Minimap July 14: Dead Island 2, Metal Gear 5, Comcast, EA, Star Citizen

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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

• Dead Island 2 loses developer Yager as publisher Deep Silver moves on
• The box for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain also wipes its creator from memory
• Comcast and EA partner for Xfinity Games, casual gaming beta launches today
• Star Citizen bristles at 'indefinite delay' label for FPS module, but can't say when it will launch

THE BEST OF THE REST

• How EA lost its soul
• Dreamfall Chapters - Book 3: Realms review - up and running
• The best take on Batman kicked the origin story habit
• Palutena amiibo available exclusively at Amazon next week
• PlayStation Store's annual summer deal brings four discounted games to PS4 starting July 21
• Sony is having a big fighting game sale on the PlayStation Store
• PlayStation's revamped streaming game service is great ... when it works
• Five Nights at Freddy's 4 trailer gets its first creepy trailer
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 trailer shows tricks, licks and combos
• Watch Fantastic Four's San Diego Comic-Con footage right here
• Nintendo's Satoru Iwata: our favorite moments