The headline will probably make this a giant aniclimax - because maybe it's not particularly remarkable. But of course there was a lot of shopping in Japan, basically everything is ridiculously cheap by Swedish standards. It meant that I came home with an unreasonable amount of strange and nerdy things and a lot of edibles.

Among other things, enough tishar to cover half of Östersund, mugs so there are enough for everyone on da Vinci's painting The Last Supper, unreasonable amounts of keychains, a Mega Man statuette, an Ichiban Kasuga statuette, Mario cakes in drifts, noodles, sauces, Uniqlo garments, a throwing star, Japanese whiskey and much more. However, I think now that the dust has settled that what I like best is actually a regular toiletry bag.

Or ordinary and ordinary... it's a Sega toiletry bag in the perfect size and really smart design inside. I feel that this will put the nerd in me in a good mood during all future trips, almost so I want to go somewhere just to use it.

If you want your own and are in Japan, they can be found in Sega's own shop at Parco in Tokyo.

Shortly after the UK left the EU, there was plenty of discussion about whether one country after another should do the same and leave. In addition, they dabble a little too often with senseless micromanagement of a kind that only annoys people (you remember the discussions about the shaggy cucumbers, right?). The EU simply needed to polish its image a bit, but they never really needed to do that because Putin's war and terror as well as American ravages did it to the Union's leaders.

Suddenly, it was as if everyone realized that it is good to stick together in order to avoid having to deal with Russia, and to be able to be our own alternative when American leaders are too difficult to work with. Polls show that Britons are keen to rejoin.

But... Between the laps there are those really good things from the EU that make you still feel that it's good stuff. Two nice examples are that everything rechargeable now runs USB-C (including Apple who used to like their own solutions just to make it harder to share charging cables) and that batteries in electronics must be easily replaceable - something that will extend the shelf life of stuff something enormous.

A little quietly, however, I thought they did it again yesterday through a consumer-friendly flight initiative. Don't know how often you fly, but if you do, you've probably seen how the airlines make themselves ugly. If you don't buy a lot of extra with hidden fees, you are not even allowed to take a toothbrush with you on the trip and are allowed to sit on the wing, sort of. 

That's why it feels really good that it will soon be a little easier to see real prices when booking. All airlines must allow one hand luggage on the trips, and the standard prices will also include a small bag as larger hand luggage. The very cheapest tickets will remain, but when you search for prices, it is with a small bag you see, which means that you do not have to sneak surprises at the airport.

As if that wasn't enough, the airline has to compensate for longer delays, they can't cancel your tickets anyway and children should be able to sit next to their parents even if they haven't paid extra to choose seats.

The low-cost airlines are of course not happy, they live on looking cheap, but have about the same prices as everyone else since the options have been made. Personally, I just feel that the EU has once again ended up in the right place. 

Sometimes the EU really hits the mark and prioritizes consumers over sneaky companies (fortunately, SAS tends to be one of the better ones).

After the cozy Superman, I had been looking forward to seeing Supergirl, which premiered when I was in Japan. That's why it took until yesterday before I looked (if it even went in Japan, it was dubbed - I found a pop-up shop in Shibuya, though).

This time I'm not quite as happy though, although not dissatisfied either. The ingredients are in place for something really good. Milly Alcock is wonderful in the role of Supergirl, Eve Ridley is a superb sidekick and Jason Momoa as Lobo is so obvious that it's almost ridiculous (gliding around and bossing like an offspring of Gene Simmons and Meatloaf - in a good way). What is missing, however, is a good villain.

I actually had to look up his name on Wikipedia to be able to write this, which probably indicates that it is not exactly Lex Luthor or Joker we are dealing with here. Instead, we get to meet Krem of the Yellow Hills, a gentleman with a clear mini-boss aura, and as so often with superhero movies that have James Gunn involvement, it revolves around saving animals.

Well, this could have been done better. However, it never gets particularly boring. Alcock stuns people in lots and minutes, she delivers one-liners with good timing and the effects are really nice. 

In the end, I agree with Peter Westberg and also give the grade six or possibly seven. The film has underperformed in cinemas, but if you want feel-good action that is also suitable for slightly younger fans, then it is well worth your time. We had an eleven-year-old girl in the company who thought it was almost unbearably exciting.

Good but should have been even better.

Since you read Gamereactor, you obviously have a burning interest in gaming and know that Nintendo is 136 years old and started its career as a Hanafuda manufacturer. These are Japanese playing cards, which, like a regular deck of cards, can be used for lots of different games. 

The most popular is probably Koi-koi, and despite my interest in both Japan and games and love for board games, I've never bothered to try to learn anything Hanafuda-related (or for that matter bought a deck of cards). At the Nintendo Museum, however, Hanafuda cards were sold and I couldn't help but swoop in on a fancy game with Mario motifs painted in historical style.

Therefore, I thought now, together with the aunt, I would try to learn how to play Hanafuda. If it has entertained Japanese people since the Meiji era, they should also be able to entertain us, we think. I'm mainly going to try to play Koi-koi, but I'm also going to explore Hachi-hachi for four players. 

I'll get back to you a little later with my review of Hanafuda, but I'm now a little curious if any of you have tried this?

The heavy news just continues and Microsoft announced on Monday that over 3000 people will be removed from the Xbox team. It doesn't matter how you look at it, this is a decision that will affect employees who have just done what they were told.

That said, there is a little light in the darkness. Both Ninja Theory and Undead Labs "have agreed the terms of moving to new owners" - while Compulsion Games and Double Fine Productions are going independent again  - and this is a model I really like. Instead of shutting them down, they will continue to make games, and now more independent than ever before. 

All of this is of course business as usual, and I think everyone agrees that the Xbox division wasn't feeling completely well and needed to take action. But the thing about buying up studios and shortly after closing them down is one of the worst things I know in the industry, and now I hope that this is how it can be worked in the future. Then Bluepoint, London Studio and Tango Gameworks might have survived.

What do you think about the approach of buying up beloved studios and shortly thereafter closing them down?