After previously confirming that Nintendo Switch will be home to the next major Pokémon games, the series’ handlers confirmed exactly how those games will look via a Tuesday night media event and trailer. The event saw developer Game Freak and publisher Nintendo confirming previous rumors of the games’ titles: Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokémon: Let’s Go Eevee. The games will arrive on Nintendo Switch on November 16, but anybody expecting these games to play identically to the series’ Game Boy and DS/3DS versions may be in for a rude awakening. For starters, it looks a whole lot more like the smartphone-only game Pokémon Go,…
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While video gamers in the West might frown at the idea of paying to get an upper hand in games, many of their Chinese counterparts find the practice perfectly acceptable. Video game companies will want to take notice of that difference. Such cultural elements influence how companies can make money in the increasingly competitive — but increasingly lucrative — industry, said Tom Wijman, a consultant with market research firm Newzoo. Noting that the practice of “pay-to-win” in video games is “generally not accepted by Western gamers,” Wijman contrasted that to how many in China accept games that sell progress rewards…
The chief financial officer of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has resigned after four years in the job. The bank, which is 72% owned by UK taxpayers, said Ewen Stevenson would “take up an opportunity elsewhere”. Mr Stevenson had previously been tipped as a potential successor to Ross McKewan as RBS chief executive. The announcement comes amid reports that the government could announce the sale of part of its stake in the bank as soon as this week. RBS did not say when Mr Stevenson would depart, only that he “would remain in his position to oversee an orderly handover…
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An internal tussle in the Congress over the party’s approach in dealing with the Janata Dal (Secular) at the national level and in Karnataka is delaying the state Cabinet’s expansion, a senior party leader familiar with the development said on Tuesday. The central leaders of the Congress are willing to concede the finance portfolio – a bone of contention between the two parties — to the JD(S), keeping in mind the need for broader Opposition unity ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. But Karnataka Congress leaders have remained adamant on their demand for the key ministry, arguing that yielding…
The world is in the midst of an education crisis, as half of the planet’s young people are failing to learn the basic skills needed to secure a more prosperous future. One former child soldier and soon-to-be law student promotes a strategy for putting money behind politicians’ platitudes. NEW YORK – My family was murdered before I could tie my shoes. As a young boy in Sierra Leone, years that should have been playful and carefree were spent fighting in someone else’s war. For me, childhood was a nightmare; escape always seemed impossible. But when the war officially ended, in 2002,…
Teachers cannot tackle the impact of child poverty on education by themselves, according to Scotland’s largest teachers’ union, the EIS. BBC Scotland has heard several stories which highlight the effects of deprivation on school children. They include stories about dirty clothes, hunger and children being unable to start school on time. The Scottish government wants to close the performance gap in schools between relatively rich and poor children. It plans to spend £750m by 2021 raising attainment in schools. EIS president Nicola Fisher has argued that austerity in public spending and welfare reform have added to the child poverty problem,…
Today’s classrooms are packed with technology, from tablet computers and widescreen televisions to interactive whiteboards. The last few years have also seen the development of massive open online courses, or MOOCS. Providers such as edX — which was founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012 — offer free online courses from renowned institutions such as Columbia University and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. The platform provides more than 1,900 courses and its users come from all over the world. As technology drives change in education, one of the sector’s big players is looking…
Social media helps grow your business because it’s a super efficient way to bring potential customers in at the top of your marketing funnel, and it’s also a great way to keep them engaged, and keep your brand top of mind. Start by doing the basics well. Build a strong foundation by showing up and really engaging with your followers. In the early days of PicMonkey, when we were building our brand and product, we developed one-on-one relationships with our users. Many of those users are still with us—some have also grown and become major brand influencers who continue to…
The Congress-JD(S) coalition government may have won the trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly with ease, but now the two parties are at disagreement over the portfolio allocation, with the finance ministry being the apple of discord, according to a Times of India report. The report cited Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who was in New Delhi on Tuesday, saying that the issue will be resolved by Tuesday. Kumaraswamy met Congress leaders at Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence and told them that it has been the convention in coalition government in Karnataka to allow the junior partner to keep the finance portfolio,…