Organizers for the Game Developers Conference (GDC) have stated that GDC Summer will be a fully digital event, replacing the cancelled GDC 2020.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic (also known as COVID-19 officially, or Chinese Flu to others) has affected many worldwide, from businesses to public gatherings and events. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7].
This includes the postponement of GDC, and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, along with the cancellation of E3 2020 (including digital events), the physical event for Gamescom 2020, and Comiket 98.
We also reported on the rumor that Nintendo would be cancelling their June Nintendo Direct, along with Capcom postponing an update for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.
On February 28th, organizers for GDC announced the event has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, they also stated that “we fully intend to host a GDC event later in the summer.”
Now, organizers have announced that GDC Summer 2020 will be “going fully digital,” possibly around August 2020. You can find the full statement below.
“We have been continuously reviewing the best ways to serve the game development community over the past few months as the world has continued to adapt to developments.
While we very much look forward to meeting again in person as soon as possible, we are moving forward with a plan to transform GDC Summer into an all-digital event in order to best serve our community.
As so many game developers embrace remote working arrangements and online collaboration, we’re inspired to adapt and deliver GDC in a digital format that will be available to everyone with an internet connection, and will work hard to deliver the high-quality content and networking opportunities GDC attendees have come to expect.
We believe in the power of gathering our community to share, inspire, and strengthen our industry and are committed to providing that opportunity in August. We look forward to sharing more information about GDC Summer soon.”
GDC Summer takes place August 2020.
Image: GDC official website
