The coronavirus is causing more publishers and developers to back away from shows like PAX and GDC, the fan-made Half-Life remake, Black Mesa has a release date, there is a new unstoppable Pokémon champion who is only seven years old, and Shenmue is doing okay, even if it doesn’t have a mass market appeal.

Links:

• @CapcomUSA_’s tweet about PAX 
• PlayStation and Facebook cancel GDC appearances citing coronavirus concerns (gamesindustry.biz)
• Kojima Productions' tweets about exiting GDC, (2)
• Fear Not The Long Road (Steam)
• Seven-Year-Old Wins A Pokémon Championship, Makes Everyone A Fan (Kotaku)
• @slasher’s tweet about Simone Lim
• Pokémon Oceania International Championships: VGC Junior Division Finals (YouTube)
• @DarkDetectiveNL's tweet about Shenmue III
• Developer Update | Experimental Mode: Triple Damage | Overwatch (YouTube)
• Overwatch’s first experimental mode is all about damage dealers (The Verge)

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