Chinese regulators remove 'Plague Inc' game from Apple's China app store

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Chinese regulators remove 'Plague Inc' game from Apple's China app store

Other epidemic simulators still available.

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 ...

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