Capcom and Square Enix have announced that they will not be participating in PAX East 2020, which will take place from February 27 to March 1.
Square Enix straight coronavirus COVID-19 as a reason for not attending the event. The publisher said it had canceled planned appearances by Japanese staff, autograph sessions and fan conventions for Final Fantasy XIV. Instead, the company will stream Final Fantasy XIV: A Look Behind the Screen on in English and Japanese on March 1 at 4:00 Moscow time.
Previously, Capcom announced its refusal to participate in PAX East 2020 in . An event dedicated to Monster Hunter was planned at the exhibition. The reason has not been disclosed, but it most likely also lies in the coronavirus outbreak. However, the company still intends to disclose some news regarding .
An update on MH Festa: Boston 2020:
Unfortunately, our guests from the MH dev team will no longer be able to attend the event. We will no longer have an autograph session but are still planning to share news.
Our sincere apologies for inconvenience!
- Capcom USA (@CapcomUSA_)
Also about his refusal to attend PAX East 2020 Sony Interactive Entertainment. In addition to this, companies are starting to announce their absence from the Game Developers Conference 2020 in San Francisco for the same reason. Among them , ΠΈ .
Source: 3dnews.ru