{"id":47564,"date":"2018-12-13T04:40:15","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T12:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=47564"},"modified":"2018-12-13T04:40:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T12:40:15","slug":"rising-storm-2-vietnams-silly-holiday-event-is-better-than-the-normal-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2018\/12\/13\/rising-storm-2-vietnams-silly-holiday-event-is-better-than-the-normal-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Storm 2: Vietnam&#8217;s silly holiday event is better than the normal game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rising Storm 2: Vietnam - Green Army Men Christmas Special Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/esoFO3r8F5M?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>From now until the first week in January, you can experience Rising Storm 2: Vietnam the way a child would with the free Green Army Men Christmas Special event. 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