A local man has fired up The Division for the first time in nearly 3 years after reading a news report on the Coronavirus. The Division was released in 2016 and is set in New York City during a smallpox pandemic. A sequel was released in early 2019.

“I was scrolling through Facebook on my phone and I saw an article about a virus that’s causing concern in China,” the man said. “I’ve played a ton of Plague Inc. so I know how quickly these things spread.”

“As soon as I read the article, I knew I had to prepare for what was coming. Unfortunately, I can’t afford a Doomsday Bunker on my Walmart wage, so prepping by playing The Division is the next best thing.”

The Division isn’t the only media enjoying a surge in popularity in the wake of the news in China.

“I’ve stopped binging The Witcher and started watching The Walking Dead instead,” a local woman told Aimbot Media. “I know it’s a zombie show but I’m sure parts are relevant to what’s happening.”

“I tried watching the film Twelve Monkeys, but I couldn’t wrap my head around the time travelling,” she admitted . “Brad Pitt was good though.”

“Netflix suggested I might be interested in The Last Ship, but I think I’d prefer death,” she laughed. “Maybe I’ll just move to Madagascar.”

“Hopefully I can get there before they close the ports.”

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