Mad Catz, Hitman, GameTrailers, Red Dead Redemption, Unsung Story

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- Mad Catz CEO and chairman resign day before earnings report (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/8/10939752/mad-catz-executive-board-changes-rock-band-4-earnings)

- The Hitman beta tells the story of how 47 got his start (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/8/10938950/hitman-beta-video-47-origins)

- GameTrailers shuts down after 13-year run (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/8/10944452/gametrailers-shuts-down-after-13-year-run)

- Microsoft responds to, apologizes for, Red Dead Redemption's brief backward compatibility (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/8/10936850/red-dead-redemption-backward-compatibility-xbox-360-microsoft)

- Development has stopped on Unsung Story, studio tells Kickstarter donors (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/8/10937186/development-has-stopped-on-unsung-story-studio-tells-kickstarter-donors)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Sonic the Hedgehog's long, great, rocky history (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/8/10756318/sonic-the-hedgehog-great-rocky-history)

- Firewatch review (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/8/10900796/firewatch-review-pc-ps4-playstation-4-campo-santo)

- Unravel review (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/8/10906102/unravel-review-xbox-one-ps4-PC)

- Watch Dark Souls 3's haunting opening cinematic (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/8/10937368/dark-souls-3-opening-cinematic-english)

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