Polygon Minimap

Here's what we're covering in your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV. ### THE BIG STORIES - The Division isn't just Ubisoft's next game, it's the company's future (http://www.polygon.com/features/2016/3/8/11179934/ubisoft-division-interview-future-watch-dogs-2) ### BECOME A MINIMAPPER We'd love to count you as a daily Minimap listener. You can subscribe to the podcast wherever you like with these links: - iTunes (http://itunes.com/minimap) - RSS for your podcast player of choice (http://feeds.feedburner.com/PolygonMinimapDaily) - SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/polygon-minimap) - Polygon (http://polygon.com/minimap)

Here's what we're covering in your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV. ### THE BIG STORIES Doom, Chewbacca, Ori, The Division and the future of Ubisoft - Doom's multiplayer beta starts March 31 (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/9/11185374/doom-multiplayer-closed-beta-date) - Chewbacca getting an origin story in Han Solo anthology movie (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/9/11185036/chewbacca-han-solo-star-wars) - Ori and the Blind Forest's Definitive Edition delayed on PC (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/9/11186750/ori-and-the-blind-forest-definitive-edition-price-pc-delay) - The Division isn't just Ubisoft's next game, it's the company's future (http://www.polygon.com/features/2016/3/8/11179934/ubisoft-division-interview-future-watch-dogs-2) ### THE BEST OF THE REST - The secret podcast and Minimap survey (http://bit.ly/minimapsurvey) - Elektra and the Punisher, explained (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/9/11181058/elektra-punisher-explained) - The making of PlayStation VR (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/9/11174194/the-making-of-playstation-vr) ### BECOME A MINIMAPPER We'd love to count you as a daily Minimap listener. You can subscribe to the podcast wherever you like with these links: - iTunes (http://itunes.com/minimap) - RSS for your podcast player of choice (http://feeds.feedburner.com/PolygonMinimapDaily) - SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/polygon-minimap) - Polygon (http://polygon.com/minimap)

Here's what we're covering in your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV. ### THE BIG STORIES - Another Star Wars Battlefront update arrives, adds another new map (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/8/11178932/star-wars-battlefront-march-update-new-map) - Nintendo shutting down Mario Kart TV highlights service (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/8/11180256/mario-kart-tv-shutting-down-mario-kart-8) - Feds allege fraud by bank, agency who made $75 million loan to 38 Studios (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/8/11178282/38-studios-scandal-loan-lawsuit-sec-wells-fargo) - Coleco severs ties with alleged 'duct-taped' console maker (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/8/11180670/coleco-chameleon-terminated-retrovgs-closed-down) - Fable Legends closed beta goes offline next month (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/8/11181048/fable-legends-closed-beta-shutting-down-date-refunds) ### THE BEST OF THE REST - The secret podcast and Minimap survey (http://bit.ly/minimapsurvey) - Explore a deserted Brooklyn in The Division's opening hour (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/8/11180570/the-division-gameplay-first-hour-video) ### BECOME A MINIMAPPER We'd love to count you as a daily Minimap listener. You can subscribe to the podcast wherever you like with these links: - iTunes (http://itunes.com/minimap) - RSS for your podcast player of choice (http://feeds.feedburner.com/PolygonMinimapDaily) - SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/polygon-minimap) - Polygon (http://polygon.com/minimap)

Here's what we're covering in your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV. ### THE BIG STORIES - Microsoft cancels Fable Legends, plans to shut down Lionhead Studios (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/7/11172408/fable-legends-canceled-lionhead-studios-closing) - Overwatch launching May 24, open beta coming in early May (update) (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/7/11172230/overwatch-launch-date-leaked-may-24) - Key figure quits beleaguered project to make a new Coleco console (update) (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/5/11166982/coleco-chameleon-controversy-kickstarter-indiegogo-toy-fair) - Harmonix parts with Mad Catz, signs new co-publisher for Rock Band (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/7/11175304/harmonix-drops-mad-catz-rock-band-4-rock-band-vr-pdp) - Mass Effect: Andromeda editor leaves BioWare — and games industry (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/7/11174148/cameron-harris-mass-effect-andromeda-senior-editor-bioware-exit) - Polygon Backstory episode 4: Night in the Woods story writer Bethany Hockenberry (http://www.polygon.com/podcasts/2016/3/7/11174738/polygon-backstory-episode-4-night-in-the-woods-writer-bethany-hockenberry) ### THE BEST OF THE REST - The secret podcast and Minimap survey (http://bit.ly/minimapsurvey) - Monster Factory: What if Dark Souls were made out of pizza? (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/7/11173904/monster-factory-dark-souls-video-pizza) - Hitman Go: PS4/Vita Code Giveaway (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/7/11174780/hitman-go-ps4-vita-code-giveaway) - Hitman Go: Steam Code Giveaway (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/7/11175132/hitman-go-steam-code-giveaway) ### BECOME A MINIMAPPER We'd love to count you as a daily Minimap listener. You can subscribe to the podcast wherever you like with these links: - iTunes (http://itunes.com/minimap) - RSS for your podcast player of choice (http://feeds.feedburner.com/PolygonMinimapDaily) - SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/polygon-minimap) - Polygon (http://polygon.com/minimap)

### THE BIG STORIES - Nintendo Direct March 2016: Paper Mario on Wii U, a new Monster Hunter and SNES on 3DS (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/3/11157710/nintendo-direct-march-2016) - Epic co-founder: Microsoft is plotting to monopolize game making on Windows 10 (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/4/11159584/tim-sweeney-windows-10-monopoly-interview) - Joss Whedon will return to Marvel for Captain America's 75th anniversary (http://www.polygon.com/comics/2016/3/3/11157516/joss-whedon-captain-america-marvel) - This week's Cutscene: The Dark Tower, explained (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/4/11163700/cutscene-the-dark-tower-explained) ### ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS I asked some questions on today's show. Here are some things to help you do that. (HINT: click or tap or copy and paste them.) - minimap@polygon.com - @dptach ### BECOME A MINIMAPPER We'd love to count you as a daily Minimap listener. You can subscribe to the podcast wherever you like with these links: - iTunes (http://itunes.com/minimap) - RSS for your podcast player of choice (http://feeds.feedburner.com/PolygonMinimapDaily) - SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/polygon-minimap) - Polygon (http://polygon.com/minimap)

Here's what we're covering in your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV. ### THE BIG STORIES - Uncharted 4 delayed again, coming to PS4 in May (http://is.gd/r5Qaso) - Homefront: The Revolution gets single-player season pass, year of free co-op content (http://is.gd/adxb9I) - Mass Effect Andromeda pegged for early 2017 launch, says EA CFO (http://is.gd/Uv9HNj) - Star Wars Battlefront's first DLC adds playable Greedo, Nien Nunb and Jabba's Palace (http://is.gd/Rg901m) ### THE BEST OF THE REST - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD review (http://is.gd/l5RrFQ) - Did The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess get a free pass? (http://is.gd/N5mOmf) - Star Wars games get cheap in Humble Bundle sale (http://is.gd/thut6b) - Resident Evil celebrates its 20th anniversary with PlayStation sale (http://is.gd/UqZOin) - The writer who made me love comics taught me to hate them (http://is.gd/BKjvoW) - Game of Thrones releases animated shorts to refresh your memory (http://is.gd/OBAkFN)

Here's what we're covering in your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV. ### THE BIG STORIES - Next PS4 update will let you play your games on Windows PC or Mac (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/1/11137958/next-ps4-update-will-let-you-play-your-games-on-windows-pc-or-mac) - Dark Souls 3: everything we know from playing the first four hours (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/1/11130964/dark-souls-3-feature-preview-everything-we-know-fp-firelink-shrine-stats-classes) - Phil Spencer signals Xbox One hardware upgrades (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/1/11121666/xbox-one-hardware-upgrades-phil-spencer-microsoft) - Quantum Break looks like primetime TV rolled up inside a big action game (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/1/11122892/quantum-break-preview) - No Disney Infinity 4.0 this year, but continued support for 3.0 (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/1/11140272/disney-infinity-4-2016) ### THE BEST OF THE REST - Rock Band 4 crowdfunding campaign hopes to bring the game to PC (http://www.polygon.com/features/2016/3/1/11139164/rock-band-4-pc-fig-harmonix-invest-kickstarter) - New Captain America: Civil War photos show off Iron Man's team (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/1/11138982/captain-america-civil-war-iron-man-marvel) ### BECOME A MINIMAPPER We'd love to count you as a daily Minimap listener. You can subscribe to the podcast wherever you like with these links: - iTunes (http://itunes.com/minimap) - RSS for your podcast player of choice (http://feeds.feedburner.com/PolygonMinimapDaily) - SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/polygon-minimap) - Polygon (http://polygon.com/minimap)

Here's what we're covering in your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV. ### THE BIG STORIES - Valve boss Gabe Newell fires host and production company after problems at the $3 million Dota 2 Shanghai Major (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/26/11120648/dota-2-shanghai-major-newell-harding-2gd-fired-perfect-world) - HTC Vive pre-orders are officially open (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/29/11132552/htc-vive-pre-orders) - HoloLens Dev Edition pre-orders open for March shipment, includes new Conker game (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/29/11132206/hololens-ship-date-games) - PlayStation TV shipments end in Japan (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/28/11129414/playstation-tv-shipments-end-in-japan) - Sony shutting down PSP's native storefront (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/29/11135200/sony-shutting-down-psp-store) - Nintendo cuts prices on favorites with Nintendo Selects line (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/29/11132510/nintendo-selects-line-release-date) ### THE BEST OF THE REST - Here's how to use Apple headphones on your Xbox One controller (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/28/11129974/xbox-one-controller-apple-earpod-earbud-headphones-buzzing-noise-fix) - Video game releases for March 2016 (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/27/11122164/video-game-releases-for-march-2016) - Oscars 2016: Spotlight wins Best Picture, Leonardo DiCaprio takes Best Actor (http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/29/11131748/oscars-spotlight-revenant-leonardo-dicaprio) ### BECOME A MINIMAPPER We'd love to count you as a daily Minimap listener. You can subscribe to the podcast wherever you like with these links: - iTunes (http://itunes.com/minimap) - RSS for your podcast player of choice (http://feeds.feedburner.com/PolygonMinimapDaily) - SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/polygon-minimap) - Polygon (http://polygon.com/minimap)

Minimap is your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV. On Fridays, it transforms into Polygon Minimap: Worldmap Edition. These special episodes 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 Owen Good, who tells us about the recently departed Super Bowl of Tecmo Super Bowl, Megan Farokhmanesh, who tells us about her nearly accidental feature on Blizzard's sound department and Allegra Frank, who takes us on a brief tour through Pokémon's history. ### WORLDMAP STORIES - The Super Bowl of Tecmo Super Bowl comes to an end (http://is.gd/tz8Pmo) - The mad scientists of Blizzard (http://is.gd/zrxA3T) - Pokémon spinoffs: A history lesson (http://is.gd/Jw9iZV) - A chronological history of Pokémon games (http://is.gd/wKVZ49) - Pokémon Sun and Moon officially unveiled, out later this year (http://is.gd/TK5Oh8) ### BECOME A MINIMAPPER We'd love to count you as a daily Minimap listener. You can subscribe to the podcast wherever you like with these links: - iTunes (http://itunes.com/minimap) - RSS for your podcast player of choice (http://feeds.feedburner.com/PolygonMinimapDaily) - SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/polygon-minimap) - Polygon (http://polygon.com/minimap)

Here's what we're covering in your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV. ### THE BIG STORIES - The next Pokémon games might be Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon (http://is.gd/T3ACa6) - Details on Fallout 4's new Survival Mode leak (http://is.gd/uB7QpO) - Alan Wake's Return trademark shows up on European database (http://is.gd/P9fcc3) - Resident Evil 4, 5 and 6 are coming to PS4 and Xbox One (http://is.gd/hgMzqG) ### THE BEST OF THE REST - Superhot review (http://is.gd/YWkBKh) - Pokémon spinoffs: A history lesson (http://is.gd/pOKUjw) - The mad scientists of Blizzard (http://is.gd/O1bzIz) ### BECOME A MINIMAPPER We'd love to count you as a daily Minimap listener. You can subscribe to the podcast wherever you like with these links: - iTunes (http://itunes.com/minimap) - RSS for your podcast player of choice (http://feeds.feedburner.com/PolygonMinimapDaily) - SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/polygon-minimap) - Polygon (http://polygon.com/minimap)