What initially began as speculation about the future of Germany-based game industry trade show gamescom is now a reality, as gamescom 2020 is officially canceled, at least in the physical sense. Event organizers and Opening Night Live host Geoff Keighley reporting that a digital version of the show is in the works.
Gamescom is a large event that pulls in 360,000+ people each year and its lack of a physical show will resonate, not only in the games industry but around all trade shows in the year 2020. The announcement came from gamescom social media today, voicing their disappointment with the situation but realizing that living in a COVID-19 world requires them to ?be considerate of each other and reduce the risk of infection,? according to the release, which can be found in full below.
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