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.
Unlike Capcom’s decision to restrict travel of all Japan-based employees, Koei is sending a limited number of its Japanese developers to this year’s E3. “With regards to E3, due to the current nature of and concern over the Influenza A (H1N1), KOEI has reconsidered international travel,” the company told Kotaku.
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