{"id":29378,"date":"2024-05-03T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=29378"},"modified":"2024-06-01T14:20:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T18:20:59","slug":"the-players-club-podcast-ep-138-the-iii-initative-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=29378","title":{"rendered":"The Player&#8217;s Club Podcast Ep: 138: The iii Initative Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the club!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been a while, since we\u2019ve done a regular episode, huh? Well, we&#8217;re back with another one, and this one is all about the iii Initiative Showcase from a few weeks back. 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