizzard has now bowed out of GDC 2020 over coronavirus fears
At this point, it might be easier to just write a post on the companies that are going to attend this year's Game Developer...
CCP Games just canceled April’s EVE Fanfest over coronavirus concerns
Yesterday, we wrote about ongoing discussions in the EVE Online community about the safety and wisdom in attending EVE Fanfest, then set to run...
EVE Online tours offices as fans debate potential coronavirus impact on Fanfest
MMO players will recall that all throughout 2019, EVE Online studio CCP Games changed up its usual Fanfest in Reykjavik, Iceland, opting instead to...
Coronavirus fears knock out more PAX East exhibitors, but GDC will go on as planned
Hi-Rez Studios and That Game Company have become the latest game studios to back out of PAX East 2020, which begins today.
"After some internal...
Wandering Wraeclast: Discover Delirium when Path of Exile’s new league launches March 13
There are certain things you can count on in life, things to set your clocks by. One of those is my quarterly chat with...
EVE Echoes has been ‘hindered’ by the coronavirus but will launch in ‘late 2020’
With CCP Games seemingly trying to sneak game cancelations under the radar, you might be wondering what's going on with EVE Echoes. The EVE...
EA becomes the latest studio to back out of a con over coronavirus concerns
This week's Boston-based PAX East has already felt the effects of multiple companies, from Sony to Square Enix, backing out over coronavirus fears -...
The mayor of Boston asks Sony to reconsider withdrawing from PAX East
Sony announced on rather short notice that the company would not be attending PAX East 2020 which kicks off on Friday, citing concerns about...
The MOP Up: Coronavirus concerns are impacting PAX East 2020
Sony became the biggest game company to pull out of Boston-based PAX East 2020, citing concerns about the coronavirus not-quite-an-epidemic. "Sony Interactive Entertainment made...
Square Enix has canceled most of its Final Fantasy XIV and FFXI PAX East festivities over the coronavirus
Whether or not you think the Coronavirus scare is overblown, it's been impacting launches, ports, and conventions for the last month. The latest such...
