Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! We have a fun episode for you this week, Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Ana Diaz, and (formerly of Game Informer, The Washington Post, and Fanbyte) Elise Favis. We share our thoughts on Sonic Frontiers, break down the highlights from Nintendo's Indie Wo...
2022-11-10 04:14:40 +0000 UTC View Post
On the new episode of Ana's Internet Cafe, MinnMax's Ana Diaz is joined by Jess Reyes to discuss Genshin Impact two years after its release. Since this episode of Ana's Internet Cafe doesn't really have ...
2022-11-10 01:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Ana Diaz, and Elise Favis. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, news story, BetterQuest goal, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favor...
2022-11-08 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostEvery week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in2022-11-07 20:16:57 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week’s episode of our bonus podcast Party Chat, we talk about…
- The Deepest Dive on God of War Ragnarok
- Sonic Frontiers reviews
- Extra Life this Saturday, November 12th at 12pm Central on YouTube
- Paisley Park (Prince tour)
- The Game Championship wi...
2022-11-07 19:24:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Games like God of War Ragnarok don't come around very often, so let's savor the experience by playing through it together and talking about in three discussions with The Deepest Dive. MinnMax's Ben Hanson will be joined by 2022-11-07 17:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at 12pm Central, we record our Patreon-exclusive podcast called Party Chat and we need your input! You can literally join the group discussion by clicking on the Stage in MinnMax’s Discord channel called MinnMax Party Chat. Raise your hand (there’s a button for that) whenever you...
2022-11-07 14:45:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! We're a little over halfway through the first season of Kelsey Lewin's new show Collector Corner. If you haven't caught an episode yet, the show highlights rare or unique gaming-related collections and the back half of each episode highlights somebody from the MinnMax community!<...
2022-11-05 17:21:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody! As you might have learned from our messages to new supporters, we're always interested in learning how folks like you found MinnMax and what type of content you want to see.
So, for ...
2022-11-04 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Jacob Geller as they dive into their full (and extremely spoiler-free) review of God of War Ragnarok from Santa Monica Studios. There was an embargo, so this review discussion is why...
2022-11-03 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the final big vote for The Game Championship!
Did you know that if you're a $50 supporter of MinnMax (even just for one month), you can choose any game for us to officially declare you the champion of on The MinnMax Show podcast and in the description for every video and podcast?...
2022-11-03 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to the second big vote for The Game Championship!
Did you know that if you're a $50 supporter of MinnMax (even just for one month), you can choose any game for us to officially declare you the champion of on The MinnMax Show podcast and in the description for every video and po...
2022-11-02 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and Janet Garcia. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, news story, BetterQuest goal, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our fa...
2022-11-01 19:55:24 +0000 UTC View PostDid you know that if you're a $50 supporter of MinnMax (even just for one month), you can choose any game for us to officially declare you the champion of on The MinnMax Show podcast and in the description for every video and podcast? Your name and favorite game are all over the place!
We'v...
2022-11-01 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostOn the next episode of CrossFade, we’re excited to be joined by Natalie Marlin (https://twitter.com/NataliesNotInIt)! We’re finally cracking into Bruce Springsteen with “Darkness On the Edge of Town”! We’re cont...
2022-10-31 22:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostEvery week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in2022-10-31 20:42:13 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week’s episode of our bonus podcast Party Chat, we talk about…
- Introducing our video editor Charles Weierke
- Elon Musk and Twitter
- Creating YouTube thumbnails
- Silent Hill 2
- Black Adam
- Jackbox Party Pack 9
If you want to join the Par...
2022-10-31 18:17:58 +0000 UTC View PostIn this MinnMax Interview, Ben Hanson talks to Firaxis' creative director Jake Solomon about the full history of transitioning from XCOM 2 to the tactics RPG Marvel's Midnight Suns. They talk about the challenges of designing something new, Sid Meier's input on the game, the appeal of a card-base...
2022-10-31 16:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at 12pm Central, we record our Patreon-exclusive podcast called Party Chat and we need your input! You can literally join the group discussion by clicking on the Stage in MinnMax’s Discord channel called MinnMax Party Chat. Raise your hand (there’s a button for that) whenever you...
2022-10-31 15:09:32 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to talk about the first five hours of God of War: Ragnarok without spoiling any story details. Then Jacob Geller unloads his thoughts on Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Mo...
2022-10-26 21:45:19 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kelsey Lewin. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, news story, BetterQuest goal, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose ou...
2022-10-25 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostEvery week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in2022-10-24 19:10:05 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week’s episode of our bonus podcast Party Chat, we talk about…
- MinnMax's third anniversary
- The community meetup in Minneapolis
- What shows and films count as satire
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantummania
If you want to join the Party Chat every single ...
2022-10-24 18:13:41 +0000 UTC View PostIn this MinnMax Interview, Ben Hanson talks to Noah Falstein about his over 40-year career in the game industry and how his journey designing arcade games led him to working with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas on Indiana Jones video games, becoming Google's chief game designer, and eventually ...
2022-10-24 16:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at 12pm Central, we record our Patreon-exclusive podcast called Party Chat and we need your input! You can literally join the group discussion by clicking on the Stage in MinnMax’s Discord channel called MinnMax Party Chat. Raise your hand (there’s a button for that) whenever you...
2022-10-24 15:02:16 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Kyle Hilliard and Jacob Geller share their spoiler-free impressions of God of War Ragnarok's first five hours. They're both playing the game on PlayStation 5 and their codes were provided by Pl...
2022-10-21 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava to unpack all of the big reveals for the Silent Hill franchise like a remake of Silent Hill 2 from Bloober Team and new games called Silent Hill F, Silent Hill: Asce...
2022-10-20 05:44:58 +0000 UTC View PostOn the next episode of CrossFade, we’re excited to be joined by critic and labor organizer Elana Levin (https://twitter.com/Elana_Brooklyn) to talk about Def Leppard’s “Hysteria” and Cinderella’s “Long Cold Win...
2022-10-19 21:50:33 +0000 UTC View PostHello everybody, MinnMax's third anniversary is coming up and we're celebrating by not only holding a community meetup this Friday, October 21st at 7pm Central outside at Utepils Brewing in Minneapolis, but also by announcing several new designs for MinnMax merch! We built up a <...
2022-10-19 17:55:04 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, and Janet Garcia. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, news story, BetterQuest goal, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our fa...
2022-10-18 21:38:06 +0000 UTC View Post