As the German government bans public activities until August 31, Gamescom 2020 will be digital [Update]

The organizers of Gamescom 2020 have announced plans to host events digitally.

Earlier today, the German government banned all public gatherings until August 31, which fundamentally affected gamecom in 2020.

According to the latest news from the organizers, the plan will host the annual meeting digitally. More information about the gamecom program will be provided in the future.

❗Although all the details are not yet known, the nationwide ban on major events will continue until the end of August, which will affect the plan for planning activities. # Gamescom2020. In addition: Gamescom 2020 will definitely be carried out digitally! We will provide more information in the short term. ❗

-gamescom (@gamescom) April 15, 2020

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The German government has banned all public events held before the end of August, which may result in the delay of Gamescom 2020 or fully digital events.

According to a report by German export game company Wirtschaft (thanks to resetera), the government has banned all public events until August 31. Although there are plans to continue live events after the evaluation period, gamescom 2020 may be delayed.

The annual event is scheduled to be held from August 25 to 29.

The organizer of the event said before that the plan for the event has been updated, all digital formats will be carried out as planned, and an “evaluation” will be conducted in mid-May to see if the performance can be performed on site as planned. The latest progress on the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to previous announcements, gamescom: Opening Night Live and other video streams will be "significantly expanded and new modules added."

This means that Gamescom will at least "finally" occur in digital form, and if the German government bans all public events, this may mean that Gamescom may indeed not be held on site this year, unless the organizers postpone it to a later date. .