Ndemic Creations
Plague,Inc. lets you become a mad scientist. You design a pathogen and release it upon the world,trigger certain evolutionary traits and -- if all goes according to plan -- wipe out the human race. The game came out eight years ago,but the relevance of the game during real-life events like the current coronavirus pandemic and the ebola outbreak of 2013 keep bringing people back for more. To help make the game a little less morbid,Ndemic Creations will add a new mode to Plague,Inc. that lets you take on the opposite role and save the world from a global disease. The designers are working with the World Health Organization,the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network and other groups to create an informative experience. Though a release date hasn't been announced,the update will be free for all players.
The new mode could be seen as a hopeful message during a bleak time,and Ndemic is doubling down by donating $250,000 to efforts hoping to curb the coronavirus outbreak. The funds will be split between the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. Hopefully this update will prove players with a more optimistic glimpse into how pathogens spread -- and an entertaining way to pass the time.
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