Minimap May 18, 2015: Let's talk about the news, Duke

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Here's what we're covering today:

THE BIG STORIES

• Twenty years ago, Sega rushed out the Saturn, dooming its console business
• Twin Peaks' third season is officially back on with David Lynch directing
• Konami cheers Nevada law allowing skill-based gambling machines
• The company that made STALKER is back with their next game, Cossacks 3
• Mass Effect lead Casey Hudson joins Microsoft to work on Xbox and HoloLens
• Rising Tide is Civilization: Beyond Earth's expansion, due this fall
• Lawsuit settlement offers sneak peek at reworked Duke Nukem game

THE BEST OF THE REST

• Not a Hero review: don't stop and pop
• Drunk and mean: How a video game saved my life
• Game of Thrones has a pretty serious villain problem this season
• Overview: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Watch the first hour of The Witcher 3
• This is the PC you'll need for the retail Oculus Rift, bad news for laptops
• Rockstar Editor nails the little details to pull off one of Breaking Bad's greatest scenes
• Want to love Norm Macdonald again? Watch his stand-up tribute to Letterman
• Taylor Swift puts her spin on Fifth Element, Tron and Sin City in epic new video

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