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		<title>Runes of Magic announces integrated voice chat</title>
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Runes of Magic&#8217;s 2.8 million players will soon have something besides their favorite MMORPG to talk about: each other. Runewaker Entertainment just announced a partnership with Vivox to provide in-game voice chat for the hit free-to-play title.
High definition voice chat will be available in public and private channels, and is already live on the game&#8217;s Taiwanese servers. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2010/03/runes-of-magic-announces-integrated-voice-chat/</link>
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		<title>Runes of Magic Chapter III to debut at GDC</title>
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Frogster unveiled their next expansion for Runes of Magic back in early February, announcing that Chapter III &#8211; The Elder Kingdoms will be arriving in May. Now we have even better news: if you&#8217;re planning to attend GDC next week you&#8217;re going to get a first look at Chapter III.
Frogster announced today that they are planning to give a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2010/03/runes-of-magic-chapter-iii-to-debut-at-gdc/</link>
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		<title>First screens from Fallout: New Vegas surface, feature glorious beards</title>
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Around these parts, we&#8217;re all avid supporters of a thick, lustrous beard. Though our tastes for the gaming industries various genres differ greatly, we can all get behind any game so long as it includes characters with copious amounts of facial hair. For this reason alone, a recent batch of screenshots has placed Fallout: New Vegas firmly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2010/03/first-screens-from-fallout-new-vegas-surface-feature-glorious-beards/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Guardian of Light&#8217; a co-op Tomb Raider action game</title>
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Boy, when Crystal Dynamics said it would be creating &#8220;something completely new and very different&#8221;for Lara Croft, it wasn&#8217;t kidding around. GameSpot has posted a first look at Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and we don&#8217;t know where to begin. It&#8217;s downloadable, it&#8217;s isometric-view and it&#8217;s arcade-y action with just a hint of the old platforming ways. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2010/03/guardian-of-light-a-co-op-tomb-raider-action-game/</link>
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		<title>First Screens Of Left 4 Dead 2&#8217;s &#8220;The Passing,&#8221; New Infected, New Weapons</title>
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Valve released new details on the first downloadable add-on for Left 4 Dead 2 today at Microsoft&#8217;s X10 event, explaining how &#8220;The Passing&#8221; will handle the meet up with the original Left 4 Dead survivors. Now, let&#8217;s have some media.
These ten new screens of the new episode, coming to the PC and Xbox 360 in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2010/02/first-screens-of-left-4-dead-2s-the-passing-new-infected-new-weapons/</link>
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		<title>iPhone App Review: Riddim Ribbon by Tapulous</title>
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Do you have the DJ skills to ride the rhythm? Refreshing, inovative and the next big thing in the games of music genres. What Rock Band and Guitar Hero did for the consoles Riddim Ribbon is going to do for the Touchscreen / Acelerometer genre of gaming. It takes the genre of DJ Hero and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2010/02/iphone-app-review-riddim-ribbon-by-tapulous/</link>
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		<title>Analyst: Mass Effect 2 outsold everything else 6-to-1</title>
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If you bought Mass Effect 2 and you like being on the winning &#8220;team&#8221; when it comes to game trends, high five. According to DFC Intelligence, BioWare&#8217;s latest spacefaring adventure sold an estimated 1.1 million copies (of the Xbox 360 version) in January &#8212; six times the sales of any other game. Estimating game sales [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2010/02/analyst-mass-effect-2-outsold-everything-else-6-to-1/</link>
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		<title>Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition looks like a sequel in new trailer</title>
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After numerous trailers for the upcoming Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition&#8217;s zany costumes, Capcom has finally released a trailer focusing on both of the extra DLC story chapters. &#8220;Lost in Nightmares&#8221; takes place before the events of Resident Evil 5 and includes a mansion inspired by the setting of the very first RE game. &#8220;Desperate Escape&#8221; takes place [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2010/01/resident-evil-5-gold-edition-looks-like-a-sequel-in-new-trailer/</link>
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		<title>Now Playing: December 21-27, 2009</title>
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Retail


Guitar Hero: Van Halen
[USA]
$59.99
TUE
 


XBLA


0 Day Attack on Earth
[USA]
TBA
WED



Demos


Dante&#8217;s Inferno
[USA]
free
THU



Divinity II
[USA]
free
MON



DLC


Deal of the Week: Shadow Complex [Gold only]
[USA]
$10.00$15.00
MON –SUN



Guitar Hero 5: Celebrity New Years Rock Track Pack / individual tracks [more info]
[USA]
$5.49 /$1.99 ea.
TUE



Lips: Add-on Songs [more info]
[USA]
$2.00 ea.
FRI



Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising: Overwatch
[USA]
$5.00
MON



Rock Band: Weezer Pack 03 &#38; individual tracks [more info]
[USA]
varies
TUE



Trials HD: Big Pack
[USA]
$5.00
WED



Games [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/12/now-playing-december-21-27-2009/</link>
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		<title>Microsoft files patent for user-health-generated Avatars</title>
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It&#8217;s okay if you need to read that headline again. It&#8217;s pretty confusing. Here&#8217;s the gist of it: Microsoft filed a patent in June of 2008 for the automatic generation of an Avatar based on a user&#8217;s physical health. The patent application, discovered by 1UP, specifically details an &#8220;avatar generator&#8221; that &#8220;reflects a physical characteristic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/12/microsoft-files-patent-for-user-health-generated-avatars/</link>
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		<title>Final Fantasy XIII launches March 9, 2010 on PS3, 360</title>
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Final Fantasy XIII will launch in North America and Europe on March 9, 2010, just a few months after it debuts in Japan and nearly four years after it was originally announced. Since that time, Square Enix&#8217;s flagship role-playing game has become a multiplatform project &#8212; the English version will debut on the Xbox 360 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/11/final-fantasy-xiii-launches-march-9-2010-on-ps3-360/</link>
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		<title>Facebook and Twitter coming to Xbox Nov. 17</title>
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Xbox owners: You have five days to start thinking of your lives and the lives of others in trivial, 140-character chunks. Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten has told Fast Company that the Dashboard update containing Twitter and Facebook integration will officially arrive on November 17.
If the date seems familiar, you&#8217;re not losing your marbles: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/11/facebook-and-twitter-coming-to-xbox-nov-17/</link>
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		<title>Google Wave Guide: User Manual Released for Wave</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Confused about how to use Google Wave, the new Google product that combines messaging, wiki-like features and group collaboration into a single app? You’re not alone.
Now Gina Trapani and Adam Pash have gone a step further, releasing The Complete Guide to Google Wave. The book, which is available for free online, details all of Wave’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/11/google-wave-guide-user-manual-released-for-wave/</link>
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		<title>Halloween 2009: Google Doodle Goes Click or Treat [PICS]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve hopped over to Google.com this Halloween, you might have spotted the world’s favorite search engine has a special Halloween logo.
Actually, it’s not just one logo: clicking on the Google (Google) image delivers a series of images related to Halloween candy.
Another thing to notice from these shots: Google is trying a new layout with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/11/halloween-2009-google-doodle-goes-click-or-treat-pics/</link>
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		<title>Sonic &amp; Sega All-Stars Racing around the House of the Dead</title>
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Sonic &#38; Sega All-Stars Racing is slowly absorbing the entire Sega catalog into one mascot racing universe. The latest franchise to be co-opted is The House of the Dead, whose Curien Mansion is revealed as a track in a new, spooky Halloween trailer (after the break). We can&#8217;t be sure, but we think we also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/10/sonic-sega-all-stars-racing-around-the-house-of-the-dead/</link>
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		<title>Dog buys 5000 MS Points (no, really)</title>
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While most Xbox owners are patently aware of the dangers of late night, impulse Microsoft Point purchases, we imagine no one ever worried about their dog doing the same thing. And yet Greg Strope of Richmond, Virginia tells Fox News that his dog, Oscar, purchased 5000 Microsoft Points, adding up to a total of $62.50. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/10/dog-buys-5000-ms-points-no-really/</link>
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		<title>Video: Left 4 Dead 2&#8217;s Realism Mode</title>
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When we first heard that Left 4 Dead 2 would feature a &#8220;Realism Mode,&#8221; our first reaction was to hide in the closet, swaddled in the comfort of old coats and dust bunnies. Left 4 Dead wasn&#8217;t exactly an easy game to begin with, so hearing that there would be an even more realistic, more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/10/video-left-4-dead-2s-realism-mode/</link>
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		<title>Left 4 Dead 2 Avatar Awards Confirmed</title>
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Valve has announced that you will be able earn awards for your avatar by accomplishing certain tasks in Left 4 Dead 2.  The following awards are the current ones that we know about, however we&#8217;re not sure if this is the complete list.  However, here are some of the nifty awards that you will  be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/10/left-4-dead-2-avatar-awards-confirmed/</link>
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		<title>Left 4 Dead 2&#8217;s new Scavenge multiplayer mode revealed</title>
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Valve took the wraps off Left 4 Dead 2&#8217;s brand-new competitive multiplayer game type, &#8220;Scavenge,&#8221; at a press event in San Francisco this evening. According to the developer, this mode is built purely for &#8220;quick, more frantic gameplay.&#8221; (Yes, L4D actually can be more frantic).
Scavenge has the four survivor characters scrambling to collect gas cans [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/10/left-4-dead-2s-new-scavenge-multiplayer-mode-revealed/</link>
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		<title>Xbox 360 Elite pricedrop: HDMI Cables Not Included</title>
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The $100 USD price drop to the Xbox 360 Elite is surely welcome, however new buyer may be disappointed to discover a lack of HDMI cables.
Microsoft has officially dropped the price on the Xbox 360 Elite to $299.99 (USD), but in order to do so it looks like a cut had to be made to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/08/xbox-360-elite-pricedrop-hdmi-cables-not-included/</link>
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		<title>Lips: Number One Hits adds Lady Gaga and more</title>
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Microsoft already revealed some of the artists in upcoming Lips: Number One Hits and today, we&#8217;ve got a few more to pile on. But before we get to the new artists, we would like to relay that when vocalists snag the new game this October, there will also be a free pack available for download. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/07/lips-number-one-hits-adds-lady-gaga-and-more/</link>
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		<title>Your First Look at South Park&#8217;s Tower Defense game</title>
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Earlier today, Microsoft finally offered some details on the South Park game for Xbox Live Arcade it announced at E3 2009. And now we know exactly what South Park Let&#8217;s Go Tower Defense Play! looks like in motion.
South Park Digital Studios developers offer additional insight into how the game will play in this GameTrailers clip, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/07/your-first-look-at-south-parks-tower-defense-game/</link>
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		<title>Hands On with iPhone 3.0&#8217;s Best New Features</title>
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The iPhone 3.0 software update hit servers a few hours ago, and we (Lifehacker) spent our afternoon playing with every new feature we could find. Step inside for a look at our favorite new iPhone 3.0 features.

The Goods

Spotlight Search: Possibly the best feature from a productivity standpoint, just press the Home button from the Home [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/06/hands-on-with-iphone-30s-best-new-features/</link>
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		<title>Google to Bing: We&#8217;re a Decision Engine too!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We (Mashable) reported over the weekend that the Google vs. Bing battle was heating up, as we learned that Google has been researching and exploring what threat its new Microsoft competitor poses to its market dominance. Now, Google seems to have made a rather thinly veiled counter-attack in the renewed search engine wars.
If you visit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/06/google-to-bing-were-a-decision-engine-too/</link>
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		<title>Left 4 Dead 2 Coming to a Console Near You &#8212; Soon</title>
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Left 4 Dead 2 &#8230; already? It&#8217;s a question that Valve&#8217;s Chet Faliszek has undoubtedly been answering all day. Wary of the negative connotations that come with annual franchises, Faliszek gave us a candid explanation. Put simply, Valve wasn&#8217;t entirely satisfied with the original game. &#8220;Left 4 Dead 1, like I said, had some of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/06/left-4-dead-2-coming-to-a-console-near-you-soon/</link>
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		<title>Xbox inspired shoes do nothing, costs $2500 (or about 13 Xboxes)</title>
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Some console fans will spare no expense to show their loyalty to their chosen brand, but we&#8217;re guessing the $2,500 price tag of these one-of-a-kind Xbox-themed sneakers will make even the most committed Microsoft devotee think twice.
The custom shoes &#8212; which aren&#8217;t endorsed by Microsoft or Nike &#8211; are handmade by Sole Junkie, a California-based [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/05/xbox-inspired-shoes-do-nothing-costs-2500-or-about-13-xboxes/</link>
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		<title>Xbox 360 Gets Crackdown Theme</title>
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If your Xbox 360 is looking a little under the weather &#8211; and you&#8217;re not broke living in your parents basement, but with some actual real points &#8211; then hey, this new Crackdown premium theme might be just the thing you&#8217;re into.It&#8217;ll be available for download tomorrow, and will cost you 240 MS Points (USD$3). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/05/xbox-360-gets-crackdown-theme/</link>
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		<title>Sacred 2: Fallen Angel ships for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3</title>
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Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 gamers who&#8217;ve been looking forward to this sequel in the Sacred franchise can finally get their hands on this former PC exclusive.  cdv Software Entertainment USA and Ascaron Entertainment announced that both versions have shipped to North American retailers today.

If you&#8217;ve got extra cash to spare and have a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/05/sacred-2-fallen-angel-ships-for-xbox-360-and-playstation-3/</link>
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		<title>BioShock 2 multiplayer to show Rapture &#8220;before the fall&#8221;</title>
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2K just released first proper details of BioShock 2’s multiplayer aspects.
Online players will get to see Rapture “before the fall,” and have access to enough Plasmids and weapons to construct the warrior of their pleasing.
Digital Extremes is now confirmed as developing the online stuff. Key points:


Evolution of the genetically enhanced shooter – Earn experience points [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/05/bioshock-2-multiplayer-to-show-rapture-before-the-fall/</link>
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		<title>PopCap adds achievements to Plants vs. Zombies on Steam</title>
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PopCap has added twelve achievements to the Steam version of Plants vs. Zombies.
Here’s the full list:
Ask Me About Mustache Mode: Enable Mustache Mode
Better Off Dead: Get to a streak of 10 in I, Zombie Endless
China Shop: Get to a streak of 15 in Vasebreaker Endless
Cryptozombologist: Discover the top secret zombie
Explodonator: Blow up 10 zombies with a single [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/05/popcap-adds-achievements-to-plants-vs-zombies-on-steam/</link>
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		<title>1 Vs 100 Preview: An MMO Game Show</title>
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Microsoft wants to make gaming a prize-winning endeavor with a console-first massively-multiplayer trivia game for Xbox 360. Is a giant game show just what Xbox Live needed?
What Is It?
1 Vs 100 is the sometimes-live 13-week game show being released for free to all Xbox Live Gold members later this year. Prizes are awarded for answering [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/05/1-vs-100-preview-an-mmo-game-show/</link>
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		<title>Namco bringing MagnaCarta 2 to US Xbox 360 owners</title>
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US RPG fans, you&#8217;re getting a dose of JRPG goodness later this year when Namco Bandai releases MagnaCarta 2 exclusively for the Xbox 360. IGN reports a localized version of the Unreal 3 engine-based game will arrive on US shores, and will feature over 40 hours of gameplay, as well as fully-narrated CG scenes. Developer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/04/namco-bringing-magnacarta-2-to-us-xbox-360-owners/</link>
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		<title>Peggle (finally!) coming to iPhone on May 12</title>
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Although we&#8217;ve been sworn to secrecy about its finer points (shhh, PopCap nailed it), we (joystiq) can excitedly confirm that Peggle for iPhone / iPod Touch will be released onto the App Store on Tuesday, May 12. PopCap is still considering an appropriate price, but we can assume Peggle is not going to be tossed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/04/peggle-finally-coming-to-iphone-on-may-12/</link>
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		<title>Dead Rising 2: 7,000 Zombies and Plenty of Chainsaws</title>
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&#8220;I&#8217;m pretty happy today because finally, finally, I can show you Dead Rising 2.&#8221; — Keiji Inafune, head of research and development at Capcom.
The original Dead Rising may have been a technological breakthrough, a wonder of body count and open-world exploration, but what really sold it for me, and for many, was the game&#8217;s heart.
It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/04/dead-rising-2-7000-zombies-and-plenty-of-chainsaws/</link>
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		<title>Fallout 3 DLC retail package spotted</title>
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Imagine our surprise when we woke up this morning to discover Electronic Theatre reporting that Fallout 3&#8217;s &#8216;Operation: Anchorage&#8216; and &#8216;The Pitt&#8216; DLC would both be released at retail in a single package. We made a quick check on Amazon and, sure enough, there it is. According to Amazon, the packaged will be released for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohitsblog.com/2009/04/fallout-3-dlc-retail-package-spotted/</link>
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