November 12, 2020 07:33 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/12/21562482/plague-inc-the-cure-game-pandemic-covid-19-cepi-who-ios-android
Plague Inc. now has a free mode where you fight a pandemic
Image: Ndemic Creations
Plague Inc. — the strategy game about evolving and spreading diseases — received an update yesterday with a new mode that flips the script on its original gameplay. The new mode, titled Plague Inc: The Cure, is developer Ndemic Creations’ attempt to simulate the real-life, multifaceted approach required to stop a pandemic, based on input it received from real experts.
The game originally launched in 2012 but surged in popularity this March after news of the COVID-19 outbreak spread across the world. The Cure is a response to our current reality, featuring several stages of containing a pandemic, like researching the disease, using techniques like contact tracing, and developing a vaccine. Ndemic stresses that the game shouldn’t be taken...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/12/21562482/plague-inc-the-cure-game-pandemic-covid-19-cepi-who-ios-android
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