Jan. 14: Hitman morphs, Hearthstone missteps, Netflix blocks, Xbox & EA unlock, Kickstarter earns

Here's what we're covering today in your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV.

### THE BIG STORIES

- Hitman changes release structure again, now 'fully episodic' (http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/14/10770628/hitman-dlc-fully-episodic)

- Hearthstone dev opens up about content updates and improving communication (http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/14/10769580/hearthstone-ben-brode-content-updates-blizzard-video)

- Netflix to shut d own proxy and 'unblocker' services (http://www.polygon.com/polygon_entries/preview/10534433)

- Xbox Live members can test out EA Access for free next week (http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/14/10771710/xbox-live-ea-access-free-trial)

- Gaming Kickstarters raised $144.4M in 2015, 62 percent more than 2014 (http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/14/10768490/kickstarter-games-stats-2015-tabletop-video)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- We made a livestream, ignored the press and created a successful indie game launch (http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/14/10767458/we-made-a-livestream-ignored-the-press-and-created-a-successful-indie)

- Humble Bundle's latest collects FMV favorites for cheap (http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/14/10769810/humble-bundles-weekly-bundle-fmv)

- Monster Factory: Using Black Desert Online's powerful customization tools for pure evil (http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/14/10768682/monster-factory-black-desert-online-bart-simpson)

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