{"id":42845,"date":"2026-05-06T04:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=42845"},"modified":"2026-09-07T00:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T04:45:12","slug":"the-awakener-battle-tendency-vgu-test-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=42845","title":{"rendered":"The Awakener: Battle Tendency | VGU Test Drive"},"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\/Rc7Ht7eu-X0?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>Welcome back to Test Drive! Emmett returns to try out The Awakening: Battle Tendency, which is a very extra name for a very extra game. 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