{"id":50412,"date":"2023-07-17T09:36:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T09:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/will-require-always-online-connection"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:41:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:41:51","slug":"will-require-always-online-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/payday-3\/will-require-always-online-connection","title":{"rendered":"Payday 3 Will Require Always Online Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/payday-3\/release-date-news-story-gameplay\">Payday<\/a> is about to return, after years of waiting for a sequel to the beloved Payday 2. 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