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    Bless you, Treyarch
    - http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/call-of-duty-treyarch-project/1133423p1.html

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    "We said we would support the game. We are going to support it... We didn't spend two years of our lives to toss it all in the trash in one day."
    Nov 10, 2010 5:16pm PST
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    Bless you, Treyarch - http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/call-of-duty-treyarch-project/1133423p1.html tl;dr: " : roushimsxThis person is cool!

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        Armchair developing at it's finest. : liqker
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