Along with seemingly everyone else, Epic Games can be skipping this 12 months’s GDC.
Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s news, Unreal Engine creator and Fortnite developer, Epic Games, has introduced that it’s going to overlook GDC 2020.
The purpose supplied was mainly the identical different firms shared: issues over coronavirus and a want to guard workers. “Here at Epic we were excited about participating in GDC 2020,” Epic mentioned in an official Tweet.
“Regrettably, uncertainty around health concerns has made it unviable to send our employees, and so we have made the difficult decision to withdraw attendance.”
Here at Epic we had been enthusiastic about collaborating in GDC 2020. Regrettably, uncertainty round well being issues has made it unviable to ship our workers, and so we have now made the troublesome choice to withdraw attendance.
Stay tuned for Epic information and extra via different channels.
— Unreal Engine (@UnrealEngine) February 27, 2020
Epic is simply the newest of many, many game builders and publishers who all determined to sit down this one out. This all began with Sony, who was later adopted by Kojima Productions, EA, and competing engine maker, Unity.
Where some, like Microsoft, can be internet hosting a few of their deliberate GDC talks on-line, others have but to announce any such plans. GDC will run as scheduled March 16-20.
