Gamescom 2020 likely canceled due to ban on large events in Germany

One of the biggest gaming events of the year definitely isn't being held in-person. What you need to know Gamescom 2020 would have been held in August 2020. The show attracted a crowd of 373,000 people in 2019. The German government has extended the ban on large events through August 31. As a result, Gamescom 2020's physical show will have to be canceled. Update: April 15, 2020 Gamescom has issued an official announcement, stating the show will continue and be held digitally. More details to come at a later date. While Gamescom 2020 was already looking increasingly unlikely to occur in the sense a physical show, the show's fate has just been set in stone. The German government has decided to extend the ban on large-scale physical events though August 31. Since Gamescom is held annually in Germany in the second half of August, the event won't be able to be held. BREAKING NEWS#Bundesregierung und Ministerpräsidenten verlängern Verbot von #Großveranstaltungen bis einschließli...