Organizers of the Games Developers Conference have postponed GDC 2020 to summer time.
The annual convention held in San Francisco was slated for the week of March 16, however GDC 2020 organizers have delayed the occasion till summer time.
“After close consultation with our partners in the game development industry and community around the world, we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone the Game Developers Conference this March,” reads the official notice.
“Having spent the previous 12 months making ready for the present with our advisory boards, audio system, exhibitors, and occasion companions, we’re genuinely upset and disenchanted not to have the ability to host you right now.
“We want to thank all our customers and partners for their support, open discussions, and encouragement. As everyone has been reminding us, great things happen when the community comes together and connects at GDC. For this reason, we fully intend to host a GDC event later in the summer. We will be working with our partners to finalize the details and will share more information about our plans in the coming weeks.”
Organizers plan to stream a set of GDC 2020 talks together with the Independent Games Festival and GDC Awards by way of Twitch throughout the week that the occasion would have taken place.
A cause for the postponement was not offered, however with the variety of firms skipping the present attributable to COVID-19 coronavirus considerations, the announcement isn’t very stunning. Activision Blizzard, Unity, Amazon, Sony, Epic Games, Microsoft, and others lately introduced the present could be skipped this 12 months as worker security comes first. We think about GDC organizers really feel the identical and need to prioritize security.
The international rely of these sick with the virus stands at around 83,000 as of Friday. The virus is in charge for two,800 deaths, most of which have occurred in China.
