China excises Plague Inc from app store
The game, where players create a pathogen to destroy the world, soared in popularity in China as consumers used it as a coping mechanism
28 February 2020 - 11:20
Beijing/Shanghai — The video game Plague Inc, which has surged in popularity amid the coronavirus epidemic, has been removed from Apple's China app store after regulators said it contained illegal content, its developer said.
The strategy game, where players create a pathogen to destroy the world, soared to the top of the China app store charts in January as consumers turned to virus-related games and films as a coping mechanism. It has also jumped in app rankings for other countries...
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