Ubisoft announced that it is “exploring other options for a digital experience” after the Entertainment Software Association chose to cancel E3 2020.
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— Ubisoft (@Ubisoft) March 11, 2020
There are over 120,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the world, which has claimed over 4,000 lives since its outbreak in Wuhan, China, in early December 2019. Excluding China, cases are on the rise in Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, France, Germany, and the United States. Most western countries are seeing an increase of 33 per cent per day, with the elderly and immuno-suppressed individuals at the highest risk of contracting a serious condition. “We felt this was the best way to proceed during such an unprecedented global situation,” said the ESA.
Xbox is planning to hold a digital event for the announcements and content it would have shown off in summer, and Ubisoft is following suit. “The health and well-being of teams, players, and partners is our top priority,” stated the developer in a post published to Twitter. It “fully supports” the cancellation of E3 2020, and even without a physical event, it hopes that it will “continue to be a moment where we come together as a community and share our love of games.” Instead, Ubisoft will be “exploring other options for a digital experience,” which will doubtlessly include Gods & Monsters, Rainbow Six Quarantine, Roller Champions, and Watch Dogs Legion.
