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Makers of "Plague Inc." Game: Get Your Coronavirus Info Elsewhere - Futurism Makers of "Plague Inc." Game: Get Your Coronavirus Info Elsewhere - Futurism Posted: 31 Jan 2020 08:27 PM PST Game studio Ndemic Creations has a message for players of its popular "Plague Inc." title: get your information on China's coronavirus elsewhere. The objective of the game, which Ndemic Creations released in 2012, is to create a new pathogen and infect the world with it before the simulated humans can develop a cure. The London-based studio's game became such a hit that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention invited the company's founder James Vaughan to talk to its staff in 2013 about the potential use of gaming to raise public awareness about the spread of pathogens. But just because "Plague Inc." is popular doesn't mean you should look to it for answers to questions about actual  vir...

Virus simulation game tops Apple’s App Store in China as Wuhan coronavirus spreads - Abacus Virus simulation game tops Apple’s App Store in China as Wuhan coronavirus spreads - Abacus Posted: 21 Jan 2020 12:00 AM PST As China grapples with the outbreak of a deadly new coronavirus in Wuhan , a strategy game about wiping out humanity with a plague has shot to the top of the iOS App Store charts in the country. Plague Inc., launched by UK-based studio Ndemic Creations in 2012, recently hit the top of the paid downloads chart in China, according to App Annie . When accounting for free apps, it sits at the fifth spot overall. The game has long been considered one of the most creative and successful mobile strategy games of the last decade. It asks players to create and evolve a pathogen in an attempt to wipe out humanity. As a testament to its ongoing popularity, years after release it still sat around the top 25 on the overall App S...

“Coronavirus Has Europe Treating Chinese People Like the Plague - The Daily Beast” plus 1 more Coronavirus Has Europe Treating Chinese People Like the Plague - The Daily Beast Posted: 31 Jan 2020 10:12 AM PST ROME—The sign taped to the glass door of a popular gelateria in front of Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain is perfectly clear, and perfectly ugly. Written in both Chinese and English, it states what pretty much everyone in a country of hypochondriacs and the rest of Europe is thinking: "Due to international safety measures, all people coming from China are not allowed to have access to this place." The writer then apologizes for any inconvenience.  Italy has confirmed just two coronavirus cases despite quarantining 7,000 people on a cruise ship this week over a feverish woman from Hong Kong who had, as it turned out, nothing but the flu. A full 24 hours after the woman was cleared, citizens of the port town of Civitavecchia ...

These are the worst pandemics in history: From the Plague to the Coronavirus - SOFREP These are the worst pandemics in history: From the Plague to the Coronavirus - SOFREP Posted: 26 Jan 2020 05:02 AM PST Fears of the coronavirus are affecting the travel plans of over 46 million people worldwide and Chinese officials, where the outbreak started, are worried that the disease is spreading .  China's President Xi Jinping stressed the urgency of controlling the outbreak, which is confirmed to have infected hundreds just since Friday. The number of infected people, at the time of writing this article, has risen to more than 1,300; the number of confirmed deaths is 41. The world has been getting better at identifying pandemics and stopping the spread of disease throughout the world. But it hasn't always been that way. And even in the 20th century, certain outbreaks killed millions of people.  But first…what is the difference between an...

Video game 'Plague Inc' tops charts in China as coronavirus spreads - The Jerusalem Post Video game 'Plague Inc' tops charts in China as coronavirus spreads - The Jerusalem Post Posted: 27 Jan 2020 08:19 AM PST A video game about a contagious disease that kills the world's population is now China's best-selling app, and has also reached the top of charts in the United Kingdom and the United States, The Guardian reported. Created by Ndemic Creations, Plague Inc was first released in 2012. The game is a strategy simulation game in which players must bring about the end of humanity by spreading a deadly disease and by preventing any cure from being found. The increase in players was so high that Ndemic had to turn off its website. — Plague Inc. / Rebel Inc. (@NdemicCreations) January 24, 2020 It is most-likely that the boost in the game's popularity was caused by the spread of th...

“Coronavirus Has Europe Treating Chinese People Like the Plague - The Daily Beast” plus 1 more Coronavirus Has Europe Treating Chinese People Like the Plague - The Daily Beast Posted: 31 Jan 2020 10:12 AM PST ROME—The sign taped to the glass door of a popular gelateria in front of Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain is perfectly clear, and perfectly ugly. Written in both Chinese and English, it states what pretty much everyone in a country of hypochondriacs and the rest of Europe is thinking: "Due to international safety measures, all people coming from China are not allowed to have access to this place." The writer then apologizes for any inconvenience.  Italy has confirmed just two coronavirus cases despite quarantining 7,000 people on a cruise ship this week over a feverish woman from Hong Kong who had, as it turned out, nothing but the flu. A full 24 hours after the woman was cleared, citizens of the port town of Civitavecchia ...

“Coronavirus Has Europe Treating Chinese People Like the Plague - The Daily Beast” plus 3 more Coronavirus Has Europe Treating Chinese People Like the Plague - The Daily Beast Sound artist Christine Sun Kim to sign National Anthem at Super Bowl - Yahoo Sports Impeachment trial end in sight, senators fight 'Senate plague' - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Coronavirus: Did Nostradamus predict the deadly China virus? Prophecy of 'great plague' - Express.co.uk Coronavirus Has Europe Treating Chinese People Like the Plague - The Daily Beast Posted: 31 Jan 2020 10:12 AM PST ROME—The sign taped to the glass door of a popular gelateria in front of Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain is perfectly clear, and perfectly ugly. Written in both Chinese and English, it states what pretty much everyone in a country of hypochondriacs and the rest of Europe is thinking: "Due to international safety ...