This article was originally written for TheNintendoVillage.com, a website I founded and ran from 2018 to 2021.

Despite the cancellation of events such as GDC, E3 and EGX, there was hope that Gamescom, which usually takes place in Germany in the middle of August, would survive the pandemic and take place as usual. Organisers were hoping so, and were due to make a decision in mid-May.

That decision has now been made for them as the German government has announced that all large-scale events will be banned until the end of August in a bid to combat coronavirus. With well over 300,000 visitors each year, Gamescom undoubtedly falls into that category.

Whilst there has been no official statement from the event’s organisers as yet, they have acknowledged the new restrictions and put out a tweet confirming that a digital event will be held:

❗ Even though not all details are known at present, the nationwide ban on major events until the end of August will also affect the planning for #gamescom2020. Furthermore: gamescom 2020 will definitely take place digitally! We will provide further information shortly. ❗
— gamescom (@gamescom) April 15, 2020

As you can see, there’s more details to be revealed as yet. We’ll let you know as soon as they are.

Were you hoping to attend Gamescom this year? Let us know down in the comments.

Source: Twitter