As uncertainty continues to spread along with COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus, another major event has been canceled as a precautionary measure.

This time it's TwitchCon Amsterdam being shelved, which was scheduled to take place from May 2-3 of this year. The move is disappointing to fans and Twitch streamers who were prepared to make the trek in celebration of European content creators, but not at all surprising.

The official statement from Twitch reads, ““We have been monitoring Coronavirus concerns and having weighed the potential health risks to our community we’ve made the incredibly difficult decision to cancel TwitchCon Amsterdam.” Refunds will be handled quickly and those who have already made the purchase can expect to see the formal cancellation by no later than Friday, March 20.

Normally, TwitchCon is an absolute blast as a celebration of the passion that streamers bring to their channels. While there is no word about rescheduling, it would not be surprising to see the event pushed to later this year.

As mentioned, the decision is ultimately not surprising when considering how other events organizers are handling the current situation. E3 has announced repeatedly that it is monitoring the situation, but that it still plans to move ahead, remaining unjustifiably optimistic for the time being. The Game Developers Conference (GDC) has also seen one postponement, and it may still be cancelled if the situation around the global worsens.

Via: eventadvisor.com

Businesses are also adjusting to the potential threat of viral spread by shifting their workforce from the office to working remotely from home. Yesterday, Bungie was the most recent to announce that most of its staff was being asked to work from home, and that they had established the appropriate infrastructure to maintain their operations intact without any foreseeable stalling in the updates to Destiny 2.

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Twitch streamers are mostly reacting in similar ways to one another, disappointed, but aware that this was more likely to happen with each passing day. Otzdarva, a Dead by Daylight streamer based in Spain, and perhaps the most wholesome killer of them all, expressed what most are feeling in a recent tweet.

For now, there is little to do but wait and see how the situation continues to develop around the world.

Source: twitchcon.com/amsterdam

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