Activision's PR stunt via social media to hype the "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3"  release on Nov. 6 has drawn flak because it reported a fake terrorist attack in Singapore. The team behind the first-person shooter game began reporting a detailed blow-by-blow account of a "terrorist" siege happening in Singapore in its official Twitter account Wednesday.

The Call of Duty Twitter account started tweeting to its millions of followers that a 30-mile quarantine zone had already been set up after an alleged explosion at the Northbank of Singapore Marina.

The account proceeded to advise Singaporeans to remain indoors due to riots and violent gunfights. This was accompanied by supposed photographs of the assault, which turned out to be screenshots of the opening cinematics of the the game, according to Mashable. Several social media users have said the misleading tweets are causing unwarranted panic with some saying that it is being done in poor taste. See some of the tweets below:

Indeed, one can just imagine how the following tweet, which has been retweeted and favorited several times, would be interpreted by an unsuspecting reader, particularly those residing in the city-state.

The tweets are still currently live at Call Of Duty's official Twitter account. However, they are in danger of being blocked because they violate several Twitter rules for verified account. It is also important to note that the account changed its name to Current Events Agg., with a tag line that says "Where we bring you real news." This has been deleted already but was saved in a screenshot by Destructoid

Activision is yet to issue a statement addressing the growing furor over its PR stunt. It is also not clear whether it violates Singaporean laws with the Call of Duty tweets.

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