A new Coronavirus, named COVID-19, was first detected in China's Wuhan Province in 2019. This virus as of February 2020, has tens of thousand of reported cases in China, with more appearing outside the region as time goes on. The Coronavirus impact on gaming has slowly grown, seeing manufacturers report delays of new and existing hardware, the pullout of companies at events like GDC and PAX East, and even full cancellation of events. While small right now, the Coronavirus impact on gaming may expand over time.
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Developed by Starcolt and published by Alliance, Best Friend Forever has been delayed for the second time this year to June 18. Best Friend Forever is a dog raising and dating simulator all in one.…
May 1, 2020 | 10:10 EDT
Jujubee S.A., a Polish developer, has announced COVID: The Outbreak, which is a game that "... brings educational gameplay to players all around the world during the ongoing pandemic." This is…
April 30, 2020 | 09:28 EDT
Many games utilize some form of status ailment that deals damage over time. Typically, it's a simple "poison" or "venom" status ailment, although variations exist. Other games run with the idea and…
May 4, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Bad news if you're a fan of a-slayin' monsters with Capcom. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's Title Update 4 has been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The update would…
April 28, 2020 | 08:58 EDT
The original critically acclaimed rail shooter all the way from 1995, Panzer Dragoon, is receiving a remake. Handled by Sega and Team Andromeda at the time, they managed to produce what became a cult…
April 23, 2020 | 08:52 EDT
If you've been waiting for Death Stranding to hit PC, you may have to wait a little longer. Kojima Productions' idiosyncratic open-world delivery adventure has been delayed on PC until July. This…
April 21, 2020 | 08:25 EDT
Nintendo Switch scalpers are pretty broadly disliked nowadays. As the console has suffered a shortage in recent weeks due to the impact of the coronavirus, some people have taken this as an…
April 17, 2020 | 03:36 EDT
One of the most popular board games out there, Pandemic, is getting a spin-off and more portable version called Pandemic: Hot Zone - North America that's apparently due out later this year. While…
April 17, 2020 | 10:40 EDT
The extensive list of delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic goes on and on, and with every single day, a new member joins. Whether it is a video game release, a major update, or a gaming convention.…
April 17, 2020 | 08:35 EDT
We are still in the early stages of gauging how exactly the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will affect the worldwide economy and operations, but more specifically the gaming and entertainment industries.…
April 15, 2020 | 03:23 EDT
The Nintendo Switch shortage is seeing price gougers charge as much as $600 for a brand-new console on Amazon and one intrepid Redditor has had enough. Rather than pay an insane price, he decided to…
April 15, 2020 | 01:17 EDT
Germany has just announced that due to COVID-19, they would be extending a ban on large scale events until August 31, which is after Gamescom. This is according to German newspaper Kölner Stadt-…
April 15, 2020 | 12:43 EDT
A SCUF data breach has taken place, exposing 1.1 million customer records including some credit card data. The breach was discovered by Comparitech, a pro-consumer website that is comprised of more…
April 14, 2020 | 02:28 EDT
The PlayStation Play at Home bundle has been announced! PS4 players can now grab four great games for the irresistible price of zero dollars. What's more, the company behind the PS4 has announced an…
April 14, 2020 | 01:13 EDT
An iconic voice actor has passed away. Rick May — most notably the voice of the Soldier in Team Fortress 2 — has died due to numerous medical problems, one of which was the coronavirus. The passing…
April 13, 2020 | 05:27 EDT
It seems like the current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic isn't slowing down, and almost every day, we receive news of studios delaying their video games or suffering from delivering the quality they…
April 10, 2020 | 03:12 EDT
Gaming industry delays courtesy of the coronavirus continue. The latest casualty is Ubisoft's melee arena battler For Honor. The game's Year 4 Season 2 launch has been pushed back to June in order to…
April 10, 2020 | 11:18 EDT
COVID-19, or commonly known as Coronavirus, has canceled multiple gaming events, conventions, press briefings, and caused multiple studios to delay their titles, and developer and publisher Amazon…
April 9, 2020 | 02:17 EDT
War Child UK will return today with RE-PLAY, a fundraising campaign that asks for everyone to recall their childhood memories of jumping into classic video-games while supporting children who are…
April 9, 2020 | 10:40 EDT
There is no doubt we haven't seen the last of the Coronavirus sadly, and as days and weeks pass by, we will start to sense its real effect on businesses. As booming as the gaming industry looks with…
April 8, 2020 | 05:25 EDT
The Japanese CERO rating board has been temporarily closed until early May. There's a good chance this will have an impact on upcoming game release schedules. Earlier today, Japanese Prime Minister…
April 7, 2020 | 08:39 EDT
The United Kingdom's Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport is working with the UK's leading game companies to feature the government's slogan of "Stay At Home, Save Lives" through their…
April 6, 2020 | 11:20 EDT
Clothing brands are starting to enter the gaming market slowly, with prestigious brand Louis Vuitton partnering with Riot Games to add in-game skins to League of Legends characters and launch their…
April 3, 2020 | 04:18 EDT
While the next game in The Last of Us franchise is all but complete, we're going to have a longer wait to play it. The coronavirus pandemic has seen The Last of Us 2 delayed due to concerns over…
April 2, 2020 | 02:25 EDT
CBE Software has shifted their release date of Someday You'll Return due to the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing. The title was originally supposed to release on April 14, but it's now…
April 2, 2020 | 10:34 EDT
Pete Hines has just announced that Bethesda will not be hosting a digital Showcase this June to replace their E3 press conference. However, he did say that there will be "lots of exciting things to…
April 1, 2020 | 11:38 EDT
Humble Bundle is known for offering incredible value for several titles bundled together obviously through reasonable prices and letting players pay what they can to experience indie gems and…
March 31, 2020 | 04:11 EDT
2020 was supposed to be a big year for Quake. It's the 25th anniversary of the twitch shooter franchise, and this year's QuakeCon was sure to be a blast. Unfortunately, the pandemic the world is…
March 31, 2020 | 01:19 EDT
Since there is almost no country in the world right now operating normally and we are all stuck in our homes, video games is a lot of people's go-to time-consuming activity. However, with the…
March 30, 2020 | 04:15 EDT
Last week, Sony restricted PlayStation download speeds in Europe and did the same in America two days later in order to reduce strain on the Internet. Now, Microsoft will be doing the same — and your…
March 30, 2020 | 12:59 EDT
As COVID-19 continues to impact people around the world, it is important to know how these diseases spread. Like many sciences, models can be used to illustrate a point or predict an outcome.…
March 31, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Summer Games Done Quick 2020 has joined the growing list of gaming events that are being postponed due to the coronavirus. However, we'll be getting an extra event called "Corona Relief Done Quick"…
March 27, 2020 | 02:03 EDT
Square Enix is granting a stay of execution for all Final Fantasy XIV homes currently up for demolition. Thanks to the coronavirus and various cities going into lockdown, as of yesterday, your Final…
March 27, 2020 | 10:16 EDT
A couple of days ago, Sony made the announcement that they will be lowering PlayStation download speed to help reduce their service's stress on overall Internet traffic. Now, that same reduction in…
March 26, 2020 | 02:24 EDT
Asmodee and Alliance are halting any shipments of their tabletop gaming products. The coronavirus has affected many businesses around the world, and two of the West's biggest tabletop distributors…
March 25, 2020 | 03:58 EDT
The UK's National Videogame Museum (NVM) is being threatened with permanent closure as a result of the coronavirus. The museum has launched a JustGiving page where interested parties can make…
March 25, 2020 | 12:19 EDT
Every now and then, Sony's PlayStation Network suffers from a DDoS attack, the servers go out, or players report download speeds are slower than they should be in comparison to their internet speed.…
March 24, 2020 | 03:42 EDT
Today, Ndemic Creations, the developers and publisher of Plague Inc., has announced that have made a $250,000 donation between the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World…
March 24, 2020 | 10:15 EDT
The coronavirus and its associated disease COVID-19 continue to cause problems for the gaming world. According to Animal Crossing head honchos Aya Kyogoku and Hisashi Nogami, Animal Crossing: New…
March 24, 2020 | 09:38 EDT
Deliver Us The Moon and Those Who Remain are facing delays in various areas thanks in part to the coronavirus' effect on the world on large. "Due to several offices, including our main HQ, and those…
March 23, 2020 | 02:20 EDT
Just a couple of days ago, Gamestop employees received a memo from their management describing the retailer's line of shops around the United States as "essential business." This statement comes at a…
March 20, 2020 | 04:26 EDT
The postponement of GDC threw a wrench in the plans game developers around the world. Now, the Game Developers Conference has announced GDC Summer, a brand-new "unique" experience that blends the old…
March 19, 2020 | 04:35 EDT
The Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online are pretty solid free-to-play MMORPGs and they're about to get better. Standing Stone Games has announced that it's making a whole bunch…
March 19, 2020 | 03:30 EDT
With the Coronavirus spreading across America, a variety of stores have shut their doors and taken measures, some government-mandated, to protect their employees and customers. However, despite…
March 17, 2020 | 09:39 EDT
The coronavirus continues its dastardly work to sow discord in the gaming industry. Now it seems like Super Smash Bros Ultimate may be the latest casualty of the virus, if a leak is to be believed.…
March 17, 2020 | 10:00 EDT
Looking at six to eight weeks of isolation during the quarantine for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) can be daunting, but fortunately there's a silver lining: those of us who are locked inside and free from…
March 17, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Update: A spokesman for 2K Games sent us the following comment about the issue: “NBA 2K20 is a leading sports simulation and our objective is to authentically reflect the realities of the NBA. The…
March 12, 2020 | 05:56 EDT
The Xbox E3 2020 and Ubisoft E3 2020 conferences are going to be all-digital experiences. In light of the cancellation of this year's show, two of gaming's biggest publishers have come out to say…
March 11, 2020 | 02:07 EDT