Speedrunning for charity, VR (Boy), Shovel Knight's strange amiibo, Bowie's in Heaven

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

THE BIG STORIES

• Awesome Games Done Quick 2016 calls time
• Palmer Luckey: Virtual Boy 'hurt' the VR industry
• HTC Vive pre-orders begin on Feb. 29
• Shovel Knight's amiibo can be scanned through the box
• Iconic musician and actor David Bowie dies at 69

THE BEST OF THE REST

• How do you create a gaming PC aimed at esports?
• David Bowie saved me from becoming invisible
• Revisit all of Frank Underwood's murders in new House of Cards trailer
• See two new teaser trailers for Batman v Superman

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