Polygon Minimap

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- How Microsoft built a better controller ... again (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/22/9591974/xbox-one-elite-controller-interview)

- Former ESPN, NFL Network head leads new Activision Blizzard eSports division (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/22/9591804/former-espn-nfl-netwrork-head-leads-new-activision-blizzard-esports)

- Harmonix caught 'reviewing' Rock Band 4 on Amazon (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/22/9592120/harmonix-caught-reviewing-rock-band-4-on-amazon)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Assassin's Creed Syndicate review (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/22/9553029/assassins-creed-syndicate-review-xbox-one-ps4-pc)

- Life is Strange: Episode Five - Polarized review (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/21/9589174/life-is-strange-episode-5-review-polarized)

- Jem and the Holograms Review: Don't do it for the Vine (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/22/9592306/jem-and-the-holograms-review)

- Watch the creator of I Wanna Be The Guy build a devious Mario Maker level (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/21/9590748/i-wanna-be-the-guy-devs-make-mario-super-mario-maker-stage-level-design)

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- Woolfe, the Kickstarted game that sank one developer, picked up by another (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/21/9577785/woolfe-the-kickstarted-game-that-sank-one-developer-picked-up-by)

- Scribblenauts team seeking $500K for its next game through Fig (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/21/9578515/scribblenauts-anchors-in-the-drift-fig-equity-crowdfunding)

- Yahoo lost $42 million on Community, two other original series (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/21/9582198/yahoo-lost-42-million-on-community-two-other-original-series)

- Payday 2 backpedals on microtransactions that pissed off players (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/21/9582468/payday-2-microtransactions-drills-safes)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Star Wars hype has burned us before (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/21/9575059/star-wars-hype-has-burned-us-before)

- Guitar Hero Live review (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/20/9576527/guitar-hero-live-review-ps4-xbox-one-wii-u)

- Back to the Future is the strangest, and best, film in the series (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/21/9576443/back-to-the-future-is-the-strangest-and-best-film-in-the-series)

- Back to the Future Part 2 is why you still care about the series in the first place (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/21/9577665/back-to-the-future-part-2-is-why-you-still-care)

- Back to the Future Part 3 is perfect (and better than Part 2) (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/21/9583662/back-to-the-future-3-is-perfect)

- See Back to the Future's USA Today front page at newsstands today (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/21/9578593/back-to-the-future-usa-today-front-page)

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- New Apple TV goes on sale Monday, ships next week (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/20/9573171/new-apple-tv-goes-on-sale-monday-ships-next-week)

- Firefly, Star Wars star Alan Tudyk quit Uncharted 4 after 'weird changes' (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/20/9574059/firefly-star-wars-alan-tudyk-uncharted-4)

- Star Wars Battlefront introduces fan favorites to its cast (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/20/9574383/star-wars-battlefront-han-solo-princess-leia-emperor-palpatine)

- Konami says Hideo Kojima is still an employee, just on vacation (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/20/9573213/konami-says-hideo-kojima-is-still-an-employee-just-on-vacation)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Everything you need to know about the amazing Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/20/9572741/star-wars-force-awakens-trailer-explanation-story-han-leia)

- We wouldn't be making games if it weren't for Nintendo answering our childhood letters (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/20/9573997/we-wouldnt-be-making-games-if-it-werent-for-nintendo-answering-our)

- Review: Goosebumps does nostalgia right by mostly ignoring it (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/20/9573595/review-goosebumps-movie)

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

### THE BIG STORIES

- Nintendo opens applications for new developer program (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/16/9553373/nintendo-developer-program-application)

- Steam hardware isn't Mac-compatible yet, and users get every Valve game as an apology (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/17/9560771/steam-controller-mac-link-apology-compatible)

- Syfy cancels Defiance TV show, but game 'will continue exactly as before,' says Trion (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/16/9557863/defiance-syfy-canceled-game-will-continue-trion-worlds)

- League of Legends' latest attempt to rehabilitate jerks is a narcissism test (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/17/9560055/league-of-legends-summoner-name-ban-survey-toxic-behavior)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- The 12 best and worst Star Wars trailers of all time (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/19/9565827/star-wars-trailer-best-worst-force-awakens)

- Is Rock Band 4 a worthy successor? (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/19/9567433/is-rock-band-4-a-worthy-sucessor)

- Doctor Who and Arya Stark are an amazing combo (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/19/9565653/doctor-who-recap-series-9-the-girl-who-died)

- Watch the first 40 minutes of Assassin's Creed Syndicate (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/18/9563671/watch-the-first-40-minutes-of-assassins-creed-syndicate)

- Take a deep breath with nine minutes of Adrift gameplay (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/17/9561479/adrift-gameplay-trailer-launch-date)

Minimap is your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV. And today, we're doing something for the very first time. We call it Worldmap.

Polygon Minimap's Worldmap Edition will air every Friday. In addition to the most interesting news of the day, it will include on-staff experts who not only talk about current events, but analyze and synthesize them.

Think of Worldmap as the director's commentary for Polygon.

Today, we're joined by Charlie Hall, who's been reporting on Fig for weeks. It's a new and potentially disruptive addition to the crowdfunding ecosystem that Kickstarter, well, kickstarted a few years ago. Charlie's the expert, and he's going to unfurl his knowledge to explain everything from who's involved to what millionaires and the SEC have to do with it and whether or not the first game funded is an unqualified success.

Then, Phil Kollar will debrief us on his recent trip to the very first TwitchCon. He'll tell us what it was like to be there, what made it significant and what the ramifications are when 20,000 streamers, Twitch celebrities and fans gather in San Francisco.

But before that, as always, there's the news. Here's what we're covering today:

### THE BIG STORIES

- Rocksteady reveals the rest of Batman: Arkham Knight's season pass DLC (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/16/9553637/batman-arkham-knight-season-pass-contents)

- EA account details leaked as part of data dump (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/16/9556137/ea-account-details-leaked-as-part-of-data-dump)

- WSJ: Nintendo NX will be a console and a handheld, with 'industry-leading chips' (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/16/9550113/wsj-nintendo-nx-console-handheld)

- Microsoft: A 'vast majority' of Xbox One Kinect owners still use peripheral (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/16/9549669/kinect-xbox-one-use)

### WORLDMAP STORIES

- Fig is an equity crowdfunding platform built for video games (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/13/9523835/fig-equity-crowdfunding-storystream)

- Why is Twitch such a success? (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/14/9489203/twitch-twitchcon-success-report-manvsgame-zombiunicorn-thehaleybaby-amazon-youtube-gaming)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- The most ridiculous games of Hearthstone we've ever played (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/16/9547099/hearthstone-tavern-brawl-walkthrough-week-15-randomonium-stonerz)

- Little Inferno creator's new game is about programming people (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/15/9546995/little-inferno-human-resource-machine)

- See the multiplayer side of Dark Souls 3 in 10 new screenshots (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/15/9546921/dark-souls-3-screenshots-multiplayer)

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

- Steam Machine hands-on: Does Valve's hardware live up to its potential? (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/15/9536047/steam-machine-alienware-hands-on-video)

- Valve wants players to mod its Steam Controller (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/15/9543131/valve-talks-steam-controllers-player-centric-future)

- YouTube Gaming adds mobile livestreaming and Twitch-like paid subscriptions (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/15/9537071/youtube-gaming-sponsorships-subscriptions-android-mobile-livestreaming-twitch-google)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Even a nerf herder would gawk at these ultra HD Star Wars Battlefront screenshots (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/15/9539665/star-wars-battlefront-high-resolution-screenshots-berdu-interview)

- Ratchet and Clank leaps to the big screen in first trailer (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/15/9544025/ratchet-and-clank-leaps-to-the-big-screen-in-first-trailer)

- Witcher 3's first expansion isn't terrible or great, and that's the problem (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/15/9532853/witcher-3-heart-of-stone-DLC-expansion-review-impressions)

- The definitive ranking of Destiny's new emotes (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/15/9524165/destiny-emotes)

It's 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

- Halo 5: Guardians needs up to 60 GB of your Xbox One's hard drive (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/12/9506665/halo-5-guardians-install-size-60-gb)

- Humble Bundle cuts jobs following 'too ambitious' expansion (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/12/9513937/humble-bundle-cuts-jobs)

- Nine million players made Star Wars Battlefront EA's most popular beta ever (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/13/9520881/star-wars-battlefront-beta-ea-record)

- Star Wars Battlefront has a $50 season pass, three new modes (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/12/9512121/star-wars-battlefront-season-pass-modes)

- Bloodborne launching Game of the Year Edition with DLC in November (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/13/9519079/bloodborne-game-of-the-year-edition-release-date)

- Konami says sorry for Metal Gear Online problems with freebies (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/14/9529677/metal-gear-online-launch-problems-servers-glitches-konami-apology)

- Why is Twitch such a success? (http://www.polygon.com/e/9253244)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Metal Gear Solid 5 looks kinda beautiful with glitchy, broken textures (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/11/9497479/metal-gear-solid-5-the-phantom-pain-online-no-textures-glitch-video)

- Monster Factory: Surviving Bloodborne as a gun-free toucan man (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/12/9507925/monster-factory-bloodborne-video-toucan-dan)

- Doctor Who Series 9 recap: Before the Flood (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/13/9519137/doctor-who-series-9-recap-before-the-flood)

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

- Fig turned away $925,000 of investment on its first crowdfunding campaign (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/13/9522551/fig-first-equity-crowdfunding-campaign-outer-wilds-sec)

- Destiny's major 2.0.1 update is now live, and here's everything it does (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/13/9521601/destiny-update-201-release-date-patch-notes)

- Friday the 13th is back (http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/10/13/9491031/friday-the-13th-is-back)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Hearthstone's worst card is finally being changed (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/13/9521645/hearthstone-warsong-commander-grim-patron-warrior-nerf-change-patch)

- Minecraft: Story Mode review (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/13/9517975/minecraft-story-mode-review)

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

- Xbox's Phil Spencer on the PS4: 'They have a huge lead' (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/10/9493445/xboxs-phil-spencer-on-the-ps4-they-have-a-huge-lead)

- Minecraft streamer buys $4.5M Hollywood home, not far from Notch's mansion (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9490109/minecraft-streamer-buys-4-5m-hollywood-home-notch-captain-sparklez)

- Dark Souls 3's beta test is on the PlayStation Store, but it's not playable yet (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9489261/dark-souls-3-network-beta-test-availability-ps4)

- Frank Miller confirms new Sin City (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9488345/frank-miller-confirms-new-sin-city)

- Disney expands long list of live-action adaptations with Cruella (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9488825/disney-expands-long-list-of-live-action-adaptations-with-cruella)

- Future Transformers games, comics and toys will tell unified storylines (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9488827/transformers-games-combiner-wars-prime-wars-trilogy)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Here's what's happening at New York Comic-Con 2015 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9486601/new-york-comic-con-2015-all-the-stories)

- Just Cause 3: watch 41 minutes of 60fps gameplay from the gorgeous PC version (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/10/9493487/just-cause-3-1080p-60fps-pc-version-gameplay-footage)

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

- Video game voice actors vote in overwhelming favor of strike (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/7/9475405/video-game-voice-actors-vote-in-overwhelming-favor-of-strike)

- Sony cutting PS4 price to $349.99 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9477625/ps4-price-drop-349-us)

- The Witcher 3 just got a huge update, requiring 13 pages of patch notes (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9481855/the-witcher-3-110-patch-notes)

- Netflix subscriptions are more expensive, starting today (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9481927/netflix-subscriptions-are-more-expensive-starting-today)

- Shovel Knight physical release for Xbox One canceled (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9484139/shovel-knight-physical-release-xbox-one-canceled)

- Destiny's shotguns are getting nerfed in a drastic way (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9484203/destiny-shotgun-nerf-shot-package-crucible)

- Kirkman: If I made a game it would be Destiny with The Walking Dead (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9486271/kirkman-if-i-made-a-game-it-would-be-destiny-with-the-walking-dead)

- Walking Dead creator promises most intense season yet (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9486383/walking-dead-creator-on-death-intensity-of-season-six-inevitability)

- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided lets your choices define you in its oppressive world (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9477257/deus-ex-mankind-divided-preview-demo-dubai-prague)

- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 digital versions for Xbox pulled from Xbox Games Store, Amazon (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/7/9476375/call-of-duty-black-ops-3-digital-version-pulled-xbox-store-amazon)

- How the most explicit Star Wars photo of all time made it onto a trading card (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9486945/threepios-boner-topps-trading-card-star-wars-c-3po)

### THE BEST OF THE REST

- Here's what's happening at New York Comic-Con 2015 (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9486601/new-york-comic-con-2015-all-the-stories)

- A guide to Apple TV and iOS gamepads (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9453483/apple-tv-iphone-ipad-best-controllers)

- Rock Band 4 review (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9484089/rock-band-4-review)

- Transformers Devastation review (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9476405/transformers-devastation-review)

- Can your computer run Fallout 4? (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9479325/fallout-4-pc-system-requirements-specs)

- Star Wars: The Force Awakens gets its Black Series figures — and they're amazing (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9479307/star-wars-the-force-awakens-gets-its-black-series-figures-and-theyre)

- These Star Wars: The Force Awakens toys are spoilers, but you still have to see them (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9479495/these-star-wars-the-force-awakens-toys-are-spoilers)

- Just Cause 3 mission trailer offers new paths to destruction (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9484199/just-cause-3-mission-trailer)

- First trailer for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies finally arrives (http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9487275/first-trailer-for-pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-finally-arrives)