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Video Game with Virus Sees 'Very High Player Numbers in Wake of Coronavirus Outbreak

Article content Plague Inc. is a digital game that allows you to spread contagious pathogens all over the globe. It has seen a rise in players since the emergence of coronavirus.



Article content The company responsible for the development of the game, Ndemic Creations, reported on Twitter Friday that the game's website, and its servers for multiplayer games were experiencing difficulties due to the high numbers of players.



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Hello - our servers and websites for custom scenarios and multiplayer are struggling to cope with huge numbers of players. We are working hard , and we should be able to resume operations at 4pm UK time. Sorry!



- Plague Inc. / Rebel Inc. (@NdemicCreations) January 24 2020



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Content of the article On Thursday, the company released an announcement on coronavirus and called it "deeply troubling".



According to the statement, "Whenever there's a disease outbreak, we observe an increase in the number of participants as people attempt to know how viruses spread and the complexities involved in these outbreaks."



According to China, the new coronavirus has killed 81 people and infected over 2700.



The company warned players not to trust the game's accuracy as it depicts how the coronavirus spreads and instead provided the World Health Organization.



"However be aware that Plague Inc. is an actual game and not a scientific model and that the coronavirus outbreak is a very real-life situation that is affecting many people," the statement said. "We would always suggest that players seek out their information directly from local and international health authorities.



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The game allows the player to create and name a fictional bacterium or virus or other pathogen and then try to spread it around the world. As the game advances, the player is able to select how their virus is spread and what symptoms the virus causes. The game was released in 2012, and it was the 15th most downloaded paid iPhone game of 2012.
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Many of the players have difficulty to allow their virus to spread from Greenland to Madagascar. Some joked on social media that the coronavirus will not be a problem for these two countries.



I play a lot of Plague Inc. on my phone.



So I'm pretty sure the Corona virus is going to mutate organ failure in just a few days.



Only Madagascar is secure. Maybe Greenland.



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