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New Destiny 2 Expansions Bundle Gets You All the Latest Content for $28

Here’s a huge discount for any new or lapsed Destiny 2 players looking to jump (back) in. Humble has just put up the new Destiny 2 Expansions Bundle 2026 that gets you heaps of looter shooter content for a fraction of the normal cost. Put together, these items normally cost $354, but the bundle sells for just $28. And if you don’t need all that content, you can get smaller bundles starting at $4. So what all is included, exactly? Here’s the breakdown, and note that higher-priced tiers include everything in all the lower-priced tiers. Destiny 2 Expansions Bundle 2026 Contents Pay at Least $4 Beyond Light Shadowkeep Pack Forsaken Pack Pay at Least $10 The Edge of Fate The Final Shape Lightfall The Witch Queen Bungie 30th...

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Halloween Cuts Deeper Than Other 4v1 Games | IGN Preview

The first thing I did in Halloween was pick up a pickaxe. I thought it might give me a fighting chance against him. I was right. A couple minutes later, I ran into Michael Myers, the Shape himself. The fight that followed that quick: his knife against my pickaxe. I knocked him down, but that didn’t mean I won. He’s the boogeyman. Give him a minute, and he sits right back up. But it was enough time for me to get a headstart. If I wanted to survive a night in Haddonfield, that would have to be enough. If there was ever a film that was primed to be an asymmetrical horror game, John Carpenter’s Halloween is it. But after spending some time with it at PAX East, what makes Illfonic’s latest stand out isn’t the asymmetrical horror structure...

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Arc Raiders Has Proven That Extraction Shooters Have ‘Huge Potential,’ PUBG Boss Says — and That’s Why Black Budget Exists

Ever since PUBG pioneered the genre and the subsequent rise of Fortnite, battle royale has been the dominant shooter mode of choice online. But now, the emergence of the extraction shooter as a mainstream concern, namely the popularity of Arc Raiders, threatens to take that crown. For nearly a decade, players have been going head-to-head to be the last standing, and while other genre contenders, such as the hero shooter, have had their successes, battle royale remains the most popular, whether that be Battlegrounds, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Warzone, or Apex Legends. But that won’t last forever, and is something Taeseok Jang, head of PUBG Studios, is very aware of. Hence, the developer is already branching out the PlayerUnknown...

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After Crimson Desert Apology, the Boss of PUBG Says He Doesn’t Care if a Developer Uses AI for Artwork ‘If They Make Good Gameplay’

The use of generative AI in games is one of the hottest topics in the industry right now, and a couple of weeks ago, the biggest game of the year so far, Crimson Desert, found itself at the centre of it after some in-game paintings were discovered to have been created using the technology. It led to a swift apology from developer Pearl Abyss, who claimed that AI-generated assets “were unintentionally included in the final release,” and admitted it should have disclosed the use of AI to players. “We sincerely apologize for these oversights,” the Korean company added. It’s Steam's policy for games to clearly declare on their store pages if generative AI has been used to make them, but it is by no means against the rules to use these...

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Replaced, Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era, The Secret Life of Goldman, 2 Other Developers Unite to Form 'Nova Assembly' Co-op

Five independent game studios – including the developers of the upcoming Replaced and the team behind the upcoming Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era – have joined forces in a sort-of co-op in order to support each other with development and marketing, with an aim to eventually create their own co-owned publishing label. Sad Cat Studios (Replaced), Unfrozen (Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era), Weappy (This Is the Police), VEA Games (Nikoderiko: The Magical World), and Game Garden (Farmdale) aren't merging; they will each remain independent studios. However, the goal of Nova Assembly is intended to be a backstop against layoffs and increasing development and publishing uncertainty in the gaming space by sharing resources in mutually...

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The First Berserker: Khazan Development Team 'Reassigned' Amid Reports of Sales Falling 'Short of Market Expectations'

A year on from the release of The First Berserker: Khazan, the action RPG set in the Dungeon Fighter Online universe, Nexon has reportedly reassigned a large portion of its production staff due to alleged poor performance. That's according to Yonhap News, which reports that a Nexon official has revealed that despite hitting a Steam concurrent peak of just shy of 33,000 players at launch, sales "declined and fell short of market expectations." This, coupled with licensing delays in getting the game out in China, has resulted in around 100 members of Khazan's team being told yesterday, April 8, that they have now been moved to the "R Team," a reassignment division at Neople (thanks, GamesRadar). It's true that player numbers have fallen...

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Nintendo Switch Online April Additions Include 3 NES Classics

The Nintendo Switch Online classic games catalog has today been updated with three more titles, including arcade favorite Pac-Man. Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can access the three new (or rather, old) titles via the Nintendo Classics NES app now, and play Pac-Man, Mendel Palace and The Tower of Druaga. Pac-Man needs little introduction, as this is the classic experience from the yellow hero's arcade days. Chomp pellets, avoid ghosts, and gobble up Power Pellets to turn the tide. Should you risk getting all the fruit too? Yes, yes, you should. Mendel Palace, meanwhile, is a puzzle game originally released in 1989 by a small team known as Game Freak — yes, the same developer that would later go on to make Pokémon, a franchise...

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'We Released a Game With Flaws for a Number of Reasons' — Samson Dev Promises Improvements Amid 'Mixed' Reception

The creative director of Samson has promised the team is "committed to the future" of the game despite launching to a 'Mixed' reception on Steam amid complaints about performance, gameplay, optimization, and more. Samson released just yesterday, April 8, and is currently the third-lowest-rated game of 2026 according to Metacritic, with a score a full 15 points lower than the beleaguered Highguard, which was taken offline just six weeks after launch. Steam reviews complain of broken car chases, input delays, issues with animation, and poor optimization, with one writing: "The combat is 9/10, but the optimization is a 4/10. Samson has amazing bones and the dynamic mechanics are a blast, but it's currently crying out for patches. Once...

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Hone Your Skills and Master the Challenge with the Nacon Collection

Hone your skills, dominate the leaderboard, and survive the impossible with the Nacon Collection. Whether you’re chasing the perfect line, mastering brutal soulslike combat, or micromanaging your way to the top, this bundle is built for players who love a challenge. With the Nacon Collection, you can pick up a selection of high-stakes titles starting from just $1. Boost your library with Nacon classics while supporting SpecialEffect, a charity dedicated to helping people with physical disabilities experience the joy of video games through customised technology. By conquering these digital challenges, you’re helping make gaming more inclusive for players everywhere. Nine Games. Endless Challenges. The Nacon Collection brings together...

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How James Bond Could Have Prevented Call of Duty From Ever Existing

In a new interview, development veteran and Sledgehammer Games co-founder Michael Condrey (Dead Space, Call of Duty: WWII) has detailed how a decision on a development partner to handle the PC port of 2002’s 007 Nightfire could have had huge ramifications on the actual existence of the Call of Duty franchise as we know it today. Condrey discussed the matter with writer Cade Onder during the production of a documentary the latter has produced on the making of 2011’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Back around the early 2000s, Condrey spent eight years working at EA on a number of James Bond games – as a producer on The World Is Not Enough, Agent Under Fire, and Nightfire, and later in a development director role on Everything or Nothing...

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The Baseus 20,000mAh 100W Power Bank With Dual USB-C Cables Drops to Just $39.99

If you're looking for a high-capacity, high-output power bank for an absolute steal, then you have to check out this deal. For a limited time, Amazon is offering the Baseus Enerfill 20,000mAh 100W Power Bank for just $39.99 with free shipping after you apply coupon code "EXEW2K3D". This power bank offers some great quality of life features like dual USB cables that can be combined to form a lanyard, a discrete digital display, and simultaneous charging for up to four devices. Save 50% Off the Baseus 20,000mAh 100W Power Bank The Baseus Enerfill is a slim bar style power bank with a total of four outputs: two built-in 100W USB-C cables, an additional 100W USB-C port, and a 22W USB-A port The 100W outputs are powerful enough to charge...

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This $10 Power Bank Will Nearly Triple Your Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 Play Time

Extend the battery life on your Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, or Apple iPhone 17 for less than $10. Amazon is currently offering the Aaoyun 10,000mAh 22.5W Power Bank for just $9.99 with no coupon code or Amazon Prime membership required. This is an excellent price for a 10,000mAh power bank, especially since it's equipped with quality of life features like a solid metal casing, LED battery meter, and built-in USB cable. Aaoyun 10,000mAh 22.5W Power Bank for Less Than $10 I'm not familiar with the Aaoyun brand name, but this power bank has a fair number of positive reviews on Amazon (well over 1,000 at last count). It features a 10,000mAh (37Wh) battery capacity. If you factor in 80% power efficiency, here are the approximate number...

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ARC Raiders Drops to a New Low Price on PC

Heads-up, PC players: Steam codes for ARC Raiders are on sale at Fanatical for $26.79. That’s a 33% discount from the typical $39.99 price. The beloved extraction shooter was a breakout hit late last year, earning a 9/10 in our review. The sale ends tomorrow (assuming codes don’t sell out), so grab it sooner than later if you want it. ARC Raiders on Sale Until ARC Raiders came out, I’d been intrigued by the idea of the extraction shooter, but was hesitant to try one out. They seemed more cutthroat and high-stakes than I was looking for in a game. I didn’t want to lose my entire loadout if I died. I didn’t want to get blasted to bits by other players, as I’d heard happened all the time in these dog-eat-dog worlds. But when our review...

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Crimson Desert Mega Fan Defends 'Extremely Unhealthy' No-Life Gaming Marathon After Crunching 305 Hours to Get Platinum Trophy

One Crimson Desert fan has secured its Platinum trophy after spending 305 hours since the game came out — leaving fans of the game shocked and concerned. A Platinum trophy is awarded to PlayStation users who obtain all other trophies in a game. TioZer0, who has a number of Platinum trophies under their belt already, has been explaining how and why they did this after posting a screenshot of their achievement on reddit, which subsequently went viral. As TioZer0’s achievement made its way to social media, Pearl Abyss PR and marketing chief Will Powers expressed his disbelief, pointing out that Crimson Desert had only been out for 428 hours when TioZer0 nabbed the Platinum. As one redditor worked out, Crimson Desert came out 18 days...

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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Leads April’s Humble Choice Lineup Alongside 7 More PC Games

Spring sales have come and gone, but Humble still has a little somethin’ special for Humble Choice members this month: a brand new lineup of PC games has officially been revealed for April, and it’s filled with some fun picks. Leading the charge this month is Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which has 151 hours of content if you're the completist type, followed by Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, and five more PC games. On top of that, there’s also the regular free month of IGN Plus included. For just $14.99, they can all be yours when you sign up for a Humble Choice membership. H ave a look at the full lineup below and head to the link to sign up and claim them for your library. Humble Choice April...

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Koshmar: The Last Reverie Is a Fast-Paced Action-Adventure With a Mass Effect-Like Morality System

We got the opportunity to take a first, very early look at Koshmar: The Last Reverie, a dark fantasy action game by Purple Ray Studios. Formerly known only as Project: Nightmare, its haunted world and fast-paced action combat suggests a sort of straightforward action-adventure, but some time with the studio revealed that they are aiming high to exceed expectations. “We wanted to do something completely different,” said Kornelia Blazynska, Co-founder of Purple Ray and Creative Director of Koshmar, in reference to the complete tonal shift from their last game, the upbeat 3D platformer Boti: Byteland Overclocked. Trading in sunlight and cheery gothic steampunk architecture with that sort of hand-painted visual feel, it wears its Lies of P...

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James Bond Game 007 First Light Delayed on Nintendo Switch Until 'Later This Summer'

IO Interactive has delayed the Nintendo Switch 2 version of its upcoming James Bond game, 007 First Light. In a statement released via social media today, IO reconfirmed the game's previously-delayed launch date for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S (May 27, a date once held by GTA 6) before going on to note that the Switch 2 version was now set for "later this summer." The original plan had been for 007 First Light to arrive on all platforms at the same time (and originally on March 27). IO delayed the game back in December for all platforms, though had maintained its plan was to still launch the game simultaneously across all consoles. Exactly why the Switch 2 version will now arrive months later than on other formats is...

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No Man's Sky Xeno Arena Update Channels Pokémon, Lets You Raise, Train and Battle the Alien Creatures Found Across the Universe

No Man’s Sky’s latest update, Xeno Arena, is doing its best Pokémon impression by letting you raise, train and battle the alien creatures found across the universe. “Most of the planets you’ve visited in your travels have always been teeming with wildlife,” developer Hello Games said, “and now, for the first time, those creatures are not just your companions, but your squad and maybe your champions!” The update adds turn-based creature battles to the veteran space game for the first time. The idea is you explore the universe, assemble a team of creature companions, perfect their genetic makeup, and test their mettle at simulated combat arenas. There are hundreds of unique battle abilities, and you get to challenge new alien...

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Forza Horizon 6 Is Every Japanese Driving Fantasy Rolled into One: Hands-On Preview

There is something magical about being unleashed upon a Forza Horizon map for the first time. I’m restricted from showing you the first few minutes of my hands-on with Forza Horizon 6 in the video above, and I think that’s more than fair enough. I’m hesitant to even describe it, since the carefully curated opening drive of a Horizon game is really something best experienced for yourself, without any spoilers. I can, however, safely cover anything and everything I did after I’d passed the prologue – and I’ve been doing plenty. Alongside establishing that the preview build was locked to the 30 FPS “Quality” mode – and that the 60 FPS “Performance” mode will be available in the full game at launch – the preview documentation Playground...

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Believe It Or Not, I Think GTA 6 Could Learn a Few Things From Lego City Undercover

GTA 5 has three playable characters. Nice one. Lego City Undercover has over 300. Look, my tongue is firmly within my cheek here; I don’t actually believe that Rockstar’s much-heralded efforts were surpassed by this once Wii U exclusive Lego game that came out just months before Michael, Franklin, and Trevor’s story. But while Undercover is by no means a masterpiece, there are some areas where it genuinely shows ambition beyond Rockstar’s. Please stick with me. I haven’t gone mad. Yes, we’re all clinging on through this multifaceted apocalyptic present to make it to GTA 6, and you’ll no doubt have several recommendations about what to play in its place over the months preceding its launch. Red Dead 2 is my favourite game ever, but...

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Forza Horizon 6 Releases Zoomed Out Image of Full Japan Map — and Fans Are Trying to Work Out Just How Big It Is

As players start revving up for Forza Horizon 6 next month, developer Playground Games has shared our best look yet at its full Japanese map. Forza Horizon 6 takes the Horizon Festival to "scenic and breathtaking" Japan from May 19 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S. While we've seen plenty of snippets of the game and a handful of the 550 real-world cars you'll be using, this is the first time Playground has shared the full map, showing how we'll shift gears from the urban city sprawl out into the lush green countryside. "This is Horizon Japan! From the iconic downtown streets of Tokyo City all the way to the snowy Japanese Alps, Forza Horizon 6 introduces our most dense and vertical map yet," the team teased on social...

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'I'm Still Beyond Confused Why They Didn't Go the Cyberpunk Route' — Crimson Desert Female Character Creator Mod Lets Players Unshackle Themselves Fro

One of the major criticisms of Crimson Desert I’ve seen since launch is that it does not let you create your own character. Instead, you’re locked into playing as Kliff, who himself has been criticized for a lack of personality, and two other even less fleshed out playable characters. Well, now, like so many other things with Pearl Abyss’ open world action adventure, there’s a mod for that. The simply titled Character Creator - Female mod, from Khione95, lets you build your own character by using the barber function in the game. It includes 98 face presets and 159 hair styles. A male version of the mod should be out soon. With this mod installed, you’re able to play Crimson Desert as a custom female character using the female human...

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Elden Ring Dataminer Uncovers Unused Cutscene That May Shed New Light on the Lore

A dataminer has uncovered what they believe is a pivotal but unused cutscene hidden in Elden Ring's files — and it could shed new light on the game's lore. Lance McDonald, a content creator and dataminer famed for his behind-the-scenes work on the likes of P.T., Bloodborne, and Elden Ring, has discovered a secret scene thought to have been cut from the final version of the game. Warning! Spoilers for Elden Ring follow: "This is a look at a never-before-seen map file where a cutscene was filmed for Elden Ring, which showed Miquella planting the Haligtree, as well as the process through which, during earlier development and testing, this cutscene was intended to have been played," McDonald explained in the video description. "Finally...

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This $20 Iniu 20,000 Power Bank Quadruples Your Nintendo Switch 2 Play Time

With the prices on imported goods continuing to rise, I don't see as many 20,000mAh power banks under $25 anymore. Fortunately, there's one such deal today, although I don't expect it to last very long. Amazon is currently offering the Iniu 20,000mAh 22.5W Power Bank for just $20.34 after an automatic 45% coupon is applied. Better yet, you don't need to be an Amazon Prime member to get in on the discount. Iniu 20,000mAh 22.5W USB Power Bank for $20.34 This Iniu power bank boasts a generous 20,000mAh, or 74Whr battery capacity. If you factor in 80% power efficiency, here are the approximate number of times you can fully recharge each gaming handheld: Nintendo Switch (16Whr) about 3.7 times Nintendo Switch 2 (19Whr) about 3.1 times...

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Starfield Update 1.16.236 Patch Notes Detail the 'Biggest Update Yet'

Bethesda Game Studios has published Starfield update 1.16.236 patch notes as it attempts to pull players back in with the Free Lanes update, Terran Armada DLC, and a PlayStation 5 (PS5) version. Details about the planet-sized content drop were published in a blog post on the publisher’s official website today. The list shows additions large and small as players gain access to quality-of-life features they’ve hoped to see for years as Starfield approaches its third anniversary. Free Lanes is the true headline of an already big day for Bethesda, as the company calls it its "biggest update yet." The previously promised free update adds major changes, such as the ability to travel freely between planets and a Cruise Mode, for players on...

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Cyberpunk 2077 Is Getting A Major Makeover on PS5 Pro Tomorrow

Just last month, Sony announced that Cyberpunk 2077 would be getting a PSSR 2 update, but now CD Projekt Red has followed up with a huge PS5 Pro update that'll drop on April 8. Cyberpunk 2077 famously had a problematic launch when it released on consoles in 2020, and even after it got patched up, it's been far behind the PC version. But since the PS5 Pro came out back in 2024, it's been a question of when, not if, CDPR would launch an update that'd bring the game closer to the PC version. Tomorrow's update will give PS5 Pro players access to three performance profiles: Ray Tracing Pro, Ray Tracing, and Performance. The Ray Tracing Pro mode is where you'll find most of the visual updates made specifically for the PS5 Pro, targeting...

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It Looks Like Steam Will Soon Use Frame Rate Data Gathered by Its Millions of Users to Estimate How Well a Game Will Actually Run on Your PC

Valve already collects a lot of data about your gaming PC, typically to release its hardware survey every month. But it looks like Steam will soon use frame rate data gathered by its millions of users to estimate how well a game will actually run on your rig. This all started about a month ago, when a SteamOS beta started collecting performance information. But now, a user on ResetEra (via PC Gamer) has spotted a string in the latest Steam update that would use that data to estimate how well the game will run on your hardware. It does not seem like this performance estimate is visible on any actual game pages quite yet, but Steam wouldn't be the first digital PC games store to give its users this kind of estimate. Love it or hate it...

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Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred – The First 12 Minutes of Gameplay (Plus the First Boss Fight) | IGN First

Get a look at the first dozen minutes of gameplay – driven by a Paladin, and concluding in a boss fight – from Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, the upcoming second expansion to Blizzard's popular action-RPG sequel. This gameplay shows the beginning of the journey to Skovos, the new region joining Sanctuary with Lord of Hatred. Watch it above. This is the second content drop in our month-long exclusive coverage of Lord of Hatred through our IGN First editorial program. Look for more exclusives as April rolls along and we get closer to Lord of Hatred's April 29 release date. Our first Lord of Hatred exclusive was "The Queen and the Saint" in-game cutscene we debuted last week, which you can watch directly above. And if you're interested in...

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Gothic 1 Remake Preview: A New Look for a Dark-Fantasy RPG Classic

While The Elder Scrolls and The Witcher are often seen as the benchmark of Western role-playing games, the Gothic series from former developer Piranha Bytes is also worthy of recognition within the upper echelon of the subgenre. The original Gothic and its sequels became cult classics for the scale of player choice and freeform, open-ended exploration within their dark-fantasy setting, which has even inspired developers at CD Projekt Red and Warhorse Studios in their RPGs. With the upcoming remake of Gothic 1, developer Alkimia Interactive is giving the original game a reappraisal not only to showcase its lasting strengths but also to expand the world and its community of characters to create a more satisfying, consequence-driven...

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Microsoft Confirms Some Big Hitters for Xbox Game Pass April 2026 Wave 1 Lineup

April 2026 is shaping up to be a big month for Xbox Game Pass, with a number of high-profile games hitting Microsoft’s subscription service. As detailed on Xbox Wire, the PC version of DayZ kicks things off on April 8, joining Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Essential, PC Game Pass. On the same day, Endless Legend 2 (Game Preview) (PC) joins Game Pass Premium (it’s already in Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass). Also on April 8, Remedy’s FBC: Firebreak (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) joins Game Pass Premium (again, this one is already in Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass). A day later, on April 9, Frontier’s Planet Coaster 2 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) joins Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game...

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