Itagaki was fired, gag order removed weeks ago
According to an excellent trio of articles of Kotaku, Tomonobu Itagaki was actually sacked from Tecmo, and did not leave as originally thought.
The site's also revealed that a gagging order placed on the the Team Ninja head following his the unceremonious end to his Tecmo career was removed weeks ago.
Last but by no means least, is this, a piece detailing a secretly recorded conversation in which Tecmo president confirms the existence of the 6.66 percent bonus Itagaki's claiming was never paid.
Hilarious. Read more through the links.