After the departure of many leading exhibitors, Game Developers Conference organizers said the show, which was scheduled to begin March 16 to 20 in San Francisco, would be postponed until summer due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.
"After extensive consultation with our partners in the game development industry and society around the world, we made the difficult decision to postpone the Game Developers Conference in March," the show said. official statement
GDC said those attending the conference will be fully reimbursed for their tickets, and that anyone booking a The GDC block hotel will be able to cancel without charge.
GDC is one of the longest running video shows of the year, since its inception in 1988. An annual conference for video game developers to communicate and share ideas, GDC has since grown into one of the most important venues in the presentation industry by AAA and independent studios. GDC 2020 included a a large list of panels
The big outing for the GDC 2020 exhibitors began last week, when Tony and Facebook, producing Oculus VR headsets, announced they will be kicking off the event due to the spread of coronavirus around the world. The last few days have seen a stream of similar announcements from Microsoft, Epic, Amazon, Blizzard, No Productions, Gearbox software, Iron Galaxy Studios, again Unity. Multiple media outlets have also announced that they will be absent from the show.
The GDC is just after a number of events to close the coronavirus. Both The New World Congress and EVE Fanfest we canceled last week, along with a few esports events and locations.
Update: 7:11 p.m .: More information on ticket refunds and hotel returns.
