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While it's true that Konami doesn't release that many games these days, it still owns some of the most beloved gaming franchises in the world, including Metal Gear and Castlevania. For context, the last major Castlevania game was Lords of Shadow 2, which came out in 2014. Metal Gear has fared a bit better, with 2018's Metal Gear Survive releasing without longtime director Hideo Kojima at the helm. Kojima left the company years ago due to a dispute over the production of Metal Gear Solid V. … [Read more...] about Konami Announces Corporate Restructure, Effect On Gaming Unclear

The Guardian asked for reassurances last year that the Bank would begin to attach “green strings” to such assistance, such as conditions on disclosing and reducing emissions, and was told moves were in train. However, there has been little change since then and the onus is now on the chancellor of the exchequer at the next budget in March to take action. … [Read more...] about Bank of England must do more to secure green recovery from Covid, say MPs

Well-placed sources offer three possible explanations for why the UK authorities allowed the transfer to go through. Either they saw no problem with it; or they were aware of the money’s provenance but, because the Nigerian government itself saw no corruption, there was little that could be done to secure evidence for a freezing order; or they wanted to track how the funds were disbursed to help gain intelligence. … [Read more...] about The oil deal, the disgraced former minister, and $800m paid via a UK bank

HTMX’s complaint calls Trump’s Section 301 tariffs an “unprecedented, unbounded and unlimited trade war.” It says the third and fourth rounds of these tariffs are “untethered to the unfair intellectual property policies” that gave rise to them. Quoting Trump’s tweets, HTMX has a paper trail linking these tariffs to the U.S. “trade imbalance,” China’s “currency manipulation” and the flow of fentanyl from China. HTMX insists these motives were never part of the original Section 301 investigation, are unrelated to China’s theft of intellectual property and don’t offer a legal basis for Trump to have “wildly expanded the scope of tariffs.” The company thus feels it is owed a refund. … [Read more...] about American companies challenge Trump’s tariff narrative

Bruce says: "With Donald’s lack of empathy towards others, with his belief that it’s all about him, with him dripping in narcissistic behaviours and with the rumours of Donald having affairs, has Melania in her own head accepted that love in the heart is worth more than dollars in the purse? … [Read more...] about Melania Trump ‘made true feelings towards Donald clear in split-second unplanned move’

While echoing WHO in pointing out that “Several countries have, in fact, virtually eliminated industrially-produced TFA from the food supply through implementation of systematic policy actions and monitoring programmes,” CAPPA said the time for NAFDAC to act for a trans fat-free Nigeria is now. … [Read more...] about CAPPA to NAFDAC: Make Fats and Oils Regulations Bill new year gift for Nigerians