{"id":42215,"date":"2026-03-12T04:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=42215"},"modified":"2026-03-20T20:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:21:17","slug":"vgu-tv-goty-2025-day-4-best-narative-most-wholesome-best-soundtrack-overall-game-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=42215","title":{"rendered":"VGU.TV GOTY 2025 Day 4: Best Narative, Most Wholesome, Best Soundtrack, &amp; Overall Game of the Year"},"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\/oGdoxmW-QzI?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\"><\/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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