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    <itunes:summary>You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. 
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  <title>Episode 382: He makes websites...</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>382</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>He makes websites...</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Two wildly different movie reviews this week with Caught Stealing, and The Thursday Murder Club and boy are they wildly different movies as well. Plus James Gunn announces a Superman sequel, Amazon gives us our new Laura Croft, and Call of Duty is headed to the big screen. Also, Prefect Dark wasn't as dead as we thought, well, it is now, Konami made an interesting choice for Metal Gears return. That and more. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:20:57</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Two wildly different movie reviews this week with Caught Stealing, and The Thursday Murder Club and boy are they wildly different movies as well. Plus, James Gunn announces a Superman sequel, Amazon gives us our new Laura Croft, and Call of Duty is headed to the big screen. Also, Prefect Dark wasn&#39;t as dead as we thought, well, it is now, Konami made an interesting choice for Metal Gears return. That and more. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 358: Service Guarantees Citizenship</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>358</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Service Guarantees Citizenship</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Would you like to know more? A new Starship troopers movie is coming, but it wont be a satire. Star Wars Hunters is ending its hunt, but in its place we may get a Star Wars Tactics game. Pokémon is ditching MEGA Blocks and announces a new partnership with LEGO, Happy Gilmore gets some help and we learned more about the unproduced Star Wars Underworld show. Plus a review of Novocaine, a movie set in San Diego but not filmed in San Diego. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:06:08</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Would you like to know more? A new Starship troopers movie is coming, but it wont be a satire. Star Wars Hunters is ending its hunt, but in its place we may get a Star Wars Tactics game. Pokémon is ditching MEGA Blocks and announces a new partnership with LEGO, Happy Gilmore gets some help and we learned more about the unproduced Star Wars Underworld show. Plus a review of Novocaine, a movie set in San Diego but not filmed in San Diego.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Would you like to know more? A new Starship troopers movie is coming, but it wont be a satire. Star Wars Hunters is ending its hunt, but in its place we may get a Star Wars Tactics game. Pokémon is ditching MEGA Blocks and announces a new partnership with LEGO, Happy Gilmore gets some help and we learned more about the unproduced Star Wars Underworld show. Plus a review of Novocaine, a movie set in San Diego but not filmed in San Diego. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 350: Don't Worry, Nobody's Listening Anway!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>350</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Don't Worry, Nobody's Listening Anway!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>WE DID IT! WE MADE IT TO 350! That's right 350 episodes in the can! Who would've thought? Not me, well not really. Anyway we still got news! The Nintendo Switch 2 has been officially revealed, despite the lame name. Netflix is jacking up prices again...meanwhile the industry is hoping Rockstar charges $100 for GTA 6, here's hoping they don't.  Ryan gosling may be heading to a galaxy far, far, away, and the spider-verse is going to be farther away. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>59:44</itunes:duration>
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  <description>WE DID IT! WE MADE IT TO 350! That's right 350 episodes in the can! Who would've thought? Not me, well not really. Anyway we still got news! The Nintendo Switch 2 has been officially revealed, despite the lame name. Netflix is jacking up prices again...meanwhile the industry is hoping Rockstar charges $100 for GTA 6, here's hoping they don't.  Ryan gosling may be heading to a galaxy far, far, away, and the spider-verse is going to be farther away.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>WE DID IT! WE MADE IT TO 350! That&#39;s right 350 episodes in the can! Who would&#39;ve thought? Not me, well not really. Anyway we still got news! The Nintendo Switch 2 has been officially revealed, despite the lame name. Netflix is jacking up prices again...meanwhile the industry is hoping Rockstar charges $100 for GTA 6, here&#39;s hoping they don&#39;t.  Ryan gosling may be heading to a galaxy far, far, away, and the spider-verse is going to be farther away. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>WE DID IT! WE MADE IT TO 350! That&#39;s right 350 episodes in the can! Who would&#39;ve thought? Not me, well not really. Anyway we still got news! The Nintendo Switch 2 has been officially revealed, despite the lame name. Netflix is jacking up prices again...meanwhile the industry is hoping Rockstar charges $100 for GTA 6, here&#39;s hoping they don&#39;t.  Ryan gosling may be heading to a galaxy far, far, away, and the spider-verse is going to be farther away. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 345: Better than Kraven</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>345</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Better than Kraven</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Yeah that's right, you will definitely enjoy this podcast more than if you went to the theater and saw Kraven. This week we have a recap of the game awards, all the announcements and all the winners! Also a lot of news out of Marvel and DC, plus a very late review of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! Come and take a listen, and Happy Festivus!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>58:45</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Yeah that's right, you will definitely enjoy this podcast more than if you went to the theater and saw Kraven. This week we have a recap of the game awards, all the announcements and all the winners! Also a lot of news out of Marvel and DC, plus a very late review of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! Come and take a listen, and Happy Festivus! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Yeah that&#39;s right, you will definitely enjoy this podcast more than if you went to the theater and saw Kraven. This week we have a recap of the game awards, all the announcements and all the winners! Also a lot of news out of Marvel and DC, plus a very late review of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! Come and take a listen, and Happy Festivus!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Yeah that&#39;s right, you will definitely enjoy this podcast more than if you went to the theater and saw Kraven. This week we have a recap of the game awards, all the announcements and all the winners! Also a lot of news out of Marvel and DC, plus a very late review of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! Come and take a listen, and Happy Festivus!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 318: Xbox has all the games!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>318</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Xbox has all the games!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The summer of gaming 2024 is here! We got summer games fest, the Xbox Showcase, Sony State of Play(last week), and the Ubisoft Forward! We have news from all of it! And did you expect a Perfect Dark gameplay reveal? Cause I didn't. So many games are coming to gamepass, and so many games are staying on Xbox, except DOOM but thats ok, its a Mad World. Also more hungers games is coming, both on the page and on the screen, Netflix is expaning its Nickelodeon world, and its Zack Snyder world, meanwhile Max is growing Westeros and Middle Earth. WB also seems to doubling down on Anime. Plus is Marvels Blade in trouble again? Plus Alamo Drafthouse is saved by Sony. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:28:01</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The summer of gaming 2024 is here! We got summer games fest, the Xbox Showcase, Sony State of Play(last week), and the Ubisoft Forward! We have news from all of it! And did you expect a Perfect Dark gameplay reveal? Cause I didn&#39;t. So many games are coming to gamepass, and so many games are staying on Xbox, except DOOM but thats ok, its a Mad World. Also more hungers games is coming, both on the page and on the screen, Netflix is expaning its Nickelodeon world, and its Zack Snyder world, meanwhile Max is growing Westeros and Middle Earth. WB also seems to doubling down on Anime. Plus is Marvels Blade in trouble again? Plus Alamo Drafthouse is saved by Sony. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The summer of gaming 2024 is here! We got summer games fest, the Xbox Showcase, Sony State of Play(last week), and the Ubisoft Forward! We have news from all of it! And did you expect a Perfect Dark gameplay reveal? Cause I didn&#39;t. So many games are coming to gamepass, and so many games are staying on Xbox, except DOOM but thats ok, its a Mad World. Also more hungers games is coming, both on the page and on the screen, Netflix is expaning its Nickelodeon world, and its Zack Snyder world, meanwhile Max is growing Westeros and Middle Earth. WB also seems to doubling down on Anime. Plus is Marvels Blade in trouble again? Plus Alamo Drafthouse is saved by Sony. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 315: Streaming Wars: The Wrath of Cable</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>315</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Streaming Wars: The Wrath of Cable</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Here we are yet again, streaming bundles are just cable, and its obvious that big tech just makes things more complicated then they ever needed to be. Also, gaming rumors run rampant this week, and they touch all facets of the industry. Meanwhile, consolidation hits a arm of the gaming biz no one expected, IGN gobbles up Eurogame, gamesindustry.biz and more, plus EA SPORTS College Football is here and has a release date. Plus the MCU is plotting its return, Star Trek is confused and the Monsterverse looses its captain. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:19:28</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Here we are yet again, streaming bundles are just cable, and its obvious that big tech just makes things more complicated then they ever needed to be. Also, gaming rumors run rampant this week, and they touch all facets of the industry. Meanwhile, consolidation hits a arm of the gaming biz no one expected, IGN gobbles up Eurogame, gamesindustry.biz and more, plus EA SPORTS College Football is here and has a release date. Plus the MCU is plotting its return, Star Trek is confused and the Monsterverse looses its captain. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 311: Whiskey D***k of the Claws</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/3b8aff2f-ef30-444e-9538-34f42a3cd48f.mp3" length="56708783" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>311</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Whiskey D***k of the Claws</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>HI Peanut! Boy was that Deadpool and Wolverine trailer just glorious. Just inject it straight into my corneas. Also, Embracer group was apparently not too big to fail, as they are splitting into 3 sperate companies. Meta announces new partnerships for the quest, and a price drop for the Quest 2. Jack Black is unsurprisingly playing Steve in the Minecraft movie, Sony wants to buy Paramount, and Zoolander 2 was a wake up call for Ben Stiller. That and more, come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:05:15</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>HI Peanut! Boy was that Deadpool and Wolverine trailer just glorious. Just inject it straight into my corneas. Also, Embracer group was apparently not too big to fail, as they are splitting into 3 sperate companies. Meta announces new partnerships for the quest, and a price drop for the Quest 2. Jack Black is unsurprisingly playing Steve in the Minecraft movie, Sony wants to buy Paramount, and Zoolander 2 was a wake up call for Ben Stiller. That and more, come take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>HI Peanut! Boy was that Deadpool and Wolverine trailer just glorious. Just inject it straight into my corneas. Also, Embracer group was apparently not too big to fail, as they are splitting into 3 sperate companies. Meta announces new partnerships for the quest, and a price drop for the Quest 2. Jack Black is unsurprisingly playing Steve in the Minecraft movie, Sony wants to buy Paramount, and Zoolander 2 was a wake up call for Ben Stiller. That and more, come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>HI Peanut! Boy was that Deadpool and Wolverine trailer just glorious. Just inject it straight into my corneas. Also, Embracer group was apparently not too big to fail, as they are splitting into 3 sperate companies. Meta announces new partnerships for the quest, and a price drop for the Quest 2. Jack Black is unsurprisingly playing Steve in the Minecraft movie, Sony wants to buy Paramount, and Zoolander 2 was a wake up call for Ben Stiller. That and more, come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 306: The state of the gaming industry is Unreal</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/4b526e14-1b17-45a7-87b7-1ae081ad4586.mp3" length="63306467" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>306</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The state of the gaming industry is Unreal</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>You read that correctly, the state of the gaming world is unreal, as in Unreal Engine. As the GDC is fully underway, there was still a lot of news to get through. From Epic games having their state of Unreal, to Saber Interactive breaking free from Embracers embrace, to the failure of the PSVR 2, and Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection taking a nosedive. Also Popeye, The Cat in the Hat, and The Never Ending Story are all making some kind of comeback, The Acolyte gets its first trailer, and Dune Pt. 2 continues to sizzle as the box office. That and a whole lot more. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:18:30</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/4/4b526e14-1b17-45a7-87b7-1ae081ad4586/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>You read that correctly, the state of the gaming world is unreal, as in Unreal Engine. As the GDC is fully underway, there was still a lot of news to get through. From Epic games having their state of Unreal, to Saber Interactive breaking free from Embracers embrace, to the failure of the PSVR 2, and Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection taking a nosedive. Also Popeye, The Cat in the Hat, and The Never Ending Story are all making some kind of comeback, The Acolyte gets its first trailer, and Dune Pt. 2 continues to sizzle as the box office. That and a whole lot more.  
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>You read that correctly, the state of the gaming world is unreal, as in Unreal Engine. As the GDC is fully underway, there was still a lot of news to get through. From Epic games having their state of Unreal, to Saber Interactive breaking free from Embracers embrace, to the failure of the PSVR 2, and Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection taking a nosedive. Also Popeye, The Cat in the Hat, and The Never Ending Story are all making some kind of comeback, The Acolyte gets its first trailer, and Dune Pt. 2 continues to sizzle as the box office. That and a whole lot more. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 304: Cerveza Cristal!</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/304</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/1d1e40e3-52f2-4a83-ad52-286485633abb.mp3" length="50552302" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>304</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Cerveza Cristal!</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>🎶Cerveza Cristal!🎶 Happy post Leap Day! Did y'all survive 2/29?? cause Not everyone did. Anywho, This week we have a lot of shakeups in the gaming industry with both Saber Interactive and Toys for Bob leaving their parent corporations. Xbox showed off games during their Partner Preview, Baldur's Gate 3 will be 4 discs and Arthur Morgan will narrate and Audio book about Red Dead Redemption 2. Meanwhile Superman Legacy becomes Superman, Disney cancels movies, and 6 Seasons and a Movie is no longer in doubt. Plus! A review of Dune Pt. 2!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:03:05</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/1/1d1e40e3-52f2-4a83-ad52-286485633abb/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>🎶Cerveza Cristal!🎶 Happy post Leap Day! Did y'all survive 2/29?? cause Not everyone did. Anywho, This week we have a lot of shakeups in the gaming industry with both Saber Interactive and Toys for Bob leaving their parent corporations. Xbox showed off games during their Partner Preview, Baldur's Gate 3 will be 4 discs and Arthur Morgan will narrate and Audio book about Red Dead Redemption 2. Meanwhile Superman Legacy becomes Superman, Disney cancels movies, and 6 Seasons and a Movie is no longer in doubt. Plus! A review of Dune Pt. 2! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>🎶Cerveza Cristal!🎶 Happy post Leap Day! Did y&#39;all survive 2/29?? cause Not everyone did. Anywho, This week we have a lot of shakeups in the gaming industry with both Saber Interactive and Toys for Bob leaving their parent corporations. Xbox showed off games during their Partner Preview, Baldur&#39;s Gate 3 will be 4 discs and Arthur Morgan will narrate and Audio book about Red Dead Redemption 2. Meanwhile Superman Legacy becomes Superman, Disney cancels movies, and 6 Seasons and a Movie is no longer in doubt. Plus! A review of Dune Pt. 2!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>🎶Cerveza Cristal!🎶 Happy post Leap Day! Did y&#39;all survive 2/29?? cause Not everyone did. Anywho, This week we have a lot of shakeups in the gaming industry with both Saber Interactive and Toys for Bob leaving their parent corporations. Xbox showed off games during their Partner Preview, Baldur&#39;s Gate 3 will be 4 discs and Arthur Morgan will narrate and Audio book about Red Dead Redemption 2. Meanwhile Superman Legacy becomes Superman, Disney cancels movies, and 6 Seasons and a Movie is no longer in doubt. Plus! A review of Dune Pt. 2!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 302: Kangless 97: No Cake for you</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/302</link>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/3ffd5e88-1370-4137-82bf-770b3aea198b.mp3" length="58408853" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>302</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Kangless 97: No Cake for you</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>X-Men 97 is robbing us all of the cake, well, maybe, at least that is what the trailer is telling us. Marvel is also looking to dump Kang and his council, while DC is not printing money and is avoiding a Batman Beyond movie. How the could fumble the bag that much is beyond me. Also XBOX clarifies its future, and dumped water all of the nonsense fires that were burning on twitter. Nintendo dropped a direct, and with it the return of one of the best Star Wars games :Star Wars Battlefront II from 2005! That and more come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:22</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/3/3ffd5e88-1370-4137-82bf-770b3aea198b/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>X-Men 97 is robbing us all of the cake, well, maybe, at least that is what the trailer is telling us. Marvel is also looking to dump Kang and his council, while DC is not printing money and is avoiding a Batman Beyond movie. How the could fumble the bag that much is beyond me. Also XBOX clarifies its future, and dumped water all of the nonsense fires that were burning on twitter. Nintendo dropped a direct, and with it the return of one of the best Star Wars games :Star Wars Battlefront II from 2005! That and more come take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>X-Men 97 is robbing us all of the cake, well, maybe, at least that is what the trailer is telling us. Marvel is also looking to dump Kang and his council, while DC is not printing money and is avoiding a Batman Beyond movie. How the could fumble the bag that much is beyond me. Also XBOX clarifies its future, and dumped water all of the nonsense fires that were burning on twitter. Nintendo dropped a direct, and with it the return of one of the best Star Wars games :Star Wars Battlefront II from 2005! That and more come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>X-Men 97 is robbing us all of the cake, well, maybe, at least that is what the trailer is telling us. Marvel is also looking to dump Kang and his council, while DC is not printing money and is avoiding a Batman Beyond movie. How the could fumble the bag that much is beyond me. Also XBOX clarifies its future, and dumped water all of the nonsense fires that were burning on twitter. Nintendo dropped a direct, and with it the return of one of the best Star Wars games :Star Wars Battlefront II from 2005! That and more come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 288: Snubfield Legacy</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/288</link>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/4f1f662a-ece9-4e23-b21e-5febf15065ce.mp3" length="83293222" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>288</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Snubfield Legacy</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>The Game awards nominees have been announced, and boy are there some major snubs. Nintendo had its indieworld showcase, Rocksteady shows off more of Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, Valve announces the Steam Deck OLED. Meanwhile as Hollywood gets back to work, Marvel Studios delays, WB cancels, and Netflix keeps chugging along. Plus a review of The Marvels, and my top 10 Disney Channel Original Movies. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/4/4f1f662a-ece9-4e23-b21e-5febf15065ce/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>The Game awards nominees have been announced, and boy are there some major snubs. Nintendo had its indieworld showcase, Rocksteady shows off more of Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, Valve announces the Steam Deck OLED. Meanwhile as Hollywood gets back to work, Marvel Studios delays, WB cancels, and Netflix keeps chugging along. Plus a review of The Marvels, and my top 10 Disney Channel Original Movies.  
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  <title>Episode 275: Puck Man Returns</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Puck Man Returns</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well Friends we are back for another week! And this time we have some Pokémon News, CoD news, and the identity of the Embracer Groups mystery almost investor, also Keith David joins another premier Bungie franchise. On the Hollywood side of things, the WGA and AMPTP seem to have gone back to the negotiating table, Wonder Woman 3 seems to be maybe happening, maybe not, Barbie continues to break records, and Hollywood accounting strikes again with Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:10:18</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 273: Be sure and tell ’em Large Marge sent you</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 21:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>273</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Be sure and tell ’em Large Marge sent you</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Pour one out for the realest, PeeWee Herman, we lost a real one this week. PlayStation 5 continues to match its predecessors, and outsells its competition, and Microsoft decides to start selling you parts to fix your controllers. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes we are not talking about new movies so we have a list of my favorite movies from the 1960s, also news from the picket lines, Sony comes out with the first major delays, and Donald Glover ist aking over writing duties for Lando. Let's take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:18</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 264: It's Tom Wambsgans, were just living in it. </title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>264</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>It's Tom Wambsgans, were just living in it. </itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>How about that succession ending, it stuck the landing and that's all that matters, meanwhile the Arrowverse left us, no whimper no bang, just and end. Nintendo continues its fight against itself and its fans,  and Konami is just in it for the snakes. Spider-Man's future gets an uplifting update, and The little Mermaid fails to make a splash outside of the US. That and more, come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:00:51</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 259: An F-Bomb drops on the MCU</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>259</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>An F-Bomb drops on the MCU</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Yes you read that correctly, the MCU is getting its first F-Bomb and its not coming from the merc with a mouth. The CMA blocks the Microsoft ABK deal in a shocking twist, that will surely end the way we all expect it to. SEGA unionizes, Netflix brings back a classic, and Pircard gives the D its hero moment. Cinemacon is underway and the studios brought out all the big guns. Come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>47:41</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Yes you read that correctly, the MCU is getting its first F-Bomb and its not coming from the merc with a mouth. The CMA blocks the Microsoft ABK deal in a shocking twist, that will surely end the way we all expect it to. SEGA unionizes, Netflix brings back a classic, and Pircard gives the D its hero moment. Cinemacon is underway and the studios brought out all the big guns. Come take a listen.  
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  <title>Episode 241: The Power that's inside</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>241</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Power that's inside</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>You read that title right. Its a Pokémon reference, as we have now learned, Ash Ketchum is nearing the end of his Pokémon Journey.  Big Shakeups happening in the world of the Xbox Activision merger. The FTC moves against Epic, John Carmack is leaving Meta, and Goat Simulator tries to rip off GTA 6. Amazon is making big promises for the Rings of Power's future, and HBO Max continues to fumble on the goal line. James Gunn talks Terminators future, Henry Cavill joins a new IP universe, and James Gunn isn't backing down. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>49:13</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/2/2a819de0-a50e-4368-b0c6-c8a43cd0837c/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>You read that title right. Its a Pokémon reference, as we have now learned, Ash Ketchum is nearing the end of his Pokémon Journey.  Big Shakeups happening in the world of the Xbox Activision merger. The FTC moves against Epic, John Carmack is leaving Meta, and Goat Simulator tries to rip off GTA 6. Amazon is making big promises for the Rings of Power's future, and HBO Max continues to fumble on the goal line. James Gunn talks Terminators future, Henry Cavill joins a new IP universe, and James Gunn isn't backing down.  
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  <title>Episode 207: NNN: A Walking Dead Spinoff</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>207</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>NNN: A Walking Dead Spinoff</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This podcast is now a walking dead spinoff show. I kid, CoD news is starting to ramp up, as we get closer to its annual release, Borderlands 3 gets crossplay 2.5 years later, Halo struggles a bit, and Bethesda is headed to Steam. Meanwhile, Netflix is spending money in the weirdest ways, The Simpsons is introducing a new character, and Norman Reedus loses his co-star. Also we breakdown all the news and play telephone in regards to everything shown at Cinemacon!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>48:48</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 198: Scott's Big Break: A 101 League Story</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Scott's Big Break: A 101 League Story</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well Nick takes another break, he is always taking breaks, what gives?? So Nick's Friend Scott from the 101 League steps in to fill his shoes for a quick bite. Uncharted the movie, Horizon Zero Dawn talk. And an unexpected topic on Nick's Nerd News but Scott talks about Arthur, yes that Arthur. Street Fighter 6 is in the works, and Jon Watts of the Spider-Man Home trilogy is rumored to be directing a Star Wars High Republic series. Sony PSVR 2 is finally shown off and a whole lot more. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>26:03</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 197: Nick's Nerd Living: A community for people</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Nick's Nerd Living: A community for people</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>I never thought I would say the words " a planned community brought to you by Disney" yet here we are just a few weeks into 2022. Also on the docket, Microsoft vows to change the culture at Activision, and also vows to keep CoD multiplatform. Cyberpunk 2077 finally receives its next gen updates, and becomes the game it was meant to be, a year and a half later. The Super Bowl is come and gone, and that means, trailers, trailers, trailers. Plus, The Book of Boba Fett knocks it out of the park for its season finale. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:18:21</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 196: Good News Everyone!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 01:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>196</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Good News Everyone!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>If that headline doesn't give it away, then you are listening to the wrong podcast, hehe. GTA6 is finally announced, but don't expect to hear about it again for quite some time. The Nintendo Switch is getting hit with a lot of yesterdays games, and you know what, that's ok, cause its getting some new ones too. Meanwhile, expect the super bowl to have a ton of teases for future entertainment, including Amazon's Lord of the Rings, and Disney+ says screw it and finally announces the release date of Kenobi. Also Lord &amp; Miller gush about MIB 23 the movie that never was, the Oscars half snub DUNE, and Tom Holland is just trying to play every PlayStation Mascot at this point. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:07</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 194: Its a gaming world, were just living in it</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>194</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Its a gaming world, were just living in it</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>More news continues to trickle out from the Xbox &amp; ActivisionBlizzard buyout. 343 makes due on its promises, Respawn announces three new Star Wars games, Boba Fett continues to be a boss, and Mortal Kombat 2 is on the way. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:04:14</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 185: Everybody gets a Smash clone!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>185</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Everybody gets a Smash clone!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Halo Infinite MP has been out a week, and I have some thoughts. Meanwhile that rumored WarnerBros Smash clone is real, and its spectacular. The external pressure on Activision is growing, and internal pressure isn't simmering down either. Meanwhile Lucasfilm is setting its sights on the future of the franchise, and TV seems to be the path. The MCU is setting up multiple secret projects, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a sequel worth your time. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>46:12</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Halo Infinite MP has been out a week, and I have some thoughts. Meanwhile that rumored WarnerBros Smash clone is real, and its spectacular. The external pressure on Activision is growing, and internal pressure isn't simmering down either. Meanwhile Lucasfilm is setting its sights on the future of the franchise, and TV seems to be the path. The MCU is setting up multiple secret projects, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a sequel worth your time.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Halo Infinite MP has been out a week, and I have some thoughts. Meanwhile that rumored WarnerBros Smash clone is real, and its spectacular. The external pressure on Activision is growing, and internal pressure isn&#39;t simmering down either. Meanwhile Lucasfilm is setting its sights on the future of the franchise, and TV seems to be the path. The MCU is setting up multiple secret projects, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a sequel worth your time. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 178: Kingdom Carnarge: Let their be Squid</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 01:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>178</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Kingdom Carnarge: Let their be Squid</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Have you watched Squid Game yet? because you should. Also on the show today, Tokyo Games Show roundup, big news and rumors from Konami, and Capcom. Appple is apparently the number one video game retailer, and Twitch faces a massive leak. Meanwhile Venom and 007 rule the box office, and Smash Fans are dissapointed but still praise Sakurai, </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:44</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Have you watched Squid Game yet? because you should. Also on the show today, Tokyo Games Show roundup, big news and rumors from Konami, and Capcom. Appple is apparently the number one video game retailer, and Twitch faces a massive leak. Meanwhile Venom and 007 rule the box office, and Smash Fans are dissapointed but still praise Sakurai,  
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  <itunes:subtitle>Hot off the delay of God of War Ragnarok, we take the time to discuss Horizon Forbidden West and Far Cry 6. Sonic turns 30, and Dark Horse Comics wants to get into the games business. Meanwhile Netflix changes its plans for Jupiters Legacy, The Bad Batch picks up steam again, and Jungle Cruise looks to be a wild ride, no pun  intended. Plus Loot Crate earns points with me again. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:33</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 154: I left my heart in Verdansk</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Resident Evil makes some splashes as it readies for the release of RE8. Xbox Cloud gaming is finally making its way to IoS devices. PS5 hits another major milestone. KoToR Remake news. and say goodbye to Verdansk,  Meanwhile the streaming wars continue to burn hot, and The Falcon and the Winter Solider hits with poignant messaging. Scream 5 is practicing subterfuge, while Alfred Molina is just letting it all out for Spider-Man. That and more come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:26</itunes:duration>
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