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Monday1st Dec 2025
News Here's Another Look At Elden Ring Running On Switch 2
Is that looking... less tarnished?
We might have to wait a little while longer than expected until we can see Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition in its full glory on Switch 2, but the title is still popping up at games expos around the world, giving us plenty of opportunities to see it in action. The latest slice of hands-on time came from the Milan...
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Review Assassin's Creed Shadows (Switch 2) - An Ambitious Port Of A Captivating Series Refresh
Without a Shadow of a doubt
Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft’s flagship series, has delivered two decades of time-hopping adventure. Over the years, it has spawned a glut of expansions and spin-offs, building a franchise with a legion of faithful fans. Moving away from the Hitman-like structure of working through a target list, the series reinvented...
- Reviews
- Nintendo Switch 2
Review Marvel Cosmic Invasion (Switch) - Up There With Best-Ever Arcade Marvel Games
The prequel to the sequel to the sequel to the prequel
It’s been over three years since Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge was released, and Tribute Games has been really busy. Stuffed like a return-trip suitcase, Marvel Cosmic Invasion’s enormous cast of heroes and villains is here united in a rapturous beat-'em-up fanfare. Its...
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- Switch eShop
- Marvel
News Jennifer Hale Says She Was "Thrown Under The Bus" Amid Bayonetta 3 Casting Controversy
But she'd still "love to play Bayonetta again"
Jennifer Hale, one of the most iconic voice actors and best known for playing Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect trilogy and Naomi Hunter and Emma Emmerich in the Metal Gear Solid series, has spoken about her experience in playing Bayonetta in Bayonetta 3. Hale, who took over the role from Hellena...
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- Bayonetta
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games & Accessories For December & January 2026
Ready for the Prime time?
The end of the year approaches, there's a bumper crop of games hitting a Switch (or Switch 2) near you over the holiday season and into 2026. In Nintendo land, December sees Samus returning once more, and Nintendo has lined up an island getaway in January with the return of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch 2. Throw...
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- Nintendo Switch 2
- Upcoming Releases
- Nintendo Switch
UK Charts Kirby Is Nowhere To Be Seen In A Quiet Week
But Cyberpunk 2077 storms back into the top ten
The latest UK charts are in, and despite it including Black Friday, there are very few changes to the numbers in the top ten. The biggest surprise is the absence of Kirby Air Riders from the top 40. Yep, despite the latest Kirby game almost squeaking inside the top ten last week, the Switch 2 sequel...
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- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch 2
- UK
News New 'Sonic Universe' Movie Spin-Off Announced For 2028
Well that was fast
Paramount has revealed some of its future movie plans, but for us, the biggest draw is that Sonic the Hedgehog will be getting a brand new spin-off movie in 2028. Variety reports that this upcoming spin-off is currently untitled, but it's being referred to to as the "Sonic Universe Event Film". It will launch in cinemas on 22nd...
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- Sonic
- Movies
Happy birthday, but also why?
Has it really been eight entire years? Yes, it really actually has, so sit up and pay attention at the back. Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which as every Xenoblade nerd worth their salt knows is actually the third game released in the series, dropped into existence on this very day back in 2017, and it's a bit good. We gave...
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News This PlayStation Platforming Sequel Makes The Jump To Switch Very Soon
It's Tomba time (again)
Limited Run Games announced Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition way back in June 2024, and while a good chunk of time has passed us by since then (including a rather buggy release of its
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- Switch eShop
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News Yakuza Kiwami 3 Is More Than Just A Remake, And It Contains "Major Hints" For Series' Future
Not tied down
The Yakuza / Like A Dragon series has been one of the biggest surprises of the Switch 2 generation, with three games — 0, Kiwami 1, and Kiwami 2 — available on the platform already. In February next year, it'll be joined by the brand new Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties which is much more than a remake of Yakuza 3, says RGG Studio...
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Random "Splendid Game" - Shigeru Miyamoto Was A Fan Of Banjo-Tooie
Update: Well, he signed off on it, didn't he!?...
Banjo-Tooie isn't the most beloved adventure in the bear and bird's series, but it has its fair share of fans. One of which happens to be Nintendo's very own Shigeru Miyamoto, which former Rare designer and director Gregg Mayles revealed on social media. Sharing a fax from the legendary game creator...
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Video We've Played Assassin's Creed Shadows On Switch 2 - Here's 12 Minutes Of Gameplay
Sword subject
It might have been one of the worst-kept secrets in video games in the run-up to its official announcement, but yes, Assassin's Creed Shadows is coming to Switch 2. In fact, it's arriving tomorrow. Now, we were rather impressed with Star Wars Outlaws when it arrived on the new hybrid system back in September as the first open-world...
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News Didn't Catch The Mario Kart World: Knockout Tour Streamer Showdown? Here's Who Won
It was a knockout!
Last Friday saw the broadcast of The Mario Kart World: Knockout Tour Streamer Showdown, sponsored by Nintendo and overseen by our friends at IGN Entertainment. Featuring 24 UK variety and gaming influencers, the event showcased Mario Kart World's Knockout Tour at its most chaotic. The selected streamers were split into six teams...
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Sunday30th Nov 2025
News More Switch Games Receive Compatibility Updates For Switch 2
Following a system update earlier this week
Nintendo released a new firmware update for the Switch 2 earlier this week, and it's now been followed up with compatibility fixes for select Switch titles. Apart from the update for NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition, several other titles have reportedly received compatibility fixes. Here's the...
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Guide Best Tomb Raider Games, Ranked - Lara Croft On Switch & Nintendo Systems
Where does Tomb Raider (2013) rank?
Updated with Ms. Croft's latest outing on Switch (and Switch 2), Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. Enjoy! Some may understandably associate the Tomb Raider series, like WipeOut and Crash Bandicoot, with PlayStation. Lara Croft shot to prominence as the poster girl of gaming in the lad-mag era of the late-'90s...
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News Nintendo's Switch App For Mobile Has Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Includes some small but handy updates
In case you missed it, this week Nintendo released a new update for its Switch mobile app, bumping it up to Version 3.2.0. This latest update features some notable changes, including notifications displaying what software friends are playing, and the ability to send friend requests to players you've spoken to...
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Poll Box Art Brawl - Bionic Commando (NES)
Bionic calls
Get your spiciest takes at the ready, because it's time to dive into another edition of Box Art Brawl! It was a special edition affair last time, as we celebrated the 35th anniversary of the SNES by matching up three boxes for the SNES Mini. There was one clear winner in our eyes, and you lovely lot agreed with us! The simplistic...
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News Legend Of Mana: The Art Of Mana - 30th Anniversary Edition Is Getting An English Version
It's now available to pre-order
Dark Horse and Square Enix are celebrating three decades of the Mana series with an English version of Legend of Mana: The Art of Mana - 30th Anniversary Edition book. This is the first time this book has been published in English and will give fans a "deeper look" at the action RPG. Here's some additional PR: "A...
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- Anniversaries
Saturday29th Nov 2025
News Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Difficulty Settings Revealed By Nintendo
Something for everyone
Whether you're a veteran of the series or just starting out, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will have a difficult to match your skill. In a new article on the official Japanese Nintendo website, the difficulty settings in Samus' new mission on Planet Viewros have been detailed. When you start this adventure, you will be able to...
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News Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Meet The Team
Myles MacKenzie reporting for duty
Republic Commando, is that you? Metroid Prime 4: Beyond marks a completely new story where the legendary bounty hunter Samus Aran is unexpectedly transported to the unknown planet Viewros. As you've probably already seen, she's also joined by a team of Galactic Federation soldiers. In the same recently published...
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- Upcoming Releases
Reminder Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Available With A Switch Game Voucher
You can also pay to upgrade to the Switch 2 version
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is just days out from launch, and in case you missed it, you can redeem the eShop version of this title with a single Nintendo Switch Game Voucher. You could also grab this version with a voucher and then pay to upgrade to the Switch 2 Edition of the game for £7.99 / $9.99...
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Opinion City Trial Is Kirby Air Riders At Its Best, But It Needs More Maps To Thrive Long-Term
Let the chaos continue (please)
Right, it's been out a week now, so it seems like enough time should have passed that we can start having a little chat about Kirby Air Riders, and in particular its stellar City Trial mode. "Stellar? It's a chaotic mess!" Indeed it is, and well met, my friend. However, that's exactly why it's so damn good, so stop...
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- Nintendo Switch 2
- Kirby
News Stunning Sandbox Survival 'Core Keeper' Is Digging Up A Switch 2 Edition Next Year
Core, blimey!
Publisher Fireshine Games and developer Pugstorm dazzled us with the gorgeous survival sandbox game Core Keeper back in September last year, and today they have announced that more is on the way in the shape of a swanky new Switch 2 Edition. Arriving on 28th January, you can expect this one to feature beefed-up graphical fidelity and...
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (29th November)
Prime time is right around the corner
The end of November is finally upon us (how??), so let's distract ourselves from the topic of ever-marching time by seeing what everyone's gaming plans are this weekend. It was a somewhat quieter week in Nintendo Land this time, but there were still a few nice stories to keep us entertained. Nintendo picked up...
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Friday28th Nov 2025
Guide Switch 2 Black Friday Deals Are A Bit 'Meh', But Here Are The Best We've Seen
Better than nothing, we suppose
Nintendo of America announced its Black Friday plans a few weeks back and, unsurprisingly, there was very little in the way of Switch 2 discounts to be seen. Other storefronts have followed suit, and while it's hardly a flood of savings on the new console, there are a few different options if you want to pick up the...
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No more delays
If you’ve spent years of your life waiting for Metroid Prime 4, Silksong, or one of the many other highly anticipated games that spent substantial time on the horizon, just remember that it could always be worse — you could be an Inazuma Eleven fan. Developer Level-5’s RPG-tinged take on football (or soccer, if that’s your...
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- Nintendo Switch 2
- Inazuma Eleven
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Switch 2 Port Technical Rundown Detailed By Ubisoft
Target frame rate and other details revealed
Assassin's Creed Shadows is out for the Switch 2 next week, and ahead of launch, Ubisoft has published a "deep dive" on its website about the technical aspects of this port. Here's the summary: Frame Rate Firstly, in both docked and handheld modes, the frame rate will target 30 fps. The resolution was...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Ubisoft
- Upcoming Releases
News Nintendo's Dishing Out In-Game Codes For Festive Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sweaters
'Tis the season
November might not be in the rear-view mirror yet, but Nintendo's already feeling festive with its new range of Animal Crossing: New Horizons in-game Christmas jumpers (or sweaters, if you'd prefer). If you want to deck out your New Horizons avatar in the holiday gear, you can pick up all three custom designs by heading to the...
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- Nintendo Switch
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News Shuten Order - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Out Now, Includes Paid Upgrade For Switch Owners
Featuring performance updates and mouse support
Following the release of SHUTEN ORDER on the Switch in September, a Switch 2 Edition has now been officially announced. It will arrive later this month on 27th November 2025 for the launch price of 6,579 yen. This 10% discount is available until 4th December 2025. Local pricing for the full game...
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Guide Kirby Air Riders: Guide, Tips & Tricks, All Modes & Unlocks
Let's get ready to (air) rumble
Fellow air riders! It is time to...ride the air. We're big fans of Kirby Air Riders, as if you couldn't tell from our 8/10 review, and one thing that it's got plenty of — especially given that this sequel has a great big story mode — are unlockable bits and bobs. From new machines to riders, racetracks, and a...
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- Kirby
- Nintendo Switch 2
News No More Robots Is Putting Out Switch 2's Next 120fps Game
Build a rocket, boy
Little Rocket Lab is a sweet pixel art automation game from No More Robots and Teenage Astronauts. It arrived on Steam and Xbox last month, and we have been wondering when a Switch release would follow ever since. Well, it's coming real soon. What's more, there's a Switch 2 Edition in tow. Little Rocket Lab - Nintendo Switch 2...
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Feature The Tightest, Briskest Mario & Luigi Game Turns 20 Today And Deserves More Love
Silent partner
For many years, it felt like Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time was the redheaded stepchild of the Mario & Luigi series. People criticised it for its more linear structure, overly long boss battles (at least in the US version), having to purchase items to use Bros. Attacks, and slightly cumbersome gameplay, among other areas. Being...
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News Super Mario Run Scores A Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 Event
Out of this world
Nintendo continues to promote its latest game releases with new events in its mobile runner Super Mario Run, and next up is a collaboration with Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2. This event is already underway and like previous events, you'll be able to unlock themed statues. For this particular one, this includes statues...
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- Nintendo Switch
- Updates
Random Takaya Imamura's Animal Crossing Design Skills Put Our Best Efforts To Shame
Posterizer
We're no strangers to a good old Takaya Imamura social media post here at Nintendo Life. Whether it's his wishes for a Star Fox revitalisation or his dreams of future movie adaptations, the former Nintendo dev is always on hand to give us something to think about. But today, all that's on our minds is how inadequate our Ani
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News "A Very Polished Experience" - Digital Foundry Checks Out Kirby Air Riders
Waddledee-licious
Kirby Air Riders has been out for a little over a week now, and our good friends over at Digital Foundry have been busy diving into the nitty-gritty to deliver a technical analysis of the pink puffball's latest adventure. Right from the jump, DF states that Air Riders "nails" the fundamentals, with super fun racing, Smash Bros...
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News Call Of Duty Dev Sledgehammer Games Seeking Talent With "Switch Experience"
Signs of life
It's been a while since we heard anything about the Call of Duty series returning to Nintendo platforms, and now following the recent release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on other platforms earlier this month, there has reportedly been some signs of life. According to Insider Gaming, a new job listing from Sledgehammer Games - seeking...
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- Nintendo Switch
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- Activision
- Microsoft
Watch Mario Kart World: Knockout Tour Streamer Showdown
It's a knockout!
IGN's Mario Kart World: Knockout Tour Streamer Showdown takes place today and pits 24 of the UK's most famous video game and variety streamers against one another across every Knockout Tour rally in Mario Kart World. The roster will include the likes of Tubbo, Lucy Flight, and Matthew & Ryan. Here's what IGN has to say about the...
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Thursday27th Nov 2025
Guide Best Kirby Games Of All Time
Where does Kirby Air Riders rank?
Kirby — one of the most famous faces (with little podgy arms and feet attached) in Nintendo's stable of stars — has been wowing players with his impressive abilities and sheer versatility for decades now. In fact, the ever-adaptable Kirby and his catalogue represent an odd dichotomy: He's a super approachable...
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- All Time
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News Pokémon Legends Z-A Version 1.0.3 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update today, trainers
Game Freak and The Pokémon Company have this week rolled out another update for Pokémon Legends Z-A on the Switch and Switch 2. This bumps the latest build up to Version 1.0.3. It includes some fixes tied to Mega Stone rewards. Below is the full rundown, courtesy of Nintendo's official support page: Keep in mind, you'll...
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Guide 46 Switch 1 & 2 Games You Should Check Out In The eShop 'Black Friday' Sale (Europe)
Every game we scored 9/10 or higher, plus one personal pick
Update: Just a reminder that this eShop sale runs until Sunday, so if you're looking to stock up on games to get you through the holidays, the ones below represent the crème de la crème in our books. Backlog, you say? What backlog?! Carry on! Ahhh, the Holiday season fast approaches,...
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Guide Metroid Prime 4: Beyond: All amiibo Unlocks
Figure it out
Like most first-party Nintendo games, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond contains some bonus material unlocked by tapping amiibo figures onto the Switch 2's NFC spot. We're of the mind that the features here should have been in the game by default, but that's a conversation for another time. The new amiibo figures are Samus, Samus & Vi-O-La, and...
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- Metroid
- Nintendo Switch 2
News Nintendo To Acquire Bandai Namco Studios Singapore As A Subsidiary
'Nintendo Studios Singapore' will become an internal team
Nintendo has announced that it will acquire a majority stake in Bandai Namco Studios Singapore after reaching an agreement with Bandai Namco for the transfer of shares next year. Described in the press release as being "for the purpose of strengthening its development structure," BNSS will...
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Return to the battlefield
Earlier this week, Nintendo detailed a new free update for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. This update for the Zelda-themed Musou is now officially available on the Switch 2. Nintendo has shared the official patch notes on its website, and it highlights all the new features (including new quests, weapons, new Sync...
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- Zelda
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News Quentin Tarantino's Animated Kill Bill Sequel Premieres This Week... In Fortnite
Feetnite
Very few headlines have sent a shiver down our spines quite like this one, but yes, you read that correctly. Over 20 years after the release of Kill Bill Vol. 2, Quentin Tarantino has returned to write and direct one final chapter in the film's chronology... and it's premiering in Fortnite. "Quentin Tarantino had a dream of a Kill Bill...
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Searching for scraps
A scared mouse scurries through an unforgiving landscape packed with abominations that may be friend or foe. This timid squeaker can join forces with Morsels, strange creatures with offensive abilities that fight at their side. With this help, the mouse travels upward toward the domain of the evil overlords who control this...
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Japanese Charts Kirby Air Riders Is Off To A Flying Start
Ricksy business
We are back with another look at the Japanese physical software sales chart, courtesy of Famitsu, and we can't even be surprised by this week's champion. Kirby has proven his absolute dominance in the region once again, with Kirby Air Riders getting off the start line in style with a sweet 195,594 sales under its belt. It's nothing...
- Japanese Charts
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
News Valve's Steam Client Adds Switch 2 Pro Controller Support
Support for "GameCube adapters in Wii U mode" also added
During the original Switch generation, PC gaming giant Valve added Nintendo controller support to its Steam client. Now that the Switch 2 has arrived on the scene, Valve has issued a Steam Client Beta update for November 2025 that adds support for the new hybrid system's Pro Controller...
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- Wii U
- GameCube
- Controllers
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"We tried to knock at Marvel's door really early on"
Shortly after Tribute Games and Dotemu released TMNT: Shredder's Revenge back in 2022, attention turned to what the dev/publisher duo would work on next. Tribute teased that other licensees had come a-knocking with proposals, but what franchise do you turn to if you want to 1-up the Turtles? The...
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Exclusive Bloober Team Is Bringing Layers Of Fear To Switch 2 Next Month
The Final Masterpiece
Well, here's a welcome surprise! Hot off the back of Silent Hill 2 and Cronos: The New Dawn, Bloober Team has shared with us the next project that it's working on for Switch 2, and it's none other than an all-new Layers of Fear package. Layers of Fear: Final Masterpiece Edition will arrive on Switch 2 on 19th December,...
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Site News Want To Join Nintendo Life As A Video Producer? We're Hiring
Wii (want) U
Are you the type of person who never misnames Samus 'Metroid'? Do you always know where to put the accent in Pokémon? Do you have the skills to prove your Nintendo passions on camera? Then, gosh, do we have the opportunity for you! We at Nintendo Life are on the lookout for someone to join our Video Production team. As outlined in the...
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