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No Direct X 11 Support for Crysis 2 Today Rumor was just that. bigdownload.com news aspro
[eurogamer.net] BP Selling 3DS at UK Service Stations It's probably cheaper there than a tank of petrol (gasoline). eurogamer.net news aspro
[eurogamer.net] Blizzard Boss Stands Up for Kotick "Bobby has been very supportive of Blizzard" eurogamer.net news aspro
[gamespot.com] Namco-Bandai Trademarks New Katamari Names "Katamari amore" and "Katamari amore Rolling Whopper" gamespot.com news aspro
[vg247.com] EA/3DO Founder Attempting to Declare Personal Bankruptcy Judge won't let him dodge $20 million tax bill. vg247.com news aspro
[joystiq.com] EU Getting Retail XBLA Collection Limbo, Splosion Man and Trials HD. joystiq.com news aspro
[gamasutra.com] Crysis 2 Debuts at #1 in UK Charts gamasutra.com news aspro
New DQ:Rocket Slime 3DS Screens Better quality than the last ones. andriasang.com media aspro
[destructoid.com] Full Mortal Kombat (PS3) On-Disc Roster Leaked SPOILERS! destructoid.com media phantom_leo
[computerandvideogames.com] Molyneux Wants to Help with Sydicate Remake Good News...(?) computerandvideogames.com news phantom_leo
[computerandvideogames.com] Nintendo Responds to 3DS Crashes Don't Panic, Just Install the Update! computerandvideogames.com news phantom_leo
[computerandvideogames.com] Resident Evil: Mercenaries to Include Demo of Revelations computerandvideogames.com phantom_leo
First scans of RE: Operation Raccoon City Please be good... ultimate-re.com media Dvader
[nytimes.com] Supreme Court Denies Appeal on License vs. Purchase Music industry suit may have implications to similar transactions in gaming. nytimes.com news aspro
[vg247.com] 3DS "Black Screen of Death" Reports "Reports from multiple users suggest the 3DS is suffering from a recurring crash issue" vg247.com news aspro
[joystiq.com] Japanese Hardware Sales Marh 13-20 Top three leaders were down. joystiq.com news aspro
[ign.com] This Week on PSN (03.29.11) Leo Stares at Rush n' Attack: Ex Patriot with both Curiosity and Trepidation. ign.com news phantom_leo
[computerandvideogames.com] Ocarina of Time (3DS) Coming in June? Kid Icarus May? Nintendo of Spain seems to think so! computerandvideogames.com news phantom_leo
[eurogamer.net] EA Developing MMO Tipped off by hiring ads. eurogamer.net news aspro
[siliconera.com] New Persona 2 Trailer PSP remake. siliconera.com media aspro
[gamespot.com] Treyarch Staffing Up for COD Project November project still unannounced. gamespot.com news aspro
Starcraft 2 Launching in China Subscription model, $3 a month. bigdownload.com news aspro
[arstechnica.com] Dragon Age 2 Character Too Gay? So say some gay gamers. arstechnica.com news aspro
RE Mercs Video Features Jill and Wesker Capcom USA provided first video footage. andriasang.com media aspro
360 Getting New Disc Format Will this solve the HD-DVD/ BluRay challenge for the next gen xbox? 1up.com news aspro
WWE All Stars Review from 1UP "B" "some fun arcade-style play and great mix of Legends" 1up.com impressions aspro
[destructoid.com] New Game from Original Creator of STRIDER on US PSN Today! Check out Moon Diver! destructoid.com media news phantom_leo
[destructoid.com] Pics from Upcoming Stacking DLC 'The Lost Hobo King' Steel's not lost! There he is. Right THERE! destructoid.com media phantom_leo
[computerandvideogames.com] Saints Row The Third Screenshots Hit the 'Net Three Words: GIANT. PURPLE. DILDO! computerandvideogames.com media phantom_leo
[mcvuk.com] PS3 Outsells 360 in France Pardonnez-moi s'il vous plaît. mcvuk.com news aspro
[mcvuk.com] Sony Loyalty Scheme Kaput? An email sent out to PS3 owners suggests new loyalty scheme may never see the light of day. mcvuk.com news aspro
GTA V Casting Call Leaked "Non-union" Scumbags. Chr descriptions show R* taking low-road. ripten.com news aspro
[vg247.com] Video: Taking Apart a 3DS vg247.com media aspro
Shift 2 Review from 1UP "B+" "you'll surely enjoy Shift 2 Unleashed" 1up.com impressions aspro
[arstechnica.com] GeoHotz Claims He Couldn't Have Known SCEA Existed Because his manual is still sealed and box only mentions Japan. arstechnica.com news aspro
[gamespot.com] God of War Going Multiplayer? Or is Sony Santa Monica working on something new altogether? gamespot.com news aspro
Metacritic Pulls Down Individual Developer Ratings That was short-lived. bigdownload.com news aspro
1UP Review Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime "D" "little to offer the die-hard Ghostbusters fan, and even less for the twin-stick shooter crowd" 1up.com impressions aspro
[giantbomb.com] El Shaddai walkthrough with Shane Bettenhousen!! Must see, Shane is the perfect guide. giantbomb.com media Dvader
[amazon.co.uk] RE Mercenaries 3D details, over 30 missions, 12 levels. Revealed by product description amazon.co.uk news Dvader
[youtube.com] Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City teaser Pretty crappy trailer youtube.com media Dvader
[gamespot.com] New Resistance 3 video A boat level gamespot.com news Dvader
[gamespot.com] SEGA readies Renagade Ops SEGA is publishing Avalanches new Downloadable game gamespot.com news Nintyfan17
[vg247.com] Castlevania DLC for 360 Delayed at Last Minute Hit PSN in March after one month delay. vg247.com news aspro
[mcvuk.com] Gamefreak (Pokemon): Mobile Social "Not Safe" "Facebook and MSN are mainly for adults" mcvuk.com news aspro
[gamasutra.com] EA Cracks Down on Fan-Made Ultima IV Games Community has been sharing re-makes since '97. gamasutra.com news aspro
More Devil Survivor 2 Screens andriasang.com impressions aspro
[joystiq.com] Resistance 3 Preview "buddy road trip movie" joystiq.com impressions aspro
[vg247.com] Super Meat World Close to Launch "Will be out very soon, even days" vg247.com news aspro
[tinycartridge.com] Pac-Man/Galaga 3DS Will Include Pac-Man CE And Galaga Legions, so may be redeemed. tinycartridge.com news aspro
[arstechnica.com] New Battlefield 3 Trailer Campaign will be ~12 hours long. arstechnica.com media aspro
Top of the Charts in Japan? Final Fantasy 4 Pricey re-make sells over 100,000 in debut week. andriasang.com news aspro
Nintendo Opening New R&D Division Will employ 1,500! andriasang.com news aspro
[vg247.com] Kojima Gets a Promotion "now the vice president of the corporate officer group" vg247.com news aspro
[mcvuk.com] 3D on Wii2? Nintendo Says No Way Platform holder says experiences with 3D tech suggest it's not suitable for a home console. mcvuk.com news aspro
[siliconera.com] Grand Knights History Next Title From Marvellous ...and Vanillaware. siliconera.com news aspro
[gamasutra.com] Indie Games on XBL Pumping Ratings? Microsoft is investigating. gamasutra.com news aspro
Next Minecraft Beta This Week Will include modding tools. bigdownload.com news aspro
Next Y's Game is MMORPG (Mobile) This can't be good. andriasang.com news aspro
Bumpy Trot 2 (Steambot Chronicles) Rumored Cancelled While popular in Japan, flopped here. Sadly. andriasang.com news aspro
Marvel V Capcom 3 Sells 2 Million So... good job everyone. Back to work. andriasang.com news aspro
[gamespot.com] 3DS Sets First Day Nintendo Sales Record gamespot.com news Dvader
[youtube.com] LA Noire exclusive Wal-Mart mission trailer Pre-order at different stores to play exclusive missions, WTF. youtube.com media Dvader
[siliconera.com] Interview with Rune Factory Oceans Producer Coming to Wii and PS3 (in Japan so far). siliconera.com news aspro
[joystiq.com] Minecraft 1.4 Goes Live New logo, wolves and cookies. joystiq.com news aspro
[destructoid.com] Genesis Game Monster World IV Coming to PSN/XBLA HOLY SHIT! destructoid.com news phantom_leo
US Retail GameStop Buys Digital Distributor Impulse PC game download service from Stardock. bigdownload.com news aspro
[vg247.com] THQ Confirms Layoffs at Volition and Kaos 30 employees across Kaos Studios and Volition Studios. vg247.com news aspro
Monster Tale (B+) 1Up.Com Review Now the DS can lay claim to its own swan song, too, thanks to DreamRift's Monster Tale. 1up.com impressions media phantom_leo
[gameinformer.com] Silicon Knights V Epic Case Proceeds Accuses Epic of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and unfair competition. gameinformer.com news aspro
[gamasutra.com] PS3 Passes Xbox 360 In Worldwide Sales Though we'll never know NA sales again... gamasutra.com news robio
[activision.com] Spider-Man: the Edge of Time Announced "Spider-Man faces one of his greatest challenges ever — saving Spider-Man." activision.com news aspro
MMO The Agency Cancelled Long in development, one of the games to go with SOE shutdowns. 1up.com news aspro
[gonintendo.com] Dragon Quest X Re-Re-Reconfirmed for the Wii Horii says you can expect more about it late in the year. gonintendo.com Agnates
Angry Bird Developer Still Complaining About Nintendo “If I was trying to sell a $49 piece of plastic to people then yes, I’d be worried too,” mmomfg.com news robio
BloodRayne: Betrayal Announced For PSN & XBL  Being developed by Wayforward - might be good psxextreme.com news robio
[mcvuk.com] European console installed base revealed Europe is Nintendo land mcvuk.com news Iga_Bobovic
XENOBLADE CHRONICLES TO REACH EUROPE Japanese & English voice tracks! nintendo.co.uk Agnates
[google.com] Capcom Cancel Mega Man Universe Well, at least we got a sweet trailer out of it. google.com media darthhomer
[vg247.com] Rumor: Sony Online Entertainment Closes Studios Reported to have closed three studios and laid off one third of its total staff. vg247.com news aspro
More Info On BurgerTime HD "The model is to evolve the original play into a more inspirational, contemporary style." bigdownload.com news aspro
Ubisoft Says THQ is Poaching Talent Canadian court agrees and orders injunction. 1up.com news aspro
E3 to Will Wright: Get Lost! Wright's company has been denied access at E3 2011. industrygamers.com news aspro
Crysis 2 Going After Cheats Also says Direct X 11 patch "months away". bigdownload.com news aspro
Suda: No More Heroes Sequel Inevitable "Although it won't happen soon, I'd like to do it at some point." andriasang.com news aspro
Toriyama Talks About Female Character Roles Final Fantasy Toriyama, not the other one. 1up.com news aspro
[siliconera.com] NIS Cancels a Title, Opens Two New Divisions Good luck d00ds! siliconera.com news aspro
[eurogamer.net] Final Fantasy 14 Producer Admits Failings "Square Enix wasn't working close enough with their user base." eurogamer.net news aspro
[vg247.com] New LA Noire Screens Rockstar gave them to some fansites. vg247.com media aspro
XBLA Sale Today Only Fallout 3 DLC 400 pts and more... ripten.com news aspro
[eurogamer.net] Metacritic Dev Scores Gone For Good After initially saying they were on break, now they are gone forever. eurogamer.net news aspro
All About Inafune's Two New Companies He's got some finanical backing. andriasang.com news aspro
[vg247.com] Back to the Future Ep 1 Now Free on PC and Mac The full 5-game series just $24.99. vg247.com news aspro
[arstechnica.com] Feature: The Evolving World of Professional Gaming Particularly focused on Starcraft. arstechnica.com news aspro
[develop-online.net] Platinum Games Open Letter to Games Industry "This state of affairs deeply saddens us..." develop-online.net news aspro
New Skyrim Screens Six new screens (in gallery of 16 released thus far). bigdownload.com media aspro
Taito Takes Darius to New Extremes One boss is 32 meters long. 48 screens! andriasang.com news aspro
Play For Japan - A Game Industry Reilief Effort Akira Yamaoka is creating an Album with other video game composers. playforjapan.org news Nintyfan17
[gameinformer.com] Heavy Rain Director Sneers Upon LA Noire "Their technique is incredibly expensive and they will never be able to shoot body and face at the same time". gameinformer.com news aspro
[vg247.com] Betheseda Boss: Multiplayer Not For Us Dragons and Multiplayer are the most requested features they get. vg247.com news aspro
[joystiq.com] Castlevania DLC Launched on PS3 "in error" And it's "too late to take it down". joystiq.com news aspro
Rumor: IGN Starting Professional Starcraft League With a prize pool of between $150,000 to $200,000. bigdownload.com news aspro
[siliconera.com] New Details on Half-Minute Hero Sequel Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax is the full name. siliconera.com news aspro
[gamespot.com] US New Releases Week of April 3, 2011 Mole Control, 100 Classic Games, Absolute Baseball. What a shitty week. gamespot.com news aspro
[gameinformer.com] RE4 HD Footage Leaked? Looks like it. gameinformer.com media aspro
The Press Room Episode #91 Foolz, Homer and Vader give 3DS impressions and the week's news. thepressroompodcast.com editorial impressions media news aspro
[joystiq.com] Microsoft Pulls Leaked Forza 4 Footage As best they can. joystiq.com news aspro
[blogspot.com] The Difference Between Play Testing and Focus Testing As described by developer, David Jaffe. blogspot.com editorial aspro
Bethseda Podcast Covers All Things Oblivion Elder Scrolls game hits it's 5th anniversary. bethblog.com news aspro
[gameinformer.com] Burnout: Crash on the Way Outed by Aussie ratings board. gameinformer.com news aspro
Super Meat World Launches PC Steam edition now available. bigdownload.com news aspro
[tinycartridge.com] Pokemon Typing Footage And pics of the keyboard and stand. tinycartridge.com media aspro
Leaked Forza 4 Footage nowgamer.com media aspro
[eurogamer.net] PSP Best Selling Console in Japan 2010 Edged out the DS by 100,000 units. eurogamer.net news aspro
MS Awarding MS Points for Game Trivia Quizzes Everyday between now and May 15. 1up.com news aspro
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Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:28:47
SteelAttack said:
aspro said:

Question:

I've paid for one 360.  I have had 3 total, one through a store warranty, another one from MS warranty.  So does that count as a single unit moved or as 3 units moved by MS?

One.

I'm thinking two. My first purchase, plus the store warranty one -- the store would have shown that as a purchase and taken the loss (since it was their warranty, not MS).

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Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:32:18

I still need to play Shattered Dimensions.

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Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:33:01

They need to make another Wolverine game cause the last one was badass.

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Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:35:24

Yeah not sure how they do this, on my 2nd PS3 and third 360 plus I bought well traded in my last refurb for a 250 gig Slim. so whats that bought 3. First one was replaced that lasted a while two years, it was still running as a matter fact when I bought an ArcadeFalcon with HDMI. That I still have, and the new one I traded in for the old non HDMI original refurb. So I have had 4 bought 3 damn I remember when I just bought a console and still have it , wtf?

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Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:39:25
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I still need to play Shattered Dimensions.

Spiderman is great ! got mine today amazing graphics, you missed a great gamefly sale had it for 12.99!

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Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:50:15

Oooooo. That Spider-man cover looks awesome. I too need to check out Shattered Dimensions sometime as well. Yeah the last Wolverine was very good.

I wonder how they got those numbers for the three systems because the article says that the numbers are "active units" as opposed to just "units sold" or "units shipped".

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Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:59:43

Well I'm running two units for my 360, I have one on computer desk hooked VGA to my 22 inch Sammy with nice headphones and one on HDTV. That does effect multiplatform game choice, because I like to the the option of playing close up on my computer desk with phones or on my HDTV through full system, so I tend to buy those games on 360 plus the obvious choosing the 360 reasons controller, Achievments, slightly better versions, thought lately I have done some multiplatform buying on PS3 Deadspace 2, RDR, Enslaved, Spiderman SD. I just like being Able to play in both places with diffeerent styles of play. At my desk I tend to do better sitting upright with headphones gives me advantage on MP games like Black OPS or MOH. I do better, at my HDTV I'm in this huge chair leaning with a sound system it feels different.

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:02:24
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Wonderboy on PSN, YES!!!



What? Never heard of it.

GASP

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:06:38
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Wonderboy on PSN, YES!!!




What? Never heard of it.

GASP

Great old Sega game started out on master system.

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:46:28

Friday morning, have a long weekend here.  I'm off to Malta in a couple of hours.  If my flights are OK I will see you guys again on Sunday evening.  Hope y'all have a great weekend.

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:51:01
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Wonderboy on PSN, YES!!!





What? Never heard of it.

GASP

Great old Sega game started out on master system.

Aspro was joking but yeah ...the first Wonder Boy was a clone of Adventure Island.  Or maybe it was the other way around.  I'm sure Leo would know.

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:55:20
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Friday morning, have a long weekend here.  I'm off to Malta in a couple of hours.  If my flights are OK I will see you guys again on Sunday evening.  Hope y'all have a great weekend.

Have a nice trip, Bugsie. You have a good weekend too. Catch you up on sunday.

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:15:03
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Nothing turns the ladies on more than a Shinji Mikami action figure sitting on your desk. lol

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:25:37

Have a good trip, Bugs!

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:42:02

BTW...Crysis 2 is really killer guys. Anybody who is crazy enough to not have already bought the sequel to the best shooter since Halo 1 should really do so.

I decided to get C2 on the Xbox instead of the PC, so graphically its a bit hard to compare to C1 especially since the settings are worlds apart. I'd say C2 on Xbox definitely doesn't look as good as C1 on my PC, but for a console game it looks amazing with very photo-realistic environments and sounds. Its odd because the setting and vibe of C2 is so different from C1. It feels more like a sequel to Half Life 2 than it does a sequel to Crysis in some ways, yet the combat, controls, and suit powers are just like what you'd find in C1. C1 really felt like a sequel to Far Cry (moreso than Far Cry 2 in fact), which it basically was. But somehow this game manages to have a Half Life feel which is both good and bad depending how you look at it. Story doesn't seem too great so far though and I can't really tell how much it ties into C1 yet.

I'm a few hours into the campaign and as for that, it blows away anything you'd find in nearly every shooter out there. I think its better than Halo Reach so far, and obviously Call of Duty. Multi-player wise I don't know as outside of a tiny bit of the demo I haven't checked it out.  Is it as good as C1? I don't think so, but its still a very high quality game in every sense. I do miss the tropical settings of Crytek's previous games, but at the same time its probably a good idea that they tried something totally different this time. I really wish I had one of those Razer Xbox controllers for this game though, as the way the controls are set up it would be ideal being able to map suit and weapon augmentations to the extra bumper buttons, instead of the back button on the normal Microsoft pad.

So, top notch graphics and sound. Great smooth controls. Satisfying combat. Vehicle use. Great weapons and suit powers. Lengthy campaign. Better than the competition.

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:05:34

I have been on a shooter kick for the last few months and I totally agree!

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:55:56

Oh god. I just noticed the date. I'll be back when the ridiculousness is over. See you on April 2nd.

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:27:44

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I have never seen that and I have tried start select many times.

What I did was hold down start and select on the menu page before I clicked the DS game icon to start. Then held it down right up to the point where the DS game screen came on with title and credits etc. It works, but the screen space is tiny and pretty much unplayable to me in that mode. You will know when the mode is engaged as you get huuuuuge black borders.

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They gotta release it stateside.

Nintendo america just trademarked Xenoblade Chronicles.

On another rpg note, I love how some rare GC games still hold their value. I just sold Tales of Symphonia for the price of a brand spanking new retail game.

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PS3 now the #2 console worldwide, wow, so 360 despite its amazing success is last place this gen, with a years head start.

Though if the PS3 is only ahead by a million in Europe and down 10 million in the US, I bet Japan is only a few million lead, where are they getting numbers to beat 360? Middle East? South America? Australia?

This is what I keep telling people, NPD is just a monthly snapshot from a local market. Perceptions change when you look at the whole picture.

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:18:22
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Though if the PS3 is only ahead by a million in Europe and down 10 million in the US, I bet Japan is only a few million lead, where are they getting numbers to beat 360? Middle East? South America? Australia?

In Japan the lead is much higher. Remember over there the 360  has only sold about 1.5 million units. Off the top of my head I'd guess that there's probably a descrepancy of around 5 million between the two systems.

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:27:10

You know I was thinking this last night, this is what you get when you play 3DS just before turning in for the night.

At this point I would rather play all new Wii games on 3DS instead, like DQ10, Kirby Epic Yarn, Xenoblade etc.

Unless the games use the remote to a great effect like Silent Hill Shattered Memories or Skyward Sword for instance. I think Nintendo should get their shit together and put Fatal Frame 4 on 3DS.

Or, you know the Ring? The Japanese or american version of the first movie. When Sadako pops out of the TV screen? They could do that with 3DS and make me shit my pants. A Nintencat popping out of the screen freaked me out, Sadoko would give me a heart attack.

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