Bad news from Taiwan. The video game fair Taipei Game Show 2020, one of the first affected by the health crisis caused by the Coronavirus, has been definitively canceled. Although it was initially going to be held from February 6 to 9 and was later postponed from June 25 to 28, the uncertainty and paralysis of the planet has caused the organizer to make this drastic decision.
The World Health Organization (WHO) characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic on March 11 and the CDC regulation of Taiwan has been followed, such as the restriction of entry of foreigners to Taiwan and the guidelines for mass collection. The organizing committee indicated that Taipei Game Show may cause the negligence of caution since has been gathering 300,000 visits every year. Some of the exhibitors, visitors, game developers and guests are unable to enter Taiwan due to border control. The priority now is to comply with guidelines by government authorities and prevent the epidemic from spreading further. Thus, we decided to suspend Taipei Game Show 2020.
【Taipei Game Show 2020 Cancellation Announcement】
Taipei Game Show 2020 was originally rescheduled on June 25 – 28. However, as the escalation of the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) continues, the organizing committee is now officially calling off Taipei Game Show 2020. pic.twitter.com/vz1ZXjxCmV
– Taipei Game Show (@TaipeiGameShow) March 25, 2020
Luckily, not everything about the Taipei Game Show 2020 is surrounded by bad news. The organizer has announced that it will carry out a kind of "Online business event"Along with a special called"Taipei Game Show LIVE!”, From which you can expect news and announcements that were originally to be produced during the fair. However, there are no additional details of when these kinds of retransmissions will occur.
Among the most anticipated novelties of the Taipei Game Show 2020, a mysterious announcement of a new SEGA video game stood out. Among the large companies that were going to attend the fair, Sony stood out, who came with strong dishes with titles such as The Last of Us: Part II or Elden Ring, although the latter doubted seeing a new trailer.
