XBL Deals - 2018

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  • You cannot currently buy any Xbox 360 content on xbox.com using your account balance, you can only use an active credit card or PayPal. To use your balance, you must make purchases on your console.  Unfortunately, even "purchasing" free content through the web site like trials requires an alternative method of payment tied to your account, though adding an empty MasterCard / Visa gift card that is registered for online purchases will work.  Xbox One games can be purchased on the web site with your account balance.
  • Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.
    On Xbox One, Gold trials of any length work for sales and Games with Gold.  You must be an active Gold subscriber (paid or trial) to play Games with Gold purchases.
  • On Xbox 360, you must have at least a 1 month Gold subscription for sales and Games with Gold.  Neither 48 hour trials, 14 day trials nor free weekends qualify.

[*]All known sales and information on sales should make their way into the OP. Major Nelson usually updates his blog with new sales information every Tuesday.
[*]ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! No information within this thread can or should be construed as accurate (or still valid), therefore ...
[*]Always verify Xbox Live Marketplace prices before your purchase!
[*]Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!
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Games with Gold

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Deals with Gold
 

1/1 - 1/7


[*]:xb1: Gas Guzzlers Extreme - $6.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Hyper Sentinel - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Industry Giant 2 - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Infinite Adventures - $18.74 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Neighborhorde - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Nidhogg 2 - $11.24 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom - $7.50 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Space Hulk: Tactics - $26.79 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Spintires: MudRunner - $8.75 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Steel Rain X - $6.69 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Worms Battlegrounds - $6.25 - 75% off

12/18 - 12/24


[*]:xb1: Yoku's Island Express - $6.60 - 67% off
[*]:360: Dogfight 1942 - $2.49 - 75% off

[*]:360: Dungeon Defenders - $2.99 - 80% off

[*]:360: :xb1: Faery: Legends of Avalon - $1.49 - 80% off
12/11 - 12/17


[*]:xb1: Battlefield 4 - $5.00 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Battlefield Anniversary Bundle - $20.00 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Battlefield Hardline Ultimate Edition - $9.00 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon - $6.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Ahead Epic Military Pack - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition - $10.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Handball 17 - $12.00 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Hunting Simulator - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Deluxier Edition - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: The Long Reach - $6.00 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 Combo Pack - $15.00 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2 - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Mirror's Edge Catalyst - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Monster Hunter: World - $25.00 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Moto Racer 4 - $6.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: MotoGP17 - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Mugsters - $4.95 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: MXGP3 - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Spintires: MudRunner - American Wilds Edition - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax - $3.29 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: The Technomancer - $10.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Toy Odyssey - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: V-Rally 4 - $40.19 - 33% off

[*]:xb1: Valentino Rossi The Game - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Yesterday Origins - $6.00 - 70% off
[*]:360: Abyss Odyssey - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: Alien Rage - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Enemy Front - $5.99 - 85% off

[*]:360: God Mode - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Persona 4 Arena - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: Realms of Ancient War - $1.99 - 80% off
[*]:xbox: :360: :xb1: Panzer Dragoon Orta - $4.99 - 50% off
12/4 - 12/10


[*]:xb1: Clouds & Sheep 2 - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Council - Complete Season - $20.09 - 33% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Count Lucanor - $7.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Flatout 4 : Total Insanity - $12.50 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Forza Horizon 3 Platinum Plus Expansions Bundle - $47.09 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Forza Horizon 3 and Forza Motorsport 6 Bundle - $31.99 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Journey Down Trilogy - $31.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Kinect Bundle: Kung-Fu & Air Guitar Warrior - $19.24 - 45% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Momonga Pinball Adventures - $4.19 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Need for Speed - $5.00 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Need for Speed Rivals - $5.00 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Need for Speed Ultimate Bundle - $20.00 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Peggle 2 - $2.40 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Seum: Speedrunners from Hell - $7.50 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter - $13.75 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Tour de France 2018 - $20.00 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:360: The Bureau: Xcom Declassified - $3.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: The Darkness - $3.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: Duke Nukem Forever - $3.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: Farming Simulator 15 - $4.99 - 75% off - Price History

[*]:360: Ride - $5.99 - 80% off - Price History
11/27 - 12/3


[*]:360: Conan - $2.99 - 85% off - Price History
[*]:360: Elements of Destruction - Full - $1.49 - 85% off - Price History
[*]:360: L.A. Noire - $8.99 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:360: Legend of Kay Anniversary - $4.49 - 85% off - Price History
[*]:360: :xb1: Mars: War Logs - $1.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: Sniper: Ghost Warrior

[*]:360: Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

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Sales and Specials

Spotlight - 1/1 - 1/7

Spotlight - 12/18 - 12/24


[*]:xb1: The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker - $8.44 - 35% off
Spotlight - 12/11 - 12/17

The Game Awards - 12/6 - 12/9


[*]:xb1: Banner Saga 3 - $19.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Battlefield V - $35.99 - 40% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - $47.99 - 20% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Dead Cells - $16.74 - 33% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Destiny 2: Forsaken - $29.99 - 25% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Doom - $14.99 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball FighterZ - $24.00 - 60% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Far Cry 5 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: FIFA 19 - $35.99 - 40% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition - $38.99 - 35% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Grand Theft Auto V - $19.49 - 35% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Life Is Strange 2 Episode 1 - $4.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Madden NFL 19 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Mega Man 11 - $23.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Monster Hunter: World - $25.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: NBA 2K19 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: No Man's Sky - $39.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Overcooked! 2 - $18.74 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Red Dead Redemption 2: Special Edition - $71.99 - 10% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Sea of Thieves - $29.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: SoulCalibur VI - $41.99 - 30% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Starlink: Battle For Atlas - $44.99 - 25% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Crew 2 Standard Edition - $24.00 - 60% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Elder Scrolls Online - $10.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories - $22.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - $15.00 - 70% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Transference - $14.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Valkyria Chronicles 4 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - $19.80 - 67% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Yoku's Island Express - $6.60 - 67% off - Price History
Spotlight - 12/4 - 12/10


[*]:xb1: The Council

Party Time Sale - 12/4 - 12/10


[*]:xb1: Caveman Warriors - $3.74 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: ClusterTruck - $7.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Crazy Strike Bowling Ex - $6.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Cyber Complex - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Deployment - $7.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Disco Dodgeball - Remix - $7.50 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Doughlings: Arcade - $5.24 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: DragoDino - $7.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Fru - $3.74 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Hyperdrive Massacre - $1.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Inversus Deluxe - $4.94 - 67% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack - $14.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack 2 - $14.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack 3 - $17.49 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack 4 - $17.49 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Jump Stars - $2.00 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - $11.24 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Kung-Fu for Kinect - $11.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Lily's Epic Quest for Lost Gems - $2.79 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Mantis Burn Racing - $4.49 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Marooners - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor - $11.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Numantia - $11.99 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: oOo: Ascension - $6.99 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Overcooked - $4.25 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Pang Adventures - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Pool Nation FX - $2.70 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses Ex - $8.03 - 33% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Riftstar Raiders - $11.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Rocket Wars - $3.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Snooker Nation Championship Game Preview - $1.80 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Speedrunners - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Squid Hero for Kinect - $5.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure - $5.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Super Blackjack Battle II Turbo Edition - $4.79 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings - $5.00 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Super Toy Cars - $5.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Treadnauts - $7.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Tricky Towers - $5.99 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Ultimate Chicken Horse - $8.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Use Your Words - $7.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Wand Wars - $3.59 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Wheelspin Frenzy - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
Spotlight - 11/27 - 12/3


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Misc Drops


[*]:360: :xb1: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

[*]:360: :xb1: Epic Mickey 2: The Power Of Two - $6.59 - 67% off - Price History
[*]:360: :xb1: Crackdown - Free - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Shapeshifting Detective - $10.39 - 20% off - Price History - Preorder - Releases Nov 6
[*]:360: Battlefield Hardline Premium - $5.99 - 88% off - Price History
[*]:360: :xb1: Brütal Legend

[*]:xb1: Call Of Cthulhu - $53.99 - 10% off - Price History - Preorder - Releases Oct 29
[*]:360: :xb1: Gears of War 2 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360: :xb1: Gears of War 3 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360:  :xb1: Halo: Reach - Noble Map Pack - Free

 
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I'll be finishing up Disney Infinity 2 tonight after work. I like the content more but it seems like there's less compared to the first game, but that could just me misremembering since I played the game probably two years ago. DI2 just felt like a bunch of side quests with 3 or 4 story missions.

Movie talk: I was a fan of bladerunner and Dunkirk. Hans Zimmer might be my favorite current score composer. He did a great job with both movies.

 
So do Xbox rewards not get deposited on the 15th despite it saying it’s the 15th and 30th?
I think for the MyVIP vault reward points earned for this month won't get deposited until near the end of February. I have not got mine deposited yet either.

 
I think for the MyVIP vault reward points earned for this month won't get deposited until near the end of February. I have not got mine deposited yet either.
If you claim Rewards Credits from the MyVIP Vault, they should appear as pending in your account within 96 hours. Once they are pending in your account, the normal deposit process kicks in. Generally if you have over 5,000 Rewards Credits pending in your account in the first half of any given month, that amount will be converted to your local currency and deposited into your Microsoft account on or around the 30th of that same month. If the Credits show as pending in the second half of the month, that amount will be deposited into your Microsoft account on or around the 15th of the next month.


Taken from the Rewards FAQ.
 
What is Fe?
An awesome looking adventure platformer with a bit of Zelda and Ori vibes.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/fe/bzw2r4stvdnk
Fe? Zelda??

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Reviews are starting to come in for Fe... not looking so great.
Meh. It’s still got a 77 on Metacritic (going by PS4 which has more reviews). Not great but not horrible. Still looks like my kind of game so I already had preordered it.

IGN has the worst rating at 6.5 but has others up to 90/100.
 
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I think for the MyVIP vault reward points earned for this month won't get deposited until near the end of February. I have not got mine deposited yet either.
I requested my balance be deposited two weeks ago and I've still not gotten it yet, it's been sitting there on the rewards page as Requested so long another bunch of points were added to my listed balance. Really getting tired of waiting. Wanted to use the points to buy x-com this week.
 
I have lost all of my Crazy Taxi driving abilities. I can only assume it’s because I need the original soundtrack and a Dreamcast controller.
So much this. I can do without the soundtrack but damn the Dreamcast controller was perfect for this game. I've tried the different controller options on the PS3 and Xbox 360 and I still can not get back in the grove.

 
From looking at people complaining to Xbox live rewards on twitter the next deposit date is the 22nd. I bet that's what they do for this month since there's no 30th.

 
Didnt ignore you, something came up. But Im in the preview beta, my last update was on 2/3
Thanks. Seems to be okay now. My X1X has been doing some weird stuff. But I was stressing it running it for 24 hours a day some times trying to crank entries for the region tarts challenge. Not too worried I got the extended warranty.
 
Thanks. Seems to be okay now. My X1X has been doing some weird stuff. But I was stressing it running it for 24 hours a day some times trying to crank entries for the region tarts challenge. Not too worried I got the extended warranty.
Lol - I destroyed my X1X in hopes of winning another one. Only in America...
 
Bunch of stuff going on in Gears.  Cupid Torque event with Flaming skins runs until Monday.  This weekend there's also double XP in all modes this weekend.  Year of the Dog "Pouncer Madness" Horde event with extra Pouncers and Juvies start tomorrow and runs until the 23rd.  Complete a full run to earn a Midnight Omen skin,  Enforcer and Boomshot are available.  Also Year of the Dog weapon skins will be a daily login reward from the 16th through March 1st.  They might be available by logging in to the Gears site.

Details - https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/community/whatsup-feb15-2018

Started Refunct two nights ago to try to stay alive in the GTASC.  Got all the achievements except beating it in 4 minutes, though it turned out I could've saved a couple of them for this week.  Took me a lot of tries last night, but finally beat it in 4 minutes for the last achievement.  Kept messing up the pillar jumping near the end.  Finishing 4:06, 4:04, miss a pillar jump, 4:22, 4:05.  Finally managed a clean run with a decent route - 3:45.  No idea how to shave another 50+ seconds off for the top non-cheat times on TA.

Will probably use Gone Home to stay alive this week, though I may wrap up the Master at Arms in Gears this weekend in the casual AI play list.  Will also play some of the original Sonic for a non-divisible by 5 achievement for the weekly bonus.  Though I could start Double Dragon Neon for the 1-pointer you get for firing up the game for the time.

 
I've always been a 2K guy, but the graphics in Live this year surprisingly look better than 2K.  How does the gameplay hold up?  This is the first year in a while that I have not purchased a basketball game and may consider Live at that price.

 
I still have time left on my Live trial from EA Access. Need to check it out more but sure it will get me through until it’s “in the Vault”.

It is amazing how that game has just kept dropping in price. EA is probably trying to get more people into the series so they can pick up more sales next year.
 
So I got a gamepass code but it won’t redeem because it says for new members only. That’s really annoying. Is there any workaround for this? Or if not, anybody who has never used gamepass want a code?
 
Question for the group - playing Telltale Walking Dead for 360, which I believe I got when it was GWG.

It only shows me with the first three episodes, and a $4.99 charge for episodes 4 and 5 and the 400 days. Sooo....did that GWG not include the entire series? If I recall correctly 400 days was something different, but to not include ep. 4 and 5? Or is this how all TT games work? Only other i have tried was the free episode 1 of Batman.
 
I've always been a 2K guy, but the graphics in Live this year surprisingly look better than 2K. How does the gameplay hold up? This is the first year in a while that I have not purchased a basketball game and may consider Live at that price.
It's pretty good and has a lot less of that animation priority jank that weighs NBA 2K down at this point.

 
Black Panther was good. As in at times I forgot it occupied same universe with Avengers, but the media did overhype it a bit too much, but it was still a solid flick and really best parts were when T'Challa was out of costume. I Don't know about top 3 Marvel for me, but maybe top 5 area,

 
I still have time left on my Live trial from EA Access. Need to check it out more but sure it will get me through until it’s “in the Vault”.

It is amazing how that game has just kept dropping in price. EA is probably trying to get more people into the series so they can pick up more sales next year.
Think they are using 2k's cheap game strategy against them ala 2k5? Maybe 2k will go exclusive with the NBA as revenge?

On the topic of movies, MGM has put the full Stargate (original 1994) movie on Youtube, free to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF3zUOvXUYQ

Edit: It's only 480p. Lol.
Speaking of movies again, I was browsing Crackle and it has a really strong selection of movies this month including the original Blade Runner Final Cut. Free movies FTW1

 
Question for the group - playing Telltale Walking Dead for 360, which I believe I got when it was GWG.

It only shows me with the first three episodes, and a $4.99 charge for episodes 4 and 5 and the 400 days. Sooo....did that GWG not include the entire series? If I recall correctly 400 days was something different, but to not include ep. 4 and 5? Or is this how all TT games work? Only other i have tried was the free episode 1 of Batman.
Yes, we did get the complete first season on 10/16/15. I haven't played it but I checked on-line and it says I own Episodes 2-5 and 400 days.

 
Black Panther was supremely overrated. I'm convinced Disney owns stock in Rotten Tomatoes, since with The Trash Jedi and now Wack Panther, it seems like they're using their power to try to socially engineer people to believe their duds are actually great.
 
Think they are using 2k's cheap game strategy against them ala 2k5? Maybe 2k will go exclusive with the NBA as revenge?
Why? They're making a ton of money for not having to ever really fix the problems with their game. Plus, the NBA doesn't want to go exclusive to one publisher/developer with their games. Sega's antics back in the day caused the NFL to auction off exclusive rights to the highest bidder.

 
Black Panther was supremely overrated. I'm convinced Disney owns stock in Rotten Tomatoes, since with The Trash Jedi and now Wack Panther, it seems like they're using their power to try to socially engineer people to believe their duds are actually great.
I find both films to be great. Everyone has an opinion but not everyone expresses it.
 
Question for the group - playing Telltale Walking Dead for 360, which I believe I got when it was GWG.
It only shows me with the first three episodes, and a $4.99 charge for episodes 4 and 5 and the 400 days. Sooo....did that GWG not include the entire series? If I recall correctly 400 days was something different, but to not include ep. 4 and 5? Or is this how all TT games work? Only other i have tried was the free episode 1 of Batman.
Is it asking you to pay in the marketplace or in game? It's a bit wonky and if you have the season pass you have to download the episodes through the game rather than the marketplace. Sorry if it's not much help.
 
I requested my balance be deposited two weeks ago and I've still not gotten it yet, it's been sitting there on the rewards page as Requested so long another bunch of points were added to my listed balance. Really getting tired of waiting. Wanted to use the points to buy x-com this week.
If you made the request at the beginning of the month you will be waiting until the end of the month for the deposit. The points that showed up recently were probably what you earned last month. XBox Live rewards deposits are not speedy.

 
Anyone here play nba live 18? Most of what I read is that people “should” give it a shot. Or that it’s cheap enough they “will” try it.

I would be super casual so I know live would be better than 2k. But I’m trying to figure out if it would be worth my time at all. Last time I played a b ball game was when live was on top :)
 
I think I'll give nba live a shot. Not too happy with 2k, seems if I don't boot the game up after a while it will delete my custom character and progress. It's happened 3 times now and the last time I had made it through the whole season and was to start the playoffs.

 
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Live was ok, I did prefer 2k for gameplay this year. I don't care about create a player at all, only seasons or quickplay.
 
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