Polygon Minimap

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

- A Star Citizen update on sound offers a good look at its FPS module, too (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/5/9265211/star-citizen-fps-module-launch-date-update)

- Fallout 4's script dwarfs Skyrim and Fallout 3's combined (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/5/9266163/fallout-4s-script-dwarfs-skyrim-and-fallout-3s-combined)

- Before gaming on iOS and Apple TV, there was Pippin (http://www.polygon.com/polygon_entries/preview/9041314)

- Destiny's story was 'substantially revised,' says doc offering insight into strained development (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/8/9275631/destiny-story-revised-delayed-staten-odonnell)

- Konami warns of game save-corrupting bug in Metal Gear Solid 5 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/8/9276195/metal-gear-solid-5-corrupt-gamesave-bug)

- The Witcher 3's first expansion, Hearts of Stone, launches Oct. 13 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/8/9275435/the-witcher-3-hearts-of-stone-launch-date-october-13)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Forza Motorsport 6 review: feedback loop (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/8/9248997/forza-motorsport-6-review-xbox-one)

- Destiny's Ghost has a new voice: Here's how Nolan North's performance stacks up (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/8/9279755/destiny-peter-dinklage-nolan-north-comparison)

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

- Fired composer of Destiny, Halo themes wins case against Bungie (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/5/9265439/fired-composer-of-destiny-halo-themes-wins-case-against-bungie)

- Bungie's adding a new 'Mercy Rule' to Destiny's Crucible to reduce big blowouts (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/4/9263955/destiny-crucible-mercy-rule-the-taken-king)

- What the hell is going on with Star Citizen? (http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/8/31/9211969/what-the-hell-is-going-on-with-star-citizen)

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

- With rumors of a game-supporting Apple TV looming, Apple launches gaming Twitter feed (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/3/9256877/with-rumors-of-a-game-supporting-apple-tv-looming-apple-launches)

- Hasbro and Indiegogo want to find the next great party game (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/3/9256233/hasbro-and-indiegogo-want-to-find-the-next-great-party-game)

- Destiny trade-ins at GameStop net customers $20 off The Taken King's Legendary Edition (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/3/9256491/destiny-the-taken-king-trade-in-gamestop)

- Try Destiny: The Taken King's Crucible maps and modes free for the week before launch (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/3/9257689/destiny-the-taken-king-crucible-maps-modes-free-week)

- Report: Mega Man is heading to theaters (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/4/9261001/mega-man-feature-film-fox-report)

- Bleszinski's new doctrine for getting LawBreakers done (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/4/9251583/bleszinskis-new-doctrine-for-getting-lawbreakers-done)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Star Wars’ adorable, impossible droid is real: Our impressions (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/3/9255447/star-wars-bb8-sphero-impressions)

- Mad Max review: wasted land (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/31/9190443/mad-max-review-ps4-playstion-4-xbox-one-pc-windows)

- Six tips for getting the most out of Mad Max's wasteland (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/3/9254097/mad-max-tips-guide-ps4-playstation-4-xbox-one-windows-pc)

- We answer your questions about Super Mario Maker on Quality Control (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/3/9258211/mario-maker-quality-control)

- Introducing the Polygon Longform podcast (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/2/9248179/introducing-the-polygon-longform-podcast)

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

- Deus Ex Twitter says 'good news' coming on backward compatibility (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/2/9244291/xbox-one-backward-compatibility-strongly-hinted-for-deus-ex-human)

- Hulu announces ad-free streaming for extra money (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/2/9247815/hulu-price-add-free-subscription-service)

- FTC finds YouTube network guilty of deceptive Xbox One advertising (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/2/9248527/ftc-machinima-deceptive)

- Here's how Destiny: The Taken King's new Court of Oryx mode works (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/2/9248793/destiny-the-taken-king-court-of-oryx-mode)

- Destiny: The Taken King's raid will go live three days after the expansion (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/2/9248411/destiny-the-taken-king-raid-release-date-kings-fall)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Super Mario Maker review: the blueprint (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/2/9190435/super-mario-maker-review-nintendo-wii-u)

- Exploring new worlds for corporate overlords in Corpse of Discovery (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/2/9252877/corpse-of-discovery-gameplay-video-moon)

- Nova-111's blend of real-time and turn-based gameplay is a trip (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/2/9248275/nova-111-gameplay-video-overview)

- Introducing the Polygon Longform podcast (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/2/9248179/introducing-the-polygon-longform-podcast)

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

- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain's microtransactions explained (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/1/9237005/metal-gear-solid-5-phantom-pain-mother-base-coins-microtransactions)

- A Deus Ex developer remade Hamlet into a 'video game' ... and then back into a play (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/1/9238919/how-do-you-turn-hamlet-into-a-video-game-and-then-back-into-a-play)

- Ace Attorney 6 coming to Nintendo 3DS, confirmed for release in West (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/1/9241913/ace-attorney-6-nintendo-3ds)

- Nintendo games now available through Amazon digital store (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/1/9241841/nintendo-games-amazon-digital-store-wii-u-3ds)

- New PlayStation 4 firmware adds YouTube streaming, 10 GB of online storage (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/1/9242275/ps4-firmware-3-00-youtube-streaming)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- After Darksiders, Joe Madureira channels Final Fantasy (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/1/9211217/battle-chasers-nightwar-joe-madureira)

- Watch Halo 5: Guardians' amazing opening cinematic (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/1/9238121/watch-halo-5-guardians-amazing-opening-cinematic)

- Making an all-toilet classroom in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/1/9238483/animal-crossing-happy-home-designer-gameplay-video)

- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain has a little P.T. in it (http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/1/9240211/metal-gear-solid-5-phantom-pain-pt-secret)

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

- The Taken King's raid won't be available on launch day, Bungie says (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/31/9231567/destiny-the-taken-king-launch-day-raid)

- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided gets release date, tiered preorder campaign (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/31/9231725/deus-ex-mankind-divided-release-date)

- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End gets date, copious collector's options detailed (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/31/9232881/uncharted-4-release-date)

- New $499 Xbox One Elite bundle includes 1TB SSHD drive, Elite controller (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/31/9231779/new-499-xbox-one-elite-bundle-includes-1tb-sshd-drive-elite-controller)

- Guild Wars 2 is now available for free, and its paid expansion will include raids (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/29/9224269/guild-wars-2-free-to-play-arenanet-heart-of-thorns-expansion-raids-raiding-mmo)

- Star Citizen's social module finally launches to backers (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/29/9225581/star-citizen-social-module-launch)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Direct-feed gameplay from Fast Racing Neo, the Wii U's blisteringly fast F-Zero successor (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/31/9232421/fast-racing-neo-direct-feed-60fps-f-zero-like-gameplay-hands-on-preview)

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

- XCOM 2 delayed three months (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/28/9220729/xcom-2-delayed-new-release-date-february)

- Ridley Scott confirms Prometheus 2 as his next project (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/28/9220639/ridley-scott-prometheus-2)

- This is what playing LawBreakers looks like (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/28/9219667/lawbreakers-gameplay-video)

- A Borderlands movie is on the way from Lionsgate and a Marvel Studios cofounder (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/28/9220743/borderlands-movie-lionsgate)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Disney Infinity 3.0 review: a new hope (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/28/9217477/disney-infinity-3-0-review-ps4-playstation-4-xbox-one-wii-u)

- Jar Jar Binks is Disney Infinity 3.0's master troll (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/28/9219793/jar-jar-binks-disney-infinity-3-0-video)

- Yoshi's Woolly World is even cuter than we imagined (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/28/9219259/yoshis-woolly-world-gameplay-video)

- Dodging snowballs in the newest Zelda (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/28/9219221/new-zelda-3ds-triforce-heroes-gameplay-video)

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

- Divinity: Original Sin 2 crushes it on Kickstarter, earning more than $660K in a day (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/27/9214533/divinity-original-sin-2-kickstarter-earnings-funded-600k-day)

- Galaxy Quest TV series finds home at Amazon (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/27/9215075/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon)

- 'Super violent' bootleg Castlevania mini-series coming from Dredd, Power/Rangers producer (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/26/9212993/castlevania-animated-series-adi-shankar)

- Acquisitions Inc., one of the most-watched D&D games of all time, goes live this Friday (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/27/9215687/pax-prime-acquisitions-inc-dungeons-and-dragons-live)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain review: future legend (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/27/9207599/metal-gear-solid-5-the-phantom-pain-review-ps4-xbox-one-PC)

- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain sneaks onto Quality Control (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/27/9211753/metal-gear-solid-5-review-podcast)

- Flywrench is a hyper difficult game about flying through death tunnels (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/26/9211189/flywrench-gameplay-overview)

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

- FBI: Disgruntled former Game of War manager arrested, accused of stealing trade secrets (http://www.polygon.com/e/8974292)

- Deep job cuts planned as Rovio resets course (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/26/9209915/deep-job-cuts-planned-as-rovio-resets-course)

- Divinity: Original Sin 2 is a co-op RPG built for trolling your friends (http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/8/26/9209649/divinity-original-sin-2-preview-kickstarter-reveal-feature-gameplay-hands-on)

- Hellboy in Hell returns today, read the entire first issue right here (http://www.polygon.com/comics/2015/8/26/9208099/hellboy-in-hell-first-issue)

- LawBreakers is the title of Boss Key's Project Bluestreak, coming 2016 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/26/9210735/lawbreakers-boss-key-project-bluestreak-2016)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Layers of Fear is like P.T. on drugs (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/26/9209569/pt-silent-hills-layers-of-fear-gameplay-video)

- The terrifying clown adventures of Dropsy (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/26/9209605/dropsy-gameplay-video-scary-clown)

- A guide to mechanical keyboards Updated: August 2015 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/23/7372837/mechanical-keyboards)

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

- Police say suspects had means to pull off a mass shooting at Pokémon championships (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/25/9206527/pokemon-world-championships-arrests-suspects)

- The new Destiny exotics you'll be waiting on from Xur in The Taken King (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/25/9207519/destiny-exotics-xur-the-taken-king)

- Grand Theft Auto 5 gets Rockstar Editor on PS4 and Xbox One next month (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/25/9207313/gta-5-rockstar-editor-ps4-xbox-one-september)

- YouTube Gaming launches Aug. 26 with website and mobile apps (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/25/9208245/youtube-gaming-launch-date-web-android-ios)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Madden NFL 16 review: highlight reel (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/25/9200463/madden-nfl-16-review-xbox-one-PS4)

- Here's how Dishonored: Definitive Edition has changed for current-gen (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/25/9207847/dishonored-definitive-edition-graphics-comparison)

- The new Destiny exotics you'll be waiting on from Xur in The Taken King (http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/25/9207519/destiny-exotics-xur-the-taken-king)