GameStop will cancel midnight release events, such as that Crossing the Animals: New Horizons and Eternal Judgment, with the foreseeable future and closing demo channels in their stores, according to an internal memo sent to staff this morning and received Kotaku.
"Until the announcement, the overnight events are suspended," the memo said. "In order to maintain the health and safety of our guests and our associates, it is best to avoid situations where many visitors gather or stand in line."
Kotaku spoke with several current GameStop employees yesterday about their concerns about company policies in relation to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic. In addition to the lack of cleaning supplies to keep the stores full, employees are worried about business failure in the upcoming midnight rollout, which could gather hundreds of customers from thousands of retail outlets, and smaller stores.
GameStop also asked stores to shut down demo stations, perform hourly hand washing, and also instructed their colleagues on ways to clean up Verifone payment centers.
That said, the staff told Kotaku Yesterday the required hygiene supplies have not been made for the company's regular purchase, though forward-looking messages tell customers otherwise. Employees have been asked to produce cleaning products in the area, which are usually easier said than done, and the placement of items such as hand sanitizer, cleaning wipes and toilet paper.