{"id":1939,"date":"2025-03-07T14:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaminguncensored.com\/gu\/?p=1939"},"modified":"2025-04-12T15:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T20:47:24","slug":"episode-495-show-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaminguncensored.com\/gu\/2025\/03\/07\/episode-495-show-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 495 &#038; Show Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie and Tommy discuss why people play games and the place of romance in modern gaming.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1939-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gaminguncensored.com\/Podcasts\/gucecast495.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaminguncensored.com\/Podcasts\/gucecast495.mp3\">https:\/\/www.gaminguncensored.com\/Podcasts\/gucecast495.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midiaresearch.com\/blog\/why-do-gamers-play-games-half-say-mainly-to-relax-but-things-are-different-for-the-other-half\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.midiaresearch.com\/blog\/why-do-gamers-play-games-half-say-mainly-to-relax-but-things-are-different-for-the-other-half&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741461757897000&amp;usg=AOvVaw25VHOhqJsVv_ywfLefW7as\">Why do gamers play games? 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