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Update 1/8: DLC and Patch dated:
A Gears of War update should start pushing through the system at some point tomorrow, Tuesday January 9, 2007 prior to the two new multiplayer maps being available on Xbox Live Marketplace on Wednesday January 10, 2007.

The maps, plus an introductory video featuring Gears designer Cliff Bleszinski, are free thanks to the kind sponsorship by the Discovery Channel's Future Weapons series which launches next Monday January 15th, 2007. Be sure to check out the show to see some really cool firepower. I expect game designers all across the country will be watching the Future Weapons series very carefully looking for ideas for their future games
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Here is a list of what was addressed in this update:

• Fixed aspect ratio distortion when using VGA cable with 4:3 displays at resolutions higher than 640x480
• Fixed voice issue with new players joining Player Match games in progress
• Players can now get the Achievement for "Dish Best Served Cold" when using Troika turret to kill RAAM
• Fixed rare situation where host could loop countdown and never start match
• Fixed rare situation where players could get stuck after chainsawing in multiplayer
• Reduced Grenade Tag melee distance
• Enabled “Strict” NAT check on host to prevent possible connection issues
• Optimized server browser queries to return results more quickly and prevent scroll bars from hiding quality of service icons
• Reduced number of possible revives in Execution to match Warzone
• Removed host name from Ranked match server browser
• Disabled security cameras in Ranked matches
• Ranked matches now require balanced teams (3v3 or 4v4)
• Increased penalty for quitting a Ranked match to -50 points
• Added additional cheat detection code
• Additional housekeeping updates

BTW, click here to check out Discovery Channel's Future Weapons series. Be sure to check out the Weapons Zones and see some of the amazing things they showed last season. There was a huge email thread going around Epic about the Metalstorm (which they say is the "potentially the world's most powerful automatic weapon"). It is lacking a chainsaw for close-up combat but it is still pretty coo
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New Map Pics:

Raven Down

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Update 12/18: DLC on Hiatus

Mark Rein's response to the Free DLC set for 12/24:

[quote name='Mark Rein']Folks,

This is a hoax.

We've already stated that we are working on releasing an update soon but we don't know the exact date of the release yet because it has not passed certification yet.

I wish the fan sites and online media would check with me first before they post stuff like this. Pretty much all of them have at least my email address (if not my phone number) and I check mail many, many times throughout the day.[/quote]
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Update 12/15: DLC To be released 12/24 for Free
Mike Capps admitted that the DLC has been in development for a long time now, which indicates it is most probably ready.
“We always take care of our customers, we always give them stuff for free, and we’re going to keep doing that forever. That’s how we do it, this is Epic.” Beware the locusts. They will come from the ground……stay tuned for alerts! Today we stand proud amongst the ruins of Sera, beware chosen one for Raam is watching you. The time is almost here. We fight in your domain. 24.12.06. Be prepared
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Message from Mark Rein VP of Epic
The reaction to Gears of War has been better-than-outstanding. We’re extremely happy that everyone seems to love the game! More Gears of War multiplayer content and functionality is on the way.
It has become pretty clear to us all that Gears of War will undoubtedly be the biggest selling game in Epic’s 15-year history. With a game that has such a wide appeal it is also clear to me that we’re touching a lot console gamers who have never experienced what it is like to buy a game made by Epic Games.
Console customers, for the most part, are used to buying a game and that being, pretty much, the end of what they can expect for that game. That’s not how Epic Games works. We have a long-term history of supporting our games well after release. Since the very first Unreal Tournament game we have had a track record of excellent post-release support.
We’re going to support Gears of War and we’re going to make improvements and enhancements for it.
Right now we don’t have an exact release plan for this but we’re absolutely listening to you, our customers. Keep posting in this forum. Let us know if you find any problems. Let us know what you love and what you don’t love about the game. We’ll do out best to keep you happy playing Gears of War for years to come!
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Emergence Day Details:

Emergence Day Celebration on Xbox Live

Emergence Day [i-mur-juhns dey] [noun]:
  1. The day the Locust Horde rose from the ground, launching humankind's epic battle for survival.
  2. A non-stop celebration of the release of Gears of War®, including tournaments, sweepstakes, and free stuff.
  3. November 12, 2006.
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Do your part to save humanity.
Xbox Live® celebrates Emergence Day with 24 hours of special events beginning at 12:01 A.M. on Sunday, November 12 on Xbox Live. Gold members in North America can join online tournaments, download exclusive videos, win cool prizes, and participate in variety of other activities:
  • Leaderboard tournament: The 24-hour leaderboard tournament winner receives a one-of-a-kind Gears of War branded guitar as well as an automatic bye to the finals of a global Gears of War tournament planned for 2007.
  • Hourly sweepstakes drawings: Prize giveaways mean you could win one of several Samsung HT-P29 Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound Systems.
  • Gamer pic and theme: Score the exclusive free Gears of War gamer pic and theme, only available on Emergence Day.
  • Game with Fame: Play with legendary heavy metal band and Gears of War fans Megadeth, the game's lead designer Cliff Bleszinski, and other members of the Epic Games team.
  • New videos: Check out the never-before-seen videos including a special Emergence Day transmission from Cliff Bleszinski.
  • MTV Special: Watch the MTV "Gears of War: The Road to Launch" sneak preview.
Game with Fame Schedule
On Sunday, November 12, The Gears of War development team and some other surprise celebrities will be taking on the Xbox Live community to celebrate Emergence Day. Here's your chance to see how the game is played by taking on the guys that actually built the game! Stick around, you don't want to miss a chance to test your skills against Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski.
Dave Mustaine from Megadeth: Challenge this rock star (and avid gamer) at 3 P.M. Pacific / 6 P.M. Eastern. Look for the gamertag GWFMegadeth.


Play against Dave Mustaine from Megadeth.
Epic Games Team: 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. Pacific / 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. Eastern. Be on the lookout for the gamertags below. The team members will be popping into existing games or inviting Xbox Live members into games throughout the evening.
  • EpicMarkRein: Mark Rein, Vice President
  • EpicRodF: Rod Fergusson, Producer
  • EpicLeeP: Lee Perry, Lead Level Design
  • EpicRayD: Ray Davis, Lead Programmer·
  • EpicJimB: Jim Brown, Multiplayer Level Design
  • EpicDevTeam1, EpicDevTeam2, EpicDevTeam3, EpicDevTeam4, EpicDevTeam5, EpicDevTeam6: Various additional team members
Cliff "Cliffy B" Bleszinski: 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. Pacific / 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. Eastern
To try your hand against Design Lead Cliff Bleszinski, be on the lookout for Xbox Live Gamertag EpicCliffyB.
"We've created a title that will place you directly in the
shadows of a ravaged world, surrounded by the beautiful
remnants of a destroyed city and the horrific dangers
that hide in the rubble."
—Cliff Bleszinski

If you get the chance to play the Epic guys, we want to hear all about it! Send us an email at [email protected] and let us know what happened. The subject line should be "GWF Epic." Don't forget to include your gamertag and hometown!
Play & Win All Day
Help defeat the Locusts on November 12 and do your part to save humanity (or destroy it, depending on which side you choose), and you'll also be entered in the "Play and Win" contest, with the chance to win one of eight Samsung Integrated DVD players. Each hour, five winners will also receive 1000 Microsoft Points for use in Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Win one of eight Samsung HT-P29 Home Theater systems.
To enter, just play Gears of War on Xbox Live on Emergence Day. Check back here for the list of winners after the game. If your gamertag is on the list, send a friend request to Xbox Live gamertag GearsPlayWin. Check back before Emergence Day for the complete official rules.
Warzone Leaderboard Tournament
Win a Gears of War guitar! This customized AX-50 electric guitar from ESP Guitars has a satin silver finish, custom Gears of War graphic, maple neck, powerful ESP LH-100 humbucking pickups, and Tune-O-Matic bridge. At an Estimated Retail Value of $469 with the included case, this menacing guitar is built to rock. The tournament winner will also get an invitation to compete in the finals of the 2007 Gears of War Xbox Live Tournament.
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Claim the top spot and take home this menacing axe.
To win, just play Gears of War on Xbox Live on November 12, starting at 12:01 A.M., and own the top spot on the Warzone leaderboard at 11:59 P.M.
Check back here to see the top 25 gamertags on the leaderboard. If you're number one, send a friend request to Xbox Live gamertag GearsTourney to claim your prize. Check back before Emergence Day for the official rules.

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. Eligibility
This Sweepstakes is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States (including the District of Columbia) and Canada (except Quebec), who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of Microsoft Corporation and any person engaged to work on this promotional program and their respective affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, promotions, advertising and promotional agencies, and each of their immediate family members (including mother, father, sister, brother, child, husband, or wife) and those living in their households are not eligible to enter or win.
2. Entry Period
This Promotion begins at 12:00:01 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on November 12, 2006 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. (PST) on November 12, 2006 ("Promotion Period") and will consist of twenty-four (24) separate hourly drawings.
3. How To Enter
There are two ways to enter each hourly drawing: Online or via US mail.
To enter online: You must have access to an Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment console and be an Xbox Live Gold subscriber in good standing. Once you are a subscriber, log on to Xbox Live® via your Xbox 360 and play Gears of War®. During the Promotion Period, you will automatically receive one (1) entry into an hourly drawing when you are logged in and playing Gears of War on Xbox Live during the corresponding hourly entry period for that hourly drawing.
To enter by mail: Without playing Gears of War on Xbox Live, you can hand-print your name, address, city, state or province, ZIP or postal code, phone number, and e-mail address (if any) on a 3x5 piece of paper and mail it to:
Marden Kane
Attn: Emergence Day Play & Win Sweepstakes
P.O. Box 1220
Mahasset , NY 11030-6220
To be entered into any hourly drawing, your mail-in entry(ies) must be received by Friday, November 17, 2006.
Entry Limit: One (1) entry per person per hourly entry period, for up to twenty-four (24) entries per person total, regardless of the entry method. The use of automated devices to enter this Sweepstakes is prohibited. Microsoft assumes no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected, mutilated, postage due, or illegible entries, or any computer, online telephone, or technical malfunctions that may occur. All entries become Microsoft's property and will not be returned.
4. Winner Selection/Prizes
On or around Saturday, November 18, 2006, five (5) names will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received during each Hourly Entry Period (e.g., 5:00:00 p.m. (PST) to 5:59:59 p.m. (PST)) to win 1000 Microsoft Points (Estimated Retail Value $12.50).
In addition, in each of the final eight (8) hourly drawings, beginning with the drawing for the hourly entry period beginning 4:00:00 p.m. (PST) and ending 4:59:59 p.m. (PST), one (1) name will be selected to win a Samsung Integrated DVD/Receiver Home Theater in a Box system (ERV $250.00).
All random drawings will be conducted under the supervision of Microsoft, whose decisions are final. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Non-winning entries will not carry over to subsequent hourly drawings. Prizes are not redeemable for cash.
No substitution, transfer, or assignment of prize permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event an offered prize is unavailable.Taxes on the prizes are solely the responsibility of the winner. Any and all guarantees and warranties for merchandise prizes are subject to the manufacturer's terms and conditions, and winners agree to look solely to such manufacturers for any such warranty or guarantee claim.
All potential winners will be posted on Xbox.com on their Emergence Day Site.
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Reviews:

Gamespot - 9.6
TeamXbox - 9.6
IGN - 9.4
1up - 10
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Maps & Weapon Info (Thanks to Flyersfan!)

OVERHEAD VIEW OF ALL MULTIPLAYER MAPS WITH WEAPON POSITIONS:

Canals

ClockTower

Escalation

Fuel Depot

Gridlock

Mansion

Mausoleum

Rooftops

Tyro Station

War Machine

WEAPON STATS, SINGLE PLAYER AND MULTIPLAYER


Smoke Grenade | Max Ammo - 2 | Magazine Size - 1 | Base Damage - None | Short Range - None | Medium Range - None | Long Range - None

Frag Grenade | Max Ammo - 2 | Magazine Size - 1 | Base Damage - Varies | Short Range - Varies | Medium Range - Varies | Long Range - Varies

Lancer | Max Ammo - 300 | Magazine Size - 60 | Base Damage - 42 | Short Range - 100% | Medium Range - 100% | Long Range - 60%

Snub Pistol | Max Ammo - 48 | Magazine Size -12 | Base Damage - 90 | Short Range - 100% | Medium Range - 100% | Long Range - 60%

Gnasher | Max Ammo - 24 | Magazine Size - 8 | Base Damage - 270 | Short Range - 275% | Medium Range - 175% | Long Range - 50%

Torquebow | Max Ammo - 6 | Magazine Size - 1 | Base Damage - 640 | Short Range - 100% | Medium Range - 100% | Long Range - 60%

Boomshot | Max Ammo - 2 | Magazine Size - 1 | Base Damage - 335 | Short Range - 100% | Medium Range - 100% | Long Range - 60%

Boltok Pistol | Max Ammo - 12 | Magazine Size - 6 | Base Damage - 90 | Short Range - 100% | Medium Range - 100% | Long Range - 60%

Longshot | Max Ammo - 11 | Magazine Size - 1 | Base Damage - 350 | Short Range - 120% | Medium Range - 100% | Long Range - 100%

Hammerbrust | Max Ammo - 300 | Magazine Size - 60 | Base Damage - 56 | Short Range - 100% | Medium Range - 100% | Long Range - 60%

Hammer of Dawn | Max Ammo - N/A | Magazine Size - N/a | Base Damage - Varies | Short Range - Varies | Medium Range - Varies | Long Range - Varies

Multiplayer Weapons: Firing Rates and Melee Damage

Smoke Grenade | Firing Rate - N/A | Base Damage - N/A | Melee - None

Frag Grenade | Firing Rate - N/A | Base Damage - Varies | Melee - Varies

Lancer | Firing Rate - 850 | Base Damage - 42 | Melee - 120%

Snub Pistol | Firing Rate - 700| Base Damage - 90| Melee - 120%

Gnasher | Firing Rate - 60 | Base Damage - 270 | Melee - 300%

Torquebow | Firing Rate - 60 | Base Damage - 640 | Melee - 120%

Boomshot | Firing Rate - 60 | Base Damage - 335 | Melee - 120%

Boltok Pistol | Firing Rate - 60 | Base Damage - 90 | Melee - 120%

Longshot | Firing Rate - 60 | Base Damage - 350 | Melee - 120%

Hammerburst | Firing Rate - 1250 | Base Damage - 56 | Melee - 120%

Hammer of Dawn | Firing Rate - N/A | Base Damage - Varies | Melee - Varies
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Update 10/20: Achievements list revealed

Kill 10,000 people in versus ranked match total - 50pts

This and more here:
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/home/showachievements.php?type=Retail&gameID=144
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A highly collectible embossed metal box which includes the following additional content:
  • Destroyed Beauty, the Gears of War hardbound art book
  • Bonus special features DVD, including:
  • An inside look at the making of Gears of War
  • The "Art of Gears of War" trailer
  • Gears of War: The Race to E3
Note: The information contained in this fact sheet relates to a prerelease product that may be substantially modified before its first commercial release. Accordingly, the information may not accurately describe or reflect the product when first commercially released. This fact sheet is provided for informational purposes only, and Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the fact sheet or the information contained in it.
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Looks promising.... there's some kinda cool stuff there, but I'm waiting on buying this until I know that the game is actually good. Everything indicates that it'll turn out, but then, it could end up being another Unreal 2.
 
Passing on it for now, they will over produce this just like every other LE set, unless the art book is truly amazing. Shit, you can get the Prey LE for as low as $35 now. I will probably never watch the bonus DVD, either.

Just the regular edition for me.
 
I'm done with collectors editions for a while. Its too easy to go on the net and find the extra dvd content. I only watch the stuff once anyways.
 
Yeah, I got the HALO2 and Doom3 CE, and that's it. Doom at least offered the original Doom. Halo2 was only $5, which is nice.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Passing on it for now, they will over produce this just like every other LE set, unless the art book is truly amazing. Shit, you can get the Prey LE for as low as $35 now.[/QUOTE]

Where can you get Prey LE for $35? The lowest I've seen it at has been around $45-50. Unless you're talking about Ebay.

I'm a sucker for Collector and Limited editions so I'll definitely pick this up.
 
[quote name='jasonlives13']Where can you get Prey LE for $35? The lowest I've seen it at has been around $45-50. Unless you're talking about Ebay.

I'm a sucker for Collector and Limited editions so I'll definitely pick this up.[/QUOTE]

Yea, I'm talking about Ebay, I've seen some end as low as $32 recently.
 
[quote name='A Happy Panda']Any idea on the pricing?[/QUOTE]

$59.99 for the regular, $69.99 for the CE if current regular / CE pricing holds true.

EDIT: It might be $50 / $60 since it's first party, my bad.
 
Well, I usually go for the collector's edition but I have gotten most of them for a really good price. I got Oblivion for like $40 and Prey for $35 some other were with GR credit so those were even less. If I can get this one a similar price or better I will be all over it.
 
If they do a decent pricing on the CE or it's on sale first week at Fry's for the same as the regular than i'll pick one up. I always like these metal tins with games and the content is at least decent. Game look amazing so far, but hopefully it lives up to expectations.
 
When I buy a Collector's Edition of a game, I want hours and hours of bonus material on the dvd. I want Lord of the Rings EE shit if I'm gonna pay an extra ten bucks.
 
I'm not worried about the game's quality...this is Microsoft's #1 Son until Halo 3 is out. I really doubt they'd let an "ok, but not great" game be their flagship for the time being.

CE looks decent, not as good as Halo 2's (mostly since Halo 2's was only $5 more), but I'm a sucker for DVD makings-of. I'm down.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']I'm not worried about the game's quality...this is Microsoft's #1 Son until Halo 3 is out. I really doubt they'd let an "ok, but not great" game be their flagship for the time being.
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Does anyone have to worry about the quality of the games put out by Epic?
 
[quote name='Roufuss']$59.99 for the regular, $69.99 for the CE if current regular / CE pricing holds true.

EDIT: It might be $50 / $60 since it's first party, my bad.[/QUOTE]

$70 is not that bad for all the stuff you get IMO (I love art books). But if its $60? Man, I'm all over it. I've been looking forward to GoW since the E3 videos.
 
[quote name='obijuan71']Will a faceplate eventually will be offered as part of the CE package???? ;)[/QUOTE]

Yea, this would have gotten me to buy the LE even at $70. I heard that Gamecrazy is going to get an exclusive Gears of War faceplate, though.
 
[quote name='Kaijufan']Does anyone have to worry about the quality of the games put out by Epic?[/QUOTE]

Unreal 2 sucked, and that was their last FPS oriented towards single player. That game was a huge letdown, imo.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Unreal 2 sucked, and that was their last FPS oriented towards single player. That game was a huge letdown, imo.[/QUOTE]

Epic did not make Unreal 2. Legend Entertainment did (they also did the Wheel of Time game).
 
[quote name='CaseyRyback']Epic did not make Unreal 2. Legend Entertainment did (they also did the Wheel of Time game).[/QUOTE]

Ah, I just looked on Epic's homepage where they listed it so I assumed they had a hand in it somehow.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']I'm not worried about the game's quality...this is Microsoft's #1 Son until Halo 3 is out. I really doubt they'd let an "ok, but not great" game be their flagship for the time being.

CE looks decent, not as good as Halo 2's (mostly since Halo 2's was only $5 more), but I'm a sucker for DVD makings-of. I'm down.[/QUOTE]

I'll hold my breath there.
 
I dunno, CE's just don't get me unless there's something great added to it. I think Doom 3 CE had a great addition. PC game LE's typically have extra maps and whatnot... I mean, it's not a CE when 2 million or something are printed (like Halo 2).

Kind of makes me think of Limited Edition Pop Tarts or something. What's the point?
 
Chances are a friend will buy the CE, so I can just borrow the Making of DVD when I see them, and I don't want the box or artbook. If it wasn't a $10 jump and just a $5 jump, I'd get it without even thinking about it.

I've watched the Halo 2 Making of Video a few times and enjoyed it so I'm hoping this one will be kind of like that. Not worth $10 to see it, though.
 
So the actual disc is held in the metal box like the Halo 2, Splinter Cell, and Doom 3 LEs right? It's not just a metal tin holding a regular game case inside?
 
[quote name='SteveMcQ']I worry about how the two discs are held in that case.[/quote]

why? like they might just be loose, banging around? i highly doubt it
 
hopefully its not like the Prey Collectors edition where the disc got marks on it from the tin

it dosent look like it will be but it still bothers me that it is possible
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']My guess (hope) is that it will have the actuall game with case inside the tin case, kinda like how the Marc Eko CE was packaged.[/quote]That's what I'm hoping. It's just nice having the continuity of the cases even having the CEs. I hated how the extra discs in Halo 2 and MK were handled.
 
Does anyone own the Edward Scissorhands CE or Donnie Darko CE? That is what the the Gears of War case looks like, so yes I would assume that it does come with the actual game case inside.
 
The metal box is part of a new counter-top display at GS .

I pre-oredered mine at CC , and used the OXM 15% off coupon at the time I pre-ordered , it worked .
Also , I should be getting the faceplate for free from CC as well .
 
[quote name='Richlough']The metal box is part of a new counter-top display at GS .

I pre-oredered mine at CC , and used the OXM 15% off coupon at the time I pre-ordered , it worked .
Also , I should be getting the faceplate for free from CC as well .[/quote]

How did the coupon work? Did they ring you up for the full game? 15% off of the $5 deposit?
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']How did the coupon work? Did they ring you up for the full game? 15% off of the $5 deposit?[/QUOTE]

They scanned the pre-order card then scanned the coupon .
The price ends up being $59.49 before tax .
She said I had to put a minimum of $10.00 down .

So $0.50 cheaper for the LTD ED & a faceplate , is pretty good .
 
[quote name='doomgaze_86']How do you get the free faceplate from CC?[/QUOTE]

It's in last weeks ad , if you pre-order .
And it's the good one [pictured] not the MadCatz one(s) .
 
[quote name='Richlough']The metal box is part of a new counter-top display at GS .[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately the tin is stuck to the cardboard stand. I was wondering what the back looked like.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']I'm not worried about the game's quality...this is Microsoft's #1 Son until Halo 3 is out. I really doubt they'd let an "ok, but not great" game be their flagship for the time being.

CE looks decent, not as good as Halo 2's (mostly since Halo 2's was only $5 more), but I'm a sucker for DVD makings-of. I'm down.[/quote]

Yeah, lets pretend brute force never happened.
 
I wish these developers would add exclusive gamerpics and themes in the CE's, it wouldn't be that hard and would help to determine if the extra $10 was worth it.
 
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