The fate of Gamescom 2020 has not yet been decided, QuakeCon has been canceled, and Bethesda will not hold an alternative to E3 - Gaming News Digest # 1.04. Part two (Topic)

Also in the news: Modern Warfare 2 remaster is not available in USA on PS4, Rockstar donates money to fight coronavirus, April Fool's Duck about Duck Tales.

To be or not to be: the fate of Gamescom 2020 will be told in May

Gamescom is the second loudest exhibition in the gaming industry on a par with E3. Now that E3 itself has been canceled, a similar fate may befall Gamescom 2020, but this is not certain. The organizers themselves recently said that they are not going to cancel the exhibition yet and are closely following the current situation in the world. This week they shared information on what exactly will happen at the exhibition.

The final decision on whether it will be in the traditional format or not will be made in May. In this case, in any case, the organizers will focus on the digital elements of the event, adding new modules. And also there will be increased health protection measures.

If the live event fails, they intend to host Gamescom digitally from August 25-29.

QuakeCon 2020 canceled

Nothing will help QuakeCon 2020, as the event could not avoid a terrible fate and it was canceled for a reason already known to you. This QuakeCon was supposed to be the 25th anniversary.

Bethesda and Id Software could not decide on the zest of the anniversary event for a long time, but an epidemic came to their aid, and now there is no need to think about it. According to the organizers, although they cannot talk about what stage the pandemic will be in in August, they have already faced many logistical difficulties and uncertainties, since due to the current situation they will not be able to complete the work on time given the scale of the event.

They hope that if the epidemic subsides, they can somehow celebrate and celebrate two Quakes in August, and all announcements will be moved online. However, not only the sad news about QuakeCon 2020 was limited to its main organizer.

Bethesda will not move its events online as an alternative to E3

After E3 was canceled, many major publishers like Microsoft and Ubisoft moved their panels to the online format, which was immediately announced to the audience. Bethesda Softworks, however, went against the rules and announced that it was not going to host any online events in June.

This was told by her representative and concurrently senior vice president of marketing for the publishing house Pete Hines on Twitter. He said that due to the pandemic, they do not have the opportunity to organize an online broadcast, but at the same time they hope to share all their interesting news in the near future in a different way.

Rockstar will donate 5% of its income to fight the pandemic

Today's news about coronavirus does not want to release our digest. Rockstar Games has announced that it is going to support small and medium-sized businesses that have been hit by the coronavirus epidemic. They will spend 5% of their income on this.

From April to May, the company is going to allocate 5% of the money earned from GTA Online and Red Dead Redemption Online for this. Apparently support will be directed to the regions where Rockstar studios are located, namely North America, India and the UK.

Money Publisher will transfer resources to foundations and organizations that are fighting the pandemic, and directly to firms or businesses. A detailed list of companies and funds that will receive financial assistance from the company will be published later. If you have the strength to delve deeper into the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the gaming industry, you can read our third part of the thematic material.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remaster is officially available on PS4, but not in USA

News that Activision is preparing a remaster of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been around for a long time, but at the beginning of the week the publisher announced and simultaneously released it for PS4. At the same time, the game will not be available in the USA PS Store, as reported by the official Call of Duty USA account.

The specific reasons why Sony made such a decision have not been announced. And if you want to play the game, then you will need to either wait for its announcement on Xbox and PC or register a PS Store account in another region.

The developer of the remaster is the studio Beenox. From the classics improvements await us HD textures, animations, sound, support for HDR and high definition up to 4K. The biggest selling point will come with the PC version as it will have unlimited frame rates and support for ultra wide screens.

By purchasing Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered, you will also receive the latest Modern Warfare game of 2019, as well as Warzone.

Duck Tales QuackShot turned out to be an April Fool's Day

Let's end the news on a positive note. Although April Fools' Day this year was not so solemn, you know why, there were still jokers. FDG Entertainment and Game Atelier have announced Duck Tales QuackShot, a new part of the Duck Tales game, tweeted with a realistic screenshot of their new platformer. Alas, it was a prank.

However, things are not as bad as they might seem. The publisher was in talks with Disney to create a platformer, and this screenshot was taken just for them. However, something went wrong.

Developer Game Atelier hopes that the big-eared company will reconsider its decision and in the future the game will be more than just a joke.

That was all the big news at the end of the week. Keep calm and keep playing. And we'll see you next week ... In the next digests ...

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Author: Jake Pinkman