Ndemic Creations Responds To Plague Inc.’s Peak Popularity – News

If you follow general news, you are aware that a potentially lethal form of coronavirus worries the world health authorities (26 deaths out of 830 cases listed in China as of January 24). An epidemic that obviously gave players ideas, since Plague Inc. has experienced a huge spike in popularity in recent days.

Yes Plague Inc. you are unknown, know that this is a titre in which players must evolve and spread various diseases, in order to eradicate humanity. Behind the somewhat morbid lens is a strategically interesting title, and whose progress and informative character have been rewarded several times by medical organizations. However, this renewed interest, especially in China where the epidemic has its source, has crash the game servers and its official website, prompting the developer to publish a communicated for put things in their place :

Plague Inc. has been out for 8 years now, and, as a (real) epidemic spreads, we are seeing an increase in the number of players as so many people trying to understand how diseases develop and the complexity of viral epidemics. We specifically developed the game to be realistic and informative, without sensationalizing the serious problems of the real world. (…) However, please remember that Plague Inc. is just a game, not a scientific model, and that the current coronavirus epidemic is a real problem, affecting many people. We would like to remind players of seek the information they need directly to health authorities.