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“A vivisection of Plague Inc: The Board Game's sales data and commercial performance - Gamasutra” plus 1 more

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“A vivisection of Plague Inc: The Board Game's sales data and commercial performance - Gamasutra” plus 1 more A vivisection of Plague Inc: The Board Game's sales data and commercial performance - Gamasutra Posted: 29 Apr 2019 09:47 AM PDT The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra's community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. James here, the creator of Plague Inc. and Rebel Inc.. Today I wanted to share some data from the first few years of selling Plague Inc: The Board Game in case it helps future designers inform their decisions (especially if you are considering adapting a digital game into a physical tabletop product). When I decided I wanted to make a board game I found it really hard to find good sales data about the number of copies a reasonably successful board game might sell. Talking with lo

“How to watch Warriors vs. Rockets Game 2 live online - NBCSports.com” plus 3 more

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“How to watch Warriors vs. Rockets Game 2 live online - NBCSports.com” plus 3 more How to watch Warriors vs. Rockets Game 2 live online - NBCSports.com Iguodala's big issue with how Curry gets officiated - NBCSports.com What is Exobot, the frightening new banking app trojan? - The Daily Dot Malware Infests Popular Pirate Streaming Hardware - Threatpost How to watch Warriors vs. Rockets Game 2 live online - NBCSports.com Posted: 30 Apr 2019 02:43 PM PDT OAKLAND – The Warriors and Rockets convene Tuesday night at Oracle Arena for the unofficial Harden-Foster Bowl. Officially, it's Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals, in which the Warriors have a 1-0 series lead. But the attention placed on basketball is in hot competition with the scrutiny on Rockets superstar James Harden and the officials, particularly crew chief Scott Foster. Foster is the most unpopular good referee in the NBA, has earned

“Why Officials In Oregon Are Practicing For A Plague Outbreak - Forbes” plus 4 more

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“Why Officials In Oregon Are Practicing For A Plague Outbreak - Forbes” plus 4 more Why Officials In Oregon Are Practicing For A Plague Outbreak - Forbes How John Singleton changed the world with Boyz n the Hood - Vox.com The Black Crowes Drummer Steve Gorman Pens 'Hard To Handle - The Life & Death Of The Black Crowes' Memoir - JamBase 500 years after his death, Leonardo Da Vinci remains the ultimate Renaissance Man - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette GameTech: A Plague Tale Innocence is a game that impresses - Irish Examiner Why Officials In Oregon Are Practicing For A Plague Outbreak - Forbes Posted: 30 Apr 2019 06:53 PM PDT FILE - In this June 15, 2010 file photo, a rat wanders the subway tracks at Union Square in New York. Hantavirus, West Nile, Lyme disease and now, bubonic plague. The bugs of late summer are biting, although the risk of getting many of these scary-sounding diseases is

GameTech: A Plague Tale Innocence is a game that impresses - Irish Examiner

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We keep plaguing developers to do something different. Gaming, we tell them, needs different voices and different stories.  Well, one plague begets another. A Plague Tale: Innocence is exactly the kind of title gaming used to produce in the Playstation 2 era, an offbeat story that borrows elements from popular big budget games to tell a different story.  In this case, the setting is France, during theBlack Death, and the main characters are an orphan, Amica, and her younger brother, Hugo. The developers, Focus Home Entertainment, say they want a story in which Amica has to grow and adapt in a time of fierce hardship, while taking care of her brother and guiding him to safety.  These themes are heavily evident in the gameplay videos that Focus Home have released, showing Amica sneaking through the streets of a filthy, disease-ridden France, desperately hoping she won’t be caught by the prowling guards or, worse, the rats who infest the shadows. In A Plague Tale, rats are the ‘dem

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Did England’s “White Queen” die of the plague? - IanVisits

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A document has been uncovered in the National Archives which may have solved one of history’s mysteries – how did the ‘White Queen’ Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV die. Her marriage, to Edward IV, was a cause célèbre of the day, thanks to Elizabeth’s great beauty and lack of great estates. Edward was the first king of England since the Norman Conquest to marry one of his subjects, and Elizabeth was the first such consort to be crowned queen. When Elizabeth died in June 1492, no cause of death was recorded and no contemporary accounts are known. However, evidence in a letter from the Venetian ambassador in London some nineteen years later, that has only now been studied in depth, gives an insight into how the White Queen died and hints at a hypochondriac young monarch: Henry VIII. The letter, dated July 1511, states that ‘the Queen-Widow, mother of King Edward, has died of plague, and the King is disturbed.’ Image scan by the National Archives. Euan Roger, Records Spe

History has its eyes on Gary grad playing 'Hamilton' in mega-hit musical - Chicago Tribune

“Caseworkers say staff shortages plague Oregon foster care - Fairfield Citizen” plus 2 more

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“Caseworkers say staff shortages plague Oregon foster care - Fairfield Citizen” plus 2 more Caseworkers say staff shortages plague Oregon foster care - Fairfield Citizen Instagram may stop showing how many people 'like' each post - CNBC New rash of auto burglaries plagues downtown Mountain View - Los Altos Town Crier Caseworkers say staff shortages plague Oregon foster care - Fairfield Citizen Posted: 30 Apr 2019 03:14 PM PDT Sarah Zimmerman, Associated Press Updated 7:22 pm EDT, Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Melissa Unger, executive director of Oregon's largest public sector union, speaks at a rally for foster care caseworkers outside the Oregon state Capitol on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Caseworkers are calling on the legislature for more funding, saying they're short staffed and can't adequately address the needs of every individual foster child in state care. less Meliss