The 2019 edition of E3 - Charley Gallay / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

After the Mobile World C, the SXSW festival, the Google and Facebook conferences, it is E3 which is passing through the trap of measures linked to the fight against the coronavirus. The video game fair was to be held from June 9 to 11 in Los Angeles.

“The E3 team is devastated to have to announce this information. This decision was not taken lightly, but it is the right decision for the health and safety of all those involved, "tweeted the official E3 account on Wednesday.

The E3 team is devastated to share this news. This decision was not reached lightly, but it is the right one for the health and safety of all involved. Read our statement here: https://t.co/1uOWxTerN9 pic.twitter.com/gD2IxNACLX

- E3 (@ E3) March 11, 2020

“After careful consultation with our member companies about the health and safety of everyone in our industry - our fans, employees, exhibitors and longtime E3 partners - we made the difficult decision to '' cancel E3 2020, scheduled for June 9-11. in Los Angeles ”, can be read on the show website.

On the same day, the 2020 edition of the Séries Mania festival, the biggest series festival in France, which was to be held in Lille and in Hauts-de-France from March 20 to 28, was canceled, its organizers announced on Wednesday. .

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Coronavirus: Séries Mania, the biggest series festival in France, is canceled

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