Plants fight zombies, a happier GoldenEye, Fallout Beer and Joker takes his toll

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

• Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare's unexpected success is shaping its sequel
• Nintendo wanted GoldenEye sequel and less violence, says developer
• Fallout 4 preload coming to Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC
• Fallout gets its own official beer
• Darth Maul video game developer wants a second chance with Electronic Arts
• Batman: Arkham Knight for PC re-launches on Steam Oct. 28
• Jared Leto says playing the Joker in Suicide Squad was 'very painful'

THE BEST OF THE REST

• Halo 5: Guardians review
• Let's stop pretending Halo 5's story matters
• Apple TV is a radical rethinking of your relationship with the hardware and games you own