Xbox's Elite controller, Activision Blizzard's new eSports and whoops Rock Band 4

Welcome to Polygon Minimap, a podcast about the biggest gaming, entertainment and pop culture news of the day.

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

• How Microsoft built a better controller ... again
• Former ESPN, NFL Network head leads new Activision Blizzard eSports division
• Harmonix caught 'reviewing' Rock Band 4 on Amazon

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