240 episodes

Released every Thursday, The MinnMax Show features former Game Informer employees and beyond talking about the week's most exciting games or game industry news before reading feedback from the Patreon community found at patreon.com/minnmax.

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Released every Thursday, The MinnMax Show features former Game Informer employees and beyond talking about the week's most exciting games or game industry news before reading feedback from the Patreon community found at patreon.com/minnmax.

    Stellar Blade Review, Revisiting Fallout, Another Crab's Treasure

    Stellar Blade Review, Revisiting Fallout, Another Crab's Treasure

    On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Michael Huber to share their full thoughts on Stellar Blade for the PlayStation 5 (based on a code provided by PlayStation). Then Leo Vader join us to talk about the adaptation of Akira Toriyama's manga called Sand Land from Bandai Namco and Janet Garcia jumps on to talk about idle farming games, the delightful puzzle game Stitch, and Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Leo also talks about returning to Fallout 76 after the success of the Amazon show and Huber talks about the unconventional souls-like Another Crab's Treasure. 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

    Learn about MinnMax's new goal and Patreon changes in this public post - https://www.patreon.com/posts/cheaper-benefits-102832449

    Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/DL48ushXGpU

    Help support MinnMax's supporters!

    https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SHOWERPOWER

    Check Out Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to
    https://www.squarespace.com/MINNMAX to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.

    To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 

    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:02:53 - Stellar Blade review

    00:20:13 - Sand Land

    00:39:02 - Rusty's Retirement

    00:46:21 - Stitch

    00:54:03 - Cat Quest

    00:56:05 - Another Crab's Treasure

    01:04:34 - Tales of Kenzera: Zau

    01:13:33 - Fallout 76

    01:20:10 - Top Spin 2K25

    01:26:52 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

    01:33:41 - Community questions

    02:23:21 - Get A Load Of This

    Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h4P-26kHAw

    Janet's GALOT - https://youtu.be/FrhFvIsq86g?si=laLNMuoejWmRF6Kl

    Hanson's GALOT - https://www.gamefile.news/

    Huber's GALOT - https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64521898/

    Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRBhGb9WTpQ

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

    Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

    Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives

    Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

    Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow

    Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow

    Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

    Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6

    One Piece Pirate Warriors Four - Joshua Ayers

    Berserk Boy - Malcolm Holliday

    War of the Monsters - Michael Berry

    Scarlet Hollow - ManifestEcho

    Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

    Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Kyle Silva

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    • 2 hrs 34 min
    Our Favorite Software, Revisiting Elden Ring, Nintendo Reveals

    Our Favorite Software, Revisiting Elden Ring, Nintendo Reveals

    MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, and Jacob Geller unpack their favorite overall software of all time - sharing favorite likes AIM, LimeWire, ICQ, Eyewitness, and more. We also talk about returning to Elden Ring to prepare for the upcoming DLC, the Nintendo Indie World announcements, the delightful challenges of The Sims 1, and a whole lot more. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon and award the iam8bit question of the week! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Watch and share the video version of the podcast here - https://youtu.be/Vzbdl4WIGfg

    Help support MinnMax's supporters!

    https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SHOWERPOWER

    Stop data brokers from exposing your personal information. Go to my sponsor
    https://aura.com/MINNMAX to get a 14-day free trial and see how much of yours
    is being sold.

    To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:03:02 - The Big MinnMax community meetup

    00:06:15 - Our favorite software of all time

    00:36:34 - Revisiting Elden Ring

    00:44:31 - Nintendo Indie World Showcase

    00:44:47 - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

    00:45:44 - Yars Rising

    00:46:50 - Europa and SteamWorld Heist 2

    00:48:22 - The Sims 1

    00:57:20 - Children of the Sun

    01:02:15 - Pokémon Radical Red

    01:09:01 - Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom

    01:13:04 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

    01:17:00 - Community questions

    02:01:08 - Get A Load Of This?

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

    Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

    Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives

    Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

    Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow

    Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow

    Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

    Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6

    One Piece Pirate Warriors Four - Joshua Ayers

    Berserk Boy - Malcolm Holliday

    War of the Monsters - Michael Berry

    Scarlet Hollow - ManifestEcho

    Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

    Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Kyle Silva

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    • 2 hrs 6 min
    Second-Chance Games, Fallout TV Review, Big Indie Reveals

    Second-Chance Games, Fallout TV Review, Big Indie Reveals

    On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Michael Huber, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to talk about Star Wars Outlaws from Ubisoft, the surprisingly great game reveals at the Triple-i Initiative Showcase like The Rogue Prince Of Persia, and returning to games we bounced off of previously like Respawn's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Monolith's Middle-earth: Shadow of War! 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/k4oEtNNhk4k

    Help support MinnMax's supporters!

    https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with promo code: SHOWERPOWER

    https://www.liquid-iv.com - Use promo code MinnMax for 20% off

    Stop data brokers from exposing your personal information. Go to my sponsor
    https://aura.com/MINNMAX to get a 14-day free trial and see how much of yours
    is being sold

    Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/minnmax. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show!

    To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 

    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:02:17 - Star Wars Outlaws

    00:16:33 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

    00:28:18 - Triple-i Initiative Showcase Highlights

    00:28:48 - Slay the Spire

    00:30:18 - The Rogue Prince of Persia

    00:35:33 - Konami's Castlevania and Contra DLC

    00:36:34 - Dinolords

    00:37:57 - Streets of Rogue 2

    00:40:24 - Undermine 2

    00:41:33 - Palworld Arena

    00:43:14 - Cat's Quest 3

    00:47:02 - More indie highlights

    00:48:16 - Botany Manor

    00:54:20 - Middle-earth: Shadow of War

    01:13:00 - Fallout TV Show review

    01:25:05 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

    01:34:41 - Community questions

    02:25:38 - Get A Load Of This

    Leo’s GALOT - https://runescape.fandom.com/wiki/Falador_Massacre

    Janet's GALOT - https://patrickklepek.substack.com/p/super-nintendo-world-review

    Hanson's GALOT - https://vesterheim.org/

    Huber's GALOT - https://www.gameinformer.com/legacyreviews

    Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/UQuIVsNzqDk?si=d5ivQz1vPPTCXNP2

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

    Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

    Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives

    Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

    Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow

    Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow

    Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

    Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6

    One Piece Pirate Warriors Four - Joshua Ayers

    Berserk Boy - Malcolm Holliday

    War of the Monsters - Michael Berry

    Scarlet Hollow - ManifestEcho

    Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

    Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Kyle Silva

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    • 2 hrs 40 min
    Our Biggest Gaming Confessions, Stellar Blade, Ken Levine's Judas

    Our Biggest Gaming Confessions, Stellar Blade, Ken Levine's Judas

    Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Leo Vader share their darkest gaming confessions... things get interesting. Then we talk about the demo for Stellar Blade on the PlayStation 5, Pepper Grinder from Devolver Digital, and the overlooked gem Bramble: The Mountain King. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community (including a big one about Ken Levine's Judas) 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 of this episode here - https://youtu.be/eJHweZsLY

    Help support MinnMax's supporters!

    https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SHOWERPOWER

    https://www.squarespace.com/MINNMAX to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code MINNMAX

    To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 

    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:03:08 - Our gaming confessions

    00:09:35 - Very light Final Fantasy VII Rebirth spoilers

    00:12:09 - Back to gaming confessions

    00:38:10 - Nier: Automata Spoilers

    00:40:32 - More gaming confessions

    00:46:07 - Stellar Blade

    00:56:49 - Pepper Grinder

    01:01:09 - DrillDozer

    01:02:56 - Bramble: The Mountain King

    01:05:51 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

    01:10:48 - Community questions

    01:22:32 - Ken Levine's Judas

    01:29:20 - More community questions

    02:03:39 - Get A Load Of This

    Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx635p4tSfo

    Jacob's GALOT - https://bulletpointsmonthly.com/2024/03/06/flowers-yet-bloom-final-fantasy-vii-rebirth

    Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J3cVrl0uqg

    Kyle's GALOT - https://www.tiktok.com/@bigmoneyplayers/video/7352646244109536554r=1&t=8lCjSzA92n0

    Community GALOT - https://fxtwitter.com/hblodget/status/1774083464540672067

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

    Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

    Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives

    Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

    Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow

    Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow

    Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

    Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6

    One Piece Pirate Warriors Four - Joshua Ayers

    Berserk Boy - Malcolm Holliday

    War of the Monsters - Michael Berry

    Scarlet Hollow - ManifestEcho

    Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition - PrettyGoodPrinting.com

    Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Kyle Silva

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    • 2 hrs 13 min
    7 Games To Put On Your Radar, Marvel Rivals, Loving Dragon's Dogma 2

    7 Games To Put On Your Radar, Marvel Rivals, Loving Dragon's Dogma 2

    On this week's packed episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Haley MacLean to unpack exciting games on the horizon that you should keep on your radar. Then we talk all about the new Overwatch-like Marvel Rivals, Stardew Valley's big 1.6 update, Dragon's Dogma 2, Princess Peach: Showtime, Wildmender, and whether the South Park: Snow Day game is as bad as reviews are saying. We also check back in on Pacific Drive. Then former cohort Ana Diaz joins us to answer some wonderful questions submitted over on Patreon by the community! You can directly support the show here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Watch and share the video version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/GeDT0ADQ3Go

    By the way, you can now subscribe directly to Game Informer and get a physical magazine all year for only $19.91. Help prove that GameStop should support them by getting a subscription here - https://subscription.gameinformer.com/

    Help support MinnMax's supporters!

    https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: THINMINTS

    Start the Good Habit at https://tryfum.com/MINNMAX to save 10% off the Journey Pack today.

    To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 

    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:02:38 - Streets of Rogue 2

    00:04:52 - Sonzai

    00:08:17 - darkwebSTREAMER

    00:10:38 - Echoes of the Plum Grove

    00:13:28 - Crow Country

    00:14:55 - On Your Tale

    00:17:46 - Jackbox Games

    00:20:28 - Marvel Rivals

    00:28:35 - Stardew Valley

    00:32:06 - Dragon's Dogma 2

    00:37:41 - Princess Peach: Showtime!

    00:43:15 - Wildmender

    00:48:16 - Pacific Drive

    00:53:38 - South Park: Snow Day!

    01:07:49 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

    01:13:36 - Community questions

    02:02:41 - Get A Load Of This

    Ana’s GALOT - https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/fidel-castro-invent-euro-step/afca27ce7d773463e57a8fc6

    Jenna's GALOT - https://mercurystardust.com/

    Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToVWy2vUykY

    Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7pQSxVsE_c

    Community GALOT - https://subscription.gameinformer.com/

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

    Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

    Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives

    Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

    Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow

    Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow

    Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

    Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Microsoft Flight Simulator - hypeperformancegroup.com

    Twisted - Michael Berry

    Balatro - Joshua Ayers

    Scarlet Hollow - ManifestEcho

    Odin Sphere Leifthrasir - Malcolm Holliday

    Skies of Arcadia - Joel Hulseman

    Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6

    Final Fantasy X - Andres Silva

    Luck be a Landlord- TrampolineTales

    Helldivers 2 - Patrick Polk

    QWOP - Pretty Good Printing

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    • 2 hrs 13 min
    Dragon's Dogma 2 Review, Princess Peach, Rise Of The Ronin

    Dragon's Dogma 2 Review, Princess Peach, Rise Of The Ronin

    MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and new temporary cohort Michael Huber from Easy Allies share their full thoughts on Capcom's excellent open-world RPG Dragon's Dogma 2, Princess Peach: Showtime on the Nintendo Switch, Rise of the Ronin on PS5, and a whole lot more. 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 of The MinnMax Show here - https://youtube.com/live/orYxyIvIKxg

    Help support MinnMax's supporters!

    https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: THINMINTS

    To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:00:16 - Welcoming Michael Huber

    00:04:45 - GDC 2024

    00:07:16 - World of Goo 2

    00:08:53 - Dragon's Dogma 2

    00:39:58 - Princess Peach: Showtime!

    00:46:31 - Rise of the Ronin

    01:01:06 - Death of a Wish

    01:07:06 - Bore Blasters

    01:09:57 - Jacob Geller's book How A Game Lives

    01:19:37 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

    01:22:49 - Community questions

    02:02:02 - Get A Load Of This

    Huber’s GALOT - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-20/gambling-story

    Jacob's GALOT - https://x.com/dvdfu/status/1770514293663899795?s=20

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

    Kyle's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/18ja20h/pepsi_vs_coke_ants_preference/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb

    Community GALOT - https://www.livescience.com/disappearing-moon-caused-by-forgotten-volcano.html

    Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

    Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives

    Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

    Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow

    Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow

    Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

    Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

    Microsoft Flight Simulator - hypeperformancegroup.com

    Twisted - Michael Berry

    Balatro - Joshua Ayers

    Scarlet Hollow - ManifestEcho

    Odin Sphere Leifthrasir - Malcolm Holliday

    Skies of Arcadia - Joel Hulseman

    Ghost of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6

    Final Fantasy X - Andres Silva

    Luck be a Landlord- TrampolineTales

    Helldivers 2 - Patrick Polk

    QWOP - Pretty Good Printing

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    • 2 hrs 13 min

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