News

Washington Health Department Concerned But Not Tracking PAX Flu

With the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 Swine Flu coming out of last week’s Penny Arcade Expo nearing 100, the Washington State Department of Health told Kotaku that they are concerned, but not actively tracking the cases.


September 9, 2009
News

PAX Organizers Report “Confirmed Swine Flu Case” From Show

Communication from official PAX sources indicate that the show may have been home to an infestation of the H1N1 flu virus, more commonly known as the Swine Flu, with Penny Arcade reps urging attendees to monitor symptoms.


August 18, 2009
News

Swine Flu: The Video Game

While it might not actually be Swine Flu: The Video Game, a flash game created by Dutch researchers aims to raise the awareness of similar outbreaks by having the player control the deadly Gamers Flu.


July 14, 2009
In Real Life

Swine Flu Threatens Thailand’s Gaming Centers

Fears that Thailand’s online gaming shops could be a major hub for swine flu transmission were realised this week, as a computer game shop employee became virus’ 17th Taiwanese victim.


June 8, 2009
News

Hong Kong PSN Battles Swine Flu With DLC

Linking the PlayStation Store to current events or causes isn’t new; SCEA donated $US10,000 to Earth Day in a video store promotion. But Sony Hong Kong’s leveraging of swine flu is a bit dubious.


May 27, 2009
News

Swine Flu Fears Won’t Affect Nintendo’s E3 Appearance

Worries about being bitten by infected pigs at E3 2009 may have put a damper on the giant video game expo, but those fears haven’t affected Nintendo’s plans to exhibit its wares next week.


May 22, 2009
News

Square Enix Restricts E3 Travel Over Swine Flu

Joining the likes of Koei and Capcom, Square Enix is the latest Japanese developer to restrict employee travel to E3 because of Swine Flu.


May 21, 2009
News

But What About Japan’s Swine Flu Travel Restrictions? Do They Exist?

Several Japanese game companies have restricted employee travel to the United States for this year’s E3. For Osaka-based game maker Capcom, the basis for this decision was “travel restrictions”.


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Koei Sending “Limited Number” Of Japanese Developers

Capcom isn’t the only Japanese developer to be gun-shy about this year. Yokohama-based company Koei is also preventing staffers from attending the Los Angeles gaming convention.


News

Swine Flu Outbreak Kills Dead Rising 2 E3 Appearance

Much anticipated Capcom title Dead Rising 2 will now not be show at this year’s E3 thanks to a Swine Flu outbreak in Osaka, Japan, Capcom told Kotaku.