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BlizzCon 2020 is canceled Blizzard Entertainment will not host its annual BlizzCon event this year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The event is usually held later in the year, with BlizzCon 2019 kicking off on November 1st and concluding on November 2nd. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21271059/blizzcon-2020-canceled-blizzard-entertainment

San Diego Comic-Con is canceled for the first time in 50 years San Diego Comic-Con, one of the world’s biggest comic book conventions, is officially canceled. The convention will instead run next year, from July 22nd through July 25th, 2021. Comic-Con, often referred to as SDCC, was scheduled to run from July 23rd through July 26th. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/17/21225299/san-diego-comic-con-canceled-dates-july-2021-refunds

MWC, the smartphone industry's biggest annual trade show, won't happen this year. On Wednesday, the GSMA, the organization that puts together the event, said it's cancelling MWC 2020 over coronavirus-related concerns. The trade show was scheduled to run between February 24th and 27th. from https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/12/mwc-2020-cancelled-coronavirus/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fresize%3D2000%252C2000%252Cshrink%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2020-02%252F81a9c4b0-4ce5-11ea-ba5f-5cbe6c8d238b%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3Dba0452bdc6ede028ae0c17dd1d2e297c69e7eca7&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=a61b86517f270aa574b821219fb031248f061404