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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The Shifting Definition of a Player   For many decades the global entertainment industry was completely walled off. If you wanted to participate you had to purchase a highly expensive plastic console and dedicate hundreds of hours to learning highly complex controller layouts.  The Complete Eradication of the Learning Curve   The absolute biggest obstacle for a total beginner has always been the highly frustrating learning curve. Traditional software often requires players to memorize twenty...]]></itunes:summary>
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