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No nonsense, just games.","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002F","2025-07-31","2025-08-25T15:23:50.92109",28,521,{"id":450,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":81,"author":451,"original_score":455,"normalized_score":98,"review_url":456,"review_date":235,"summary":457,"created_at":458,"updated_at":458,"author_id":452,"last_edited_at":103,"outlet":459},4406,{"id":452,"bio":19,"name":453,"avg_score":98,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":454,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":454,"claim_token":19,"article_count":310,"claimed_by_user_id":19},315,"Author not found","2024-10-10T18:37:47.441555-04:00","80","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamerguides.com\u002Fghostrunner-2\u002Freview","Ghostrunner II masterfully carries forward its signature acrobatic combat, embedding it seamlessly into a dystopian backdrop. 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