Gurgaon: PUBG-themed creative used to advertise for flatmate

A Gurgaon based man has posted a PUBG themed image, looking for a new flatmate, on Facebook.

In the popular Facebook page 'Flat and Flatmates', a man decided to get creative and asked for flatmates using a PUBG inspired creative. He went on to use several reference from the globally famous game to hunt for flatmates. 

From PUBG themed weddings to restaurants, PUBG mobile, a battle royal game, has hooked teenagers and adults alike to its addictive gameplay and the whole world has witnessed what obsessive fans can do about the game.

This comes after a teenage woman in Gujarat recently wanted a divorce from her husband because she wanted to prioritize her game time over her husband and child. She happened to call the Abhayam 181 helpline seeking a divorce from her husband on the mentioned grounds.

Besides this, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) heads have banned PUBG from smartphones of its jawans. The report from a senior CRPF officer who is posted in the paramilitary force’s Delhi headquarters mentioned that the game is very addictive and has affected the Jawan's performance.

“Many of them have stopped socializing with their fellow jawans. It has also led to sleep deprivation because of reduced physical activity. It has been reportedly learned that CRPF troops, young personnel are addicted to PUBG. It’s getting these men addicted to it and getting them engaged to a great extent which is affecting their ops performance, aggressive and attitudinal issues,” said the office about the May 6 order that was issued by the Bihar unit.