{"id":3607,"date":"2017-08-25T12:01:12","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T19:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theredactedfiles.com\/?p=3607"},"modified":"2017-08-25T15:52:21","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T22:52:21","slug":"gencon-interview-with-david-reid-of-metaarcade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theredactedfiles.com\/?p=3607","title":{"rendered":"GenCon Interview with David Reid of MetaArcade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/show\/55475\/Meta-Arcade-Feature.png?resize=463%2C216&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MetaArcade logo across a hex grid\" width=\"463\" height=\"216\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We spoke to David Reid about his company&#8217;s new app Tunnels &amp; Trolls Adventures. 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