{"id":42157,"date":"2026-03-09T04:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T06:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=42157"},"modified":"2026-09-07T00:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T04:45:16","slug":"vgu-tv-goty-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=42157","title":{"rendered":"VGU.TV GOTY 2025 Day 1: Best Look, Zeitgeist of the Year, Biggest Gaming News, &amp; What Took So Long?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>New year, same club.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to The Player\u2019s Club Podcast!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a while, but we haven&#8217;t been doing nothing all this time. 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