As suggested by retailer listings last week, Activision subsidiary RedOctane confirmed that its popular Guitar Hero franchise will see an edition centered around music from the 1980s. Developed by series creator Harmonix, Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s will be released on PlayStation 2 later this summer.

The announcement also provided the first glimpse of the game's 30 songs, including a mix of tracks performed by the original artists and "as made famous by" covers:

- I Wanna Rock (by Twisted Sister)
- I Ran (by Flock of Seagulls)
- Round and Round (as made famous by Ratt)
- I Want Candy (as made famous by Bow Wow Wow)
- Metal Health (as made famous by Quiet Riot)
- Holy Diver (as made famous by Dio)
- Heat Of The Moment (as made famous by Asia)

When asked about the chances of tracks from Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s appearing on the Xbox 360--possibly as downloadable content for Guitar Hero II--RedOctane representative Bryan Lam issued a statement that neither confirmed nor denied that possibility. "We recently launched the Xbox 360 game, and will continue to offer downloadable content for Xbox 360 users," Lam told Shacknews. "Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s provides a unique opportunity for our PlayStation2 fans who don't have the same online capabilities to enjoy fresh new content. We're strongly committed to offering the greatest game play experiences possible on all platforms."

Sega AM2's Ghost Squad, the company's top-earning arcade gun game in 2005, is on its way to the Wii this holiday season. An enhanced port of the arcade version, the Wii edition allows gamers to gun down terrorists and defuse bombs via the Wii Remote with up to three other players. Up to 25 different weapons--including machine guns, pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles, and crossbows--are available throughout the course of the game.

"Ghost Squad brings the classic light gun blaster experience that SEGA made popular in the arcades to the Wii," said Sega of America marketing VP Scott Steinberg. "With a more robust multiplayer experience than even the arcade version and numerous unlockable items and stages adding replay value, Ghost Squad will be the ultimate shooter experience for the Nintendo Wii console."

Formerly announced for the PC, Petroglyph's RTS Universe at War: Earth Assault will be hitting the Xbox 360 as well. Unlike many other RTS games, Universe at War's persistent world tracks environmental damage across multiple battles and environments, enabling players to return to a previous location and find it still in shambles. Players can customize their weapons and defenses in the midst of battle to be more effective, as well as partake in a number of multiplayer modes.

Responding to queries as to how Petroglyph came to the decision to bring Universe at War to Xbox 360, creative director Adam Isgreen told Shacknews that consoles are an appropriate fit for Petroglyph's design philosophy. "We always like to approach games with a console attitude in the first place," he explained, "keeping things approachable and intuitive."

Published by Sega, Universe at War: Earth Assault is scheduled for a PC release in holiday 2007 with the Xbox 360 version following in Q1 2008.

A new entry in THQ's open ended crime-centric Saints Row series is in development for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the company announced today. As with the original, the followup will be handled by developer Volition and should arrive at some point in 2008.

"The original Saints Row earned critical acclaim for its stunning graphics, unparalleled customization options and the genre's first-ever online multiplayer," announced THQ executive VP of worldwide publishing Kelly Flock. "The game's worldwide success shows the growing fanaticism for open-world gaming and our talented team at Volition is now using their proprietary technology to revolutionize the genre yet again."

Though an additional Saints Row release was first mentioned during a conference call in February, it was not known at the time if the executive was referring to a new title or the upcoming PlayStation 3 version of the Xbox 360 original.

Namco Bandai and Koei today unveiled plans to bring PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of Dynasty Warriors:Gundam to North America in late summer. Previously released on the PlayStation 3 in Japan as Gundam Musou, the game combines developer Omega Force's penchant for large-scale battles and mass destruction, as seen in its Dynasty Warriors games, with the ever-popular robots and mythology of Sunrise's mech-tastic franchise. Spanning multiple Gundam time lines, Dynasty Warriors:Gundam includes a number of different mobile suits and pilots to control across its official, original and versus game modes.

LucasArts sent along the first details on developer Rebellion's Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron. Exclusively for the PSP, Renegade Squadron will represent the only original entry in the Star Wars Battlefront series this year when it releases in the fall.

Building off Savage Entertainment's PSP version of Star Wars Battlefront II, Renegade Squadron replaces the traditional class system with the option to customize a character's weapons, equipment and special abilities. The game also supports online matches of up to 16 players, with maps ranging from Korriban's Valley of the Sith to the remains of Alderaan.

Author Lorenzo Carcaterra is working with developer Eden Games to help pen the studio's upcoming revival of the classic survival horror series Alone in the Dark, which is in development for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Carcaterra--who has written books such as Chasers, Apaches, and Sleepers--is said to bring his expertise of the New York City area and experience of over 20 years in writing fact and fiction to the project, which centers around a conspiracy involving New York City's Central Park.

"Alone in the Dark was a challenge which allowed me to bring a realistic feel to an apocalyptic situation facing New York City and really dig into the Central Park conspiracy idea," explained the author. "It also allowed me to write for hard-edged characters, some good, some bad, all forced to confront a force whose power they could never imagine. The story never stalls, always moves in overdrive and the characters zoom right along at warp speed, stopping long enough along the way to say a few lines that keep driving the plot forward. The end result is, I hope, a roller-coaster of a thrill ride that should be tons of fun to play."

Neither developer Eden Studios nor publisher Atari has suggested a target release date for Alone in the Dark.

The latest entry in the Growlanser RPG series, Growlanser: Heritage of War, will make its way to North America in late summer care of publisher Atlus. Following the appearance of an impassable veil on its borders, a small island becomes plagued by war, famine, and monsters. As players struggle to save themselves and their country across the game's five chapters, they will find themselves tackling a number of strategic party-based battles and interacting with a magical fairy companion. As with most recent Atlus releases, the game will come packaged in a special edition box loaded with bonus materials, which will be unveiled at a later date.

Mondo Media's disturbingly cute and exceedingly violent Happy Tree Friends animated series has entered the interactive realm thanks to Sega and developer Stainless Studios. An action-puzzle game, Happy Tree Friends False Alarm puts players in control of one of three characters--Flippy, Lumpy, and Handy--as they use items such as concrete, ice, gasoline, and nitroglycerin to modify the surrounding environment in hopes of preventing an untimely demise.

Happy Tree Friends False Alarm will hit PC and Xbox Live Arcade this fall.

Sony Online Entertainment has announced High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition, a downloadable PlayStation 3 title for the PlayStation Network. Along with five different types of poker--Texas Hold'em, Super Hold'em, Billabon, Tahoe, and Shanghai--the game offers 6 person multiplayer and support for compatible USB camera, including the PlayStation 2 EyeToy. SOE expects High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition to arrive in the PlayStation Store later this summer, priced at $9.99.

After a few unexpected delays, David Jaffe's cops'n'robbers-inspired Calling All Cars! is now available for download from the online PlayStation Store. Developed by the Utah-based Incognito Entertainment and featuring both local and online multiplayer of up to four players, Calling All Cars! is priced at $9.99.

As reported yesterday, Sony Online Entertainment's edition of Midway's Rampart also arrived in the PlayStation store today, selling for $4.99.

Microsoft and developer Realtime Worlds today released a title update and detailed two new pieces of Crackdown downloadable content slated to arrive within the next week. The update resolves several issues with the game, such as indestructible fire hydrants and ramp problems, and adds the option to repopulate the city's gangs.

As for downloadable content, the first pack, "Free-For-All", is available free of charge and grants players the Keys to the City--a cheat mode that allows players the freedom to do just about anything, from spawning ramps and activating infinite ammo to further enhancing the capabilities of their agent. The in-game garage has also been redesigned to accommodate more vehicles.

The other piece of content, the "Getting' Busy Bonus Pack", sells for 800 Microsoft Points ($10). Included in the premium pack are a number of new vehicles--the Agency Buggy, Agency Racecar, Agency Armored Vehicle--as well as new weapons--the MSK mini-rocket Lobber, EX1 "Proximity Charge", HRX "Harpoon", MZ360 "Mini-Gun", VS1 "Cloaking Device. New game types--Street Racing, Max-Agility Rooftop Races, Stockpile, Checkpoint Chase, Rocket Tag--and new achievements are also added. Furthermore, should a player that has not purchased the "Getting' Busy Bonus Pack" enter into a co-op game with one that has, they will be able to preview the extra content for the duration of that session.

Along with the announcement, Microsoft also provided a number of movies showing off the new content and modes. For a full list of all the additions and changes, check out Major Nelson.

Update: Both the "Free-For-All Pack" and "Getting' Busy Bonus Pack" are now available from the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Microsoft dropped word that Turn 10 Studios' Xbox 360 race sim Forza Motorsport 2 has gone gone and will definitely be in stores on May 29. As mentioned last night, Xbox Live Gold subscribers can now download a free demo of the game from the Xbox Live Marketplace.

The release of developer Artifical Studios' top-down action game Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia has been pushed from May 15 to May 29, publisher SouthPeak Games noted today. Meanwhile, last month's Xbox Live demo is still available.

Namco Bandai Games' Japanese division announced this week that Nintendo has acquired controlling interest the formerly Namco Bandai-owned development studio Monolith Soft. With 80% Nintendo ownership, Monolith Soft will essentially become a first party Nintendo development studio; Namco Bandai will retain a 16% stake in the company.

Nintendo's acquisition of Monolith Soft is likely in large part intended to address the overall low number of roleplaying games on Nintendo home systems. Monolith Soft is responsible for the PlayStation 2 series Xenosaga, a followup to Square's PlayStation RPG Xenogears, as well as the Baten Kaitos RPG series on GameCube. At one point, Namco announced a Nintendo DS version of Baten Kaitos, but it is currently thought to have been cancelled. Monolith Soft is the developer of the upcoming Wii exclusive armageddon-tinged action game Disaster: Day of Crisis.

Movie news site LatinoReview.com further cemented its odd reputation as the most prolific video game movie script-leaking organization around with its preview of Stuart Beattie's treatment for the upcoming Gears of War film. Reader "Gearhead" contributed the report detailing approximately the first third of the treatment, which apparently begins prior to the events of Epic's Gears of War (X360) game. No director has yet been attached to the Gears of War movie project.

In addition to acting as a screenwriter on Michael Mann's Collateral and the upcoming The Punisher 2, Beattie is also a writer on two in-development video game films: Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run and Splinter Cell: The Movie.

Speaking at a Japanese press conference, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated that his company is currently developing 45 games for Wii as well as 79 games for Nintendo DS, reports financial publication Bloomberg. Those figures almost certainly refer both to internally developed games as well as Nintendo-published titles developed by second- or third-party studios.

Both systems have been light on Nintendo-developed games in recent months, with highly anticipated titles on both systems--such as The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass on DS and Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Retro's Metroid Prime 3: Corruption--having been delayed past their original projected release periods. According to Iwata, the company's next round of first-party releases will ship towards the end of this summer.

Allaying fears that Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Mario Galaxy have been pushed out of 2007, Iwata confirmed that both games are set for release this summer or fall. He also claimed that Metroid Prime 3: Corruption's pointer-based control is being "rated close to the keyboard and mouse control that's the standard for PC games" by its testers.

On the topic of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the game is apparently reaching a fairly complete stage of production. During the recent Snake vs. Zombie event hosted by Killer7 developer Grasshopper Manufacture, Smash Bros. series designer Masahiro Sakurai made an appearance to discuss with Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima the appearance of Solid Snake as a playable character in Brawl. According to Kojima Productions' Ryan Payton on a recent episode of the Kojima Productions Report, Kojima played the game and stated that it "already feels very complete, it's already a lot of fun." Kojima apparently claimed that Nintendo "could put it out now, and it would sell millions of copies."

According to a blog post by designer David Jaffe--entitled "GOLD BITCHES!"--Incognito Entertainment's cops'n'robbers-themed PlayStation Network game Calling All Cars! has been completed. Jaffe gave a final release date for the PlayStation 3 game: May 3, 2007. It will be available for $9.99.

Update: Jaffe's blog post appears to have been removed.

Though we already knew a new Katamari was on the way, Namco made it official today with the announcement of Beautiful Katamari for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The latest rendition of everyone's favorite roll 'em up, which is being produced without the involvement of creator Keita Takahashi, will render at 720p and features online multiplayer and content download through each console's respective online service. Previously, the Katamari franchise has seen two iterations on the PlayStation 2 and one on the PSP. A lone screenshot accompanied the game's revelation.

Beautiful Katamari is scheduled for release this fall. No word yet on the previously rumored Wii version.

Llamasoft has completed its latest project, the psychedelic shooter Space Giraffe. Created by Jeff Minter, the fellow behind trippy efforts such as Tempest 2000 (JAG, SAT, PC) and the Xbox 360's music visualizer, the game is due to be released via Xbox Live Arcade once it passes Microsoft's certification process. Among other distinct features, Space Giraffe utilizes a random name generator for its levels, producing results such as "Diluted Doorknob For The Win," "Preaching Cabbage Be Mine," and "Purple Moo-Cow Please."

Along with the announcement, Minter uploaded a few new screens. Further down the page, he posted pictures of sheep.

The Xbox 360 demo of EA LA's Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars mentioned last week is now available for Xbox Live Gold subscribers through the Xbox Live Marketplace. Weighing in at 1 GB, the free download includes a training mode, two missions of the GDI campaign, and 1v1 multiplayer over Xbox Live. Following the PC version's late March release by little over a month, Command & Conquer 3 hits the Xbox 360 on May 10th.

Over at Level Up, N'Gai Croal chats with game director David Jaffe on a variety of topics, including his canceled PSP game Heartland and Incognito's upcoming Calling All Cars (PS3).

Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield talks up stealth developer Tose, discussing the studio's policy to stay hidden and let others take credit for much of its work.

Prior to the release of Xbox 360, many gamers had Gamerscore points--awarded for specific Achievements during gameplay--and Microsoft Points--purchased with real money and exchanged for Xbox Live Marketplace goods--confused and in some cases mentally melded, believing that devoting more time to games could potentially earn them free content. This clearly was not the case, but according to alleged "partially torn documents" apparently acquired by Xbox 360-oriented site Unscripted 360, Microsoft may be planning something similar.

Unscripted 360 claims that, next month, Microsoft will unveil a system that will award a "limited number of prizes" to overachieving Achievement achievers. The program, states the site, will be free, and will apparently have room for the casual as well as the hardcore.

Microsoft has obviously not announced any such program, but in its official responses to inquiries on the matter it is acting slightly less like a brick wall than publishers generally tend to do when confronting rumors, suggesting that there is a possibility this may be on the money.

While its last-generation compatriots have long since faded away, PlayStation 2 has kept on chugging with some remaining noteworthy exclusives. Little has been released recently about what is arguably the biggest of these, SCE Worldwide Studios Santa Monica's God of War II, though it has remained a strong presence in gamers' minds. This weekend, designer Cory Barlog, who took the reins from God of War creator David Jaffe for this installment, indicated on his personal blog that the upcoming vengeance-fuelled action sequel is nearing completion. "My work here...is done," reads the post headline, after which he describes that as of this past Sunday, January 28, his team has completed their part in the project and it's off to Quality Assurance for final testing and certification.

Previously, God of War II held a general Q1 2007 release period projection, but according to Barlog, the game "is on target to get finished and pressed in the beginning of February," meaning it may well be only a couple of weeks away. GameTrailers is hosting a new trailer of the game.

Much ado has been made in recent days over a job posting on the official Telltale Games website, requesting an experienced Wii Systems Programmer who will be hired for the purpose of "implementing our core 3D graphics and audio systems on the Wii." The first conclusion on the mat of the interwebs is, of course, that the company must be in the process of porting its well received episodic series of Sam & Max adventure games over to Nintendo's current home console.

It may not actually be quite so clear that that is what the company currently has on its plate, however. Telltale has attempted to diffuse the rumors, though--as is typical for companies commenting on rumors--it has stopped short of explaining the full situation. An observent gamer might examine the various major publishers' Wii strategies since the machine's launch, then examine Telltale's catalogue of games, which includes the TV series-based CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder published by--wait for it--Ubisoft. Draw your own conclusions.

Those who occasionally play free independently developed games may very well have at one point stumbled upon N, the addictive ninja-starring Lode Runner-esque physics-based platformer from developer Metanet Software. Some of those people may have at one point fantasized about playing the game with a console controller rather than a keyboard. Those particular people will be pleased to read the latest news post on Metanet's official site, where the company announced that it is beginning development on N+, an Xbox Live Arcade version of its award winning game. Assisting with development will be Vancouver-based Klei Entertainment.

N+ will be similar to its predecessor in terms of content and gameplay, and will include a level editor which players can use to send custom content to others. Multiplayer modes are also under consideration.

Metanet hopes to have N+ completed by the end of this summer and available on the Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace this fall. Pricing estimates were not given.

Wii's Virtual Console was updated today with four new games originally published on Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and Nintendo 64. From the Super NES lineup, Konami contributes the classic sidescrolling shooter Contra III: The Alien Wars (1-2 players), available for 800 Wii Points ($8). Sega brings two from Genesis with the cooperative action game Bonanza Bros. (1-2 players) and the comic-flavored action game Comic Zone (1 player), both available for 800 Wii Points ($8). Finally, Nintendo offers the timeless Mario Kart 64 (1-4 players) from its Nintendo 64 library, for 1000 Wii Points ($10).

Earlier today in our Unpacking the PS3 feature, we reported that while Sony's PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store had already been active in Japan, they had not yet gone live in North America. Now, just hours later, we can report that both services are up and running in other parts of the world. If you reside in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, or Taiwan, and you are one of the few to currently own a PS3, you may now register a PlayStation Network account. This will allow you to play online games as well as make downloads and purchases from the PlayStation Store. Subscription to the service is free.

Currently, the PlayStation Store is stocked with the following items:

Demos (free):
- Blast Factor
- Formula One Championship Edition
- NBA 07
- Resistance: Fall of Man
- MotorStorm
- Cash Guns Chaos
Downloadable games (prices current for United States):
- Blast Factor ($7.99)
- Cash Guns Chaos ($9.99)

There are also numerous trailers for games such as David Jaffe's upcoming title Calling All Cars (PS3), Incognito's Warhawk (PS3), Factor 5's Lair (PS3), and others, as well as several trailers for films available on Blu-ray Disc.

Unlike Microsoft's Microsoft Points system for Xbox Live Marketplace and Nintendo's upcoming Wii Points system for its Virtual Console, Sony's online store simply represents purchases in terms of local currency. Money used to buy games can be added to a virtual wallet at any time, including right at the time of purchase.

There are currently no sections of the store dedicated to microtransactions or any type of downloadable in-game content, but those are sure to come in the near future.

Undoubtedly living up to any expectations fans may have had after being promised new Halo 3 news this week, developer Bungie Studios and parent company Microsoft announced today that an open beta of the upcoming Xbox 360 shooter will be released in spring 2007.

For the many gamers still playing Halo 2 via Xbox Live, there will also be new multiplayer maps available for download in spring 2007. These maps will be available only to those playing Halo 2 with the backwards compatibility feature of the Xbox 360.

Fans of both football and Halo can look forward to December 4, as during ESPN's Monday Night Football on that date a CG Halo 3 ad featuring "a unique and compelling look at Master Chief" will be broadcast. Today's announcement notes that the ad will run "one time only" (read: will be on YouTube within minutes) but will also be downloadable through the Xbox Live Marketplace. On its own official site, Bungie has posted an explanation regarding the decision to go with a CG ad rather than one featuring gameplay footage. "We all agreed that a cooler thing to do would be to move as far away from gameplay-style footage as possible, and make something more movie-like," reads the post. "Let our fans see what the Halo universe looks like in a photo-realistic fashion."

Microsoft also released a single screenshot from Halo 3 (prior Halo 3 screenshots can be found here) containing an in-game image of Master Chief.

With numerous display standards falling under the high definition umbrella--mainly 720p, 1080i, and 1080p--many gamers have expressed confusion as to which is the most appropriate for their games. Now, it seems that with certain HD PS3 games on certain HD television sets, there might not be the option for HD at all. Earlier today, posters at the NeoGAF forums, among other internet gaming hangouts, realized that PlayStation 3 does not seem to have an internal mechanism for upscaling 720p to 1080i. Meanwhile, many 1080i-capable HDTVs also lack such an upscaler. This means that a 720p-only PS3 game simply will not sync with a non-upscaling 1080i HDTV, forcing users to play the game in 480p enhanced definition or 480i standard definition.

For reference, all PS3 games support 720p, while support for 1080i and 1080p is optional. In the NeoGAF thread, a developer from Insomniac Games, which produced the 720p-only Resistance: Fall of Man, stated that the problem is "not a software issue," implying that it is the hardware that lacks an upscaler. By contrast, Microsoft's Xbox 360 will upscale 720p games to 1080i for TVs that require it.

For users with a standard or enhanced definition television, PS3 games should pose no problem, even if they will not be displayed in full resolution. Though apparently lacking an upscaler, the machine does have a functional downscaler.

Shacknews cannot confirm these reports firsthand, lacking a 1080i-only TV with which to test a 720p claim, but multiple firsthand accounts along with the suggestive developer comment point to this one being true. Hopefully the company issues a software update remedying the situation.

Sony Computer Entertainment America had not reponded to requests for comments at time of publishing.

In 2004, Sid Meier's studio Firaxis released Sid Meier's Pirates! for PC, reimagining the classic PC title Sid Meier's Pirates! first designed by gaming legend Sid Meier in 1987. This was followed up by Sid Meier's Pirates! for Xbox, a port of the 2004 version of Sid Meier's Pirates! for PC. Now, Firaxis and publisher 2K Games have announced their intention to take Sid Meier's Pirates! to yet another platform with Sid Meier's Pirates! for PSP. "Sid Meier’s Pirates! is already a proven success," said 2K president Christoph Hartmann. "The universal appeal and compelling gameplay in [Sid Meier's] Pirates! makes it a perfect match for the PSP system." Sid Meier's Pirates! designer Sid Meier added, "[Sid Meier's] Pirates! for the PSP system allows players to shape the heroic life of a pirate while embracing the pirate’s way of life – always on the go!"

2K plans to release Firaxis' Sid Meier's Pirates! for PSP in January 2007.

Following Halo 2's incredibly well publicized "I Love Bees" promotion, so-called "alternate reality games" became all the rage in video game marketing. The craze has died down a bit since then, but new ARGs still pop up from time to time. Case in point: this seemingly innocuous corporate website for a company called NeoVenus Construction, which purports to deal in space travel and extraterrestrial colonization and terraforming. A poster on the NeoGAF found the site by following a URL flashed for just a couple of frames in a trailer for Capcom's upcoming Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (X360). A Whois search on the domain confirms that it is owned by Capcom.

The site undoubtedly goes deeper than its easily accessible product and services description pages and job postings, as some pages contain fields for a username and password. Internet detectives, go for it.

Capcom plans to release Lost Planet in January 2007.

It is anyone's guess as to why component cables have always been such an elusive item when it comes to Nintendo home consoles, but it looks like the Big N is finally starting to understand that gamers just plain prefer sending their moving pictures through cables that separate a video signal into one luminance channel and two chrominance channels. Also, they enable progressive scan, which is a plus.

Anyway, if you feel the completely understandable need to have component video all ready for when you pick up your system this Sunday, Nintendo is currently offering them for sale via its online store or by phone, with the option for one-day shipping. The store states that the cables are already backordered, but Shacker mikefr24, who placed an order earlier today, was told by a Nintendo representative that the website is out of sync with actual inventory and that Nintendo has enough stock "to cover ever Wii on launch day." Of course, if you plan on ordering them yourself, it wouldn't hurt to call and confirm.

A demo of the Xbox 360 version of EA Tiburon's Superman Returns: The Videogame was released today via Xbox Live Marketplace. The free download weighs in at 905MB and has a sample of the single-player game, which ships next week. Interestingly, only paid Xbox Live Gold members currently have access to the demo, while Xbox Live Silver members will have to wait until November 22, after the game has been released.

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