This year's Game Developers Conference has been postponed until the summer amid fears surrounding the Coronavirus. It's one of many high-profile gaming events that has either been cancelled or pushed back until later in the year. The Entertainment Software Association — which is behind E3 — says that it's "watching the situation very closely."In a statement given to Vice , the ESA said, "Everyone is watching the situation very closely. We will continue to be vigilant, as our first priority is the health, wellness and safety of all of our exhibitors and attendees." The organiser has no plans to slow down preparations for the event, however, "Given what we know at this time, we are moving ahead full speed with E3 2020 planning. Exhibit and registration sales are on track for an exciting show in June."GDC 2020 was scheduled to kick-off in a couple of weeks time, but due to several developers and publishers such as Microsoft, EA, Facebook, Epic and Kojima Productions all cancelling their planned appearances at the conference, it was ultimately postponed. Although nobody has pulled out of E3 just yet, the expo has seen a number of companies such as Sony and Nintendo either scale back or outright cancel their involvement in recent years.. Publisher shows and conferences – assuming that they go ahead – are likely to start on the preceding weekend from Saturday, June 6th.