PUBG Corp 6x3m67 CD Projekt Red Won't Attend PAX East Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

Before cancelling, CD Projekt Red was not planning to show off CyberPunk at PAX East this year and only planning to have a casual meet up with fans. 81z3k

By Vineet Washington | Updated: 27 February 2020 11:31 IST

PUBG Corp, CD Projekt Red Won't Attend PAX East Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

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CD Projekt Red, PUBG Corp will skip PAX East 2020
Both have cited coronavirus as the reason for cancelling
Thatgamecompany will also back out of the event

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PUBG Corp and CD Projekt Red have been added to list of cancellations for PAX East, which was scheduled for February 27 in Boston. The former cited concerns over coronavirus for cancelling their participation in the event. CD Projekt Red's communications lead, Stephanie Bayer, reportedly cited the same reason for skipping out on PAX East through a tweet which has since been removed. Stephanie did state that she will most likely attend the Game Developers Conference (GDC) scheduled from March 16 in San Francisco.

PUBG Corp will be rescheduling the event “once the coronavirus is under control and travel returns to normal.”

Stephanie Bayer, who is the NA Head of Communications at CyberPunk being shown at PAX, Stephanie revealed that CDPR was not planning to show CyberPunk at the event, and it was supposed to be mostly CDPR staff. While the communications head did not state the reason for the cancellation, GameSpot reported that one of Bauer's tweets confirmed coronavirus to be the reason for not attending. That tweet has now been removed.

Thatgamecompany, an independent American video game developer, also announced through its Twitter handle that it will not be attending PAX East due to coronavirus.

PUBG Corp, CD Projekt Red, and Thatgamecompany have ed Capcom, and other companies that have opted out of PAX East.

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