coronawirus / COVID-19 Latest news (3)

Adrian Werner, 17 March 2020, 11:35

The risk posed by the novel coronavirus will most likely prevent schools from organizing graduation ceremonies, a very important event for students in Japan. That's why a group of students organized their own graduation in Minecraft.

Laty, 16 March 2020, 11:37

The ransomware software called „CovidLock” infects Android smartphones when users install the coronavirus case tracking application. Hackers block the phone and demand a ransom in exchange for access.

Adrian Werner, 16 March 2020, 11:14

Work on the second season of The Witcher by Netflix was suspended. The reason is a threat caused by the novel coronavirus.

Conrad Hazi, 15 March 2020, 15:55

In the world of Pokémon GO, changes have been introduced to make it easier to play without leaving home. The changes are dictated by player safety considerations and will remain in force until further notice.

Conrad Hazi, 15 March 2020, 13:56

Competition can double and triple, but it seems that Steam's position is still very strong. This is undoubtedly evidenced by the fact that the platform has once again broken its record of simultaneous logged-in users and has come close to 20 million.

Frozen, 14 March 2020, 21:21

Anyone with a Windows, Linux or MacOS can contribute to the invention of the cure for COVID-19, all thanks to the Folding@home application developed by Stanford University.

Frozen, 14 March 2020, 18:12

DFC Intelligence believes that due to the coronavirus pandemic, next-gen consoles (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X) may make their market debut later than expected.

Milosz Szubert, 13 March 2020, 17:50

For fear of the coronavirus, Krakow Technology Park has decided to postpone the Digital Dragons 2020 event. According to current plans, the event will take place on September 14-15.

Adrian Werner, 13 March 2020, 10:29

Konami announced that the free Euro 2020 DLC for eFootball PES 2020 will be released as planned, even if UEFA postpones the actual competition due to coronavirus threat.

Jacob Blazewicz, 11 March 2020, 22:56

There is no shortage of news after the cancellation of E3 2020. Microsoft has already announced an online prezentation, and Jason Schreier reports that Warner Bros. was planning to present new games with Batman and Harry Potter.

Mathias Zulpo, 11 March 2020, 17:28

E3 2020 won't take place after all, organizers announced. The biggest gaming expo in the world has been called off due to coronavirus concerns.

Milosz Szubert, 09 March 2020, 14:11

NetherRealm presented a trailer of the new character in Mortal Kombat 11, Spawn is known from a comic book series under the same title. His official debut in the game is scheduled for March 24. The presentation of the character took place in the shadow of the turmoil related to the cancellation of the Chicago tournament due to coronavirus.

Jacob Blazewicz, 04 March 2020, 22:01

The University of Washington wants to take advantage of the support of gamers in the fight against the novel coronavirus. To this end, scientists have released a new challenge in Foldit, which can help to find a way to neutralize the disease.

Milosz Szubert, 04 March 2020, 14:33

Google has decided to cancel the „physical” I/O 2020 event planned for mid-May, which was to be the company's largest event this year. As you can guess, the reason are fears of the coronavirus.

Bart Swiatek, 04 March 2020, 11:48

Amazon has decided to remove more than one million item sale offers from its website. The reason was false advertisement and price gauging. The case is related to the epidemic of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease labeled as COVID-19.

Bart Swiatek, 03 March 2020, 16:17

The organizers of E3 - Entertainment Software Association - informed that for the time being they have no plans to cancel the event in connection with the coronavirus epidemic. Plans may change if the world situation requires it.

Kristian Smoszna, 02 March 2020, 20:00

The effects of the expansion of the coronavirus are hitting the market harder and harder, which we could see first-hand, when local authorities in Katowice banned audience from attending the most important e-sport event of the year in Poland, the Intel Extreme Masters.

Paul Wozniak, 02 March 2020, 19:31

Plague Inc. was removed from the Chinese App Store. The reason for this is „content that is illegal in China as determined by the Cyberspace Administration of China”. For the time being we do not know the exact reasons for such a decision, although it can be assumed that it is related to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.

Konrad Serafinski, 29 February 2020, 11:09

Game Developers Conference, or GDC for short, was postponed due to fears of the novel coronavirus. The organizers informed the community about this in a communiqué, where they also write that the event will return in the summer.

Paul Wozniak, 27 February 2020, 21:07

We have just learned that more companies have resigned from participating in this year's edition of GDC. These are Microsoft, Unity and Epic Games, which, like their predecessors, fear for the health of their employees due to the coronavirus epidemic.

Paul Wozniak, 27 February 2020, 20:27

We've just received official information that this year's Intel Extreme Masters event will take place without the participation of the audience, The reason for this decision is Silesian Voivodeship Office's fears over the coronavirus epidemic.

Bart Swiatek, 26 February 2020, 14:47

Facebook has announced that it intends to ban several advertisements of COVID-19 coronavirus medicine, which are said to spread fear and play on user emotions. The company does not want the website to be used for disinformation and making money from the commotion associated with this epidemic.

Bart Swiatek, 26 February 2020, 14:10

CD Projekt RED informed that it will not appear at PAX East 2020 in Boston. Although no official reason was given, one can guess that the decision was made because of the COVID-19 coronavirus threat. A similar step was taken by PUBG Corporation.

Bart Swiatek, 25 February 2020, 15:09

Electronic Arts informed their employees that it would limit their presence at GDC 2020 and warned them not to go to the fair. The source of information is a LinkeIn post of one of the people employed in the company.

Bart Swiatek, 25 February 2020, 12:40

The Japanese companies Square Enix and Capcom have announced a reduction in their presence at the PAX East 2020 trade event due to the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Bart Swiatek, 24 February 2020, 11:38

Samsung has decided to close one of its factories for the weekend - a plant located in the Korean city of Gumi, where Samsung Galaxy Fold and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip smartphones are manufactured.

Conrad Hazi, 21 February 2020, 13:06

Sony resigned from GDC 2020 (Game Developers Conference) due to the threat posed by the spreading COVID-19 coronavirus. This is the second event - after PAX East - dropped by PlayStation manufacturer.

Peter Doron, 20 February 2020, 11:33

Sony resigned from the PAX East event. This means that there will be no special preview of the playable version of The Last of Us 2. The reason for the decision is the fear of the coronavirus.

Paul Wozniak, 18 February 2020, 13:44

The coronavirus epidemic in China has caused the Chinese to spend their extra free time playing video games with friends. The mobile game Honor of Kings has broken its average activity record per day, and several titles on the Douyu streaming platform are twice as popular as a year ago.

Jacob Blazewicz, 13 February 2020, 11:02

The GSMA decided to cancel the Mobile World 2020 Barcelona event. The reason for this is the threat of coronavirus, which has caused many of the biggest exhibitors to give up their participation in the Spanish fair.

Jacob Blazewicz, 10 February 2020, 23:41

Nvidia and Sony have confirmed that they will not appear on Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona due to the coronavirus threat. Thus, the companies joined LG, Ericsson, and many other exhibitors, who gave up their participation in the Spanish fair.

Bart Swiatek, 29 January 2020, 14:14

It appears that the coronavirus, which the Chinese authorities are currently trying to deal with, may have a negative impact on the electronic equipment market. The media reports about factory being closed, and global corporations are preparing for complications and limiting or suspending travels to the country.

Jacob Blazewicz, 24 January 2020, 15:52

Plague Inc. is currently the most frequently downloaded paid application in China. Reason? New reports on the outbreaks of the so-called Wuhan coronavirus.