{"id":23391,"date":"2013-07-22T07:17:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T14:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=23391"},"modified":"2013-07-22T07:17:45","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T14:17:45","slug":"xcom-now-taking-shire-folk-as-applicants-to-keep-the-world-alien-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2013\/07\/22\/xcom-now-taking-shire-folk-as-applicants-to-keep-the-world-alien-free\/","title":{"rendered":"XCOM now taking Shire-folk as applicants to keep the world alien free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Bureau: XCOM Declassified -- Agent Ennis Cole: The Choice\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1N1pL-c8euM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Next up in the live-action video game commercial theatre, it&#8217;s The Bureau: XCOM Declassified starring Meriadoc Brandybuck. 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