{"id":44009,"date":"2026-08-26T04:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T05:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=44009"},"modified":"2026-09-07T00:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T04:44:59","slug":"yakuza-dead-souls-vgu-first-foray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=44009","title":{"rendered":"Yakuza: Dead Souls | VGU First Foray"},"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\/kTORq3m7a9E?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 First Foray!<\/p>\n<p>Emmett is back with another look at an old school PS3 title. This time, he&#8217;s checking out the black sheep of the Yakuza series, the Zombie themed spin off, Dead Souls! 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