Electronic Arts counts as yet another company cancelling its Game Developers Conference plans. Though news initially broke that EA would limit its attendance at the event in March, the publisher has since backed out entirely. As with other companies that have axed GDC plans, EA?s decision is based on concerns over the continuous spread of coronavirus. EA?s participation elsewhere will also be affected, with the publisher noting an intention of ?limiting attendance to other events.?
News of EA?s GDC withdrawal originally surfaced thanks to a LinkedIn post from Alex Sherer, Ad Product Development Specialist at EA. At the time, Sherer reportedly received an internal message stating the publisher would only limit its GDC presence. However, the company has since shared the following statement with USgamer, cancelling all participation outright:
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