Recent weeks have seen numerous companies from the games industry--both big and small--drop out of this year's Game Developers Conference. This all stems from concerns related to COVID-19, more commonly known as the coronavirus, sparking speculation that the event itself could be canceled. Although the event hasn't been canceled, less than three weeks before it was scheduled to begin, GDC 2020 has officially been postponed and will now take place "later in the summer." A more specific date has not been revealed.

"After close consultation with our partners in the game development industry and community around the world, we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone the Game Developers Conference this March," a statement on the GDC website reads.

"Having spent the past year preparing for the show with our advisory boards, speakers, exhibitors, and event partners, we're genuinely upset and disappointed not to be able to host you at this time.

Recent weeks have seen numerous companies from the games industry--both big and small--drop out of this year's Game Developers Conference. This all stems from concerns related to COVID-19, more commonly known as the coronavirus, sparking speculation that the event itself could be canceled. Although the event hasn't been canceled, less than three weeks before it was scheduled to begin, GDC 2020 has officially been postponed and will now take place "later in the summer." A more specific date has not been revealed.

"After close consultation with our partners in the game development industry and community around the world, we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone the Game Developers Conference this March," a statement on the GDC website reads.

"Having spent the past year preparing for the show with our advisory boards, speakers, exhibitors, and event partners, we're genuinely upset and disappointed not to be able to host you at this time.