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Game Developers Bring Back "Joe Danger" To App Store After Receiving Heartbreaking Letter From 8 Year Old Autistic Boy's Father
“Jack LOVES Joe. He loves everything about him.” Hello Games, a British video game company relaunched a video game after receiving a request from the parent of an autistic child. Joe Danger is a fun, zero to hero style side scrolling game that involves guiding Joe Danger, the protagonist, through many obstacles to defeat his nemeses, members of Team Nasty! Originally launched on the Playstation, this game was launched for the iPhone in 2013 and was an immediate hit. However, because of Hello Games’ other commitments and some updates from Apple, Joe Danger was not updated for a long time and subsequently pulled off the App Store. There was no more Joe Danger for the world to enjoy. Fast forward to January 27, 2022, and Joe Danger relaunched on the iOS on the request of a parent of an autistic child! Founder Sean Murray recently announced on Twitter that after receiving an email (email text at the bottom of this post) from a parent requesting Hello Games to bring back Joe Danger, sharing details about how the game not only helped him and his autistic child Jack strengthen their father-son bond, but also enabled Jack to interact and have fun [...]
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