{"id":22617,"date":"2022-01-03T10:39:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T15:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=22617"},"modified":"2022-01-05T03:47:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T08:47:51","slug":"the-players-club-podcast-ep-80-game-of-the-year-2021-deliberations-p1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=22617","title":{"rendered":"The Player&#8217;s Club Podcast Ep 80: Game of the Year 2021 Deliberations P1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-attachment-id=\"22621\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?attachment_id=22621\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Players-Club-Ep-80.png?fit=3840%2C2160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3840,2160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Players Club Ep 80\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Players-Club-Ep-80.png?fit=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Players-Club-Ep-80.png?resize=1080%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Players-Club-Ep-80.png?resize=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Players-Club-Ep-80.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Players-Club-Ep-80.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Players-Club-Ep-80.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Players-Club-Ep-80.png?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Players-Club-Ep-80.png?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Players-Club-Ep-80.png?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You ready for this new year, Playa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s right, a new year means a new round of Game of the Year podcasts! 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