EA halts all live esports events, including the first-ever Apex Legends Global Major

Describing the continued Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak as “unprecedented,” Digital Arts introduced at this time that it’s suspending all live events in its competitive gaming series, together with the Apex Legends World Sequence, EA Sports activities FIFA 20 World Sequence, FIFA On-line four Dwell Occasions, and Madden NFL 20 Championship Sequence, indefinitely.

“This contains EA-operated occasions in addition to third-party occasions run below license from EA,” the corporate stated. “Moreover, this contains all aggressive gaming content material aside from broadcasts that may be individually produced remotely.”

“On-line occasions, the place contributors and employees are distant and separated will proceed. This suspension of occasions and broadcasts will begin at this time, March 13th, and shall be in impact till the worldwide coronavirus state of affairs improves.”

EA would not function big-money tournaments on the size of Dota 2’s The Worldwide, however the FIFA Global Series is a giant deal, and the first-ever Apex Legends World Sequence Main, with a $500,000 prize pool, was scheduled to start at this time at Esports Stadium Arlington. EA confirmed in a separate announcement that the occasion has been postponed, additionally indefinitely. The following Apex Legends World Sequence On-line Event, scheduled for March 21 and 23, will proceed.

“This choice hasn’t come simple, however given the massive, world nature of the occasion, we imagine that making this modification is in one of the best curiosity of defending the well being of the group, together with rivals, attendees and employees,” EA stated.

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“As we proceed to watch the state of affairs across the coronavirus and obtain steering from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) and World Well being Group (WHO), we’ll proceed to guage and supply extra updates because it pertains to all Apex Legends World Sequence occasions.”

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