Did you hear about The Game Awards, Spider-Man and that weird Hideo Kojima thing? Minimap has you covered

Welcome to Polygon Minimap, a show about the most interesting gaming, entertainment and pop culture news of the day.

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

• PlayStation 2 games launch on PS4 tomorrow
• Rise of the Tomb Raider’s first new mode arrives later this month
• Shovel Knight amiibo arrives in January with exclusive content
• Spider-Man has officially been confirmed for Captain America: Civil War
• Dark Souls 3 nails down its April 2016 release date
• Rocket League is coming to Xbox One in February 2016
• Rock Band VR announced for Oculus Rift, coming in 2016
• Shadow Complex Remastered coming to PS4, Xbox One; free download on PC right now
• Shaq shows off Shaq-Fu sequel at The Game Awards
• Batman game coming from Telltale
• Konami prevented Kojima from attending The Game Awards, host says

THE BEST OF THE REST

• Watch a few rounds of Uncharted 4’s grapple-swinging multiplayer beta
• Uncharted 4 cinematic introduces a new adversary for Nathan Drake
• The Game Awards 2015: All of the news, trailers and awards