This PlayStation VR game is based on a haunted arcade game that may or may not be real

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So here's one hell of a weird game coming to PS4's virtual reality headset: Polybius. But unless you frequent the dark corners of the internet, you may not have heard of it. So let me explain, because I want you to appreciate how truly and wonderfully weird the world of gaming is about to become.

Back in the '80s, there was a game called Polybius that, depending on who you talk to, was either a mind-control experiment created by the government or just straight-up haunted. Those who played it suffered headaches, insomnia, and night terrors, yet the game also instilled in them an addictive need to continue playing. Time spent away from Polybius was agony to them, and they began to mumble incoherently about men in black tracking them.

Well kiddies, I don't know about Minter's tale being true, but I look forward to trying an adaptation of this legendary scarcade game when it comes out. AH-HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

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Sam Prell
Sam Prell

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