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+# DO NOT CREATE ISSUES ABOUT SPECIFIC GAMES IN THIS REPOSITORY!
+# a game specific issue would be e.g. "Game X crashes after you hit a character a certain way"
+# A Xenia issue would be e.g. "Kernel export NtDoSomething does nothing"
+# For specific games, visit https://github.com/xenia-project/game-compatibility/issues
+#
+# Try to create a very concise title that's straight to the point
+
+
+# Describe what's going wrong:
+
+# Describe what should happen:
+
+# If applicable, provide a callstack here (especially for crashes):
+
+# Upload a logfile and link it here (if applicable):
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