News:SXSW 2020 cancelled amid coronavirus concerns

As the global spread of COVID-19, commonly referred to as the novel coronavirus, increases, particularly in the United States, the city of Austin, Texas, has announced that the SXSW March events will be cancelled. The announcement came Friday via an update on the official SXSW website, and marks the first time in 34 years that the event will not take place. The statement from event organizers reads, in part:

For those who do not know or are not aware, among the festivities in this year's SXSW was going to be a panel hosted by SEGA that would feature announcements on the future of the  series. That panel was set to take place on March 20. As a result of today's announcement, that panel will obviously not take place. SEGA's contingency plans are unknown at this time, but they did put out a statement via Twitter this evening, which reads:

We're expecting more details on SEGA's intention to release more information in April in the days to come.