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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.

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  • Thursday · 2 hr 35 min

    Wolverine Review, Metroid Ravenous, FFVII Revelation Preview

    We’ll DM you a Steam code for Double Fine’s Keeper AND Kiln (the newly independent studio!) if you're a new MinnMax supporter at the $5 tier by the end of Monday, September 14th. Support independent media, celebrate Double Fine! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Haley MacLean, and Jacob Geller share highlights from the Nintendo Directs this week including the reveal of Metroid Ravenous and gameplay for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Then we unleash our thoughts on Marvel's Wolverine from Insomniac on the PlayStation 5 in a spoiler-free review discussion. Codes were provided by PlayStation, as they prefer we point out. Then Ben talks about playing Final Fantasy VII Revelation at PAX West and Haley sings the praises of Soverign Tower. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/EyHLKa0UPSY Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUNSET https://www.protonvpn.com/minnmax - 70% off two year plan https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50offf - 50% off with code MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:12 - Get Double Fine codes 00:07:05 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake 00:20:48 - Nintendo Direct highlights 00:21:00 - Onyx: The Dark Grip 00:22:02 - Krby and the World Beyond 00:24:46 - Metroid Ravenous 00:30:11 - Factor meals 00:31:53 - Marvel's Wolverine 01:07:01 - Proton VPN 01:08:07 - Final Fantasy VII Revelation preview 01:30:51 - Sovereign Tower 01:36:42 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:38:43 - Community questions 02:25:54 - Get A Load Of This Haley’s GALOT - https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/totally-stunned-struggling-ns-libraries-react-to-heated-rivalry-authors-300k-donation/ Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=960fwN8nCpE Ben's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendroclimatology Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/yLt-CyqzYtM?si=2dazi7NzDDhz7l6r Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/ELD-f3sCKDc?si=1ANQlBGVWkHl-9sG *Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.* Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • September 3 · 2 hr 36 min

    Onimusha Review, Orbitals, Final Fantasy Resonance

    https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and returning champion Charles Harte celebrate Capcom for nailing basically everything with Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Then we talk about the new mandatory co-op Switch 2 exclusive Orbitals, playing Mega Man: Dual Override at Gamescom, The Blood of Dawnwalker from Witcher 3's director, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and (of course) a preview of Final Fantasy Resonance. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Learn more about MinnMax's Seattle community meetup and PAX panels this weekend! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/come-to-minnmaxs-165858157 Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/bK8sirxgMcY Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: IAM8BEACH Never Stop Blasting Off Tabletop Rules - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1u1HTQLD_vJdS61LI3weS8z7K1DCBVy9e Charles' Lunch Songs - https://on.soundcloud.com/q8Zm12A8uroh59e2A2 Game Informer Exodus cover story - https://gameinformer.com/Exodushttps://gameinformer.com/Exodus To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:40 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword 00:25:31 - Orbitals 00:42:20 - Mega Man: Dual Override 00:52:14 - The Blood of Dawnwalker 01:04:18 - Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 2 01:13:54 - Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy 01:19:46 - Final Fantasy Resonance 01:29:10 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:31:00 - Community questions 02:26:21 - Get A Load Of This Charles’ GALOT - https://gameinformer.com/2026/09/02/mario-kart-8-deluxe-just-got-a-switch-2-update-adding-local-8-player-and-more Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/BARAHLk-8dk?si=gJEnnoE6LANwOqA7 Ben's GALOT -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IC1lpGYds Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNnq5Tg-DEo Community GALOT -https://www.berkeleyside.org/2026/08/27/star-wars-memorabilia-for-sale-tippett-studio-closure https://www.berkeleyside.org/2026/08/27/star-wars-memorabilia-for-sale-tippett-studio-closure Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. __ Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here -https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • August 28 · 2 hr 51 min

    GTA VI Gameplay, Duskbloods, Gamescom Highlights

    https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - We'll DM you a Steam code for the excellent Lumines Arise if you're a new Patreon supporter at the $5 or above tier. Offer ends 8/31/26 MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, and Jeff Marchiafava gather together in the MinnMax Studio in Minneapolis to react to the big gameplay reveal for GTA 6 from Rockstar Games. Then Jacob unpacks his feelings on From Software's The Duskbloods on Nintendo Switch 2 and we debate Horizon Hunters Gathering more before we jump into the XCOM-like Star Wars: Zero Company. After that, we run through some of the highlights from Geoff Keighely's Opening Night Live such as Final Fantasy VII Revelation and The Witcher 3's new expansion. So many games to talk about! 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/PzSq3CfRT0w Don't miss Sarah and Haley's MinnMax Spotlight on 17-Bit's Awaysis in Japan - https://youtu.be/4c4d85dFsoUhttps://youtu.be/4c4d85dFsoU Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: IAM8BEACH https://hungryroot.com/minnmax- 40% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:16 - Deepest Dive poll winner/Lumines Arise code giveaway 00:07:52 - GTA VI 00:28:40 - Hungry Root Ad 00:30:12 - The Duskbloods 00:45:30 - Deadlock 00:50:05 - Horizon Hunters Gathering 00:58:38 - Project Zomboid 01:01:11 - Star Wars: Zero Company 01:23:58 - Blood Dungeon 01:30:58 - Gamescom Highlights 01:32:53 - Acornia: Mirror Worlds 01:35:45 - Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6 Tactics 01:40:44 - The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past 01:43:29 - Stage Tour 01:49:53 - Ontos 01:51:16 - Pony Island 2 01:52:17 - Final Fantasy VII Revelation 01:57:34 - Gamescom Opening Night Live and AI 02:06:13 - Teardown 02:08:30 - PengPong 02:12:11 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 02:14:13 - Community questions 02:42:42 - Get A Load Of This Jacob's GALOT - https://www.howtoinventeverything.com/ Leo's GALOT - https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRTYqG96r6azBBKJiCkBOHapJNSogyeKGySnbn_6epJfqMbyy-B6fHA65g\&s=10 Ben's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TimC_NyEmsk JeffM's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/haleyfax.bsky.social/post/3mtwa6yxyrk2u Community GALOT - https://www.ign.com/articles/pokemon-veteran-james-turner-rejoins-franchise-following-work-on-the-plucky-squire Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • August 20 · 2 hr 26 min

    GOTY Prediction, Horizon Reboot, Mortal Shell 2 Review

    MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard unpack the lay of the land for our 2026 GOTY before the onslaught of games releasing in September. Then we discuss the Bloomberg story about Guerrilla Games rebooting the multiplayer Horizon Hunters Gathering based on poor feedback and Jacob shares some praise for the new Elden Ring-like Mortal Shell 2. Then things get deadly serious as we bring freelancer extraordinaire Hayes Madsen in to dissect everything revealed about D23 about Kingdom Hearts IV. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch the video version here - https://youtu.be/kY3ouSfx8hM Follow Hayes on Bluesky here - https://bsky.app/profile/solfleet.bsky.social Learn more about MinnMax's PAX panels and meetup - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/come-to-minnmaxs-165858157 Vote for The Deepets Dive in The Great September Showdown - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/vote-for-deepest-166923531 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: IAM8BEACH https://brooklynnbedding.com - 30% off with promo code MINNMAX https://protonvpn.com/minnmax - 70% off your 2 year plan https://store.steampowered.com/app/2783280/Cat_Secretary/ - Cat Secretary on Steam To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:09 - GOTY 2026 Prediction 00:27:04 - Brooklynn Bedding Ad 00:29:19 - Horizon Hunters Gathering 00:42:26 - Mortal Shell 2 00:54:12 - ProtonVPN Ad 00:55:46 - Welcome Hayes Madsen 00:57:19 - Kingdom Hearts IV 01:23:38 - Cat Secretary Ad 01:24:35 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:25:45 - Community questions 02:21:48- Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://www.instapaper.com/ Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/SNSOT13pFeA?si=6cFZ28AZYFa3-PUu Ben's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-rogue/id1636196453 Kyle's GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/uhhuhhannah Hayes' GALOT - https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/misspelled-california-street-sign-is-the-talk-of-the-town-after-botch/ Community GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3871300/Ladder_Lad/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3871300/Ladder_Lad/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. __ Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here -https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • August 13 · 2 hr 28 min

    Marvel Tokon Review, Fields Of Mistria 1.0, New N64 Games

    MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by production assistant Nick Stefanacci and former cohort Suriel Vazquez for the ultimate fighting game discussion on PlayStation's Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. We also unpack the wave of N64 throwback titles with Agent 64: Spies Never Die and Wild Blue Skies' take on Starfox. Then we're joined by Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, and Jeff Marchiafava to celebrate the launch of Fields of Mistria 1.0 and dive deeper into sims with Moonlight Peaks and Pokopia's underwater DLC. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch the video version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/KMrVUfTvIxU https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow - Win two tickets to PAX West by following MinnMax on Instagram and leave a comment on the PAX post, we'll randomly pick a winner on Friday, August 14th Trivia Tower Live - Friday - September 4th - 3:30pm-4:40pm - Creator Stage (Expo Floor) MinnMax Q\&A Podcast Panel - Sunday, September 6th - 3:30pm-4:30pm (Blue Dragon Theatre, Level 5, Ballroom 1) Come to MinnMax's Seattle meetup! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/come-to-minnmaxs-165858157 MinnMax Seattle Meetup Saturday, September 5th - 7-10pm Stoup Brewing - 1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: IAM8BEACH https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off - Get 50% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:46 - MinnMax at PAX and Deepest Dive Poll 00:08:17 - Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls 00:44:03 - Agent 64: Spies Never Die 00:50:29 - Wild Blue Skies 01:00:58 - Big Walk final thoughts 01:06:02 - Factor Meals 01:09:48 - Fields of Mistria 1.0 01:22:45 - Moonlight Peaks 01:30:48 - Pokémon Pokopia DLC 01:36:23 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:38:39 - Community questions 02:17:13 - Get A Load Of This Haley’s GALOT - https://itch.io/b/3802/game-industry-hardship-fund Sarah's GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2142790/?snr=1_5_9__205 Ben's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mznsEcZlM2I JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5WvwfLuLM Community GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/into-the-aether-a-low-key-video-game-podcast/id1415546090?i=1000782897641 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • August 6 · 2 hr 23 min

    Big Walk, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, Halo's Future

    https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - We'll DM you a Switch 2 or Steam code for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector if you're a new supporter at the $5 tier or if you upgrade to the Backstage Pass tier. Offer ends 8/10/26. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Jacob Geller kick off the big show by raving about their puzzle-solving adventures in the new open-world exploration game Big Walk. Then we unpack the biggest surprises in the Nintendo Direct for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave on the Switch 2, boot up our old PC-brains with Desktop Explorer, weigh the pros and cons of Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation, and more. Then Kyle Hilliard joins the show and we talk about Halo: Campaign Evolved, canceled Halo projects, and whether there's any path forward for Xbox's iconic series. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/E1TrKkgjBlI Learn more about MinnMax's PAX West panels and Seattle meetup in this public post - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/come-to-minnmaxs-165858157 Learn more about the BDS Xbox boycott - https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: IAM8BEACH https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off- 50% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF https://store.steampowered.com/app/2783280/Cat_Secretary/ - Check out the Cat Secretary Demo To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:43 - Fields of Mistria 00:04:00 - Get a code for Citizen Sleeper 2 00:05:11 - Big Walk 00:28:55 - Factor Meals 00:30:43 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 00:36:16 - EA's rocky future 00:40:57 - Desktop Explorer 00:50:05 - Beast of Reincarnation 01:01:58 - Bills Must Be Paid 01:07:57 - Machine Party 01:10:19 - Denshattack! 01:13:00 - Ad: Cat Secretary 01:14:21 - Halo: Campaign Evolved 01:33:25 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:35:17 - Community questions 02:16:15 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/after-laying-off-battlefield-6-developers-ea-pays-its-ceo-usd38-million-because-battlefield-6-did-so-well/ Haleys GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoTG_FvDO_k Ben's GALOT - https://fontsinuse.com/uses/10529/tootsie-roll-pops-legend-of-the-indian-wrappe Kyle's GALOT - https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/ Community GALOT - https://insider-gaming.com/halo-studios-hit-by-layoffs-after-campaign-evolved-launch/ https://insider-gaming.com/halo-studios-hit-by-layoffs-after-campaign-evolved-launch/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here -https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • July 30 · 2 hr 23 min

    Silent Hill Townfall, Splatoon Raiders, Incident At Galley House

    https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock early, ad-free access to this podcast and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, and Jacob Geller kick off a huge episode by talking about Splatoon Raiders on the Nintendo Switch 2. Then Jeff Marchiafava joins us to rave about the twin-stick roguelike Pathogenic and Janet explains why she was so impressed by playing a preview build of Silent Hill Townfall. The fun doesn't stop there, as Haley MacLean and Kyle Hilliard join for a huge final discussion about the Steam Machine and to rave about the new deduction game from the creators of The Roottrees Are Dead called The Incident at Galley House. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/lVU12SQvXJI Come to MinnMax's two panels at PAX West in Seattle on Friday, September 4th and Sunday, September 6th - https://west.paxsite.com/en-us/guests/guest-profile.html?gtID=377141\&guest-name=MinnMax Indie developers, join MinnMax's video slideshow for the first week of August - https://forms.gle/XFH2PKJKevTPbqyY7 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUMMERDAZE To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:14 - Splatoon Raiders 00:33:11 - Pathogenic 00:45:27 - Silent Hill Townfall 00:59:32 - Steam Machine 01:20:43 - The Incident at Galley House 01:33:54 - Palworld 1.0 01:39:37 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:41:32 - Community questions 02:16:23 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW0XUsyBBuY Jacob's GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/p/DaS6KNksX6M/?hl=en Ben's GALOT - https://youtu.be/xDd-weQE0UM?is=HthEOgrrNdkz_528 Kyle's GALOT - https://x.com/OnimushaGame/status/2078205686539051426?s=46\&t=NQuiqRa_BGRV8b-BEm-aYw Community GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1v5nhaw/jimothy_is_in_the_game/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • July 23 · 2 hr 14 min

    2026's Most Underappreciated Games (So Far) With Lucy James

    We'll DM you a Steam code for Forestrike, upgrade your tier or support MinnMax at the $2 tier or above (new supporters) before Tuesday, July 28th. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Janet Garcia are joined once again by Lucy James! The cohost of the Summer Game Fest Showcase and formerly of Gamespot, Lucy just launched a newsletter all about helping you find new, indie games called LookingFor.Game. On this episode we each share our picks for 2026 games that deserve more love, you can submit your picks on the next episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast called Bonus Pod. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/V60zqo74V98 Check out Lucy's newsletter - https://lookingfor.game/ Follow Lucy on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lucyjames.games Compete in Trivia Tower for prizes this Monday, July 27th - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/compete-in-tower-164494853 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUMMERDAZE https://brooklynbedding.com - 30% offf with Promo Code: MINNMAX https://hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - Get 10 free meals and more https://store.steampowered.com/app/2783280/Cat_Secretary/ To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:47 - Lucy James on leaving Gamespot for Lookingfor.Game 00:13:56 - Get a Steam code for Forestrike 00:16:55 - Fishbowl 00:20:15 - Phonopolis 00:27:49 - Brooklyn Bedding Ad 00:30:28 - Idols of Ash 00:37:13 - Banquet for Fools 00:44:07 - Pictonico! 00:53:05 - Lost and Found Co. 00:57:47 - Hello Fresh Ad 00:59:22 - Creature Kitchen 01:03:23 - More cohort picks 01:05:55 - Cat Secretary Ad 01:06:59 - Thanking iam8bit 01:09:01 - Community questions 02:01:56 - Get A Load Of This Ben's GALOT - https://www.history.com/articles/oldest-song-in-the-world Sarah's GALOT - https://www.mnstatefair.org/new/food Lucy's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/three-bean-salad/id1564066507 Janet's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhl0gCXUV5E Community GALOT - https://drivefromhome.com/ Leo's Hitman YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@LeoVaderHitmanGaming Leo’s GALOT - https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/185596712977563648/1514386966131773511/IMG_6533.jpg?ex=6a61e484\&is=6a609304\&hm=b566424b4712b7c23ede90839a018c5b2ece18ca76cf5a0b500733cd2de029d7&=\&format=webp\&width=1011\&height=1349 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • July 16 · 2 hr 58 min

    Ocarina Of Time, Denshattack, 53 Always Fun Things (With Kyle Bosman)

    https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock an early, ad-free version of The MinnMax Show and more on Patreon. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and special guest Kyle Bosman celebrate the finer things in gaming by creating a big list of things that are always fun in games: from the double jump to the drop kick. Then we talk about the excellent new train-centric game called Denshattack! and Kyle Hilliard talks about replaying through The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and what he wants from the remake. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/DvVdpMnQhSg Tune in to Kyle Bosman's charity stream on Saturday, July 18th from 2pm-2am Eastern - https://www.twitch.tv/kylebosman https://mystuffbags.org/ Watch Bosman's Delayed Input series here - https://www.youtube.com/kylebosman Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUMMERDAZE https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off - 50% off with Promo Code MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:59 - The Big List of Things That Are Always Fun In Games 01:28:53 - Denshattack! 01:43:12 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 01:59:04 - Community questions 02:47:01 - Get A Load Of This Bosman’s GALOT - https://www.twitch.tv/kylebosman Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/PsckKb28eL8?si=en7jcZuCmkIpdEX9 Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/MC44ELak1Pw?si=ftuqnW-W85fcTxYf Kyle's GALOT - https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/gus-t-rex-fetches-record-162138535.html Community GALOT - https://youtube.com/shorts/3RcGfCeC87Q?is=8BEsuVfLzYEzW9Dv Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • July 9 · 2 hr 55 min

    PS6 Kills Discs, Xbox Fallout, Rhythm Heaven Groove

    https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock early, ad-free episodes of The MinnMax Show and directly support independent games media. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, and Jeff Marchiafava unpack the huge news that PlayStation is ending production on discs for their games presumably for the PlayStation 6 in 2028. We even out the bad news by raving about Rhythm Heaven Groove on the Nintendo Switch and Meccha Chameleon before diving into the disastrous layoffs at Xbox and the ramifications of their big studio "reset". 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/Lj0XyTzStgg Learn more about the Chicago MinnMax Community Meetup on July 14th here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/chicago-meetup-161251182 Attend MinnMax's PAX West panels in September here - https://west.paxsite.com/en-us/guests/guest-profile.html?gtID=377141\&guest-name=MinnMax Learn more about the Xbox BDS boycott here - https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUMMERDAZE https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off - 50% off with promo code MINNMAX50OFF https://store.steampowered.com/app/2783280/Cat_Secretary/ - Check out the demo for Cat Secretary To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:12 - PlayStation ending physical media in 2028 00:49:43 - Factor Meals Ad 00:51:31 - Rhythm Heaven Groove 01:11:36 - Good Story Guild Ad 01:12:54 - Xbox Reset/Layoffs 01:44:58 - Meccha Chameleon 01:52:44 - Star Fox 01:57:51 - LEGO Voyagers 02:04:37 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 02:07:01 - Community questions 02:41:50 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxB0gNCeCzs Jacob's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uom1Sr_yjLw Hanson's GALOT - https://www.startribune.com/lin-manuel-mirandas-minnesota-adventure/601861909 Haley's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/deadbydaylight/comments/1uo2dsq/my_final_project_from_university_a_custom_dead_by/ Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2tWl2e-Vdo Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • July 2 · 2 hr 22 min

    2026's Release Calendar Six-Shooter Duel

    https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller, Haley MacLean, and Leo Vader run down the full game release calendar for 2026 and duel to determine who wants to play each game the most. Leave a comment below for who you think ended up with the best list. We talk about GTA VI, Marvel's Wolverine, Orbitals, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Control Resonant, Splatoon Raiders, 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/CfLgV84kz_Q Here's Game Informer's 2026 game release calendar - https://gameinformer.com/2026 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUMMERDAZE https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - Get 10 free meals and more To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:37 - July game releases 00:14:41 - August game releases 00:32:42 - Hello Fresh 00:34:49 - September game releases 01:00:28 - October game releases 01:23:33 - November game releases 01:35:02 - December game releases 01:35:34 - Undated 2026 releases 01:53:02 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:54:2 - Community questions 02:14:31 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsKDQDORyh8 Jacob's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1ugcybt/steam_controller_recharging_itself/ Hanson's GALOT - https://metaphorforge.com/visual-metaphor-example/ Janet's GALOT - https://www.theplayerstribune.com/yan-diomande-soccer-bundesliga-rb-leipzig-ivory-coast Haley's GALOT - https://youtu.be/5-x404P3g1M?si=xtpU6lxMpncq6nRL\&t=627 Community GALOT - https://mynintendonews.com/2026/06/26/nintendo-has-raised-its-employees-base-salary-by-10/ *Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.* Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • June 25 · 2 hr 16 min

    GTA VI Details, Star Fox Review, Steam Machine

    https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and production assistant Nick Stefannaci review Star Fox on the Nintendo Switch 2, talk about the price reveal of GTA VI, weigh the pros and cons of the Steam Machine, and gush about some upcoming indie games via Steam Next Fest. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtube.com/live/9fDMpOnmFtU Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: RETURNOFTHESIXTH To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:57 - Star Fox review 00:32:28 - GTA VI's new details 00:46:22 - Rhythm Heaven Groove 00:53:27 - Steam Machine 01:08:55 - Steam Next Fest 01:09:46 - Order of the Sinking Star 01:14:49 - Demonbluff 01:17:53 - Offbeat 01:19:37 - A Normal Golf Game 01:22:40 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:24:19 - Community questions 02:06:45 - Get A Load Of This Nick’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prk2tdAiqGg\&t=14s JeffM's GALOT - https://youtu.be/TY1rGBFriII Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/sGJyXKuibiQ?is=tQ6a_5zbMZKSYD8h Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLmoBgExnhU Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/1lsV9I2NDO8 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • June 18 · 2 hr 25 min

    Xbox Studio Doom, Best Steam Demos, Adventures Of Elliot (With Jason Schreier)

    https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and special guest Bloomberg's Jason Schreier unpack the chaotic news out of Xbox that Double Fine, Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, and more studios are in a state of flux and might be shut down if they can't find another buyer before July. Then things take a turn for the positive as we unpack Square-Enix's new HD-2D Team Asano ARPG The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales. Sarah Podzorski and Haley MacLean then join the show to talk about their big trip to Montreal for Dead by Daylight's 10th anniversary, Jacob raves about Project Wingman and Ace Combat, The Sims experts weigh in on Paralives, and we share some of our favorite Steam Next Fest demos. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version of this podcast here - https://youtu.be/lOL3vaHTU9U Check out Jason Schreier's new YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@jason-schreier Listen to Jason Schreier's Triple Click podcast - https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/triple-click/ Learn more about the BDS Xbox Boycott here - https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox Learn more about MinnMax's Chicago meetup here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/chicago-meetup-161251182 Chicago MinnMax Community Meetup Off Color Brewing Taproom (The Mousetrap) 1460 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642 Tuesday, July 14th from 8-10pm RSVP Here - https://forms.gle/59Gd5dsbYHxaCSb16 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: RETURNOFTHESIXTH https://discoverpoco.com - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:43 - Jason Schreier's new YouTube channel 00:03:24 - Xbox looming studio closures 00:31:25 - The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales 00:41:21 - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa 00:42:42 - Dead by Daylight's 10th anniversary 00:55:27 - Project Wingman and Ace Combat 01:04:43 - Paralives 01:15:07 - Steam Next Fest 01:16:00 - Blood Dungeon 01:16:27 - Sprawl Zero 01:19:00 - Over The Hill 01:21:53 - Sensory Overload 01:24:27 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:25:41 - Community questions 02:15:12 - Get A Load Of This Sarah’s GALOT - https://www.dust2.us/news/74810/toad-ally-viral-jab-jabich-receives-hltv-profile Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/Is8N7B9b0GQ?si=TYS0h8Fs58l0kNKn Hanson's GALOT - https://pelacase.com/blogs/news/biodegradable-packing-peanuts?srsltid=AfmBOoqLnh_g2mPor_G548pPv-8i1SMaEupocTd3BM0-pHL4g9O3Fe_9 Haleys GALOT - https://www.facebook.com/reel/1540487114278793 Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social/post/3mob3l2xdoc24 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • June 11 · 2 hr 40 min

    SGF's Game Of The Show, FF VII Revelation, Resident Evil Veronica

    We'll DM you a Steam code for Sifu if you're a new supporter joining at the $5 tier or if you upgrade to the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon before June 18th, 2026. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and special returning guest EllieJoyPanic unpack all of the exciting announcements from Summer Game Fest, Xbox Games Showcase, and the Nintendo Direct. They also talk about attending Summer Game Fest's Play Days and getting to play Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and more. We share our picks for Game of the Show and read off a ranked list assembled by the MinnMax community as well! 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/1nvMu8wDOHk Follow EllieJoyPanic on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/elliejoypanic Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/elliejoypanic.bsky.social Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: RETURNOFTHESIXTH https://factormeals.com/minnmax50off - 50% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF https://www.discoverpoco.com - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:35 - EllieJoyPanic and Summer Game Fest 2026 00:06:07 - Get a Steam code for Sifu 00:07:12 - Summer Game Fest's Game of the Show 00:07:33 - Gen Atlas 00:11:18 - Spyro: A Realm Beyond 00:19:21 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword 00:24:12 - Control Resonant 00:34:35 - Final Fantasy VII Revelation 00:53:08 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 01:08:26 - Starfox 01:11:12 - Xenoblade Genesis 01:17:14 - Persona 6 01:18:15 - Blood Dungeon 01:22:56 - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa 01:24:29 - Resident Evil Veronica 01:28:40 - Star Trek: Shadow Frontier 01:32:10 - Mr. Records 01:33:58 - Slap Out Of It 01:35:07 - Crossfire 01:41:24 - Bub 01:42:10 - Duskbloods and other big announcements 01:46:44 - More Crossfire 01:49:30 - Sonic Pico Park 01:50:16 - The Game Of The Show - Community List 01:52:58 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:54:32 - Community questions 02:26:54 - Get A Load Of This Ellie’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps8cVQpJuWQ Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q21jZaUOa4Q Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2WDfsiLiRA Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/cabel.panic.com/post/3mnpxqsbwok2i Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/stirpicus.bsky.social/post/3mngsbu7t2s27 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • June 4 · 2 hr 48 min

    State Of Play Reveals, God Of War: Laufey, Luna Abyss Review

    We'll DM you a Steam code for Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny if you support MinnMax at the $2 tier before Monday, June 8th, 2026. Offer for brand new supporters only. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard share their favorite games and reveals from the big kick-off to the summer gaming reveal season with Sony's State of Play. The big talker is a new God of War game from Santa Monica Studio starring Kratos' wife Laufey in the afterlife. We also unpack Insomniac's Wolverine, Ace Combat 8, Rayman Legends Retold, and a whole lot more. Then we shed some light on two great independent games recently released called Luna Abyss and Motorslice. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/M68OMxYU1XQ Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: RETURNOFTHESIXTH To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:51 - God of War: Laufey 00:35:28 - God of War: Sons of Sparta spoilers 00:36:44 - Back to God of War: Laufey 00:39:07 - Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve 00:41:41 - September's wild release schedule 00:43:10 - Silent Hill Townfall 00:44:31 - Marvel's Wolverine 00:54:09 - Stuntman: Hollywood 01:00:46 - The Lost Wild 01:03:34 - Rayman Legends Retold 01:14:14 - Kemuri 01:18:09 - Until Dawn 2 01:23:32 - Luna Abyss 01:32:47 - Motorslice 01:43:26 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:45:21 - Community questions 02:33:45 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTOfOPEQ8HM Jacob's GALOT - https://www.sega-16.com/2026/05/interview-mike-fischer-soa-product-manager-vp/ Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien%27s_round_world_dilemma Janet's GALOT - https://us.filofax.com/collections/collections Community GALOT - https://wavelengths.online/posts/welcome-to-overworld https://www.overworld.vg/ More links mentioned in the show... Jacob's event with Emma Kidwell - https://www.prattlibrary.org/indie-game-fest The Most Useful Hitman Facts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkdqgffb2q4 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here -https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • May 28 · 2 hr 58 min

    007 First Light, Mina The Hollower Review, Gaming's Skyrocketing Prices

    We'll DM you a Steam code for Town To City if you support MinnMax at any tier before Monday, June 1st, 2026. The city-builder with overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam just went 1.0! Offer for brand new supporters only. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and special guest (and former MinnMax cohort) Suriel Vazquez rave about 007 First Light from the developers of Hitman and explain why it's the best Bond game yet. Then Kyle Hilliard joins the show as we review Mina the Hollower from Yacht Club Games, debate how "Arkham" LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is, and throw up our hands in frustration about the Steam Deck price increases. Oh, and we also try to wrap our minds around Yoshi and the Mysterious Book on Nintendo Switch 2. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/8VcAaoHjqy8 Join The Deepest Dive on 007 First Light, we're collecting comments on Patreon this Saturday. Stop after you do the hotel mission and return to the base. https://www.patreon.com/posts/get-ready-for-on-158676992 Follow Suriel Vazquez on Bluesky here - https://bsky.app/profile/suriel.bsky.social Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: STRAWBERRYFIELDS https://www.discoverpoco.com/ - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:05 - Get a Steam code for Town To City 00:04:24 - 007 First Light 00:36:36 - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa 00:43:05 - Mina the Hollower 01:04:24 - LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight 01:28:02 - Steam Deck price increases/game industry price increases 01:44:05 - Yoshi and the Mysterious Book 01:58:23 - Thanking iam8bit 02:00:23 - Community questions 02:50:01 - Get A Load Of This Suriel’s GALOT - https://vivaldi.com/ Janet's GALOT - https://www.epilogue.co/product/gb-operator?srsltid=AfmBOoqvRb8a73RGlZc8rVCbsfsrz5CKHHGA6dVK6DiESaJY-yyihBzT Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6WUD8NHqLg JeffM's GALOT - https://noai.duckduckgo.com/ Community GALOT - https://www.kirksnotes.com/p/panic-at-the-mixtape Other links mentioned... Janet Garcia tries Tamagotchi for the first time - https://pentopixels.com/article/first-tamagotchi-in-2026-adult-review-experience Leo Vader's video on The Guide To People - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbdkuvkukYA Sarah and Haley explore BitSummit in Japan - https://youtu.be/cr-Z-ckmpgI Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • May 21 · 2 hr 42 min

    Summer Game Fest Predictions, Subnautica 2, Yoshi's Book

    MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard get in the summer mood by attempting to predict Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest Showcase and the biggest reveals from PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo. Then we celebrate the release of Subnautica 2 in early access and share early impressions for Alabaster Dawn from the creators of CrossCode. Oh, and JeffM has a new roguelike inspired by chess to share called Gambonanza. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/CP0hzVUTs54 Learn more about The Deepest Dive on 007 First Light - https://www.patreon.com/posts/get-ready-for-on-158676992 Join MinnMax's community meetup in Kyoto on Friday, May 22nd - https://www.patreon.com/posts/please-rsvp-for-158017663 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: STRAWBERRYFIELDS To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:00 - 007 First Light Deepest Dive 00:03:03 - Yoshi and the Mysterious Book 00:10:34 - Win a code for Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted 00:11:26 - Summer Game Fest predictions 00:47:44 - Subnautica 2 01:03:30 - Alabaster Dawn 01:11:00 - Gambonanza 01:18:43 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:20:51 - Community questions 02:29:53 - Get A Load Of This Kelsey’s GALOT - https://kotaku.com/stores-at-a-loss-for-words-after-being-sent-sealed-copies-of-rare-ps4-game-poop-slinger-2000696767 JeffM's GALOT - https://youtu.be/s_aNH4hXz8I Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Old_English/I-mutation Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POneS8h1jyU Community GALOT - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/an-open-world-middle-earth-rpg-from-kingdom-come-studio-is-officially-happening/1100-6540053/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • May 14 · 2 hr 24 min

    Mina The Hollower, Forza Horizon 6, Steam Controller Review

    https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock the ad-free version of this show a day early and more on Patreon. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, and Janet Garcia head to Japan (digitally) to talk about the upcoming game from the creators of Yakuza/Like A Dragon called Stranger Than Heaven and review Forza Horizon 6. Then Kyle Hilliard and Jeff Marchiafava join the show to share early impressions of Mina the Hollower from the creators of Shovel Knight, get hands-on with the new Steam controller, and talk about the fantastic 90s PC vibes of Forbidden Solitiare. After that, it's nothing but your sweet community questions submitted on Patreon 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/IzaMo3AZv6E RSVP for the MinnMax community meetup in Kyoto on Friday, May 22nd here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/please-rsvp-for-158017663 Learn more about the BDS boycott of Xbox here - https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: STRAWBERRYFIELDS https://www.discoverpoco.com - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off - Get 50% off To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:51 - The Kyoto MinnMax meetup 00:07:29 - Stranger Than Heaven 00:19:52 - Forza Horizon 6 00:32:55 - Pocahontas County, Iowa 00:36:00 - Mina The Hollower preview 00:57:31 - Steam controller review 01:09:19 - Factor Meals 01:11:32 - Forbidden Solitaire 01:20:32 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:13:48 - Community questions 02:15:19 - Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://www.uscgamesexpo.com/2026-expo-games JeffM's GALOT - https://youtu.be/UtOq7ccTMwI Hanson's GALOT - https://open.spotify.com/album/7qP2RO8Zm1u47l8pbgtU25?si=cmkYYE5fQjWMp4d8DChN7A\&nd=1\&dlsi=64e0b86b40be4ac9 Kyle's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/nirvannatheband/comments/1t5vtke/update_day_wii_shop_wednesday_but_only_the_game Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NlP-08pVm4 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • May 7 · 2 hr 42 min

    Star Fox Returns, Mixtape Review, Xbox's Gigantic Asterisk

    https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Support MinnMax at the $5 tier on Patreon and we'll DM you Steam codes for EVERY Deconstructeam game: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, Many Nights A Whisper, Gods Will Be Watching, Essays on Empathy, and The Red Strings Club. Offer ends 5/11/26. We'll update this description if we run out of codes. We include a bonus snippet of Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and MinnMax's production assistant Nick Stefanacci's reaction to the new Star Fox game on Nintendo Switch 2 before diving into the main show that has Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and special guest Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me diving into the excellent new game Mixtape from Beethoven & Dinosaur in a spoiler-free review. Then we revisit Saros on PlayStation 5 (codes provided by PlayStation), share early impressions of Dead as Disco's rhythm combat, compare the upcoming NBA The Run to NBA Street, and then try to wrap our minds around Xbox'x shifting messaging and the state of gaming news. After all of that, 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Please watch and share the new MinnMax Spotlight on Virtue and a Sledgehammer from Spain - https://youtu.be/oWntPAOyH8g Check out Kahlief Adams' Spawn on Me podcast here - https://www.spawnonme.com/ Here's a link to the video version of this episode - https://youtu.be/7nxS-s-jlR8 Watch our Star Fox reaction stream here - https://youtube.com/live/0HnYlU71PFA Learn more about the BDS Xbox boycott here - https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: STRAWBERRYFIELDS https://www.buyraycon.com/minnmax - 15% off earbuds To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:03 - Star Fox Reactions Highlights 00:07:02 - The main show begins 00:11:26 - Check out the MinnMax Spotlight - Virtue and a Sledgehammer 00:14:29 - Mixtape 00:44:25 - Raycon 00:45:45 - Saros 00:59:10 - Dead as Disco 01:09:39 - NBA The Run 01:25:20 - Xbox's messaging 01:53:13 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:55:09 - Community questions 02:31:32 - Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://www.kodak.com/en/consumer/product/cameras/digital/charmera-keychain-digital-camera/ Jacob's GALOT - https://www.weezerpedia.com/w/index.php?title=Shrek Hanson's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminreeves.bsky.social/post/3mkt547rz722p Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/kylehilliard.com/post/3ml4baped5s2c Community GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX78Au6xATz/?igsh=d2djZWY4cnB5OGVm *Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.* Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

  • April 30 · 2 hr 21 min

    007 First Light Preview, Resident Evil Movie, Final Fantasy XIV Evercold

    https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - We'll DM you a Steam code for Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection if you support MinnMax at the $5 tier or higher before Monday, May 4th. This offer is for new supporters only. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Sarah Podzorski, and Janet Garcia talk about the most exciting games they've been playing recently - which includes a hands-on preview event for 007 First Light from the creators of Hitman! They also talk about Moves of the Diamond Hand, Eternal Love, Double Fine's new multiplayer game Kiln, and 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtube.com/live/fsDaDxIIVYU Learn more about the BDS Boycott here - https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: STRAWBERRYFIELDS https://www.discoverpoco.com - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:06 - MinnMax's future 00:06:16 - Get a Steam code for Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection 00:07:37 - 007 First Light hands-on preview 00:25:00 - Snap & Grab 00:29:48 - Support some new indie games! 00:38:00 - Pocahontas County, Iowa 00:40:06 - Double Fine's Kiln 00:50:36 - Moves of the Diamond Hand 00:57:26 - inKONBINI One Store. Many Stories 01:10:17 - Love Eternal 01:18:52 - Zach Cregger's Resident Evil 01:27:16 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:29:43 - Community questions 01:46:09 - Final Fantasy XVI: Evercold 01:52:07 - More community questions 02:11:53 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tksJbDi38tQ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3707400/OnTogether_Virtual_CoWorking/ Janet's GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2113850/Spirit_City_Lofi_Sessions/?curator_clanid=40742940\&gad_source=1\&gad_campaignid=23519058958\&gbraid=0AAAAAqD7is1wBcA9QqC2n-lIUt18E7foj\&gclid=CjwKCAjw-8vPBhBbEiwAoA39WrfLrsWVzGB7DcoMPcF--DVQRTQXGRoHuttZRVbVPUbKo-tH8Rd3BBoCgGwQAvD_BwE Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-contained_breathing_apparatus Sarahs GALOT - https://kotaku.com/love-and-deepspace-game-mobile-gacha-china-sex-scenes-stick-figures-lingering-lust-2000692004 Community GALOT - https://futurism.com/future-society/prego-pivots-pasta-sauce-microphone *Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.* Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join 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 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow #minnmax #minnmaxshow #gameinformer This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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