Links to subscribe to Minimap in iTunes, your podcast player of choice or to download an MP3 are all a click away, tucked inside the buttons below today's episode. 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 Overwatch launching May 24, open beta coming in early May Key figure quits beleaguered project to make a new Coleco console Harmonix parts with Mad Catz, signs new co-publisher for Rock Band Mass Effect: Andromeda editor leaves BioWare — and games industry Polygon Backstory episode 4: Night in the Woods with story writer Bethany Hockenberry THE BEST OF THE REST The...

Links to subscribe to Minimap in iTunes, your podcast player of choice or to download an MP3 are all a click away, tucked inside the buttons below today's episode. 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 HTC Vive pre-orders are officially open HoloLens Dev Edition pre-orders open for March shipment, includes new Conker game PlayStation TV shipments end in Japan Sony shutting down PSP's native storefront Nintendo cuts prices on favorites with Nintendo Selects line THE BEST OF THE REST Here's how to use Apple headphones on...

You can listen to this story — and much more — in the episode of Polygon's daily news podcast, Minimap, below. 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 Fire Emblem Fates has series' biggest stateside debut ever Valve boosts Counter-Strike major tournament prize pool to $1 million Doom launching uncut in Germany — a franchise first Uncharted 4 trailer contains artwork lifted from Assassin's Creed 4 (update: Naughty Dog apologizes) How a cloned iOS game helped spur a $50M investment in rising indie stars Former State Sen. Leland Yee sent to prison for 5 years in gun-running, 'shrimp boy' case THE BEST OF THE REST Darkest Dungeon review ...

Every Friday, Minimap —” your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV —” transforms into Polygon Minimap: Worldmap Edition. In these special episodes, on-staff experts join Dave Tach to talk, analyze and synthesize the biggest most interesting events of the week. Think of Worldmap Edition as the director's commentary for Polygon. Today, Phil Kollar joins us once again. He has a ton of insight into Blizzard's wildly popular digital card game, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. Press play below to hear what Phil learned when Blizzard searched for brutal honesty by asking fans about Hearthstone's future. Links to subscribe to Minimap in iTunes, your podcast player of choice or to download an MP3 are all a click...

Links to subscribe to Polygon Minimap in iTunes, your podcast player of choice or to download an MP3 are all a click away, just beneath this episode. Minimap is your daily audio tour through the world of video games, related technologies and pop culture like comics, movies and TV. And today, 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 Edition as the director's commentary for Polygon. Today, we're joined by Jeff Ramos, who's big into Blizzard's new game, Overwatch. He's playing the beta, and for him it's just the latest in a long line of online multiplayers shooters. But Overwatch is special, according to Jeff. Today, he...