Latest Happenings on Gaming Fun, Technology, Indus: February 2008

Friday, February 29, 2008

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Jagex Launches FunOrb Games (IGN PC)

The new games portal offers greater depth of gameplay and community features.

PRESS RELEASE: Jagex Launches FunOrb Games (gamesindustry.biz)

UK, Cambridge, 27th February, 2008 – Jagex Ltd, the online games developer behind RuneScape, today launched FunOrb, their latest games offering. FunOrb is an engaging website that offers an array of online games, which have greater depth of play than traditional casual games.

Sony PlayStation 3 poised for strong year (International Herald Tribune)

Demand for the games console should be driven by PlayStation 3 titles like "LittleBigPlanet"; production improvements that will give Sony room to cut prices; and the victory of its Blu-ray technology.

Strong Installs Wii Play Space (R News)

The Strong National Museum of Play has dedicated a space for the latest in video gaming. The museum just opened a Wii play space in its first floor galleries. Kids can select from a series of playground themed games that'll get them moving. A 50 inch television displays all the action.

EA Announces Closed Beta for TheSimsCarnival.com, New Online Community and Gaming Experience From The Sims (Centre Daily Times)

Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced an invitation to participate in a special closed beta at The Sims Carnival(TM), a new online community and gaming experience from The Sims(TM) studio. An innovative online destination, TheSimsCarnival.com empowers members to play, create and share casual games within an online community. This announcement comes out of today's Game Developers ...

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

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PRESS RELEASE: Jagex Launches FunOrb Games (gamesindustry.biz)

UK, Cambridge, 27th February, 2008 – Jagex Ltd, the online games developer behind RuneScape, today launched FunOrb, their latest games offering. FunOrb is an engaging website that offers an array of online games, which have greater depth of play than traditional casual games.

Strong Installs Wii Play Space (R News)

The Strong National Museum of Play has dedicated a space for the latest in video gaming. The museum just opened a Wii play space in its first floor galleries. Kids can select from a series of playground themed games that'll get them moving. A 50 inch television displays all the action.

EA Announces Closed Beta for TheSimsCarnival.com, New Online Community and Gaming Experience From The Sims (Centre Daily Times)

Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced an invitation to participate in a special closed beta at The Sims Carnival(TM), a new online community and gaming experience from The Sims(TM) studio. An innovative online destination, TheSimsCarnival.com empowers members to play, create and share casual games within an online community. This announcement comes out of today's Game Developers ...

Tuesday February 26, 2008 - 10:01 EST (Rolling Good Times)

SAN FRANCISCO, California -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Hands-On Mobile, Inc., the world's leading developer of connected games and applications, today announced that World Poker Tour® (WPT) Texas Hold 'Em 2 has been recognized by top mobile operators for its innovations in connected gaming and celebrates several key milestones since launching in October 2007.

EA Announces Closed Beta for TheSimsCarnival.com, New Online Community and Gaming Experience From The Sims (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.----Today, Electronic Arts Inc. announced an invitation to participate in a special closed beta at The Sims Carnival™, a new online community and gaming experience from The Sims™ studio.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

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EA Announces Closed Beta for TheSimsCarnival.com, New Online Community and Gaming Experience From The Sims (Centre Daily Times)

Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced an invitation to participate in a special closed beta at The Sims Carnival(TM), a new online community and gaming experience from The Sims(TM) studio. An innovative online destination, TheSimsCarnival.com empowers members to play, create and share casual games within an online community. This announcement comes out of today's Game Developers ...

Tuesday February 26, 2008 - 10:01 EST (Rolling Good Times)

SAN FRANCISCO, California -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Hands-On Mobile, Inc., the world's leading developer of connected games and applications, today announced that World Poker Tour® (WPT) Texas Hold 'Em 2 has been recognized by top mobile operators for its innovations in connected gaming and celebrates several key milestones since launching in October 2007.

EA Announces Closed Beta for TheSimsCarnival.com, New Online Community and Gaming Experience From The Sims (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.----Today, Electronic Arts Inc. announced an invitation to participate in a special closed beta at The Sims Carnival™, a new online community and gaming experience from The Sims™ studio.

Chance to develop your own game (Orlando Sentinel)

Microsoft announced a new community-based gaming effort this week. Members of Microsoft's Xbox Live will be able to play, rate and share community-created games on their Xbox 360s. At the core of the announcement are the game creation tools, called XNA Game Studio, which independent game developers will use to create their games. Submitted games will undergo a review for quality and content ...

CraveOnline Acquires GameRevolution (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

CraveOnline.com a leading lifestyle destination for men featuring video, movies, TV, music, sports, games, cars, humor and more, announced today that it has acquired dominant gaming site, GameRevolution.com , continuing to support CraveOnline's position in the highly competitive online male youth market.

Monday, February 25, 2008

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XNA games coming to the Zune, Xbox Live Arcade (Ars Technica)

Microsoft today announced that gaming is coming to the Zune by way of a new XNA initiative titled Xbox Live Community Games, which opens XNA titles to all Zune, PC, and Xbox 360 gamers. Read More...

Microsoft turns to Zune for mobile game edge (The Register)

Xbox Live goes Web 2.0 In the battle for gaming supremacy , Microsoft has finally deployed the big guns against the Playstation and Wii: Web 2.0 and the Zune.…

Xbox 360 HD-DVD dies along with format (The Inquirer)

NINTENDO SYSTEMS regained their market dominance over the other videogame formats in Japan last week, with the news that the Wii still sits at the top of the hardware sales chart, with the DS replacing the Playstation Portable at number two.

User-Generated Games Coming to Xbox, Zune (Unstrung.com)

SAN FRANCISCO -- Game Developers Conference -- While it continues to expand the online presence of its gaming consoles, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT - message board ) says it will soon let people post their own games to the Xbox LIVE community, the company announced during its GDC keynote.

GDC Keynote: Microsoft Reveals Community Features, XNA For Zune (Gamasutra)

At its GDC 2008 keynote, Microsoft announced the full range of peer-reviewed community features coming for amateur-made XNA games, a new XNA game player for its media player Zune, and, in a surprise finish, that Gears of War 2 would be coming to the Xbox 360 this November. Former Tiburon founder, EA Canada exec, and finally EA's excutive VP before joining Microsoft as its corporate VP of ...

Friday, February 22, 2008

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EA Announces Closed Beta for TheSimsCarnival.com, New Online Community and Gaming Experience From The Sims (Centre Daily Times)

Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced an invitation to participate in a special closed beta at The Sims Carnival(TM), a new online community and gaming experience from The Sims(TM) studio. An innovative online destination, TheSimsCarnival.com empowers members to play, create and share casual games within an online community. This announcement comes out of today's Game Developers ...

EA Announces Closed Beta for TheSimsCarnival.com, New Online Community and Gaming Experience From The Sims (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.----Today, Electronic Arts Inc. announced an invitation to participate in a special closed beta at The Sims Carnival™, a new online community and gaming experience from The Sims™ studio.

GDC '08: Community gaming Gears up Microsoft keynote (GameSpot)

New XNA/Xbox Live program to distribute independent developers' titles unveiled; cross-platform gaming coming to Zune; 1 billion achievements unlocked; Gears of War sequel official.

Game On! ECD Systems Launches Beta Version of Revolution Games Network for Developers (Centre Daily Times)

ECD Systems(R), the technology innovator for the video game industry, today announced at the Game Developers Conference the beta launch of the Revolution Games Network (www.rgngames.com), a social networking and gaming portal for game developers. Game developers invited to participate in the beta release of Revolution Games Network will now have an online, interactive community through which ...

GDC Keynote: Microsoft Reveals Community Features, XNA For Zune (Gamasutra)

At its GDC 2008 keynote, Microsoft announced the full range of peer-reviewed community features coming for amateur-made XNA games, a new XNA game player for its media player Zune, and, in a surprise finish, that Gears of War 2 would be coming to the Xbox 360 this November. Former Tiburon founder, EA Canada exec, and finally EA's excutive VP before joining Microsoft as its corporate VP of ...

Thursday, February 21, 2008

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GDC '08: Community gaming Gears up Microsoft keynote (GameSpot)

New XNA/Xbox Live program to distribute independent developers' titles unveiled; cross-platform gaming coming to Zune; 1 billion achievements unlocked; Gears of War sequel official.

Game On! ECD Systems Launches Beta Version of Revolution Games Network for Developers (Centre Daily Times)

ECD Systems(R), the technology innovator for the video game industry, today announced at the Game Developers Conference the beta launch of the Revolution Games Network (www.rgngames.com), a social networking and gaming portal for game developers. Game developers invited to participate in the beta release of Revolution Games Network will now have an online, interactive community through which ...

GDC Keynote: Microsoft Reveals Community Features, XNA For Zune (Gamasutra)

At its GDC 2008 keynote, Microsoft announced the full range of peer-reviewed community features coming for amateur-made XNA games, a new XNA game player for its media player Zune, and, in a surprise finish, that Gears of War 2 would be coming to the Xbox 360 this November. Former Tiburon founder, EA Canada exec, and finally EA's excutive VP before joining Microsoft as its corporate VP of ...

Gaming on a Mac: Technically Speaking (TechNewsWorld.com)

It's been nearly three years since Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that Mac computers would sport Intel processors. In that time, however, the number of games ported for Mac computers continues at a relative trickle, with only six to eight top-tier games coming out in a given year.

Nokia Showcases the Latest in Mobile Gaming at GDC 2008 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Nokia today announced a strong presence at the Game Developers Conference with new N-Gage and SNAP Mobile games, live demos of the recently launched N-Gage First Access program, and a keynote by Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Markets, Nokia.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

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Game On! ECD Systems Launches Beta Version of Revolution Games Network for Developers (Centre Daily Times)

ECD Systems(R), the technology innovator for the video game industry, today announced at the Game Developers Conference the beta launch of the Revolution Games Network (www.rgngames.com), a social networking and gaming portal for game developers. Game developers invited to participate in the beta release of Revolution Games Network will now have an online, interactive community through which ...

Gaming on a Mac: Technically Speaking (TechNewsWorld.com)

It's been nearly three years since Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that Mac computers would sport Intel processors. In that time, however, the number of games ported for Mac computers continues at a relative trickle, with only six to eight top-tier games coming out in a given year.

Nokia Showcases the Latest in Mobile Gaming at GDC 2008 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Nokia today announced a strong presence at the Game Developers Conference with new N-Gage and SNAP Mobile games, live demos of the recently launched N-Gage First Access program, and a keynote by Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Markets, Nokia.

Game On! ECD Systems Launches Beta Version of Revolution Games Network for Developers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

MARSTONS MILLS, Mass.----ECD Systems®, the technology innovator for the video game industry, today announced at the Game Developers Conference the beta launch of the Revolution Games Network , a social networking and gaming portal for game developers.

ARM Software to Offer Console-Quality 3D Gaming on Mobile Phones (Cellular-News.com)

Chip manufacturer, ARM has announced the Mali-JSR297 software for 3D graphics, the first product to enable developers of Java applications for mobile phones to take advantage of the latest hardware graphics features found in OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics processing units (GPUs).

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

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Wii Beating Xbox 360 and PS3 in January Sales (XBOX365)

The Wii will be the world's most common video games console by the end of this year, one analyst has predicted.

Total Clicks : (ZDNet India)

Bush and Clinton cameo at wireless show COMMUNICATION Former U.S. Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton on Thursday told wireless executives at an industry event here how important their work is in shaping democracies and economies around the world.

Become an Internet.com member today. (IT Management)

Microsoft has spent more than eight years and millions of dollars developing both its Windows Mobile smartphone technology and an enterprise marketplace for it.

Microsoft Mobile: 'Danger is my Business' (Datamation)

Dogged by Windows Mobile's poor penetration among consumers, Redmond aims to solve the problem with its checkbook.

MacDailyNews - Where Mac news comes first (Mac Daily News)

"The format war has turned into a format death watch," Thomas K. Arnold and Erik Gruenwedel report for The Hollywood Reporter.

Monday, February 18, 2008

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Total Clicks : (ZDNet India)

Bush and Clinton cameo at wireless show COMMUNICATION Former U.S. Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton on Thursday told wireless executives at an industry event here how important their work is in shaping democracies and economies around the world.

Become an Internet.com member today. (IT Management)

Microsoft has spent more than eight years and millions of dollars developing both its Windows Mobile smartphone technology and an enterprise marketplace for it.

Microsoft Mobile: 'Danger is my Business' (Datamation)

Dogged by Windows Mobile's poor penetration among consumers, Redmond aims to solve the problem with its checkbook.

MacDailyNews - Where Mac news comes first (Mac Daily News)

"The format war has turned into a format death watch," Thomas K. Arnold and Erik Gruenwedel report for The Hollywood Reporter.

Microsoft + Danger = iPhone competitor (CNET)

No, they haven't announced it, but yesterday's reorganization makes it pretty clear.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

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PRESS RELEASE: GameShadow Launches New Gaming Community & amBX Support (gamesindustry.biz)

LONDON – February 05, 2008 – GameShadow Ltd – renowned for its free, automated patch delivery system – today announced that its new gaming community had left Beta. The announcement coincides with the company’s recent implementation of Philips amBX support, as part of its ongoing commitment to provide gamers with all the latest demos, trailers, and drivers.

Nokia's Yamake Introduces User Generated Gaming to S60 (All About Symbian)

Yamake has broken cover, in the latest N-Gage press release . A 'game creating game,' players are able to pick and mix their own games from a range of mini-games, add in their own skins, themes, text, sound clips and movies from their PC. These can then be uploaded and shared with the rest of the Yamake community.

Metal Gear Solid Mobile Takes Grand Prix and Operator's Choice Awards at 2008 International Mobile Gaming Awards (Centre Daily Times)

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced today that Metal Gear Solid(R) Mobile has received the top honors at this year's International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA), taking both the Grand Prix and Operator's Choice Awards. The Jury of the International Mobile Gaming Awards picked a total of 6 winners out of the almost 400 entries from 33 countries. Metal Gear Solid Mobile will be available ...

Metal Gear Solid Mobile Takes Grand Prix and Operator's Choice Awards at 2008 International Mobile Gaming Awards (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.----Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced today that Metal Gear Solid® Mobile has received the top honors at this year's International Mobile Gaming Awards , taking both the Grand Prix and Operator's Choice Awards.

GamersGate Enters Digital Distribution Partnership with Kalypso Media (GameSpy)

Imperium Romanum and Agon: The Lost Sword of Toledo take the lead. GamersGate announced today that Kalypso Media is the latest publisher to join the network of high profile publishers choosing to distribute their games on GamersGate.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

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PRESS RELEASE: GameShadow Launches New Gaming Community & amBX Support (gamesindustry.biz)

LONDON – February 05, 2008 – GameShadow Ltd – renowned for its free, automated patch delivery system – today announced that its new gaming community had left Beta. The announcement coincides with the company’s recent implementation of Philips amBX support, as part of its ongoing commitment to provide gamers with all the latest demos, trailers, and drivers.

GamersGate Enters Digital Distribution Partnership with Kalypso Media (IGN PC)

Imperium Romanum and Agon: The Lost Sword of Toledo take the lead. February 13, 2008 - GamersGate announced today that Kalypso Media is the latest publisher to join the network of high profile publishers choosing to distribute their games on GamersGate.

PRESS RELEASE: GamersGate enters digital distribution partnership with Kalypso Media (gamesindustry.biz)

New York, USA (February 13, 2008) – GamersGate announced today that Kalypso Media is the latest publisher to join the network of high profile publishers choosing to distribute their games on GamersGate.

Hasbro Unveils Innovative New Toys, Games and Entertainment Experiences at Toy Fair 2008 (Centre Daily Times)

Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) reveals its exciting new product offerings at New York's annual American International Toy Fair with innovation in a wide range of entertainment categories.

Hasbro Unveils Innovative New Toys, Games and Entertainment Experiences at Toy Fair 2008 (wallstreet:online AG)

Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) reveals its exciting new product offerings at New York´s annual American

Monday, February 11, 2008

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Microsoft buys Sidekick maker; Zune phone? (MacNN)

Microsoft today revealed that it was acquiring Danger Inc., triggering a shift in the mobile phone business. The deal's terms have not been disclosed but will see the smaller firm, best known for the software powering Sidekick messaging phones, folded into the Entertainment and Services Division at Microsoft. The buyout will help Microsoft enter ...

Microsoft's Shane Kim Talks Xbox 360 in 2008 (AnandTech)

Halo and Gears of War are scaring away casual gamers, says Microsoft...

Microsoft considers 'Portable Xbox' (Digital Spy)

Microsoft's VP Shane Kim says his firm would 'never say never' when quizzed about a Portable Xbox.

Microsoft Aims to Ignite Careers of New Artists (BetaNews)

Microsoft is launching a new program that will give new music artists an opportunity to get discovered by 30 million Zune, MSN, and Xbox users through a program it calls "Ignition."

Mobilizing: Microsoft, AOL, Opera In Mobile News (WebProNews)

The GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona spurred a few mobile-related items of interest, including Microsoft acquisition news that does not involve Yahoo. read more

Friday, February 8, 2008

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Microsoft considers 'Portable Xbox' (Digital Spy)

Microsoft's VP Shane Kim says his firm would 'never say never' when quizzed about a Portable Xbox.

Microsoft Aims to Ignite Careers of New Artists (BetaNews)

Microsoft is launching a new program that will give new music artists an opportunity to get discovered by 30 million Zune, MSN, and Xbox users through a program it calls "Ignition."

Microsoft: Wii hasn't won console war yet (MCV)

Corporate VP Shane Kim also refuses to rule out portable Xbox

Would buying Yahoo be a mistake for Microsoft? (International Herald Tribune)

Critics are afraid that the deal would distract Microsoft from its core activities, resulting in value lost rather than added.

Zune 8 receives quiet price cut, bests nano (MacNN)

Microsoft has quietly dropped the price of its Zune 8 flash music player to $180 in a bid to gain marketshare, according to reports as well as checks with several major online retailers. Though unannounced by the company, the $20 drop makes the device one of the least expensive of the class at its regular price and undercuts the same-capacity iPod...

Thursday, February 7, 2008

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Zune 8 receives quiet price cut, bests nano (MacNN)

Microsoft has quietly dropped the price of its Zune 8 flash music player to $180 in a bid to gain marketshare, according to reports as well as checks with several major online retailers. Though unannounced by the company, the $20 drop makes the device one of the least expensive of the class at its regular price and undercuts the same-capacity iPod...

Thursday | 7 February, 2008 (ARNnet)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday future growth for the company hinges on continued investment that matches the company's multi-billion dollar revenue and operating income, and that the company will be very active in pumping money into eight core areas.

Total Clicks : (ZDNet India)

Bush and Clinton cameo at wireless show COMMUNICATION Former U.S. Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton on Thursday told wireless executives at an industry event here how important their work is in shaping democracies and economies around the world.

Facts about Microsoft Corp (Hindustan Times)

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Jerry Yang tells employees in an e-mail that no decision has been made about Microsoft Corp's $44.6 bn-bid to buy it.

No joy for Microsoft shareholders in Yahoo (The Globe and Mail)

Google shouldn't worry about this deal. It should rejoice.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

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Zune 8 receives quiet price cut, bests nano (MacNN)

Microsoft has quietly dropped the price of its Zune 8 flash music player to $180 in a bid to gain marketshare, according to reports as well as checks with several major online retailers. Though unannounced by the company, the $20 drop makes the device one of the least expensive of the class at its regular price and undercuts the same-capacity iPod...

Facts about Microsoft Corp (Hindustan Times)

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Jerry Yang tells employees in an e-mail that no decision has been made about Microsoft Corp's $44.6 bn-bid to buy it.

No joy for Microsoft shareholders in Yahoo (The Globe and Mail)

Google shouldn't worry about this deal. It should rejoice.

No joy for Microsoft shareholders in Yahoo (The Globe and Mail)

You need a powerful search engine to find evidence that a Microsoft-Yahoo combination is a good idea for Microsoft shareholders. For all its might, dominance and cash, Microsoft has accomplished next to nothing outside its desktop products, in which it has a near monopoly.

Ballmer Fills in 'Software-Plus-Services' Plan (InternetNews.com)

CEO Steve Ballmer talks up the company's approach to services and how they integrate with its software products.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

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PRESS RELEASE: GET GAMING WITH PREDICTIONS FROM THE WEASEL (gamesindustry.biz)

Video gaming guru Matt Cuttle is gearing up for 2008 with his new podcast, Games Weasel, available exclusively to download from broadband entertainment network BTPodShow.

Boss quits troubled Demons (The Australian)

ON the eve of celebrating its 150th birthday, Melbourne is searching for its fifth chief executive in a decade after an announcement last night that Steve Harris will leave next month.

Boss quits troubled Demons (FOXSPORTS.com.au)

ON the eve of celebrating their 150th birthday, Melbourne are searching for their fifth chief executive in a decade after an announcement that Steve Harris will leave next month.

H3 Enterprises Discloses January 2008 Sales Report for First HipHopSodaShop in Tampa (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

H3 Enterprises, Inc. today issued its first full monthly revenue report for 2008. The January report includes the Company's initial four revenue streams that began to flow in December of '07 with the opening of H3's first HipHopSodaShop in Tampa, as well as two new sources of sales that are expected to take off this month.

New Motion, Inc. Completes Transaction with Traffix, Inc. (Centre Daily Times)

New Motion, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWMO) announced today that it has completed its transaction with Traffix, Inc. pursuant to the Merger Agreement between the companies dated September 26, 2007. As a result of the closing of the transaction, Traffix, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of New Motion. Immediately following the consummation of the merger, Traffix stockholders will own approximately 45% of ...

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