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PUBG's April Fools dating sim wants you to flirt with a soviet assault rifle, but sadly they used generative AI to create the art instead of paying a proper online sicko who would have done a better job

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Krafton has revealed a PUBG dating sim this April Fools, and yes, it's real. Playable on the PUBG official website via both PC and mobile, those with a Krafton ID can hop in and get all romantic with anime depictions of various in-game weapons for redeemable rewards. The only catch? Generative AI has been used "to create variations of character and background images".
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PUBG's April Fools dating sim wants you to flirt with a soviet assault rifle, but sadly they used generative AI to create the art instead of paying a proper online sicko who would have done a better job

Krafton has revealed a PUBG dating sim this April Fools, and yes, it's real. Playable on the PUBG official website via both PC and mobile, those with a Krafton ID can hop in and get all romantic with anime depictions of various in-game weapons for redeemable rewards. The only catch? Generative AI has been used "to create variations of character and background images".

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VG247 broke the news in on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
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