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”.
Titled, Winner Winner Romantic Dinner, the dating sim comes with its own reveal trailer. In it, some guy feels dejected after getting constantly rocked over and over again in PUBG. Frustrated, he wonders “where is the love on the Battlegrounds?” before introducing the world to the AKM, AUG, Molotov Cocktail, and Kar98 in a way we’ve never seen them before.
If you’re willing to brave this unholy thing, rewards you can earn in PUBG include an exclusive spray, emblem, and 500 G-coins (in-game currency). So that’s not too shabby, and hey, free stuff is always nice. Better this than just make the April Fools gag and not actually do anything with it. Those of you who want to hit up a Kar98 for the love of the game will be happy to know you don’t actually need to play PUBG to try the dating sim, all you need is a Krafton account.
Sadly, as we outlined above, Krafton has outlined in the “Important Notes” section of its news post about Winner Winner Romantic Dinner that “Generative AI was used to create variations of character and background images.”
Why use AI for this? Krafton made $825.7 million in operating profit last year, something Krafton itself attributed to the “continued expansion and sustainability of the PUBG IP.” You know for a fact there are literally of thousands of artists online who would happily draw a blushing anime depiction of a Russian assault rifle if given the chance and some fair compensation for their efforts.
Is love in the air, or is that just an airdrop crate? Let us know below, as well as whether or not you’ll be giving this dating sim a try.
