Usually, we don't write about events being canceled until we get an official word, but Devolver Digital put us in a bit of a position tonight. The company basically broke gaming Twitter this evening with the notice that E3 2020 is probably going to be canceled in the morning. The firestorm on Twitter you might […]
GDC 2020 may be postponed as an event, but organizers have decided they will continue to run some of the plans strictly online. The organization will provide free streaming content from March 16th-20 between 9am-5pm each day, featuring many of the original speakers who would have been at the event in person. This includes the […]
Provided that E3 2020 doesn't get canceled from the coronavirus, we know for certain at least one game that will be there is GhostWire: Tokyo. We're not gonna lie, we almost forgot this game was still happening. This is primarily due to two things. One, Bethesda has kept leaks about the game under control for […]
Last week we reported on how iam8bit resigned from E3 2020 as the creative directors of the event. This week, the ESA has responded to that decision. According to Video Games Chronicle, the organization provided a statement on the matter, showing that they are moving forward with the event despite the loss of their input. […]
On the final day of C2E2, for one day only, fans were treated to an hour of the Star Trek Enterprise's greatest captain. William Shatner came out to a shouting and standing crowd and the fans were immediately engaged in Shatner's wonderful knack for storytelling. Sitting close to the front of the audience, Shatner goes […]
In a press release sent about a half-hour before ReedPOP announced the cancellation of Emerald City Comic Con due to coronavirus fears that prompted most of the show's exhibitors to pull out, Oni Press sent out a press release revealing that, due to the cancellation of the event, the publisher will sell its ECCC exclusives […]
Emerald City Comic Con cancelled? So why does anyone think WonderCon in Anaheim is going to be any different? There will be more infection, many more deaths, no vaccine ready… still, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Which is why Boom Studios has decided to announce their WonderCon panel plans today, taking place between April 10th and […]
Following many of its exhibitors pulling out, ReedPOP has officially canceled Emerald City Comic Con, which was set to take place next week in Seattle, one of the epicenters of outbreaks of COVID-19, the disease caused by a novel strain of coronavirus. ECCC had resisted canceling the show even as late as Thursday afternoon, when […]
Vault Comics has announced they will not be exhibiting at Emerald City Comic Con 2020, over continuing fears about the coronavirus, which has especially affected Seattle in the US. But for those who will miss Vault at ECCC – or who weren't even going – Vault is working on a special virtual event that will […]
As questions remain whether the spread of and concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will force the cancellation of this year's Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), Star Wars author Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: Phasma, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire) has made the decision to cancel her appearance out of health concerns for her […]
Other comic book publishers are still busy pulling out of next week's Emerald City Comic Con due to concerns about the coronavirus, but not explosive publisher BOOM! Studios. BOOM! is pressing forward, announcing plans to exhibit at the next big comic on, April's WonderCon. In addition to holding a panel on Saturday, April 11th, BOOM! […]
Another interesting pullout from E3 2020, but this one has nothing to do with the coronavirus as iam8bit has resigned from the event. The company made the announcement on their Twitter account just a short time ago. It reads, "It's with mixed emotions that @iam8bit has decided to resign as Creative Directors of what was to […]
While sketching on panel at C2E2 last weekend, DC Publisher Jim Lee asked the crowd 'heard any good rumours lately?' He was initially talking about rumours launched after the departure from DC of publisher Dan DiDio by the likes of Ethan Van Sciver, that AT&T was planning to shutter DC Comics publishing if their upcoming Bleeding […]
As the world continues to grapple with the spread of a novel form of coronavirus causing the deadly disease known as COVID-19, Emerald City Comic Con, set to take place in one week in Seattle, at the heart of the largest known outbreak in the U.S., is now reportedly offering refunds to Artist Alley exhibitors […]
As ReedPOP prepares to hold ECCC next week in the middle of an active virus outbreak, creators and companies are backing out left and right. However, some are hanging in there and excited for the upcoming event … like J. Scott Campbell. Tuesday night where many other creators were jumping ship, J. Scott announced he […]
As the world comes to grips with how to handle the spread of the COVID-19 sickness caused by a novel strain of coronavirus, several major exhibitors including DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, CGC, Penguin Random House, Oni Press, and more, as well as individual creators, have pulled out of Emerald City Comic Con, set to […]
Following announcements from DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Oni Press, Penguin Random House, CGC, and others including quite a few individual creators that they will not have a presence at Emerald City Comic Con due to concerns about the growing coronavirus outbreak in Washington, ECCC has announced that they will issue refunds to ticketholders who […]
R. Trajano is a Certified Witness for CGC, the comics grading and slabbing company. He was planning to travel to Seattle for Reed POP's Emerald City Comic Con but just got the word from CGC that they are cancelling due to fears of the coronavirus. CGC has now issued an official confirmation. CGC has decided […]
Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported on Dark Horse, Penguin Random House and lots and lots of comics creators pulling out from appearing at Reed POP's Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle in a week's time, after the death toll in Seattle from the coronavirus hit double figures. Last night, while I was sleeping, DC Comics also […]
Earlier today, Bleeding Cool reported on comics creators who stated they were no longer going to Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle in a week's time, over fears regarding the spread of the coronavirus. We also stated we understood that a number of publishers would also make their absence official today. Well, Dark Horse Comics […]
