Mobile Games Hotspot: 'Plague Inc.' Developer Donates $250,000 to Fight Coronavirus Pandemic

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Mobile Games Hotspot: 'Plague Inc.' Developer Donates $250,000 to Fight Coronavirus Pandemic
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'Plague Inc.,' a game with a main goal of infecting and eliminating a majority of the world population through the spread of a virus, has introduced a new mode focused on curing diseases and stopping a worldwide pandemic

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, a game with a main goal of infecting and eliminating a majority of the world population through the spread of a virus, has introduced a new mode focused on curing diseases and stopping a worldwide pandemic. According to developer Ndemic Creations, the upcoming update came about after receiving several requests from fans to include something in line with current coronavirus pandemic. In this new mode, set to be released in a future update, players will control healthcare-boosting systems alongside regulating real-world actions like triaging, quarantining, social distancing and closing of public services.

In addition to the new gameplay mode, Ndemic Creations donated $250,000, split between the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations .creator James Vaughan expressed his thoughts on current events: “Eight years ago, I never imagined the real world would come to resemble a game ofto help them get through an actual pandemic.

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