Minimap is your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV.

Here's what we're covering today:

### THE BIG STORIES

- Star Wars Battlefront feels like a PS2 game, in the best way possible (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/7/9471805/star-wars-battlefront-beta-impressions-preview)

- Destiny gets a new quest leading to the coveted Sleeper Simulant exotic weapon (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/7/9469733/destiny-how-to-get-sleeper-simulant-quest)

- The X-Files creator based new series on NSA leaks (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/7/9469787/the-x-files-creator-based-new-series-on-nsa-leaks)

- Why Apple TV games must all use the Siri remote, but that might not last (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/7/9466657/why-apple-tv-games-use-siri-remote)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- These Destiny players made a Backstreet Boys music video and it's amazing (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/7/9471619/destiny-backstreet-boys-dance-video-huskyraid)

- I watched 14 hours of an Ubisoft game announcement. I have no regrets. (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/7/9466359/ubisoft-livestream-youtube-impressions-far-cry-primal)