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On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jacob Geller as we unpack the highlights from Sony's State of Play like the fun Astro Bot announcement and the uneven Concord gameplay reveal. Then we unpack the current state of Sony and the PlayStation 5 in 2024, mapping out all of their 1st party studios and how long we can expect to wait until the next big games are released. After that, Jacob Geller talks about playing Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater for the first time. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:42 - MinnMax's Summer Game Fest travelogue

00:03:00 - Sony's State of Play and the PSVR2

00:13:09 - Astro Bot

00:20:43 - Infinity Nikki

00:25:51 - Concord

00:35:40 - Silent Hill 2

00:38:11 - Monster Hunter Wilds & Ballad of Antara

00:40:14 - Evaluating the PlayStation 5 in 2024

01:01:01 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

01:13:00 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:16:18 - Community questions

01:53:30 - Get A Load Of This

Janet’s GALOT - https://www.tiktok.com/@zachdobsonphoto/video/7366655239740460334r=1&t=8mx9R2z96ha

Jacob's GALOT - https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEkXBM0H88oEWOo5J2Ds6cQ/videos

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/10/24/frances-bean-cobain-riley-hawk-marry/71301156007/

Community GALOT - https://t.co/Qn9BdovEWy

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On this big episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, Michael Huber from Easy Allies, and Jeff Marchiafava returning from paternity leave! We share our biggest predictions for Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest showcase and beyond before talking about Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on the Nintendo Switch, weigh in on Ubisoft's XDefiant and Warner Bros.' Multiversus, JeffM talks about his paternity break games with Dragons' Dogma 2 and Dicefolk, and Ben regales us with his recent arcade favorites. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Reminder: We're having a community meetup in LA at the Button Mash Arcade (1391 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026) on Sunday, June 9th at 7pm PT. Swing on by and say hello!

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:24 - Coverage plans for Summer Game Fest

00:10:48 - Summer Game Fest predictions

00:36:26 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

00:44:33 - XDefiant

00:51:34 - Multiversus

01:00:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2

01:06:19 - Dicefolk

01:11:10 - Marvel vs. Capcom 2

01:13:29 - Volfied

01:17:56 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:22:21 - Community questions

02:09:28 - Get A Load Of This

Huber’s GALOT - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckdd10p0pj5o

JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ttG90raCNo

Hanson's GALOT - https://x.com/IsaiahByDayah/status/1794233759598014611

Leo's GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1171690/view/4174350531696890458?l=english

Kyle's GALOT - https://onkyodirect.jp/shop/g/gABNIERW75001/

Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/c/piratesoftware

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On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, Kelsey Lewin and Michael Huber to unpack our full review thoughts on Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 from Ninja Theory and what it means for Xbox. Then Kelsey and Jacob rave about 1000xResist and Huber gushes about the Resident Evil throwback Crow Country. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/DELx45kfeTg

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:04 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

00:37:56 - 1000xResist

00:51:07 - What is the best looking game available now

00:54:53 - Crow Country

01:05:15 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:12:13 - Community questions

01:59:28 - Get A Load Of This

Huber's GALOT - https://gamerant.com/resident-evil-1-remake-leaks-rumors-crimson-heads/

Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6N94lXjAOU&ab_channel=Nickelodeon-Topic

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3iJWlL8fAw

Kelsey's GALOT - neopets.com

Community GALOT - https://t.co/auKbJkzo0z

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On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, Janet Garcia, and Jacob Geller to unpack the deluge of great games releasing in early May. We start out by talking about Ubisoft's reveal trailer for Assassin's Creed Shadows before diving into the surreal Nun-based adventure Indika, the amazing puzzles of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, the dark farming world of Echoes of the Plum Grove, and the keyboard-based dungeon-crawler Cryptmaster. Then we're joined by the creative director for XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns Jake Solomon to talk about leaving Firaxis to start Midsummer Studios for a ton of community questions submitted on Patreon. Support the show directly and submit questions for future episodes on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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https://www.midsummerstudios.com/

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:50 - Animal Well

00:06:23 - Assassin's Creed Shadows

00:14:16 - Indika

00:31:54 - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

00:44:06 - Echoes of the Plum Grove

00:49:52 - Cryptmaster

01:00:07 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:05:51 - Jake Solomon on leaving Firaxis to start Midsummer Studios

01:18:04 - Community questions

02:20:19 - Get A Load Of This

Haley’s GALOT - https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-dev-apologizes-for-contract-that-blocked-creators-from-criticizing-the-game

Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/D2eLCE2-64I?si=Jm5fEhS0pvmepK6E

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.idlethumbs.net/designernotes/episodes/jake-solomon-part-2

Jake's GALOT - https://www.npr.org/2024/05/06/1197965368/light-eaters

Sarah's GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2142790/Fields_of_Mistria/

Community GALOT - https://vxtwitter.com/TerminX13/status/1788789298730242527

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On this big episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard are joined in the studio by MinnMax video editor and Game Informer associate editor Charles Harte to talk about an eventful week in the game industry. We touch on the official confirmation that the Switch 2 will be revealed before the end of Nintendo's calendar year before diving into the big news of the week: Microsoft making the brutal choice to shut down four of its game studios, including Arkane Austin (Dishonored, Prey, Redfall) and Tango Gameworks (Hi-Fi Rush, The Evil Within Series). We also talk about games we've been playing and enjoying like Hades 2 from Supergiant Games, Animal Well, Little Kitty Big City and our full thoughts on Funko Fusion (and its depiction of The Thing) and Batman: Arkham Shadow in VR. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Support MinnMax at the $5 tier (or upgrade your existing tier) before Sunday, May 12th and we'll DM you on Patreon with a Steam code for Undertale or Dicefolk! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:07 - Switch 2 Confirmed

00:12:55 - Microsoft Shut Down Arkane Austin And Tango Gameworks

00:35:27 - A New Review Of Prey

00:51:20 - Hades 2

01:01:15 - Animal Well

01:07:00 - Little Kitty, Big City

01:12:26 - Funko Fusion

01:23:50 - Batman: Arkham Shadow and Iron Man VR

01:30:35 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:38:27 - Community questions

02:03:57 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5Qu8DtAi7Y/

Charles's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagreus

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/ff7/comments/1bw4i1v/this_is_a_real_billboard_its_about_talking_mental/

Kyle's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lonely-island-and-seth-meyers-podcast/id1738121304

Dan's GALOT - https://press.hulu.com/shows/the-contestant/

Community GALOT - https://fxtwitter.com/erikaishii/status/1786949287127216497Xb

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Haley MacLean, Kelsey Lewin, and Sarah Podzorski to talk about the early-access city-builder taking the world by storm called Manor Lords. Kelsey regales us with her thoughts on the new RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, the spiritual successor to Suikoden. Then we review a real hidden gem from 2024 called Minishoot' Adventures that combines Zelda with a twin-stick shooter like Geometry Wars. Then we're joined by Lana Bachynski (associate art director at Riot Games and former animator at Blizzard) to answer community questions about video game art, animation, and beyond submitted on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Follow Lana Bachynski on Twitter or Instagram - https://twitter.com/Latienie

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:07 - Astro A50 X headset giveaway - Follow @MinnMaxShow on Instagram

00:05:21 - Manor Lords

00:20:52 - Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

00:32:18 - Minishoot' Adventures

00:42:40 - Delta emulator on iOS

00:47:03 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

00:50:17 - Lana Bachynski's history at Blizzard and Riot

00:58:08 - Community questions

01:59:34 - Get A Load Of This

Haley’s GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4000/view/4200245595694413052?l=english

Sarah's GALOT - https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/hatsune-miku-comes-to-secret-lair

Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/cP9BrtvBIY0?si=FEynTqi5G1afh_jq

Lana's GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/p/C506raMsaFO/

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2132247574?t=01h26m27s

Community GALOT - https://x.com/shinobi602/status/1785403779933786196

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

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