{"id":1107009,"date":"2026-01-28T10:44:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1851747334"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:44:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:44:01","slug":"games-we-want-on-switch-2-hands-on-with-assassins-creed-shadows-and-more-of-the-weeks-takes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/games-we-want-on-switch-2-hands-on-with-assassins-creed-shadows-and-more-of-the-weeks-takes\/","title":{"rendered":"Games We Want On Switch 2, Hands-On With Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows, And More Of The Week&#8217;s Takes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/games-we-want-on-switch-2-hands-on-with-assassins-creed-shadows-and-more-of-the-weeks-takes.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There was no shortage of things for us to have opinions on this week. 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