Which would have been the 25th QuakeCon, one of the PC gaming community's biggest and longest running events. Originally scheduled to take place in August, the cancellation comes due to the uncertainty with planning a large-scale convention in the current climate.

Here's the official statement from id Software and Bethesda.

To all of our friends in the QuakeCon community,

QuakeCon has always been a special event for us and for you – a time when we gather together to play games and build bonds that, for some, have lasted a quarter-century now.

In recent weeks we have spent a lot of time discussing how we might still move forward with QuakeCon this year, particularly given that it's the 25th year of the event. However, with all of the logistical challenges and uncertainties we currently face due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s QuakeCon. The health and safety of our employees, volunteers, vendors, sponsors, and players will always be our top priority, and in these times it felt wrong to be talking about a gathering when gathering is the last thing any of us should be doing right now.

While we don’t know what the state of the pandemic will be this August, we do know it will not be possible to complete the work and planning with partners, vendors, volunteers, and others that is required to make QuakeCon a success.


We thank all of you – especially the volunteers – for all your work in building and supporting this event year after year. We hope to work with you to come up with other ways to celebrate the spirit of QuakeCon this August, and we look forward to the return of this amazing event next year.

Until then, be safe, look after each other, and play games.

Peace, Love and Rockets,

id Software and Bethesda Softworks

Having had the pleasure of attending QuakeCon in the past this is both understandable and a little sad - as the event features a truly massive LAN and great community feel. Plus, with the release of DOOM Eternal no doubt this year would have seen some amazing tournaments.