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As the impact and spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve, Diamond Comic Distributors has made the decision to cancel their 2020 Retailer Summit scheduled to take place from April 14th to 16th, originally planned to be held in conjunction with MegaCon in Orlando Diamond states that We do this out of an abundance of[...]

The ESA confirmed this morning that E3 2020 has officially been canceled over coronavirus concerns Up until a week ago, the organization let people know they were closely monitoring the situation Now it appears with Los Angeles in a state of emergency, the United States government being slow to respond, and no end in sight[...]

The company basically broke gaming Twitter this evening with the notice that E3 2020 is probably going to be canceled in the morning. Credit: Devolver Digital The firestorm on Twitter you might be seeing this evening was started with a single post from the company, which spoke volumes on the coronavirus watch It simply said, "Cancel your[...]

For over the past week, Bleeding Cool's been covering the impact the coronavirus outbreak has had across the pop culture landscape Over the past few weeks, we've witnessed the cancellation of Emerald City Comic Con and the postponing of Coachella, shows like Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune going without live studio audiences, Disney+'s The Falcon[...]

Maybe The Falcon and the Winter Soldier star Anthony Mackie (Altered Carbon, Black Mirror) aka Sam Wilson spoke a little too soon (or maybe angered Baron

Now, we visit Florence, where a crowd has gathered to watch a performance of Bill Shakespeare's Othello, ignoring recommendations about public gatherings during Italy's coronavirus outbreak. And it does prove deadly for some theatergoers… though not because of a virus. Meanwhile, James Bond, at least, is following protocols, keeping his distance from others in an undisclosed location. Well,[...]

With the coronavirus ourbreak beginning to spread, the word has gone out that hand-washing with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds is one of best things people can do to stop the spread So to help you know how long you should be scrubbin' your paws, the fine folks at The Boys[...]

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway is the latest film affected over concerns from the coronavirus The original release date for the Sony Pictures film is March 27 for Europe and April 3 in the US in time for Easter The studio pushed the release to August, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sony Pictures Affected Films The news comes[...]

Louis Safari Zone is among the most recent casualties) to major streaming conventions like TwitchCon and far beyond, fear of the recent outbreak of coronavirus has permeated into con culture on all levels – and now, it's gotten into the tabletop miniatures world. This latest cancellation comes from the Cool Mini Or Not Expo based in[...]

The growing outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is being felt all across the pop culture landscape Earlier today, we reported on how Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune have shifted to tapings without studio audiences over health concerns As public health official continue to warn against attending events with large crowds, we're learning that shortform digital[...]

Game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel Of Fortune are also feeling the impact of the growing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, with both shows set to tape episodes without studio audiences until futher notice Sony Pictures Television's long-running syndicated series are moving forward with the decision for three primary reasons: ● Concern for the health of Jeopardy host Alex[...]

The deadly coronavirus has ensured that the crop of fans waiting to check out the Pokémon Go Safari Zone event in St Louis will have to wait to do so. Credit: Niantic Grab your masks, trainer The deadly coronavirus has ensured that the crop of fans waiting to check out the Pokémon Go Safari Zone event[...]

Rebellion, publishers of 2000AD and Judge Dredd have issued a new, rather timely promotion for their ongoing series of Judge Dredd collections, chronologically over the decades, Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Vol.35, out in May. It reprints the entirety of one of the forgotten classics from modern Dredd – Sin City by John Wagner (A[...]

This is yet another response to the global Coronavirus health crisis gripping the entire world After burning for eight days, the Olympic flame will travel by air for 121 days around the world until it reaches Japan. Editorial credit: Ververidis Vasilis / Shutterstock.com "We urge the mayors of the cities through which the Olympic Flame will pass[...]

Bandai Namco seems to be playing the coronavirus concerns by ear, instead of rapidly canceling multiple events, they're slowly assessing them The company issued a new notice over the weekend for two events in April One of them is being rescheduled while the other is pressing on without the company's involvement It's interesting, and a[...]

Another company has changed its plans due to the coronavirus, this time its Electronic Arts The company posted a notice this week letting fans know of the changes to several events, which we have for you below Some have simply been postponed because they're so far out, others have just simply been canceled Primarily these[...]

Next up on the chopping block due to the coronavirus is TwitchCon Amsterdam, which is essentially the official version of the event for all of Europe The event was set to take place from May 2-3, but after all the coronavirus issues happening now in Europe, the company decided to shut it down and issued[...]

Coronavirus has the entire world talking about hygiene and how we take care of ourselves One of the major things that can be done is just simply to wash your hands Surprisingly, many people do not know how to do this Don't just get your hands wet! You have to apply soap and throughly wash[...]

Another tournament is affected by coronavirus concerns as Final Kombat 2020 has made the decision to not have a live audience for the event For the past few weeks, it looked like everything was on track to be normal for the Mortal Kombat 11 tourney, with no alerts or postponement plans mentioned Today, just a[...]

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[...]

So bad news from Konami this week as the coronavirus has delayed their release of the TurboGrafx-16 Mini to some parts of the world The console, which has parts primarily manufactured in China, is set to receive delays due to the epidemic in the country By the sounds of the statement they released below to[...]

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[...]

There are many calls on Reed POP to cancel ECCC in a week's time over coronavirus fears – often it seems from people who would like to be able to apply for refunds on their tickets, vendor fees, hotels and travel as a result Many companies and guests have now declared that they are pulling[...]

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[...]

Well sadly it is the latest to fall foul of the coronavirus at ECCC. Not only is the Diamond Retailer Breakfast cancelled, but Diamond Select Toys has pulled out as a vendor at the show Diamond/Geppi Family Enterprises informed comic book stores of the news earlier today, stating that "the health and safety of both our own[...]

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[...]

ECCC is also one of the very few conventions Funko directly retails at, and their presence, and the exclusives will have people showing up as long as ECCC goes forward next week. (They will even have the Coronavirus afflicted Pop… Credit: WotC/Funko Next week sees the launch of Funko's Spring Convention Exclusive wave, and while many retailers are[...]

As regular readers will know, my kids' school is closed for a week or two over fears of the coronavirus, after staff and students came back from Italian holidays, and there were two suspected cases The school is currently undergoing a deep clean and the kids are doing their lessons from YouTube videos My eldest[...]

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[...]