{"id":42149,"date":"2026-03-09T01:25:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T05:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=42149"},"modified":"2026-03-12T05:25:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:25:57","slug":"vgu-tv-game-of-the-year-2025-day-1-best-look-zeitgeist-of-the-year-biggest-gaming-news-what-took-so-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=42149","title":{"rendered":"VGU.TV Game of the Year 2025 Day 1: Best Look, Zeitgeist of the Year, Biggest Gaming News, &amp; What Took So Long?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t4aSb1b8n50?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<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New year, same club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome back to The Player\u2019s Club Podcast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been a while, but we haven&#8217;t been doing nothing all this time. Al, Graydon, Emmett, and Josh have all gotten back together to talk about the best games they played in 2025. There are 4 whole days of deliberations, so let\u2019s get it started right in this first episode! Day one includes the following categories: What Took So Long? 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