Gamedev.world ran a fundraising event from March 27th to April 3rd, with money going to the GDC Relief Fund.  The raised money should support devs affected by the cancellation of GDC. The effort generated $61 thousand.

Twich viewership reached 1.2 billion hours in March, which is 23 percent up from February.

Sony Corporation announced “Sony Global Relief Fund for COVID-19,” a $100 million fund to support those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Rockstar Games is joining the industry-wide efforts to fight COVID-19, and it means business. From April 1 to May 31, the company will donate 5% of GTA Online and Red Dead Online revenues for the treatment of patients.

18 game companies have launched the #PlayApartTogether campaign. Under the initiative, 18 gaming brands will work with the World Health Organization to disseminate the WHO’s health guidelines through games.

Adapting to the health challenges of the day, the gaming industry is switching to remote work. The existing conditions call for new solutions. That’s why WN Media Group is launching WN Hub, an online business communication platform for the gaming industry.

The World Health Organization (WHO) calls on people who are stuck at home during the coronavirus lockdown to play active video games.

CD PROJEKT RED donated PLN 4 million to Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, an organization that raises money to purchase medical equipment. That’s around $1 million.

The creators of the Unity engine have given users free access to its Learn Premium tutorials for three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Plague Inc. maker Ndemic Creations has made a $250,000 donation to Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organisation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.

Gamescom organizers took to Twitter to discuss where they are with the preparation of the world’s biggest games show. The event, scheduled to run from August 25 to August 29, is still a go.

More bad news. Android app developers have been warned that reviews will now take longer. The review time will now be 7 days. In some cases, the process may drag on for an even longer period.

WN Media Group decided not to host the annual CEO Summit in Spain over coronavirus concerns. At the same time, the company announced the upcoming launch of WN Hub, an online business communication platform for the gaming industry.

E3 slated to take place on June 9-11, 2020, is being cancelled as coronavirus situation deteriorates.

Another trade show fell victim to coronavirus. Google is canceling its I/O event, which was due to run from May 12th to 14th.

While GDC organizers offered refunds to all participants, many developers couldn’t cancel their travel plans because of non-refundable costs or time taken off work.

Following the exodus of several notable exhibitors, the GDC organizers decided to postpone the event until the summer.

Iron Galaxy Studios became the latest company to cancel their participation in Game Developer Conference 2020.

Facebook and Sony were not the last companies to cancel their participation in GDC 2020. The list of notable absentees has now grown to include Kojima Productions and Electronic Arts.