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IGN reports that Svensson from Capcom Unity is leaving Capcom.
Best of luck to those affected by the layoffs.
Clarification by Bolt: For those not aware, Christian "Sven" Svensson has been the Senior Vice-President of Capcom USA for the past several years. While he's come under some criticism, he's been very open to interacting with fans while at the same time being honest about various fan demands' chances. Lately, he's been encouraging fans to push for a physical release of Dual Destinies. As above, best of luck to him and anyone else affected by the layoffs.
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Oh damn. This really sucks. Without him we probably wouldn't have gotten Dual Destinies on the eShop. And now I guess we won't get Ace Attorney Investigations 2 either...
It is sad, he worked so hard for us Ace Attorney fans here.
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Thane wrote:
Didn't he actually try to get us physical copies of Dual Destinies?
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Oh yeah and I hope he can get a good job after this, after all, he deserves it.
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I just wonder what this "reorganizing" business is all about...and how it'll affect us.
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Blak The Great wrote:
Hopefully Sven gets another job soon. Can't really survive on unemployment after all.
Hahaha I'm sure his elevated position means he'll be fine for a bit :P
Not like he was an intern after all.
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This is also bad for us. Here are the selfish reasons why him no longer working at Capcom is bad:
1. He was the main source for Capcom's stance on the franchise. We're not going to just get updates and insight into Capcom's thoughts on AA. (unless another staff member fills that role, but I doubt it would be anything more than PR rehashing).
2. He was one of the driving forces of getting AA5 to the states, and if AA continues to sell how it is currently selling in the states this could be bad. Not having anyone in that position who is working towards AA localization means that less time will be paid to the question of whether it should happen or not.
3. The state of the AA 5 Physical release is still up in the air. Sven said he'd get back to us sometime around now, but with him leaving Capcom may not tell us their thoughts. It's much more likely that they will either announce a DD physical release out of the blue or will just not ever discuss the subject again.
4. My guess is Investigations 2 is even more screwed right now then it already was. Like I said, one person can't make the decision to release a game or not, but they certainly would have influence, especially if the reasons why it didn't happen are as seemingly mundane as things like "scheduling".
In conclusion, I do feel this puts the series in more jeopardy than it was before, if only because there is no longer someone there who's really talking with the fans and finding out what they want. I am very worried about GS6's chances of getting over here. I can only hope that DD sells well enough to bring it.
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ADA McCoy wrote:
This is sad news for a lot of reasons. Firstly because he was a nice guy who seemed to care about the fans and did his best to both keep himself in a good enough position in the company to help us and also tell us anything he could.
This is also bad for us. Here are the selfish reasons why him no longer working at Capcom is bad:
1. He was the main source for Capcom's stance on the franchise. We're not going to just get updates and insight into Capcom's thoughts on AA. (unless another staff member fills that role, but I doubt it would be anything more than PR rehashing).
2. He was one of the driving forces of getting AA5 to the states, and if AA continues to sell how it is currently selling in the states this could be bad. Not having anyone in that position who is working towards AA localization means that less time will be paid to the question of whether it should happen or not.
3. The state of the AA 5 Physical release is still up in the air. Sven said he'd get back to us sometime around now, but with him leaving Capcom may not tell us their thoughts. It's much more likely that they will either announce a DD physical release out of the blue or will just not ever discuss the subject again.
4. My guess is Investigations 2 is even more screwed right now then it already was. Like I said, one person can't make the decision to release a game or not, but they certainly would have influence, especially if the reasons why it didn't happen are as seemingly mundane as things like "scheduling".
In conclusion, I do feel this puts the series in more jeopardy than it was before, if only because there is no longer someone there who's really talking with the fans and finding out what they want. I am very worried about GS6's chances of getting over here. I can only hope that DD sells well enough to bring it.
This is also bad for us. Here are the selfish reasons why him no longer working at Capcom is bad:
1. He was the main source for Capcom's stance on the franchise. We're not going to just get updates and insight into Capcom's thoughts on AA. (unless another staff member fills that role, but I doubt it would be anything more than PR rehashing).
2. He was one of the driving forces of getting AA5 to the states, and if AA continues to sell how it is currently selling in the states this could be bad. Not having anyone in that position who is working towards AA localization means that less time will be paid to the question of whether it should happen or not.
3. The state of the AA 5 Physical release is still up in the air. Sven said he'd get back to us sometime around now, but with him leaving Capcom may not tell us their thoughts. It's much more likely that they will either announce a DD physical release out of the blue or will just not ever discuss the subject again.
4. My guess is Investigations 2 is even more screwed right now then it already was. Like I said, one person can't make the decision to release a game or not, but they certainly would have influence, especially if the reasons why it didn't happen are as seemingly mundane as things like "scheduling".
In conclusion, I do feel this puts the series in more jeopardy than it was before, if only because there is no longer someone there who's really talking with the fans and finding out what they want. I am very worried about GS6's chances of getting over here. I can only hope that DD sells well enough to bring it.
Are you serious? Now I'm freaked out! Is the Ace Attorney series really hanging in the balance like this?
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Mimi Wright wrote:
ADA McCoy wrote:
This is sad news for a lot of reasons. Firstly because he was a nice guy who seemed to care about the fans and did his best to both keep himself in a good enough position in the company to help us and also tell us anything he could.
This is also bad for us. Here are the selfish reasons why him no longer working at Capcom is bad:
1. He was the main source for Capcom's stance on the franchise. We're not going to just get updates and insight into Capcom's thoughts on AA. (unless another staff member fills that role, but I doubt it would be anything more than PR rehashing).
2. He was one of the driving forces of getting AA5 to the states, and if AA continues to sell how it is currently selling in the states this could be bad. Not having anyone in that position who is working towards AA localization means that less time will be paid to the question of whether it should happen or not.
3. The state of the AA 5 Physical release is still up in the air. Sven said he'd get back to us sometime around now, but with him leaving Capcom may not tell us their thoughts. It's much more likely that they will either announce a DD physical release out of the blue or will just not ever discuss the subject again.
4. My guess is Investigations 2 is even more screwed right now then it already was. Like I said, one person can't make the decision to release a game or not, but they certainly would have influence, especially if the reasons why it didn't happen are as seemingly mundane as things like "scheduling".
In conclusion, I do feel this puts the series in more jeopardy than it was before, if only because there is no longer someone there who's really talking with the fans and finding out what they want. I am very worried about GS6's chances of getting over here. I can only hope that DD sells well enough to bring it.
This is also bad for us. Here are the selfish reasons why him no longer working at Capcom is bad:
1. He was the main source for Capcom's stance on the franchise. We're not going to just get updates and insight into Capcom's thoughts on AA. (unless another staff member fills that role, but I doubt it would be anything more than PR rehashing).
2. He was one of the driving forces of getting AA5 to the states, and if AA continues to sell how it is currently selling in the states this could be bad. Not having anyone in that position who is working towards AA localization means that less time will be paid to the question of whether it should happen or not.
3. The state of the AA 5 Physical release is still up in the air. Sven said he'd get back to us sometime around now, but with him leaving Capcom may not tell us their thoughts. It's much more likely that they will either announce a DD physical release out of the blue or will just not ever discuss the subject again.
4. My guess is Investigations 2 is even more screwed right now then it already was. Like I said, one person can't make the decision to release a game or not, but they certainly would have influence, especially if the reasons why it didn't happen are as seemingly mundane as things like "scheduling".
In conclusion, I do feel this puts the series in more jeopardy than it was before, if only because there is no longer someone there who's really talking with the fans and finding out what they want. I am very worried about GS6's chances of getting over here. I can only hope that DD sells well enough to bring it.
Are you serious? Now I'm freaked out! Is the Ace Attorney series really hanging in the balance like this?
Well it's a little hard to pinpoint exactly how much trouble the series is in due to contradictory information and a lack of actual data but the general consensus is that the the first game sold amazingly well which greenlit bringing over the 2 other Phoenix games and Apollo Justice (If you remember, GS2, GS3, and GS4 were released in the US all in around one year, from early 2007 to early 2008). Apparently sales of those titles were alright enough to bring Investigations over, but the 4 sequels (GS2, GS3, GS4, and GK) didn't do well enough to bring over GK2, and Sven had stated earlier that the only way he was able to convince Capcom to get GS5 over here was by both estimating larger-than-expected sales and by making it digital-only. Now, info has come out that provides a different explanation (which is that GK2 wasn't brought over here because of "Scheduling issues" and that GS5 was digital-only to bring it to the states quicker) but I don't really buy those new explanations as the main reason for how things worked out. If a game was going to make you tons of money you'd find a way to localize it.
So yes, as far as I am concerned I believe the franchise is already in trouble for the west and now that Sven is gone I'm even more concerned. He was in a high position and was the only one at Capcom who was actively listening to the fans, so it's concerning.
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you will be surely missed and good luck in your future endeavors. also im afraid about what he meant by capcom going in a different direction 
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ADA McCoy wrote:
Mimi Wright wrote:
ADA McCoy wrote:
This is sad news for a lot of reasons. Firstly because he was a nice guy who seemed to care about the fans and did his best to both keep himself in a good enough position in the company to help us and also tell us anything he could.
This is also bad for us. Here are the selfish reasons why him no longer working at Capcom is bad:
1. He was the main source for Capcom's stance on the franchise. We're not going to just get updates and insight into Capcom's thoughts on AA. (unless another staff member fills that role, but I doubt it would be anything more than PR rehashing).
2. He was one of the driving forces of getting AA5 to the states, and if AA continues to sell how it is currently selling in the states this could be bad. Not having anyone in that position who is working towards AA localization means that less time will be paid to the question of whether it should happen or not.
3. The state of the AA 5 Physical release is still up in the air. Sven said he'd get back to us sometime around now, but with him leaving Capcom may not tell us their thoughts. It's much more likely that they will either announce a DD physical release out of the blue or will just not ever discuss the subject again.
4. My guess is Investigations 2 is even more screwed right now then it already was. Like I said, one person can't make the decision to release a game or not, but they certainly would have influence, especially if the reasons why it didn't happen are as seemingly mundane as things like "scheduling".
In conclusion, I do feel this puts the series in more jeopardy than it was before, if only because there is no longer someone there who's really talking with the fans and finding out what they want. I am very worried about GS6's chances of getting over here. I can only hope that DD sells well enough to bring it.
This is also bad for us. Here are the selfish reasons why him no longer working at Capcom is bad:
1. He was the main source for Capcom's stance on the franchise. We're not going to just get updates and insight into Capcom's thoughts on AA. (unless another staff member fills that role, but I doubt it would be anything more than PR rehashing).
2. He was one of the driving forces of getting AA5 to the states, and if AA continues to sell how it is currently selling in the states this could be bad. Not having anyone in that position who is working towards AA localization means that less time will be paid to the question of whether it should happen or not.
3. The state of the AA 5 Physical release is still up in the air. Sven said he'd get back to us sometime around now, but with him leaving Capcom may not tell us their thoughts. It's much more likely that they will either announce a DD physical release out of the blue or will just not ever discuss the subject again.
4. My guess is Investigations 2 is even more screwed right now then it already was. Like I said, one person can't make the decision to release a game or not, but they certainly would have influence, especially if the reasons why it didn't happen are as seemingly mundane as things like "scheduling".
In conclusion, I do feel this puts the series in more jeopardy than it was before, if only because there is no longer someone there who's really talking with the fans and finding out what they want. I am very worried about GS6's chances of getting over here. I can only hope that DD sells well enough to bring it.
Are you serious? Now I'm freaked out! Is the Ace Attorney series really hanging in the balance like this?
Well it's a little hard to pinpoint exactly how much trouble the series is in due to contradictory information and a lack of actual data but the general consensus is that the the first game sold amazingly well which greenlit bringing over the 2 other Phoenix games and Apollo Justice (If you remember, GS2, GS3, and GS4 were released in the US all in around one year, from early 2007 to early 2008). Apparently sales of those titles were alright enough to bring Investigations over, but the 4 sequels (GS2, GS3, GS4, and GK) didn't do well enough to bring over GK2, and Sven had stated earlier that the only way he was able to convince Capcom to get GS5 over here was by both estimating larger-than-expected sales and by making it digital-only. Now, info has come out that provides a different explanation (which is that GK2 wasn't brought over here because of "Scheduling issues" and that GS5 was digital-only to bring it to the states quicker) but I don't really buy those new explanations as the main reason for how things worked out. If a game was going to make you tons of money you'd find a way to localize it.
So yes, as far as I am concerned I believe the franchise is already in trouble for the west and now that Sven is gone I'm even more concerned. He was in a high position and was the only one at Capcom who was actively listening to the fans, so it's concerning.
If Dual Destinies does happen to sell well, should we really have the need to be as concerned?
Plus, PLvsAA has all of those hints at localization to the west, which is a near guaranteed success.
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Inspector Cabanela wrote:
lets hope so cuz i have faith the AA:DD will do very well
I hope so too, I think it'll be advertised heavily on the eShop like Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
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Deadpool 9 wrote:
Inspector Cabanela wrote:
lets hope so cuz i have faith the AA:DD will do very well
I hope so too, I think it'll be advertised heavily on the eShop like Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
if it is advertised then better for us also it would be awesome if capcom used tv commercials to advertise ace attorney games maybe then it would become more popular enough to even localize AA:I2
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Pierre wrote:
Says he left voluntarily folks and I'm not surprised, Capcom is notorious for mistreating it's employees and based on how hard Sven's been fighting with how little Capcom has really shown they care I'd understand if he had been frustrated and had enough of him.
Spot on dude. I bet you he intentionally left due to Capcom being in what seems to be a sinking ship.
He's the latest in big-name talent that was working for Capcom (and by talent, I mean popularity/influence) to voluntarily quit to pursue other endeavors.
Seriously, best of luck to him, he was definitely one of the most/best representative for the brand of Capcom (we're talking ALL divisions of Capcom, not just Capcom US).
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Deadpool 9 wrote:
If Dual Destinies does happen to sell well, should we really have the need to be as concerned?
Plus, PLvsAA has all of those hints at localization to the west, which is a near guaranteed success.
Plus, PLvsAA has all of those hints at localization to the west, which is a near guaranteed success.
Honestly; I belive that's more because of Laytons fame than Wrights.
If I recall right the Europeans had to fight a bit to get our AJ and T&T, which we did get in the end,
but like Ada stated already the sales aren't that great.
So in that sense I see the PLVSAA possibly getting w release being more thanks to Layton.
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Zinle wrote:
Deadpool 9 wrote:
If Dual Destinies does happen to sell well, should we really have the need to be as concerned?
Plus, PLvsAA has all of those hints at localization to the west, which is a near guaranteed success.
Plus, PLvsAA has all of those hints at localization to the west, which is a near guaranteed success.
Honestly; I belive that's more because of Laytons fame than Wrights.
If I recall right the Europeans had to fight a bit to get our AJ and T&T, which we did get in the end,
but like Ada stated already the sales aren't that great.
So in that sense I see the PLVSAA possibly getting w release being more thanks to Layton.
*and best regards to Sven from Fin too*
the reason why ace attorney didnt do so well here is because of capcom's marketing team they didnt advertise the games here like tv commericals, or any other public media
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TheRedPriest wrote:
Well, there went any hope of a physical release for DD, and with it any chance of it selling well. Capcom has mastered the art of crushing people's hopes, making them hope just a little again only to crush them all over again.
I don't really think ALL hope for a physical release is lost, we just need to hope Capcom says something about it.
Don't forget about all the demand on the thread Sven made on Capcom Unity.
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Deadpool 9 wrote:
TheRedPriest wrote:
Well, there went any hope of a physical release for DD, and with it any chance of it selling well. Capcom has mastered the art of crushing people's hopes, making them hope just a little again only to crush them all over again.
I don't really think ALL hope for a physical release is lost, we just need to hope Capcom says something about it.
Don't forget about all the demand on the thread Sven made on Capcom Unity.
I am going to agree with this. We just have to keep pushing the new vice president of Capcom.
I won't lie and pretend that I'm not worried about the future of the AA series and the chances of Dual Destinies getting a physical release and Ace Attorney Investigations 2 getting an eventual international release, that does not mean that we should give up. I'd say keep bumping up the thread Sven made on Capcom Unity and someone's bound to notice. The thread is for Motohide Eishiro to see as well, guys, not just Sven!
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But take what I say with a grain of salt. I'm EXTREMELY bitter towards Capcom in particular right now and digital distribution in general all the time.
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TheRedPriest wrote:
I WANT to believe. Really. But Capcom has demonstrated that they don't give 2 flips about demand if they don't think it will make them money. Or as much money as they think it should. It's clear that making a profit isn't enough for them anymore, it has to make ridiculous amounts of profit or it's just "not worth it".
But take what I say with a grain of salt. I'm EXTREMELY bitter towards Capcom in particular right now and digital distribution in general all the time.
But take what I say with a grain of salt. I'm EXTREMELY bitter towards Capcom in particular right now and digital distribution in general all the time.
Capcom just isn't the success it was earlier though, so it's reasonable they're cautious about money.
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Deadpool 9 wrote:
TheRedPriest wrote:
I WANT to believe. Really. But Capcom has demonstrated that they don't give 2 flips about demand if they don't think it will make them money. Or as much money as they think it should. It's clear that making a profit isn't enough for them anymore, it has to make ridiculous amounts of profit or it's just "not worth it".
But take what I say with a grain of salt. I'm EXTREMELY bitter towards Capcom in particular right now and digital distribution in general all the time.
But take what I say with a grain of salt. I'm EXTREMELY bitter towards Capcom in particular right now and digital distribution in general all the time.
Capcom just isn't the success it was earlier though, so it's reasonable they're cautious about money.
I don't think they're being smart. If they really are so cautious about money, why is it that they're holding back on one of the most famous series they've had recently, like they have some other big game on the works? Not translating AAI2 was one thing, but to now suddenly clam up on AA5 when it can easily be the company's lifesaver (what with the long-awaited return of Phoenix and the 3D graphics and stuff)? Sounds like bullshit to me, Capcom's management is as poor as it can be. Also, what is with releasing PW Trilogy only for iOS after the exceedingly growth of Android users on mobile gaming?
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VCM wrote:
Deadpool 9 wrote:
TheRedPriest wrote:
I WANT to believe. Really. But Capcom has demonstrated that they don't give 2 flips about demand if they don't think it will make them money. Or as much money as they think it should. It's clear that making a profit isn't enough for them anymore, it has to make ridiculous amounts of profit or it's just "not worth it".
But take what I say with a grain of salt. I'm EXTREMELY bitter towards Capcom in particular right now and digital distribution in general all the time.
But take what I say with a grain of salt. I'm EXTREMELY bitter towards Capcom in particular right now and digital distribution in general all the time.
Capcom just isn't the success it was earlier though, so it's reasonable they're cautious about money.
I don't think they're being smart. If they really are so cautious about money, why is it that they're holding back on one of the most famous series they've had recently, like they have some other big game on the works? Not translating AAI2 was one thing, but to now suddenly clam up on AA5 when it can easily be the company's lifesaver (what with the long-awaited return of Phoenix and the 3D graphics and stuff)? Sounds like bullshit to me, Capcom's management is as poor as it can be. Also, what is with releasing PW Trilogy only for iOS after the exceedingly growth of Android users on mobile gaming?
Ace Attorney really isn't that famous, and it's certainly not like Capcom's big recent hits like Street Fighter, Resident Evil, and DMC.
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I'm not saying they know Ace Attorney or how the plot goes, they just recognize the characters.
Personally I always found it odd they did make the port for Wii and iOS, but yeah, I figure they were trying to get few extra bucks by thepopularity of those systems.
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ADA McCoy wrote:
In conclusion, I do feel this puts the series in more jeopardy than it was before, if only because there is no longer someone there who's really talking with the fans and finding out what they want. I am very worried about GS6's chances of getting over here. I can only hope that DD sells well enough to bring it.
You nailed that on the head. I want to hope, but without Sven, this might be the end.
I guess all that's left is for the fans to pull together and get bigger and louder. The only thing Capcom will listen to is sales.
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Plus, PLvsAA has all of those hints at localization to the west, which is a near guaranteed success.
As someone mentioned, it's all on the success of the Layton series.
And Y'know, with two similar game series with roughly the same number of games, you could compare them nicely. And once you analyzed the numbers, you could probably draw the conclusion that Level 5 is a better and smarter company than Capcom.
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It's quite a large problem, essentially, but that's what we face.
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Sebastian Stark wrote:
Nobody can afford to skip the digital copy of AA5 at this point...dislike DD all you like, but realistically, it really IS the only way to show Capcom the series has a future here - skip it and you seriously risk completely neutering the series in the west.
It's quite a large problem, essentially, but that's what we face.
It's quite a large problem, essentially, but that's what we face.
Unfortunately, it does seem this series' future outside of Japan is depending on the sales of Dual Destinies, which worries me a bit.
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Danchat wrote:
ADA McCoy wrote:
In conclusion, I do feel this puts the series in more jeopardy than it was before, if only because there is no longer someone there who's really talking with the fans and finding out what they want. I am very worried about GS6's chances of getting over here. I can only hope that DD sells well enough to bring it.
You nailed that on the head. I want to hope, but without Sven, this might be the end.
I guess all that's left is for the fans to pull together and get bigger and louder. The only thing Capcom will listen to is sales.
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Plus, PLvsAA has all of those hints at localization to the west, which is a near guaranteed success.
As someone mentioned, it's all on the success of the Layton series.
And Y'know, with two similar game series with roughly the same number of games, you could compare them nicely. And once you analyzed the numbers, you could probably draw the conclusion that Level 5 is a better and smarter company than Capcom.
True, it was the head of Level 5 that made the statement regarding a Western release at Japan Expo (an event in Europe). Capcom was not involved in this case.
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True, it was the head of Level 5 that made the statement regarding a Western release at Japan Expo (an event in Europe). Capcom was not involved in this case.
Level 5 is in charge of all localization. Capcom has no control over if the game gets localized or not. You can't blame Capcom in this scenario.
I'm sure other users here can tell you about the "shortcomings" of Capcom.
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