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"Gathering is the last thing we each have to do now."
Bethesda and id Software have made a "difficult decision" to cancel this year's QuakeCon, which will mark the 25th anniversary of the event, due to the ongoing turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The two companies wrote in a joint statement: "In recent weeks we have spent a lot of time discussing how we continue to use QuakeCon this year, but due to current logistical difficulties and uncertainties, we face all challenges. COVID- 19 pandemic and we made a difficult decision to cancel this year's QuakeCon. "
The statement continued: "The health and safety of our employees, volunteers, suppliers, sponsors and participants is always our top priority. At these times, talking about parties is a wrong thing, and parties are anything The final decision on the matter. One of us should do it now. "
Update for QuakeCon 2020: pic.twitter.com/1FYUauI7PY
-QuakeCon (@QuakeCon) March 31, 2020
This year's QuakeCon was originally scheduled for August 6-9, and Bethesda and id acknowledged that there was no way to predict the "state of the pandemic" at the time, "We do know that it is impossible to work with partners, suppliers, volunteers and other agents QuakeCon needs the people to complete the work and plan together. "
The two companies concluded, "We want to work with you to celebrate the QuakeCon spirit in August this other way, and we look forward to hosting this amazing event again next year." Play games with each other. "
Before QuakeCon was cancelled, news broke that this year's "Pokemon World Championships" will be held in London in August this year. Don't continue Coping with a Coronavirus Outbreak. And, as Gamescom's organizers raised the digital profile of the show in August of this year (decisions about the fate of live broadcasts will be decided in mid-May), this could be the beginning of the finale of the rest of the games calendar this year.
