So GDC and the CORONAVIRUS walk into a bar..

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CORONAVIRUS

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/02/28/coronavirus-live-updates/

Conventions are probably done for the year

GDC
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/26/21154790/gdc-2020-coronavirus-continues-developers-emergency-san-francisco
EA, EPIC, Amazon, Unity, Microsoft, Sony, Blizzard, Nintendo will likely follow
IEM Katowice
https://www.intelextrememasters.com/season-14/katowice/2020/02/no-on-site-attendance-for-iem-katowice/
Capcom Pro Tour
https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/28801844/three-events-removed-capcom-pro-tour-amid-coronavirus-concerns
CCP Games EVE Fanfest cancelled
https://massivelyop.com/2020/02/28/ccp-games-just-canceled-aprils-eve-fanfest-over-coronavirus-concerns/
Facebook F8
Mobile World Congress

Twitch is still promoting Twitchcon EU



STONKS

Valve Index
https://uploadvr.com/valve-index-coronavirus/


Diablo IV team posts first quarterly update
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo4/23308274/diablo-iv-quarterly-update-february-2020?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Highlights:
Controller support for PC
Inventory changed to single cell per item
Action bar placement options on PC
Couch coop allows both players to nav UI



GOG offers new return policy of 30 days, forgot to tell devs
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-02-28-gog-didnt-tell-devs-about-its-new-refund-policy-and-many-are-worried-it-could-be-abused



XBOX SERIES X
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/02/24/what-you-can-expect-next-generation-gaming/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
12TF GPU
Variable rate shading tech
HDMI 2.1
Quick Resume: Multiple games at once
"Smart Delivery": Buy any XBO game once & hardware recognizes which version to use (XBO or Series X)
Full backwards compatible all the way back to the classic
60 FPS standard, up to 120


PS5 Details confirmed by Gamestop
https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/playstation-5
https://gamerant.com/gamestop-ps5-features-backward-compatible-ps4/
Support for 8k TVs
8-core AMD chipset
SSD Storage
Backwards compatible with PS4 and PSVR


Gamestop testing new store concepts in Tulsa OK
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-02-24-gamestops-concept-stores-a-laboratory-not-a-hail-mary



GTAV open wheel update
https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/61362/open-wheel-races-now-available



Pokemon junior championship is your AWWW of the day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bi1cgmqdfA&feature=youtu.be&t=1760
Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bi1cgmqdfA&feature=youtu.be&t=1862





GeForce Now also loses Bethesda titles (includes id games)
https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/2/21/21147638/nvidia-geforce-now-bethesda-pulling-games-activision-blizzard-cloud-gaming

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