Minimap Sept. 9: Apple TV, iPhones, iPad Pro, Dark Souls 3, Star Wars Battlefront, Xbox indies

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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

• Dark Souls 3 is bringing back the good stuff from Dark Souls 2
• iPhone 6S and 6S Plus debut with 3D Touch, Apple says it 'changed everything'
• Apple TV gets overhaul with new app-centric model, Oct. release
• Skylanders, Guitar Hero and Geometry Wars coming to Apple TV
• Apple TV game page lists 'Game Controller Optional'
• The SteelSeries Nimbus is the poster child for Apple TV controllers
• Apple unveils new iPad Pro, the biggest iPad yet
• iPad Pro and new iPad mini 4 round out Apple's full iPad line
• Apple releasing iOS 9, watch OS 2 on Sept. 16
• After seven years, Xbox Live Indie Games is closing down for good
• Star Wars Battlefront's new mode is 'king of the hill' in a galaxy far, far away

THE BEST OF THE REST

• Exploring the weird and wonderful world of Dropsy the Clown
• See the first game demoed on the new iPhone, Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade
• Crossy Road coming to Apple TV with co-op multiplayer
• Beat Sports is a new rhythm sports game for Apple TV from Harmonix
• A brief history of Apple TV, from hobby to gaming machine
• Apple gets its game on: From Pippin to iPhone to Apple TV