The Taipei Game Show has been postponed due to coronavirus outbreak

The Taipei Game Show has been postponed due to coronavirus outbreak

By Sean Carey, 31 Jan 2020
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With just a week to go, organisers behind The Taipei Game Show have made the decision to postpone the event due to the ongoing situation with the coronavirus outbreak. Just yesterday, Taiwan confirmed its ninth case of the Wuhan coronavirus.

The show was due to run between February 6-9 and was estimated to attract 320,000 visitors from across the world. According to VG247, yesterday organisers of the show sent out a list of precautions advising attendees that temperature checks would be at entrances of the convention and masks were to be worn by attendees at all times.

The event has now been cancelled with the organisers telling VG247, "Taipei Game Show is one of the iconic annual networking events. With that in mind, W.H.O. (World Health Organisation) has declared global emergency as Wuhan coronavirus spreads.

"Considering mass gatherings like Taipei Game Show increase the chance of cluster infections, the organizing committee has decided to steer away from such unthinkable risks.

"We sincerely ask for exhibitors’ understanding on such a major decision. The detail of the execution on the postponement will be carefully discussed, and will be announced in the upcoming days."

At the time of writing, across more than 15 countries, there has been over 9,320 confirmed cases of the coronavirus infecting humans, with the death toll currently standing at 213.

George R.R. Martin and Hidetaka Miyazaki's new game Elden Ring was supposed to feature at the show alongside new footage of Cyberpunk 2077.

Source: VG247
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Written by Sean Carey
Hey everyone! I'm Sean. I have been writing gaming content for various outlets over the past few years while studying a degree in Journalism. I grew up on everything PlayStation — mainly Metal Gear Solid, with a brief foray into the world of Xbox. Nowadays, you'll find me mainly playing multiplayer PC games, but with the recent addition of the Xbox Game Pass for PC, I'm looking forward to improving my TA Score.