Polygon Minimap

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- Disney Infinity 3.0 arrives at the end of August (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/8/8912943/disney-infinity-3-release-date-star-wars)

- Forget everything you know about Archie Comics: The Archie reboot is here (http://www.polygon.com/comics/2015/7/8/8900999/archie-1-reboot-mark-waid)

- D&D's original Players Handbook finally available as a PDF (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/8/8913529/dungeons-and-dragons-1e-phb-pdf)

- PewDiePie addresses 'haters' who are angry about his success and wealth (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/7/8910021/pewdiepie-addresses-haters-who-are-angry-about-his-success-and-wealth)

- Next Star Wars spinoff film will focus on Han Solo, coming from Lego Movie directors (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/7/8909111/star-wars-anthology-han-solo-phil-lord-chris-miller)

- Lizard Squad member convicted for Christmas attacks on PSN, Xbox Live (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/7/8909347/lizard-squad-ryan-teenager-kivimaki-psn-attack-xbox-live-finland)

- ZombiU looks like it's coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/8/8912777/zombiu-ps4-xbox-one-ubisoft)

- Fallout 4 takes Best of Show at E3 2015 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/7/8908543/fallout-4-best-of-show-e3-2015)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- We rewind our Her Story review on Quality Control (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/8/8912479/her-story-podcast-review)

- New HoloLens video isn't shy about the technology's limitations (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/8/8915617/hololens-field-of-view-real-honest)

- A new Dragon Quest is coming to PlayStation, and yes, it looks like Minecraft (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/8/8912089/dragon-quest-builders-ps3-ps4-playstation-vita)

- Batgirl takes the spotlight in this trailer for Arkham Knight's first DLC (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/8/8911557/batman-arkham-knight-dlc-trailer-batgirl)

- Watch the first new X-Files footage in seven years (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/7/8909351/new-x-files-footage)

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- Bungie marks the first year of Destiny with special in-game rewards (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/7/8907683/destiny-year-one-content-rewards-bungie)

- Destiny: The Taken King gets its own gorgeous PS4 bundle (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/7/8907327/destiny-the-taken-king-ps4-bundle)

- Sega boss acknowledges 'betrayed trust,' pledges better console games (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/7/8906275/sega-ceo-sonic-boom-console-betrayed-trust)

- Dragon Age: Inquisition ends DLC for PS3 and 360, introduces gamesave migration to new consoles (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/7/8905597/dragon-age-inquisition-save-file-import-xbox-360-playstation-3)

- The Simpsons won't lose Flanders, Smithers, and Mr. Burns' voice actor next season after all (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/7/8908381/simpsons-harry-shearer-leaving-staying)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- True Detective season two watchthrough: episodes two and three (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/7/8901145/true-detective-season-2-explain-details-characters-plot-help-episode-2-3-recap-overview-walkthrough)

- Batman kills people (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/7/8906589/batman-kills-people)

- This is it, folks: Capcom has made an official, wearable Mega Man helmet (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/7/8907867/this-is-it-folks-capcom-has-made-an-official-wearable-mega-man-helmet)

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- Ex-finance minister in Greek crisis was once the economist for Team Fortress 2 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/6/8901699/valve-economist-greece-debt-crisis-tf2-dota-2)

- Fallout Shelter's Android version tentatively scheduled for August launch (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8884981/fallout-shelter-android-version-august)

- Another Mega Man spiritual successor asks for Kickstarter donors for money (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/5/8896297/red-ash-mega-man-kickstarter-launch-date)

- 'We screwed up,' Reddit CEO says in apology to community (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/6/8902941/reddit-ceo-apology-ellen-pao)

- Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition announced; beta begins July 29 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/4/8892897/minecraft-windows-10-edition-beta-july-29)

- Stone Cold Steve Austin to grace the cover of WWE 2K16, maybe WrestleMania afterward (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/6/8900523/stone-cold-steve-austin-to-grace-the-cover-of-wwe-2k16-maybe)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- They will remember this: How Telltale taught me to love and fear parenting (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/6/8900975/telltale-games-parenting)

- Beyond DayZ: Dean Hall on Early Access, self-funding, and the next big thing (http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/7/2/8885549/day-z-dean-hall-ion-e3)

- Watch this producer's cut of Guerrilla Games' magnificent 2 trailer (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8886543/watch-this-producers-cut-of-guerrilla-games-magnificent-horizon)

- Splatoon review: movable type (http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/27/8588969/splatoon-review-nintendo-wii-u#review_update_8651994)

- Splatoon is both a kid and a squid on our game review show, Quality Control (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8887507/splatoon-quality-control-review-podcast)

- If you hate spiders, don't watch this new Hearthstone video (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8887849/hearthstone-tavern-brawl-spiders-webspinner-video-guide-stonerz)

- Ant-Man trailer confirms Spoiler's cameo (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/6/8900307/ant-man-trailer-confirms-spoiler-s-cameo)

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- CSR2 obliterates the line between tablet and console graphics, proves Zynga's smarts (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8876245/csr2-zynga-e3-2015)

- Former State Sen. Leland Yee pleads guilty, admits to gun-running, extortion, bribes (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8882359/former-sen-leland-yee-pleads-guilty-admits-to-gun-running-extortion)

- Mario is sad that Nintendo discontinued Club Nintendo (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8883817/club-nintendo-discontinued-sad-mario)

- Microsoft outlines plans for Xbox at Gamescom (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8880545/xbox-at-gamescom-2015)

- How to get Fallout 3 free on Xbox with Fallout 4, now and later (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8883475/how-get-fallout-3-free-on-xbox-one-360)

- Star Wars Battlefront alpha goes live; Star Wars Battlefront footage leaks (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8882957/star-wars-battlefront-alpha-goes-live-star-wars-battlefront-footage)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Call of Duty storytelling: The past, present and future of Black Ops (http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/6/30/8868959/call-of-duty-storytelling-the-past-present-and-future-of-black-ops)

- The Art of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8878173/the-art-of-uncharted-4-a-thiefs-end)

- ELEX is the next game from the studio behind Risen (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8880675/elex-piranha-bytes-)

- Get your first look at Bruce Campbell in Ash vs Evil Dead (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8884571/bruce-campbell-picture-ash-vs-evil-dead)

- First pics from Batman v Superman showcase Batman and Wonder Woman together (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8884431/batman-v-superman-wonder-woman-bruce-wayne)

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- Report: Warner knew about Batman: Arkham Knight PC issues 'for months' (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8877785/batman-arkham-knight-pc-issues)

- Original Shenmue voice actor returns for Shenmue 3 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8876989/original-shenmue-voice-actor-returns-for-shenmue-3)

- PlayStation Plus free games for July include four PS4 titles (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8877523/playstation-plus-free-games-july-2015)

- Nintendo: Fans didn't like new Metroid Prime because they hadn't played it yet (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8876313/nintendo-fans-dont-like-new-metroid-prime-because-they-havent-played)

- Sony exec: PlayStation 4 has 70 to 90 percent of Europe's console market (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/30/8873449/playstation-4-dominates-europe)

- Miiverse redesign inbound, replaces activity feed, adds screenshot album (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8876215/miiverse-redesign-inbound-replaces-activity-feed-adds-screenshot-album)

- Marvel Comics officially reveals 45 titles that will start after Secret Wars (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8877113/marvel-comics-officially-reveals-45-titles-that-will-start-after)

- Valve's International Dota 2 Championship prize pool hits $15 million (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8878775/valve-the-international-2015-ti5-prize-pool-15-million)

- Brain-controlled game allows players to co-op against aliens (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8878941/brain-controlled-game-allows-players-to-co-op-against-aliens)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Terminator Genisys review: very wibbly wobbly, very timey wimey (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8873909/terminator-genisys-review-arnold-schwarzenegger)

- Let’s start over with True Detective's confusing season 2 opener (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/30/8869875/true-detective-season-2-explain-details-characters-plot-help)

- Star Citizen's new $400 ship is all about luxurious space travel (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/30/8871993/star-citizen-genesis-starliner-ship)

- I Expect You to Die lets you be the most incompetent spy ever in VR (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8878121/i-expect-you-to-die-video-preview-escape-the-room-vr-oculus)

- FutureGrind is Uniracers meets Tony Hawk (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8879257/futuregrind-is-uniracers-meets-tony-hawk)

- P.T.-like horror game Allison Road is creepy, creepy, creepy and we love it (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8876559/allison-road-pt-horror)

- Watch all of Uncharted 4's explosive, mind-blowing E3 demo (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8879877/uncharted-4-e3-demo-full-video-gameplay)

- Watch nearly an hour of Splatoon's upcoming new mode in action (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8876167/heres-an-hour-of-splatoons-upcoming-new-mode-in-action)

- The next Rocky movie is about Apollo Creed's son, and it looks promising in this trailer (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8877037/creed-movie-trailer-rocky-apollo-sylvester-stallone)

- Get a closer look at the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic in this Aaron Sorkin-tastic trailer (http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8878649/steve-jobs-trailer-aaron-sorkin-danny-boyle)

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 Citizen's FPS module delayed indefinitely (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/30/8871167/star-citizens-fps-module-delayed-indefinitely)

- Wii U's failure came down to the wrong approach at the wrong time, says Miyamoto (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/29/8861795/wii-u-failure-gamepad-nintendo-shigeru-miyamoto)

- Splatoon gets new multiplayer online Tower Control mode on July 1 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/30/8868417/splatoon-gets-new-multiplayer-online-tower-control-mode-on-july-1)

- Guardians of the Galaxy 2 will be 'more emotional' than the first, focus on fathers (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/29/8861315/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2-fathers-emotional)

- Total War: Warhammer is some super nerdy fantasy that somehow won’t intimidate you (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/30/8862687/total-war-warhammer-impressions-interview-demo-e3-2015)

- Nolan North: Eight months of Uncharted 4 work scrapped after Last of Us devs took over (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/29/8861107/uncharted-4-8-months-work-scrapped-nolan-north-hennig-last-us-druckmann-straley)

- Nolan North: 'I know they're doing The Last of Us 2' (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/30/8867459/nolan-north-i-know-theyre-doing-the-last-of-us-2)

- Visceral's Star Wars game is 'in the style of Uncharted,' Nolan North says (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/29/8861325/visceral-star-wars-game-uncharted-style-nolan-north)

- The first Fallout 4 character was just added to Fallout Shelter (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/30/8872053/fallout-4-fallout-shelter-guest-character)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Q&A: Reinventing Halo - The multiplayer future of Halo 5 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/29/8846825/halo-5-multiplayer-warzone-future-esports-e3)

- Even Terminator Genisys' director thinks its dumb trailer spoiled the movie (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/30/8867713/terminator-genisis-director-spoiler-trailer)

- Compare Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition before and after screenshots (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/29/8861461/darksiders-2-deathinitive-edition-screenshots)

- Rethinking the Destiny companion app (http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/6/29/8855537/rethinking-the-destiny-companion-app)

- Dark Horse's Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen will take readers back to classic Tomb Raider (http://www.polygon.com/comics/2015/6/29/8805197/lara-croft-and-the-frozen-omen-comic-dark-horse)

- The next Star Trek movie has an official title that's way better than the last one (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/30/8868447/star-trek-beyond)

- Here's the new Ghostbusters' old-style proton pack (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/30/8868357/female-ghostbuster-costumes-proton-pack

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

- ReCore: How two companies are making one game with only an ocean between them (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/26/8853063/recore-how-comcept-armature-collaborate)

- Super Mario Maker will come with 100 pre-built levels on the disc (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/25/8849033/super-mario-maker-built-in-course)

- Star Fox Zero is laser focused on justifying the GamePad's existence (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/29/8853057/star-fox-zero-interview)

- Apple working with devs to return some games with Confederate flag to store (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/26/8850615/apple-working-with-devs-to-return-some-games-with-confederate-flag-to)

- Apple store readmits Civil War strategy game featuring Confederate flag (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/27/8856655/confederate-flag-video-games-app-store-itunes-iphone-ios)

- Star Wars Battlefront closed alpha coming to PC, EA sending out invites (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/26/8852325/star-wars-battlefront-alpha-pc-invites)

- Mankind Divided's director on the four pillars that make a Deus Ex game (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/26/8851151/mankind-divideds-director-on-the-four-pillars-that-make-deus-ex-and)

- It’s the environment, not enemies, that will kill you in The Solus Project (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/26/8847649/the-solus-project-xbox-one)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Magic Mike XXL review: candy shop (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/29/8853225/magic-mike-xxl-review-channing-tatum)

- Nintendo on its future with Humble Bundles and the value of indies (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/26/8849167/nintendo-on-its-future-with-humble-bundles-and-the-value-of-indies)

- Monster Factory: Failing to clone The Rock in WWE 2K14 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/29/8853055/monster-factory-wwe-2k14-the-rock-pebble

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- The scariest thing about SOMA might be the choices you have to live with (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/24/8801773/somas-scariest-aspect-might-be-the-choices-you-make)

- The creative director of Assassin’s Creed wants you to play his documentary (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/24/8841457/the-creative-director-of-assassin-s-creed-wants-you-to-play-his)

- This is the future of first-person shooters, but it's not quite ready for you (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/25/8840279/this-is-the-future-of-first-person-shooters-but-youre-not-quite-ready)

- Nintendo hasn't changed its take on the nature of smartphone games, despite DeNA deal (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/25/8845571/nintendo-hasnt-changed-its-take-on-the-nature-of-smartphone-games)

- There's no wrong way to play Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/6/25/8845011/deus-ex-mankind-divided-e3-2015-interview-demo)

- Volume is a pure stealth game with a slick aesthetic (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/25/8845833/volume)

- Square Enix's plan to save Star Ocean (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/25/8846601/star-ocean-integrity-and-faithlessness-5-square-enix-save-ps4-playstation-4-ps3)

- Tearaway Unfolded gets creative with the DualShock 4 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/23/8833963/tearaway-unfolded-dualshock-4)

- How the creators of Hitman Go hope to catch lightning in a bottle twice with Tomb Raider (http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/24/8837949/lara-croft-go-tomb-raider-e3-preview-square-enix)

Apple Watch, Batman, Little Red Riding Hood and a tragedy at GameStop.

### THE BIG STORIES

ESRB explains why Arkham Knight is Batman's first M-rated game (http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/9/8174655/esrb-explains-why-arkham-knight-is-batmans-first-m-rated-game)

Apple Watch ships April 24, here are the details and prices (www.polygon.com/2015/3/9/8175759/apple-watch-price-release-date)

The game some people are paying to help finish (http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/8/8168113/the-game-some-people-are-paying-to-help-finish)

Cop slain after gun battle inside GameStop (http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/7/8166293/cop-slain-after-gun-battle-inside-gamestop)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

HBO Now streaming service to launch in April on Apple devices and PC for $14.99 a month (http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/9/8176205/hbo-now-apple-subscription-price-exclusive-streaming-game-thrones)

Watch Crota, Destiny's baddest boss, killed by one man ... with no guns (http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/9/8175073/destiny-crota-no-guns)

The five things you absolutely need to know about VR right now (http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/9/8172311/virtual-reality-sony-oculus-valve)

Thor and the Avengers hit SNL ready to party (http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/9/8174701/thor-avengers-snl)

The story of Yars' Revenge is a journey back to a lost world of video games (http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/9/8163747/yars-revenge-is-a-journey-back-to-a-lost-world-of-video-games)

### THE BIG STORIES

After deleting a fifth-grader's Destiny characters, his advice is: 'Suck it up' (http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/25/8106945/destiny-delete-character-ps4-share-play-suck-it-up)

Destiny's latest patch arrives today with some major changes (www.polygon.com/2015/2/25/8108379/destiny-patch-111-release-date)

DriveClub's free PlayStation Plus Edition is still on the way, Sony says (http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/24/8105091/driveclubs-free-playstation-plus-edition-is-still-on-the-way-sony-says)

Watch Google's smart AI figure out how to beat this video game all on its own (http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/25/8111657/watch-googles-smart-ai-figure-out-how-to-beat-this-video-game-all-on)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

Batman: Arkham Knight's latest trailer shows the hopelessness of Gotham City (http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/25/8107055/batman-arkham-knight-trailer)

Why do people choose to buy a PlayStation 4, an Xbox One or a Wii U? (http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/25/8111929/why-do-people-choose-to-buy-a-playstation-4-an-xbox-one-or-a-wii-u)

The second generation of Xbox Live (http://www.polygon.com/a/the-second-generation-of-xbox-live)

A mind-melting tour of gaming in 1992, live from the CES show floor (http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/25/8107203/1992-ces-tour)