Polygon Minimap

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- Valve and HTC's Vive stand at the precipice of VR's future, but they may have a long wait (bit.ly/1fokAG7)

- Civilization turns again with Tide (bit.ly/1MmJpzf)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Using military tactics against zombies in Breach and Clear: Deadline (bit.ly/1fokC0K)

- Watch a Hearthstone match with cards from the Grand Tournament expansion (bit.ly/1fokEWb)

- Watch five minutes of new, weird Devil's Third gameplay (bit.ly/1fokCxG)

- First Dragon Quest Builders screenshots show off Square Enix's Minecraft-like RPG (bit.ly/1fokD4B)

- Here's the 10-minute pitch that convinced ABC that TV was ready for the Muppets again (bit.ly/1MmJvqy)

- Snoop Dogg rallies support for backward-compatible college football on Xbox One (bit.ly/1fokH4u)

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- Project CARS for Wii U canceled, studio says console not powerful enough (update) (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/21/9009653/project-cars-wii-u-canceled)

- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 just got a huge update 10 years later (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/21/9011569/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-2-steam-update)

- Nintendo bringing Devil's Third to Wii U in the Americas during Q4 2015 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/21/9008173/devils-third-wii-u-release-date)

- Xbox 360 disc-scratching lawsuit, brought eight years ago, is going forward (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/21/9009077/xbox-360-disc-scratching-lawsuit-class-action)

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### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Game of Thrones: A Nest of Vipers review: pick your poison (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/21/9008003/game-of-thrones-telltale-episode-5-review-nest-of-vipers)

- Tembo the Badass Elephant review: gotta go fast (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/20/8967487/tembo-the-badass-elephant-review-sega-ps4-playstation-4-xbox-one-pc-windows)

- Let's explain why No Time to Explain Remastered is better than ever (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/21/9011245/no-time-to-explain-remastered-video-gameplay-overview)

- Evo 2015: 12 great fights you shouldn't miss (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/20/9006025/evo-2015-highlights)

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- Street Fighter 5's DLC characters can be earned for free through gameplay (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/18/8999185/street-fighter-5-free-characters)

- Star Citizen's FPS module should be out '3, 4, 5 weeks' from now, says creator (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/18/8998749/star-citizen-star-marine-release-date-gamescom)

- Play Madden NFL 16 early with 1 TB Xbox One bundle including a year of EA Access (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/20/9005975/xbox-one-madden-nfl-16-bundle-ea-access-price)

- Signs point to colleges returning to basketball video games (update) (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/20/9003333/nba-2k16-colleges-appear-ucla-ku-texas-uconn)

- Dark Souls 3's combat is faster in a post-Bloodborne world (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/20/9002955/dark-souls-3-bloodborne-combat-influences)

- Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes might have predicted Kojima and Konami's troubles a year early (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/20/9002635/-metal-gear-solid-5-ground-zeros-mission-kojima-predicting-leaving-konami)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Rory McIlroy PGA Tour review: short game (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/18/8995967/rory-mcilroy-pga-tour-review-ps4-xbox-one)

- How Guild of Dungeoneering makes card-based combat a delight (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/20/9006305/guild-of-dungeoneering-gameplay-overview-video)

- Evo 2015 Street Fighter champion prevails despite broken stick (Correction) (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/20/9002539/evo-2015-street-fighter-broken-stick-video)

- Jamie Lee Curtis attends Evo 2015 disguised as Street Fighter's Vega (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/18/8998945/jamie-lee-curtis-evo-2015-cosplay-vega)

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- Big changes are coming to Destiny's weapons with the game's 2.0 update (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/16/8984571/destiny-weapon-changes-update-20-bungie)

- Star Citizen community director says game would not be possible without crowdfunding (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/16/8981123/star-citizen-crash-academy-derek-smart-ben-lesnick)

- Judge approves $60M settlement in EA Sports and NCAA lawsuits, players to be paid soon (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/17/8991709/ea-sports-ncaa-player-likeness-lawsuit-settlement-approved)

- Shenmue 3 fundraising tops $5.6M, becomes biggest Kickstarter video game in history (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/17/8991211/shenmue-3-fundraising-tops-5-5m-becomes-biggest-kickstarted-video)

- It's official: The Empire survives Return of the Jedi and then starts murdering (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/17/8992353/aftermath-book-plot-empire-survives-return-jedi)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Here's what's worth buying from Destiny's Xur, July 17-19 (update: no weapon) (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/17/8987581/destiny-what-is-xur-selling-july-17-19)

- The Elder Scrolls Online review: other people (http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/24/5644410/the-elder-scrolls-online-review)

- Farewell Iwata, we'll miss you (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/17/8990037/farewell-iwata-well-miss-you)

- Thousands attend Iwata's funeral in Kyoto (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/17/8988549/thousands-attend-iwatas-funeral-in-kyoto)

- Watch Evo 2015, the year's biggest fighting game tournament, all weekend (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/17/8985053/evo-2015-fighting-game-schedule-livestream)

- Total War: Warhammer’s first gameplay trailer is a massive battle between men and monsters (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/17/8989027/total-war-warhammer-gameplay-video-engine)

- Fighting out of development hell on the back of a fiery turtle in The Magic Circle (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/16/8979793/the-magic-circle-gameplay-overview)

- Holy Arrested Development, Batman: Michael Cera is Robin in the Lego Batman Movie (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/16/8980313/michael-cera-lego-batman-robin)

- You'll want to believe in this new clip from The X-Files (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/17/8992153/new-x-files-teaser)

- Here's the Attack on Titan live-action trailer you've been waiting for (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/17/8994643/heres-the-attack-on-titan-live-action-trailer-youve-been-waiting-for)

Welcome to Polygon Minimap, a podcast about the biggest news of the day.

### THE BIG STORIES

- The worst of the worst: the Suicide Squad, explained (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/16/8974897/suicide-squad-explainer)

- Bungie hires creator of terrific Destiny subreddit as newest community manager (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/15/8974217/destiny-bungie-new-community-manager)

- StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void pre-orders are live, grant access to prologue and beta (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/15/8974527/starcraft-2-legacy-of-the-void-beta-prologue-blizzard)

- You can't please sadists or that one guy who really hates Borderlands, Randy Pitchford says (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/16/8975751/randy-pitchford-sadist-borderlands-hate-emotion)

- Warner Bros. trying to control discussion, commentary on movie trailers (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/16/8974699/suicide-squad-trailer-youtube-dmca)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Watch Hearthstone at its most random and least fun (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/15/8974861/hearthstone-tavern-brawl-week-5-stonerz-video-random)

- See how Soma delivers the same scares as Amnesia in a freaky new setting (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/16/8976133/soma-amnesia-the-dark-descent-scares-video-gameplay-preview-pc)

- Watch Just Cause 3's explosive gameplay walkthrough from E3 2015 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/15/8974467/just-cause-3-video-e3-2015-gameplay)

- This really is a Hattori Hanzo sword (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/16/8975933/hattori-hanzo-sword-reforged-kill-bill-video)

Welcome to Polygon Minimap, a podcast about the biggest news of the day.

### THE BIG STORIES

- Ex-Dead Island 2 developer Yager responds to its removal from the project (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/15/8971087/dead-island-2-yager-removal-deep-silver-ex-developer)

- The heart of an empire is under demonic rule in The Elder Scrolls Online's new expansion (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/15/8972051/the-elder-scrolls-online-imperial-city-expansion-free)

- Some Star Citizen backers think refunds should be an option, developer responds (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/15/8971305/star-citizen-refunds-derek-smart)

- Ghostbusters reboot will include at least one of the original Ghostbusters (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/15/8970929/ghostbusters-reboot-dan-aykroyd)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Ant-Man review: Hank Pym is a jerk (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/15/8973663/ant-man-review)

- True Detective season two watchthrough episode four: Down Will Come (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/15/8962955/true-detective-season-2-episode-4-explain-details-characters-plot-help-shot-shootout-mexican-drugs)

- Warcraft movie footage (finally) leaks, watch it before it's gone (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/15/8969849/warcraft-movie-leak)

- In the home stretch of its Kickstarter, Shenmue 3 offers its first video (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/15/8969639/shenmue-3-video-kickstarter)

Welcome to Polygon Minimap, a podcast about the biggest news of the day.

### THE BIG STORIES

- Dead Island 2 loses developer Yager as publisher Deep Silver moves on (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/14/8964687/dead-island-2-loses-developer-yager-as-publisher-deep-silver-moves-on)

- The box for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain also wipes its creator from memory (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/14/8958401/the-box-for-metal-gear-solid-5-the-phantom-pain-also-wipes-its)

- Comcast and EA partner for Xfinity Games, casual gaming beta launches today (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/14/8958867/xfinity-games-powered-by-ea)

- Star Citizen bristles at 'indefinite delay' label for FPS module, but can't say when it will launch (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/13/8954651/star-citizen-bristles-at-indefinite-delay-label-for-fps-module-but)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- How EA lost its soul (http://www.polygon.com/a/how-ea-lost-its-soul)

- Dreamfall Chapters - Book 3: Realms review - up and running (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/14/8903067/dreamfall-chapters-book-3-realms-review)

- The best take on Batman kicked the origin story habit (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/14/8962507/Batman-animated-series-origin-stories)

- Palutena amiibo available exclusively at Amazon next week (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/14/8962791/palutena-amiibo-release-date-amazon-exclusive)

- PlayStation Store's annual summer deal brings four discounted games to PS4 starting July 21 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/14/8959819/playstation-store-play-2015-ps4)

- Sony is having a big fighting game sale on the PlayStation Store (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/14/8965465/playstation-store-fighting-game-deals-ps4-ps3)

- PlayStation's revamped streaming game service is great ... when it works (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/14/8961303/playstations-revamped-streaming-game-service-is-great-when-it-works)

- Five Nights at Freddy's 4 trailer gets its first creepy trailer (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/13/8955575/five-nights-at-freddys-4-trailer)

- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 trailer shows tricks, licks and combos (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/13/8952781/tony-hawks-pro-skater-5-trailer-shows-tricks-licks-and-combos)

- Watch Fantastic Four's San Diego Comic-Con footage right here (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/14/8958865/fantastic-four-san-diego-comic-con-trailer)

- Nintendo's Satoru Iwata: our favorite moments (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/14/8957935/nintendo-satoru-iwata-our-favorite-moments-tribute-video

Welcome to Polygon Minimap, a podcast about the biggest news of the day.

### THE BIG STORIES

- Destiny: The Taken King will greatly improve quests and bounties, and how they're handled (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8929667/destiny-the-taken-king-quests-bounties-interface)

- Reddit CEO Ellen Pao resigns amid turmoil 'by mutual agreement,' founder returns (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8931285/reddit-ceo-resigns-ellen-pao-huffman-founder)

- Star Wars Comic-Con panel reveals Force Awakens villains, Rogue One shooting schedule (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8931889/star-wars-comic-con-panel)

- Warner Bros. apologizes for Batman: Arkham Knight's defective PC port, says DLC delayed (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/11/8933013/batman-arkham-knight-pc-broken-refunds-apology)

- Kojima Productions is no more, says Japanese voice of Solid Snake (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/12/8939085/konami-kojima-productions-disbanded-metal-gear-solid)

- Former Ubisoft studio head Jade Raymond opens EA studio in Montreal (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/13/8946927/former-ubisoft-toronto-managing-director-jade-raymond-opens-new-ea)

- Nintendo president Satoru Iwata dies at 55 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/12/8940053/nintendo-president-satoru-iwata-dies-at-55)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Comic-con makes everyone a pirate: The 'problem' of leaked trailers (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/13/8948469/leaked-comic-con-trailers)

- Monster Factory: Exploding Shepard's face bones in Mass Effect 2 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/13/8949907/monster-factory-mass-effect-2-video)

- Hasbro's Star Wars: The Force Awakens TIE Fighter is impressive. Most impressive. (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8931715/star-wars-the-force-awakens-tie-fighter-toy-hasbro-black-series)

- Watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens' new behind-the-scenes Comic-Con footage (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8931895/star-wars-the-force-awakens-comic-con-footage-sdcc-2015)

- Leaked X-Men: Apocalypse footage is an intense look at a powerful new enemy (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/13/8948787/leaked-x-men-apocalypse-footage-is-an-intense-look-at-a-powerful-new)

- The Evil Dead's sitcom fires off its first trailer (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/11/8933361/ash-vs-evil-dead-trailer-bruce-campbell)

- Watch the new Batman v Superman Comic-Con trailer (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/11/8933813/batman-v-superman-comic-con-trailer-sdcc-2015)

- Goodbye, Satoru Iwata: The video game industry remembers one of its best (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/12/8940769/goodbye-satoru-iwata-the-video-game-industry-remembers-one-of-its-best)Goodbye, Satoru Iwata: The video game industry remembers one of its best (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/12/8940769/goodbye-satoru-iwata-the-video-game-industry-remembers-one-of-its-best)

- Watch Satoru Iwata speak about being a gamer at heart (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/13/8949527/satoru-iwata-gdc-2005-talk-heart-of-a-gamer)

- Satoru Iwata's lifetime of accomplishments (http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/7/13/8940557/satoru-iwata-accomplishments-timeline-biography-life

Welcome to Polygon Minimap, a podcast about the biggest news of the day.

### THE BIG STORIES

- Why Daybreak Games' CEO went ballistic on the Finnish hacker trying to ruin his life (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8927729/john-smedley-hacking-lizard-squad-reaction-reddit-details)

- A dark Transformers cartoon series for the adult fan is on its way (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8923605/transformers-series-machinima-combiner-wars)

- Ben Affleck to write, direct and star in Batman solo film (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8925277/ben-affleck-batman-film)

- Gears of War Ultimate Edition won't include Horde Mode; here's why (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8925301/gears-of-war-ultimate-edition-no-horde-mode-why-xbox-one-pc-4)

- Gears of War Ultimate Edition will be bundled with Xbox One beginning Aug 25, 2015 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8925507/gears-of-war-ultimate-edition-xbox-one-bundle)

- The reconstruction of Lara Croft (http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/7/10/8925285/the-reconstruction-of-lara-croft-rise-of-the-tomb-raider)

- Man in Stormtrooper armor walks 650 miles to Comic-Con in tribute to late wife (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8922307/stormtrooper-man-walks-SDCC-wife)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- A brief history of crappy Superman games (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8924443/superman-game-rocksteady)

- Self/less review: Mostly Thought/less (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8910925/self-less-review-ryan-reynolds-ben-kingsley)

- Here's what's worth buying from Destiny's Xur, July 10 - 12 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8927571/destiny-what-is-xur-selling-july-10-12)

- Speed Rundown: Learning the ropes, losing our minds with Gone Home (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8922751/speed-rundown-learning-the-ropes-losing-our-minds-with-gone-home)

- See Resident Evil 0's visual evolution from Nintendo 64 to now (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8926833/resident-evil-0-hd-remake-nintendo-64)

- Doctor Who series 9 has a teaser, a premiere date and Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8924953/doctor-who-series-9-teaser-masie-williams)

- Bryan Cranston teams up with the creators of Robot Chicken for a stop-motion comedy (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8928233/supermansion-trailer)

- Here's the trailer for Con Man, a new series by Firefly stars about being washed up in sci-fi (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8927821/con-man-alan-tudyk-nathan-fillion-webseries-vimeo)

- Watch The Walking Dead Season Six trailer from Comic-Con (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8929239/the-walking-dead-season-six-trailer-from-comic-con)

- Snipes: There's a strong possibility of a new Blade movie (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8927713/snipes-theres-a-strong-possibility-of-a-new-blade-movie)

- Wesley Snipes starring as Blade again? There's no way in hell (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8928213/wesley-snipes-marvel-blade-no-way)

- Here are the new Ghostbusters in costume (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/10/8927739/new-ghostbusters-costumes)

Welcome to Polygon Minimap, a podcast about the biggest news of the day.

### THE BIG STORIES

- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 multiplayer beta begins in mid-August on PS4 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8920107/call-of-duty-black-ops-3-multiplayer-beta-date-ps4)

- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3's leaked 'Juggernog Edition' includes an actual refrigerator (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8922461/call-of-duty-black-ops-3-juggernog-edition-leak)

- All of the Doctors hit Lego Dimensions in playable Doctor Who levels (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8920063/doctor-who-lego-dimensions-video)

- The Warcraft movie is all but done, director discusses possible trilogy (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8920443/the-world-of-warcraft-movie-is-all-but-done-director-discusses)

- Mirror's Edge Catalyst gets a $200 Collector's Edition with Faith at the center (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8922663/mirrors-edge-catalyst-collectors-edition-ps4-pc-xbox-one)

- This is the Just Cause 3 Collector's Edition (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8921497/this-is-the-just-cause-3-collectors-edition)

- Why do game downloads cost so much on consoles? (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8923095/ubisoft-digial-downloads-price-cost)

- The Iron Giant returning to theaters this fall in remastered Signature Edition (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/8/8916127/the-iron-giant-signature-edition-theaters-remastered)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Capcom's wearable Mega Man helmet is $150, pre-orders open for 'extremely limited quantities' (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8922735/capcoms-wearable-mega-man-helmet-is-150-pre-orders-open-for-extremely)

- Comic-Con 2015: all the news that you need (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/8/8916783/comic-con-2015-san-diego-announcements)

- These Star Wars toys look gorgeous, including the freaking huge TIE fighter (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8922575/comic-con-sdcc-star-wars-toys-hot-luke-leia-han-boba-fett-darth-vader-falcon-tie-fighter)

- Check out Batman's enormous junk from San Diego Comic-Con (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8921117/batman-superman-wonder-woman-costumes-sdcc-dawn-justice)

- See more of Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 in this new trailer (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8921303/plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare-2-trailer-seeds-of-time)

- Transformers: Devastation gameplay trailer is magnificent (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8923491/transformers-devastation-gameplay-trailer-is-magnificent