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A newer version of the Nintendo DS rumored
2008-04-15 20:07:00
Ok, so you can now officially start drooling over your PCs and notebooks because dudes I have just the juiciest dig for you! Word is that Nintendo is all set to introduce a new version of its bestselling DS handheld at the E3 gaming expo in the States over this summer. The new portable console is apparently going to be called the DS Extreme and will not feature the Gameboy Advanced port. The new DS is also expected to be lighter, slimmer and also a little cheaper than the original. Well, it was about time I say. I mean we have already had our very first DS for almost 4 years which makes it almost an antique in terms of technological finesse, and though the DS Lite is just two years old, we really wouldnâ??t mind getting our filthy over-gamed fingers on a newer, sleeker DS! Source: t3
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Wii Fit priced at $90
2008-04-15 17:29:00
No big surprises here - Gamestop already let the pricing details slip out from under Nintendo's iron grip - but just as impressions of the game slash exercise peripheral are being published all over the web, the Big N has made it all official. Wii Fit (and the Wii Balance Board of course) will be released on May 19th for a suggested retail price of $89.99.But if you're not content with just a game and balance board peripheral and you happen to reside in or around the island of Manhattan, Nintendo has a special treat for you.The first 1000 people to drop a $5 pre-order for the gear at New York City's Nintendo Word Store from April 18 - 20 will be rewarded with a Wii Fit t-shirt featuring the likeness of game designer (and weight watcher) Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto. We're really hoping he's rocking the Richard Simmons short shorts, tank top combo.
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Firmware 2.30 for PS3 ready to download
2008-04-15 09:01:00
It's April 15th on the East Coast, and firmware 2.30 is already live. The major update for this release is the redesigned PLAYSTATION Store, and boy does it look good. We fell in love the moment we clicked X and heard that new chime that signals the launch of the Store.You'll find broken image placeholders in many places, as things still seem to be in the middle of construction. Some complained that the O button shouldn't close the Store -- it doesn't anymore. Now, it simply takes you back one page. And yes, the new Store is much, much faster.There's a few new additions already available on the Store, such as a new Super Stardust HD update and the Lair patch. Go to Network Update on your PS3 and get downloading -- tell us what you think of the new PS Store!
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Simon the Sorcerer 4 debut trailer
2008-04-14 15:30:00
Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens is set some years after his last adventure in the magic World. During a fight over the TV remote with his younger brother, Simon is knocked unconscious. In the dream that follows he has a vision of Alix, his lady-friend from the Magic World. She tells him a ?Simon? doppelganger is causing all kinds of trouble in her world. After Simon wakes up he doesn't know what to make of it. Was it just a dream or is there more? He wastes no time at all and fires up his magic wardrobe to get to the bottom of it. Your ?well-known and popular? buddy Simon wants you to join him on a mystical point-and-click journey through a land of vampire kitties, terrifying mustaches, and warlocks. In Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens on PC, Simon travels around and interacts with dozens of characters, solves puzzles and brings order to the chaos his double has caused. Publisher Playlogic mentions the game?s out now in Europe (Germany?), while an American release is planned...
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Wii Virtual Console: Fantasy Zone and Mega Turrican
2008-04-14 15:30:00
Today Nintendo adds new classic games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The games go live at 9AM Pacific time. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at stores like Amazon. We've included videos of each of today's games for nostalgia's sake or so you can see if it's for you. This week?s new games are: Fantasy Zone (Sega Master System, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points = $5): Take command of the spaceship Opa-Opa and blast your way through various fantastical levels as you try to take out all the enemy bases in each stage. Once you?ve destroyed the bases, you?ll have to beat the stage boss in order to move on to the next level. By using your guns and bombs wisely, you?ll be able to take down your enemies and explore each of the crazy environments in this side-scroller. You can also buy upgraded weapons for your ship by accessing the shop. Various Sega games...
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Tekken 6 tournament match videos
2008-04-13 10:23:00
Everybody loves watching tournament matches between professional fighting game players. With that in mind, we've got a neat Tekken 6 video for you. If you like seeing King do his thing, or want to see some Lily action, this should get your blood pumping. Watching trailers is one thing, but seeing a duo of pros doing some crazy stuff ... it's a whole different experience. There are other videos to watch, so check them out if you have time.
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Take 25% off used games at GameStop
2008-04-13 10:23:00
Click for full resolution image.Bargain hunters will want to take advantage of this new coupon from GameStop. Used games will be discounted a full 25% -- but this will only work at retail outlets. This coupon is valid until 4/17, so you'll have to hurry if you want to take advantage of it.
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Top 10 Sci-Fi Hotties
2008-04-13 04:35:00
First was Top 10 Sexiest Women in Sci-Fi TV series, now we have the Top 10 Sci-Fi Hotties.10. Milla JovovichThis beautiful, Ukrainian-born actress has a habit of taking roles that put her exquisitely athletic body to the test. So is it any wonder then that she was chosen to play a perfectly engineered woman in Luc Besson?s The Fifth Element? As Leeloo, Milla runs around in a wet T-shirt, kicks alien ass and creates one of the most memorable sci-fi characters of the past decade.9. Rachel LuttrellThere?s just something about a warrior woman that?s undeniably sexy, and this Stargate Atlantis beauty is no exception. In this scene, she?s possessed by an evil alien entity, which causes her to lay a savage beat-down on a friend who is three times her size?and she looks damn good doing it.8. Billie PiperSince 1963, Doctor Who has been a staple of British popular culture, and with babes like this it?s easy to see why. On the BBC series, Piper plays the gorgeous Rose Tyler, a young shop assis...
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Johnny Lee's Wii-nnovations blow TED's collective mind
2008-04-13 04:12:00
We've all witnessed the incredible ways that technomancer Johnny Lee can put a Wii mote to good use, but apparently, attendees of the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference were unaware of the handheld peripheral's vast potential. You can actually hear their minds crackle, then implode as Lee shows off two of his cost-efficient tech demos -- the multi-touch whiteboard, and 3-D head tracking (which was further confirmed to be in EA/Speilburg's Boom Blox as an easter egg). Like all Johnny Lee videos, we can guarantee this to be the coolest thing you've seen today -- unless, of course, you've just watched the entire "American Ninja" quintology.
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Classic PS2 review: Grand Theft Auto 3
2008-04-13 03:46:00
In 2001 a studio notable in the early nineties for the cutesy 2D strategy game Lemmings and in the late nineties for a popular top-down shooter released a game that overturned records for sales on the current generation of consoles and defined a new genre of videogames. The studio was Rockstar Games, the game was Grand Theft Auto 3. The previous GTA games had been 2D affairs, albeit with a level of emergent environmental activity and immersive, player-driven direction that was unusual, but nothing had indicated that anything of the scope, vision and ambition of GTA3 was in the works. Even when showcased, the arcade-style riot chaos of another Rockstar game, State of Emergency, attracted greater attention at industry shows. No one was quite prepared. (more?)
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Metal Gear Solid 4 Headset
2008-04-13 03:44:00
While Nintendo is busy creating increasingly childish Wii accessories everyday, we can only fall to our knees and thank God for even offering us the hope that we might be able to get our undeserving paws on this cool Metal Gear Solid 4 headset sometime in the near future.The headset has been officially licensed and is expected to be available on June 20 this year, the same day as the much-awaited game releases. Word is that this headset is based on the wireless 360 headset on terms of design and functionality and will cost something like $60. The headset promises to become a much-coveted piece of gaming memorabilia with its cool color scheme and aesthetics that go with the look of the game as seen via media releases so far.Source: Kotaku
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Escape Of Blue Door Walkthrough
2008-04-13 02:35:00
This is a new point and click from the cretors of Cindrella Escape and Escape from Pink Door .As usual, you are locked in a room and you need to escape by finding items and solving some puzzles.Play Escape Of Blue DoorEscape Of Blue Door Walkthrough:-Read the book cover to cover. When you get to the back cover you see a starfish. Click it and see that star=35.-Go left and pick up the bottle and the knife.-View the knife until it becomes a corkscrew. Use the corkscrew on the bottle and get the ring, blank paper, and the empty bottle.-Go left (or right) twice and get the coconut, tulip, and the stick.-View the tulip and click it to get the caterpillar.-View the coconut and use the knife on it. Get the hook.-View the stick and unravel the string on it. Attach the hook and then the caterpillar.-Use the empty bottle on the whale spouting water. Use the water on the blank paper. Get the equation star + fish x black or white ship.-Go left (or right) twice and use the fishing rod on the fish...
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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue PS3 review
2008-04-13 00:19:00
The PlayStation 3-exclusive Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is available at either retail stores or available for purchase and a 1.87GB download at the PlayStation Store for a price of $39.99 / £24.99 / ?39.99. The download is so much smaller than the retail version, because you won't be loading any cinematics until you choose to play them in-game via the GT TV, once you do they'll be downloaded from the server. The Blue Ray disc version however will give gamers some extra incentives including a behind-the-scenes High Definition video feature called "Beyond the Apex".
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Is the PS3 inviting trouble by supporting mods?
2008-04-12 22:46:00
A key selling point to some people for the PS3 is the console's ability to support mods, like with Unreal Tournament 3.However, XNA group manager at Microsoft Chris Satchell thinks Sony is inviting trouble for allowing this. Specifically, if there aren't any XNA-style security measures to protect people from malicious content. You know, phallic drawings.Well, not entirely. His argument revolves around letting people have access to writing in a game's native mode and not a controlled layer like XNA (using analogies like "writing into the metal" and "sandbox" respectively). This brings about an interesting topic, though -- will peer-reviewed downloadable content really get monitored closely enough? Legal action will be brought against major offenders, to be sure, but is there really a complete and accurate way to keep the trash in the trashcan, so to speak? Leave your thoughts!
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Super Swing Golf teeing off in Europe this June
2008-04-12 22:29:00
Manga-fied golf title Super Swing Golf (or, as U.S. readers may know it, Super Swing Golf: Season 2) will be appearing in terminally neglected Europe this June 27th, courtesy of Rising Star Games.As most Americans may well have already played/completed/traded in/completely forgotten about Tecmo's criminally under-rated golf game (it launched stateside back in December), it probably won't hurt to remind you that there's plenty of mascot cameo goodness, and quite a lot of a very serious sport not being taken seriously in the slightest. Which is for the best, really.[Via press release]
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Clean your PS3 fan with quick and easy test
2008-04-12 21:38:00
Dusty fans can greatly affect a console's performance. They also generate a vexatiously louder than usual noise emanating from your powerful machine. If you want to keep things nice and tidy and/or want your fans running smoother, you'll want to have a quick look at this clip.It's basically a video instruction about running a fan test on your PS3 which also blows out the dust and essentially cleaning it up. What's nice is there's very little effort involved, so you can actually do this every day. Just a warning though, it's only for 40GB models -- doing this on other models will cause the unit to explode nothing to happen.
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Fallout 3 Collector?s Edition Revealed
2008-04-12 15:23:00
Specialist retailer GameStop has revealed details for the Collector's Edition of Fallout 3 , the upcoming post-apocalyptic action-RPG sequel from Bethesda. It will be packaged in a special Vault-Tech Lunch Box and will include a Vault Boy bobble-head, a hardcover art book and a making-of DVD, as well as the highly anticipated game itself. The pricing comes in at the standard $79.99 for the console versions (PS3 and Xbox 360 ), with the PC version coming in at a cheaper $69.99. The regular edition of the game will retail for $59.99 and $49.99 on consoles and PC, respectively. Fallout 3 is scheduled for release this Fall. No definite release date is known at the moment.
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The Enrichment Center Walkthrough
2008-04-11 19:39:00
The Enrichment Center is a new point and click game."When was the last time you left the building?Has anybody left the building lately?I don't think that going home is part of our job description anymore."Choose wisely the doors in order to escape.Play The Enrichment CenterThe Enrichment Center Walkthrough:-Click the door.-Click the keycard, and then the door.-Note that a blue door is accessible, an orange door is inaccessible.-Chamber 00: L, keycard, R.-Chamber 01: L, keycard, M, go through portal and get keycard, back out and go R.-Chamber 02Read the sign literally: 2-3-1. Note that it says 3-1-2. Now go through the 4th door.-Chamber 03: 3-1-2. Go through top right portal.Chamber 04: 1-3-5. Top portal.-Chamber 05: 2, go through portal and get keycard, then back out all the way, then 3rd door.-Chamber 06: Follow the L-R-L (left, right, left) portals.Go down and get the keycard, then back up again. Now go L-R-R.-Chamber 07: Go down, get the keycard, and go through the portal. *Now ...
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Ensemble talks Halo Wars multiplayer
2008-04-11 01:50:00
Halo.fr recently sat down with Graeme Devine of Ensemble Studios regarding Halo Wars . Of particular interest in the (interestingly translated) interview is further talk about how long multiplayer games should last. While it was reported earlier this year that Ensemble expects a typical match to last from 15-30 minutes -- RTS fanatics know that this is pretty short for the genre -- Devine notes that games can feasibly range from 10 to 45 minutes with the average landing at around 20 minutes. Probably the other most noticeable tidbit was Devine's response regarding local multiplayer. When asked about whether or not local mutliplayer was an option, Devine responded, "You can play against the AI in skirmish mode. That's a large component of the game." Reading between the lines, it sounds like competitive local multiplayer is out, but cooperative multiplayer is in. There are a few other interesting subjects covered in the interview like the fact that Ensemble will be including Easter e...
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Xbox 360 chopper + leather pants = gaming biker
2008-04-11 01:50:00
Australian GAME stores are running a scratch-off promotion (just like lottery tickets, but better!) where with every Xbox 360 that's purchased, customers get a chance to scratch and win all kinds of gaming prizes. Prizes including a custom crafted and super manly Xbox 360 chopper that's still being produced. You can hop on over to their "See the Bike!" page to watch the eventual evolution of the bike, because right now, it's looking kind of naked and non-360 themed. But we're sure it'll be 360'ized soon enough if the chopper's guages are any indication of things to come. Buy a 360 from GAME and (possibly) go vroom, vroom!
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Space Invaders Get Even on Wii! A fantastic twist on old gameplay
2008-04-11 01:36:00
Taito Japan unveiled Space Invaders Get Even for the Nintendo Wii . In a twist on the classic arcade gameplay, this time around the Space Invaders are planning a counterattack and it?s up to you to make sure they ?Get Even? with the humans that have been shooting them down for the past 30 years! The player controls a UFO with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, which guides 300 ?Space Invaders? to execute its every command. The analogue stick on the Nunchuk attachment is used to direct the UFO, while the Wii Remote will be used to move around a total of 300 ?8-BIT? Invaders. It?s unclear what abilities each set of ?Space Invader? aliens will have, but the first set of screenshots at Gamewatch show different sets dispersing to swarm targets, as well as forming a large, vertical wall as you?re used to seeing them attack in. Each stage consists out of three areas like an armored city, seaside city and jungle zone. The game is set for release in Japan sometime in 2008. ? Tip via ICgamers
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Video footage of all 32 Mario Kart Wii tracks
2008-04-10 08:36:00
It's already Thursday in Japan, which is a particularly mundane trivia fact until you realize that Mario Kart Wii is also scheduled to hit Japan on Thursday. Ergo, logic dictates that the game is out now. For the rest of the world who has to wait until Friday (Europe) or until April 27 (North America), Wii Nintendo has compiled a video (embedded above) of all 32 tracks in the game.Clocking in at almost two hours, you might want to go make popcorn before sitting down to view. Full course listing after the break; although it should go without saying, we're going to throw a spoiler alert here for emphasis.Continue reading Video footage of all 32 Mario Kart Wii tracks
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New Blu-ray tech supports enhanced iPhone integration, PS3 compatibility po
2008-04-10 06:15:00
A company called Netblender is working on new technology that will allow enhanced communication between Blu-ray players and Apple handheld devices such as the iPhone. Dubbed BD Touch, this new tech will turn an iPhone into a remote control for Blu-ray players. More interestingly, it will allow the device to interact directly with BD movies by: displaying extra movie info on the iPhone, maintain a database of your movie collection, and obtain digital copies of movies on a Blu-ray disc. This last feature sounds quite similar to Sony's very own portable copy. This makes us wonder if the new tech will be integrated into the PS3 or if it will only hit other Blu-ray players. A formal announcement regarding the new tech will be made tomorrow. We'll know soon enough then.[Via Gizmodo]
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Interplay reaffirms Fallout MMO; Earthworm Jim, MDK sequels
2008-04-10 02:08:00
It's been awhile since we've had an update on Interplay's long-promised Fallout MMO.To get some of you up to speed: plans for a Fallout MMO that could revive the ailing company were teased out of a November 2006 SEC filing. In April of the following year, Bethesda - already hard at work on Fallout 3 - bought the rights to the series from Interplay for $5.75 million. The deal allowed Interplay to be a licensee, paying Bethesda a 12% royalty on net sales of the still-vaporous Fallout MMO. In August, Interplay's CEO stated in an earning statement that "Fallout Online will play a key role in the future of Interplay" and in November the company revealed ambitions to rekindle franchises like Earthworm Jim, MDK, Descent, and Dark Alliance.Now, in yet another earnings report wrapping up their 2007 fiscal year, Interplay reaffirms its ambition to secure funding for the Fallout MMO as well as "creating sequels to some of its most successful games," notably the four listed above. To that e...
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Alone In The Dark ?Sinister Sightings? Photo Competition Now Live
2008-04-10 01:50:00
The official Alone in the Dark website is now host to the 'Sinister Sightings ' photo competition. Open to visitors from Europe, US and Australia, the competition invited photographers to upload their original photos of creepy and bizarre scenes witnessed in parks. Prizes include the chance to win soundtrack CDs and ultimately an Xbox 360 console. Online voting will determine the photo of the week, with each winner receiving an original soundtrack CD composed by Olivier Deriviere and featuring the Hungarian choir. The photo with the most votes by the close of the competition on June 26 will win the Xbox 360 console.
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First Gears of War 2 Details
2008-04-10 01:50:00
The first bits of details from Gears of War 2 has leaked onto the Internet, courtesy of the latest issue of the Game Informer magazine and an enterprising NeoGAF user. According to his post, the game will pick up six months after the original and will feature several new characters, including the wife of co-op partner Dom. The game will feature drop-in and drop-out co-op play, and will supposedly scale difficulties for each of the player. A new difficulty setting has been added, with Epic Games noting that it wants the game to be accessible to everyone. As expected, the game will feature new weapons, new enemies and a new vehicle. Other inclusions and enhancements include a refined cover system and the removal of the forced walking sections from the original. It will also feature a "SHUT UP" button, letting impatient gamers get straight to the action. "There?s a certain percentage of the audience that wants to skip all that, and they just want to shoot some s?, and we?re more than w...
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CSI Creator: Gaming Can Save Television
2008-04-10 01:40:00
SAN FRANCISCO -- Television can be saved... by videogames. That's what Anthony Zuiker, creator of the TV phenomenon CSI, told an audience of gaming execs today. Delivering the keynote address at MI6, an annual conference on game marketing, Zuiker said that creating content that extends from broadcast TV to mobile phones to games and back keeps audiences involved no matter what entertainment device they prefer. "The future of all broadcast," Zuiker said, is developing deeper connections with other types of media, and said that television "will suffer" if it doesn't attempt to hook viewers currently more enamored with web clips and videogames. As a concrete example of what CSI has done, Zuiker pointed to one recent episode's use of erotic web models the Suicide Girls in an episode, bringing in fans of that website as well as driving traffic back to Suicide Girls' page even while the episode was still being broadcast.Zuiker also pointed to CSI's virtual world in Sec...
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LittleBigPlanet On PSP Rumored
2008-04-09 05:14:00
This would certainly explain some of the delays we?ve been seeing with the game. An inside source has informed CVG that LittleBigPlanet is also PSP bound, likely to also line up with the PS3 release in September. Link up options also would seem to be a very likely candidate, although nothing was given in great detail by the source, so the information is mildly lacking. The game is apparently being developed by the Sony Liverpool office, although they were obviously not forthcoming and have yet to comment on the story. I?ll bet it?ll be something along the lines of them not commenting on rumor and speculation. If indeed true, its certainly been held quiet for a while already, with September rapidly on the horizon. We?ll keep you up to date if we hear anything more about this rumor.

Shin Orochi is the wickedest character in Warriors Orochi 2 yet
2008-04-09 04:28:00
So you thought they were done getting in new characters in Warriors Orochi 2: Rebirth of the Demon Lord? Well, you thought wrong.Apparently the clever little designers over at Koei and Omega Force could not get enough of the terrible demon Orochi and they thought it might be worth their while to get him back in a more evolved form. The unlockable, playable character plays a lot like the original, with just a few attack updates here and there making the most recent entry in the Warriors franchise a definite must-try. Watch the vid for a sneak peak preview of the wicked, wicked Shin Orochi showing off. Source: Destructoid
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Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack also adds new Forge filters
2008-04-09 00:58:00
Bungie reports in their weekly update that the Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack (due April 15th) comes with more than just three new maps priced at 800 Microsoft Points (that's US$10 / ?9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20). To quote: ?While the Legendary Map Pack doesn't feature a map that you can build from scratch a la Foundry it does have a pretty unique series of Forge objects and some new knicks and knacks for Legendary purchasers to tool around with. The biggest new things are the Forge filters, these are forge objects that change the camera settings to create a variety of effects.? Outside of the default Basic setting, you?ll get these six filters: Gloomy, Juicy, Old Timey, Pen & Ink, Nova, and the Colorblind effect shown in the screenshot above. ?I had a dream. It was not all a dream.? Watch the Halo 3 Darkness Map Pack trailer.
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