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Plague Inc
There’s something morbid about playing a game about the spread of plague while your country is under biosiege. But as China struggles to contain the spread of the deadly coronoavirus, going as far to quarantine 20 million citizens in the city of Wuhan, Chinese gamers have taken to some dark…
For most people Friday night is an opportunity to go out, enjoy time with friends and family, or maybe have a relaxing time at home. In my case, I spent the night trying to kill off Gizmodo and deciding whether to infect Serrels with tuberculosis or Parkinson’s.
The stunningly enduring iPhone sensation Plague Inc. may be the video game with the highest body count in the long history of the medium. I’m trying to think of another game that made me feel inadequate for laying waste to a mere 1.75 billion people.
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