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    <copyright>Copyright Tom's Guide 2014</copyright>
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      <title>Episode 09 : Part Two Of Our Epic 2014 Best Games List</title>
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    <itunes:subtitle>Transistor is the little indie that could, screeching past AAA games like Shadows of Mordor and Wolfenstien to be our number one pick of the year. Hosts Michael Andronico and Sherri Smith are joined by Marshall Honoroff and Sam Rutherford to talk about dissect our top 5.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Transistor is the little indie that could, screeching past AAA games like Shadows of Mordor and Wolfenstien to be our number one pick of the year. Hosts Michael Andronico and Sherri Smith are joined by Marshall Honoroff and Sam Rutherford to talk about dissect our top 5.</itunes:summary></item>
    
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      <title>Episode 08 : Part One Of Our Epic 2014 Best Games List</title>
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      <title>Episode 6: Super Smash Mordor</title>
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      <title>Episode 3: Rise of the Exclusives</title>
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      <title>Episode 2: PlayStation Now or Never?</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2014 16:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.7em; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the emotional dust settles, we talk about what we've been playing lately. Sherri gushes on Dragon's Crown, Marshall's been glued to Defense Grid, and I've personally been stuck on Strider and The Walking Dead.</p>]]></description>
      
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