Well here's a surprise. It would appear that work-in-progress footage from the upcoming Red Ash: Gearworld OVA, based on the yet to be released Red Ash: The Indelible Legend, has surfaced.

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One of the strangest games I own is this little gem for the DS called Tingle's Freshly Picked Rosy Rupeeland. Never released in the North America but playable on my DSi XL due to Nintendo not implementing region lock, it is an absolutely weird-ass adventure game that, for me, stands beside other great oddities to make it out of Japan like Cubivore, Prey the Stars, and Snowpack Park. I love a game that can leave me dumbfounded and Rupeeland achieves that without a sweat.

I thought I knew everything there is to know about Tingle, including information on games that never made it out of Japan. Turns out I was wrong, and this Did You Know Gaming video on the green fairy educated me to some new information by screaming it directly at me.

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_{[Years ago, we thought the console wars were about to restart in earnest. But with Dere as a witness to what has been happening lately, maybe the console wars have been a little one-sided, leading to more than a bit of frustration. Want to see your blogs on the front page? Get to writing! ~Strider]}

I've learned pretty quickly and many times over that life is full of disappointment. Hey, you get used to it. You learn to live with it and learn what to do next time. I have a disappointment that has recently begun manifesting itself. A disappointment I didn't realize had happened when I first started. A disappointment that has made me what I affectionately term myself "The Lonely Gamer."

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Something's going on at PlatinumGames. During a keynote address at the BitSummit indie gaming show, producer Atsushi Inaba teased that the fan-favorite studio might be working on a new project.

There's relatively little information in the producer's statement, which mostly revolved around the fact that PlatinumGames is kicking around a yet-"formless" IP. 

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I still remember the day I bought Cooking Mama for the Nintendo DS. It was a hot September afternoon in the Bay Area. My best friend at the time and I visited the Best Buy in Sausalito and each purchased a copy. Giggling like the schoolgirls we were, we rushed back to her place, popped it into our handhelds, and spent the next few hours trying to adjust to the quirks of the touch screen controls. It was shallow, God was it shallow, but it was also one of the more interesting and gosh darn fun mini-game collections I’d played.

Something happened after that. I stuck with Mama for a few more games on the Wii and DS, but that lightning-in-a-bottle magic was gone. Even though I believe Cooking Mama 2: Cooking with Friends is inarguably a better game than the first, it just didn’t hit me the same. Something in me must have changed; perhaps I’d outgrown the sweet simplicity of the series. I didn’t pick up another Mama game after that assuming my ability to enjoy them has subsided. Nearly a decade later, I want to see if that is the case with Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop.

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On a tight budget and need to blow off some steam this weekend? Even if you're on no budget at all, there are five free games available from various sites, but they're all only $0.00 for a limited time. GOG is giving away copies of Mount & Blade and Sang Froid - Tales of Werewolves through the end of today. Origin's free game of the week became Death in Bermuda, which normally runs $15 and is among the highest list price games for free this weekend. (In EU? That free game becomes Medal of Honor Pacific Assault). If you're a Twitch Prime member (Amazon Prime includes Twitch Prime) the normally $15 Titan Souls is free for a limited time. Last but not least on Tuesday Microsoft re-released the old 2005 Xbox game Phantom Dust and is giving it away from Xbox One and Windows 10 machines.

If you were hoping for a cheap weekend of Civilization titles, XCOM, or any of the 2K sports series check out GamersGate's 2K Sale and GMG's Civilization Sale. PC gamers are getting discounts up to 82% off 2K games. GMG has the best prices for Civ titles including the cheapest ever Civilization VI Deluxe for $45.55 and Civilization VI for $34.16. GamersGate's 2K sale is larger and includes Summer sale pricing on popular titles like XCOM 2 and the Borderlands series.

This week marked the release of the newest Cities: Skylines DLC pack Mass Transit. The best price online is at the WinGameStore with a drop to $10.49 after coupon (elsewhere $13). Steam has the base game Cities: Skylines priced at $9.60 this weekend, which is much cheaper than its usual $30 but GMG is handily beating that price with a drop to $8.16 on their site. Actually we'd recommend skipping the base game and instead getting the Cities: Skylines Deluxe Edition from GMG for only $8.50 - a price cheaper than Steam is charging for the base game.

Top Weekend Deals

Free Games

• Mount & Blade (DRM-Free) — FREE  (list price $10)
• Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves (DRM-Free) — FREE  (list price $15)
• Dead in Bermuda (Origin) — FREE  (list price $15)
• Titan Souls (Steam) — FREE  (list price $15)
• Phantom Dust (Xbox One/PC Download) — FREE  (list price $0)

Best of 2K Sales

• Civilization VI Digital Deluxe (Steam) — $45.55  (list price $80)
• Civilization VI (Steam) — $34.16  (list price $60)
• XCOM 2: Digital Deluxe (Steam) — $26.40  (list price $75)
• XCOM 2 (Steam) — $21.12  (list price $60)
• Borderlands 2: Game of the Year Edition (Steam) — $8.80  (list price $40)
• Borderlands Game of the Year Edition (Steam) — $6.60  (list price $30)

Cities Skylines

• Cities: Skylines Deluxe Edition (Steam) — $8.50  (list price $40)
• Cities: Skylines (Steam) — $8.16  (list price $30)
• Cities: Skylines - Mass Transit (Steam) — $10.49  (list price $13)

Console hardware

• Xbox One S Minecraft Bundle — $222.99  (list price $299)
• Nintendo 2DS Crimson Red (Refurb) — $60  (list price $100)

Recent Releases

• 05/18: Endless Space 2 Digital Deluxe Edition (Steam) — $37.99  (list price $50)
• 05/18: Endless Space 2 (Steam) — $30.39  (list price $40)
• 05/18: Flight Sim World (Steam) — $21.24  (list price $25)
• 05/16: Empathy: Path of Whispers (Steam) — $13.59  (list price $20)
• 05/16: The Surge — $54.99  (list price $60)
• 05/16: The Surge (Steam) — $39.99  (list price $50)
• 05/16: Injustice 2 — $54.99  (list price $60)
• 04/27: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III (Steam) — $30  (list price $60)

Upcoming Releases

• 05/23: Steel Division: Normandy 44 (Steam) — $33.29  (list price $40)
• 05/23: Steel Division: Normandy 44 - Deluxe Edition (Steam) — $49.79  (list price $60)
• 05/23: Mirage: Arcane Warfare (Steam) — $24.29  (list price $30)
• 05/25: Vanquish - Digital Deluxe Edition (Steam) — $17.45  (list price $20)
• 06/02: Tekken 7 (Steam) — $42.06  (list price $50)
• 06/06: Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind Digital Collectors Upgrade — $49.19  (list price $60)
• 06/06: Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind Upgrade — $32.79  (list price $40)

PC Game Deals

Tom Clancy Sale

• Ghost Recon Wildlands Gold Edition (Uplay) — $75.35  (list price $100)
• Rainbow Six Siege Complete Edition (Uplay) — $56.07  (list price $90)
• Ghost Recon Wildlands Digital Deluxe Edition (Uplay) — $52.74  (list price $70)
• Rainbow Six Siege Gold Edition Year 2 (Uplay) — $46.45  (list price $70)
• Ghost Recon Wildlands (Uplay) — $45.21  (list price $60)
• The Division Gold Edition (Uplay) — $42.30  (list price $90)
• The Division (Uplay) — $22.50  (list price $50)
• The Division Season Pass (Uplay) — $18.80  (list price $40)
• Rainbow Six: Siege (Uplay) — $18  (list price $40)
• Splinter Cell Blacklist Deluxe Edition (Uplay) — $13.60  (list price $40)
• Splinter Cell Blacklist (Uplay) — $9.12  (list price $30)
• Ghost Recon Future Soldier (Uplay) — $6.80  (list price $20)
• Splinter Cell Conviction Deluxe Edition (Uplay) — $6.80  (list price $20)
• Splinter Cell (Uplay) — $3.04  (list price $10)

More

• NieR: Automata (Steam) — $44.99  (list price $60)
• Mass Effect Andromeda (Origin) — $30  (list price $60)
• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Digital Deluxe Edition (Steam) — $22.94  (list price $90)
• The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (PC DVD) — $17.89  (list price $60)
• Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon Bundle (Steam) — $19.99  (list price $66)
• Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition (DRM-Free) — $19.99  (list price $40)
• Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Telltale Series — $18.99  (list price $25)
• Universe Sandbox ² (Steam) — $17.80  (list price $25)
• Baldur's Gate: The Complete Saga (Steam) — $15.38  (list price $60)
• Batman: Arkham Knight Bundle (Steam) — $13.59  (list price $40)
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle (Steam) — $9.99  (list price $50)
• Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide (Steam) — $9.68  (list price $30)
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Steam) — $6.67  (list price $30)
• Metro Redux Bundle (Steam) — $6.11  (list price $30)
• Tales from the Borderlands — $5.93  (list price $25)
• The Walking Dead: Season 2 — $5.93  (list price $25)
• Mount & Blade: Warband (DRM-Free) — $4.99  (list price $20)
• Mad Max (Steam) — $4.74  (list price $20)
• Saints Row IV - Game of the Century Edition (Steam) — $4.40  (list price $20)
• Ryse: Son of Rome (Steam) — $4.07  (list price $20)

Console Game Deals

• Ride 2 (PS4, Xbox One) — $39.99  (list price $60)
• Titanfall 2 Deluxe Edition (PS4, Xbox One) — $19.99  (list price $40)

PS4

• Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue — $39.99  (list price $60)
• Destiny: The Taken King Legendary Edition — $11.99  (list price $20)

Xbox Live Deals With Gold Sale

• Final Fantasy XV Digital Premium Edition — $50.99  (list price $85)
• Destiny - The Collection — $38.99  (list price $60)
• Final Fantasy XV — $35.99  (list price $60)
• Earth's Dawn — $20.09  (list price $30)
• R.B.I. Baseball 17 — $16.99  (list price $20)
• Boom Ball 2 + Squid Hero — $11.39  (list price $19)
• Mantis Burn Racing — $11.24  (list price $15)
• Flinthook — $11.24  (list price $15)
• Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition — $10  (list price $25)
• I Am Bread — $8.70  (list price $13)
• Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 — $8  (list price $20)
• Mirror's Edge Catalyst — $6.60  (list price $20)
• Wheels of Aurelia — $5  (list price $10)
• Lovely Planet — $5  (list price $10)

Laptop Deals

• Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Gen i5-7200U, 8GB, 128GB SSD — $1,175.20  (list price $1,469)
• Lenovo Yoga 720 15 i7-7700HQ, 8GB, 256GB SSD, GTX 1050M Touch — $999.99  (list price $1,120)
• Lenovo Yoga 710 i7-7500U, 16GB, 256GB SSD, 940MX Touch — $969  (list price $1,350)
• Lenovo Y700-17 i7-6700HQ, 8GB, GTX 960M, 256GB SSD — $799  (list price $1,300)
• HP 17t Power Laptop i5-7300HQ, GTX 1050, 8GB, 1TB HDD — $729.99  (list price $880)
• Lenovo 700-17 i5-6300HQ, 12GB, 1TB HDD + 128GB SSD, GTX 950 — $699  (list price $1,100)
• HP 15t Power Laptop i5-7300HQ, GTX 1050, 8GB, 1TB HDD — $649.99  (list price $850)

HDTV Deals

• LG 55UH7700 55" 4K Smart HDTV + $200 eGift Card — $797  (list price $1,797)
• Vizio E60-E3 60" 4K Smart TV (Refurb) — $459.99  (list price $679)
• Proscan PLDED5515 55" 4K Ultra HDTV — $299.99  (list price $500)
• Hisense 50H5C 50" 1080p Smart HDTV (Refurb) — $269.99  (list price $400)
• Sceptre E246BD-F 24" 1080p HDTV w/ Built-in DVD Player — $119.99  (list price $180)

Hardware Deals

• AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Six-3.6GHz Socket AM4 Desktop Processor — $219.99  (list price $280)
• AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Four-3.5GHz Desktop Processor — $159.99  (list price $190)
• AMD Ryzen 5 1400 4-Processor with Wraith Stealth 65w Cooler — $143.41  (list price $170)

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Sony has announced its own live stream plans for this E3, calling the event PlayStation Live from E3 2017.

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Japanese developer Grasshopper Manufacture is doubling down on obscure remasters lately. This time around, it's The 25th Ward that's getting a second chance at life.

The announcement came alongside a short and stylish teaser video. It's got all the trappings of a Suda 51 game -- bold characters, guns, and text that makes next to zero sense.

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One More Thing
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Apple's so-called spaceship campus, or Apple Park, has been in the works for a while now, but this week Wired gave us a big update on the progress. The obsessive attention to detail, tunnel entry, modular "pod" sections for employees and more are all detailed here. Like any other Apple product, the company is using a keen eye when designing it's biggest project thus far.

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I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting myself into when I signed up to review Old Man’s Journey. The name made me think I’d be playing something about a man dying and coming to terms with his life or that I’d be living in a nursing home. Perhaps this would be a game where I’d shoo kids off my lawn and bemoan how the days of my youth were so much better.

I really wasn’t prepared for what came next. Without a single line of dialog, Old Man’s Journey manages to tell a profound and heartbreaking story of loss, regret, and reconnecting with your family while dabbling with some relaxed and clever little puzzles elements. I mean…wow.

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Chalk another discount up for PC gamers. The Morrowind upgrade for The Elder Scrolls Online has early-access availability coming to you two weeks before the scheduled June 6 release. For whatever reason, console peasants pals do not get such treatment.

Those on PC who already own ESO and have pre-ordered the Morrowind expansion can start pre-loading the content this weekend as to be ready for early access on Monday, May 22. On top of that, PC gamers are getting discounts on the Morrowind upgrade.

The best price online is Green Man Gaming with an 18% price drop from $40 to $32.79. DLGamer is also confirmed to be shipping keys out early with its 16% discount to $33.49. GamersGate shares a similar 18% discount with GMG and is also sending keys as of writing.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind: Upgrade Deals

• Green Man Gaming — $32.79  (list price $40)
• GamersGate — $32.79  (list price $40)
• DLGamer — $33.49  (list price $40)
• Bundle Stars — $35.19  (list price $40)

The Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind Collector's Edition Upgrade Deals

• GamersGate — $49.19  (list price $60)
• Green Man Gaming — $50.99  (list price $60)
• DLGamer — $50.99  (list price $60)

The keys sent out from the above retailers are intended for the non-Steam versions but will work for Steam copies of ESO as long as you link the account. The keys are compatible with both Steam accounts and the ZeniMax Launcher. The discounts are valid now through June 5, the day before Morrowind officially goes live. 

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If you login to Hearthstone today, you'll receive a free epic "Fight Promoter" card for your deck. Why this card is being given away is anyone's guess, but the gesture is appreciated. Hearthstone recently released the Journey to Un'Goro expansion and some fans have speculated that the cost of getting a "good" deck is too high, so maybe this is Blizzard trying to level the playing field a bit.

As for what the "Fight Promoter" does, the card will allow you to draw two cards if you have a minion on the playing field with six or more health. I guess that is a pretty specific circumstance (since six health cards are typically high value), but getting more cards in hand is always a plus.

If that sounds stupid to you, then you could just turn the card into Dust. Dust allows you to craft new cards after reaching a certain amount and Epic cards are typically worth 100 Dust. Something is better than nothing.

Get a free Hearthstone card when you log in on Saturday [PC Gamer]

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Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome to the weekend. We're looking back at all the big Google I/O news, as well as an easy way to fix WannaCry.

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