{"id":33574,"date":"2025-02-10T06:08:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T06:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=33574"},"modified":"2025-04-08T09:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:03:02","slug":"vgu-tv-goty-2024-part-1-best-look-zeitgeist-of-the-year-biggest-gaming-news-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=33574","title":{"rendered":"VGU.TV GOTY 2024 Part 1: Best Look, Zeitgeist of the Year, Biggest Gaming News, etc."},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZRmwBgVhUDU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>Welcome back to the club, for the first time in 2025!<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right, we\u2019re back after taking January off. 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