Apple removes Plague Inc. from Chinese app store for ‘illegal’ content

Apple has removed the virus-spreading simulator Plague Inc. from its Chinese App Store at the request of that country’s government. Developer Ndemic Creations notified players of the issue in a blog post today. In that statement, the studio confirms that one of China’s many media ministries made the call.

“We have some very sad news to share with our China-based players,” reads Ndemic’s statement. “We’ve just been informed that Plague Inc. ‘includes content that is illegal in China as determined by the Cyberspace Administration of China’ and has been removed from the China App Store. This situation is completely out of our control.”