Electronic Arts announced today that it is suspending all live events in its competitive gaming series, including the Apex Legends Global Series, EA Sports FIFA 20 Global Series, FIFA Online 4 Live Events, and Madden NFL 20 Championship Series, indefinitely.
“This includes EA-operated events as well as third-party events run under license from EA,” the company said. “Additionally, this includes all competitive gaming content except for broadcasts that can be individually produced remotely.”
“Online events, where participants and staff are remote and separated will continue. This suspension of events and broadcasts will start from March 13th, and will be in effect until the global coronavirus situation improves.”
EA previously closed international offices in Seoul, Milan and other locations for safety reasons, but now it’s also “strongly recommending” that all its employees in North America, Europe and Australia work from home until April 1st. Meanwhile, Activision Blizzard closed its Irvine and Austin offices and is implementing work-from-home policies for its personnel in those locations.
