WHY

We’re running a contest for a PS4 copy ofVerlet Swing!

Blah blah blah I like weird stuff. I’m not even going to link to it this time, because I’ve paid my dues. You should know by now.

This game is so weird it’s hurting my eyes. I don’t have any regular human words for it, so just watch the trailer and enter to win a PS4 copy ofVerlet Swing. Make this easier on both of us.

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Verlet Swingis an unholy mix between Spider-Man and toilet wine. Imagine having to swing, in first person, from pizzas to sphinxes to koi, while trying not to go absolutely crazy in the process. That’sVerlet Swing. Instead of trying to describe it any further, I’m just going to paste in some game features and tell you a weird story.

My ex-wife was at the beach two summers ago just trying to enjoy the sun. She was in the water, and noticed something swimming toward her. It disappeared. Whatever, could have been a shark or dolphin or something, they’re everywhere here. She went back to shore to dry off. A few minutes later, this emerged from the ocean.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

She took a picture and immediately sent it to me. The creature sauntered off as though it were perfectly normal for it to emerge from the ocean out of nowhere. She did not see the creature enter the water — the ocean produced it. WTF.

This game is a direct result of this occurrence.

To enter to win, tell me a weird story. It can be something that happened to you, someone else, or something you heard second-hand. Just do something to get the memory of the Ocean Mime out of my head.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.