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MinnMax Volunteers Created Over 1,000 Meals For Those In Need!

Hey everybody! We just rallied lovely folks from the MinnMax community in the Discord to make an impact in their neighborhood by volunteering along with me (Ben Hanson), Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski at...

MinnMax Volunteers Created Over 1,000 Meals For Those In Need! (Extended Version)

Hey everybody! We just rallied lovely folks from the MinnMax community in the Discord to make an impact in their neighborhood by volunteering along with me (Ben Hanson), Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski at...

Bonus Pod - What It Takes To Open A Game Store Like Pink Gorilla

This week on Bonus Pod, host Haley MacLean is joined by Kelsey Lewin and here’s a rundown of everything they talk about…

• Kelsey's new Pink Gorilla location in Las Vegas!

• the logistics of opening a game store

• tariff effects

• what consol...

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MinnMax Interview - Asking Dan Ryckert Everything About Giant Bomb’s Independence

MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews Giant Bomb's co-owner and chief content officer Dan Ryckert in the first week of the legendary gaming site's new-found independence. They talk about how Fandom sold...

Submit Your Comment For The Deepest Dive On Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Middle Chunk

Bonjour, everybody! The adventure continues with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and we need your thoughts on the middle section of the RPG for The Deepest Dive. The next discussion covers everything in the ...

The MinnMax Show - Control's New Spin-Off, Despelote, Doom: The Dark Ages

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, Leo Vader, and special guest Charles Harte talk about Remedy's new co-op first-person shooter set in the Control universe called FBC: Firebreak. Then we get whisked away by the wonder of the soccer-centric game about Ecuador called ...

Jacob And Ben's Big Brazil Travelogue! (Extended Version)

Hello everybody, we've got a fun travelogue for you here. MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Jacob Geller traveled to São Paulo, Brazil to attend Gamescom LATAM, a huge convention with 130,000 visitors. This is t...

Jacob And Ben's Big Brazil Travelogue!

Hello everybody, we've got a fun travelogue for you here. MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Jacob Geller traveled to São Paulo, Brazil to attend Gamescom LATAM, a huge convention with 130,000 visitors. This was ...

Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast

In case you missed it, last Friday we randomized thousands of clips from MinnMax's history and reacted to them for the MinnMax-A-Thon! It was a lovely way to relive some of our history, so thanks for making it all possible. ...

Bonus Pod - Ben And Jacob's Brazil Trip, Gamescom LATAM, And Marvel Thunderbolts

MinnMax's Haley MacLean is joined by Ben Hanson and Jacob Geller to unpack their big Brazil trip and more! They talk about...

• Gamescom Latam

• the Brazil MinnMax meetup

• their day trip to the Iguazu Falls

• Brazilian game development vibes

  ...
  2025-05-12 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Choose What We Stream On Tomorrow's New Show Plus!

Every 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 have questions about the format, you can learn more in2025-05-12 17:25:53 +0000 UTC View Post

The MinnMax Show - GTA VI, Gutting Giant Bomb And Polygon, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor

MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by the huge crew of Kelsey Lewin, Haley MacLean, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, Jeff Marchiafava and returning champion Ana Diaz to talk about Grand Theft Auto VI's new trailer, Polygon, Giant Bomb, and the state of games media, indie publishing agreements, and good new g...

Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast

This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Haley MacLean, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, AND former MinnMax cohort Ana Diaz! It's your turn to make the sho...

Bonus Pod - Ben's May 2025 Business Blast

MinnMax's Community Manager Haley MacLean is joined by local loon Ben Hanson to talk through where MinnMax is at in the first half of 2025 and where we dream to go, getting deep in the weeds with a ton of community questions. They talk about...

• Dog farts

• MinnMax App d...

  2025-05-05 23:11:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Choose What We Stream On Tomorrow's New Show Plus!

Every 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 have questions about the format, you can learn more in2025-05-05 18:40:24 +0000 UTC View Post

The MinnMax Show - Top 5 Switch Games Bloodbath, Skin Deep, Arc Raiders

Delayed Input's Kyle Bosman rolls in as guest host this week to turn MinnMax's Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, Haley MacLean and Leo Vader against each other with a violent debate on the top five Switch 1 games of all time. Then, Leo fundamentally disagrees with extraction shooter Arc Raiders and ob...

Bonus Pod - Switch 2 Pre-Order Tales, Oblivion Remaster

Host Haley MacLean is joined by Sarah Podzorski and Jeff Marchiafava to swear like sailors about their miserable hours spent trying to pre-order a console they don't even really want! All this PLUS they talk about The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster and meet Sarah's new friend Labubu.

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Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast

This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, Haley MacLean, and guest host Kyle Bosman! 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 cho...

The Deepest Dive - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Opening Hours

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kelsey Lewin, and Haley MacLean launch their three-part game club discussion covering the fantastic new RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 from developer Sandfall Interactive ca...

Choose What We Stream On Tomorrow's New Show Plus!

Every 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 have questions about the format, you can learn more in2025-04-28 18:33:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Submit Your Comment For The Deepest Dive On Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

We hope you're ready to join us on this (completely safe) expedition, we're recruiting you to help create the best, most thorough discussion about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on the internet with The Deepest Di...

Create A Short And Simple Documentary For MinnMax's Doc Lightning 2025!

It's that magical time of year again, let's get your creative juices (ew) flowing. We're challenging/asking you all to create a short documentary as part of MinnMax's 3rd annual Doc Lightning film festival! No ...

The MinnMax Show - Clair Obscur Review, Oblivion Remaster, Onimusha 2

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and Jeff Marchiafava rave about the new RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (join The Deepest Dive!) and unpack their nostalgic memories with the surprising release of the remaster for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. We also talk about the new puzzle...

New Show Plus - Leo Flies To Ohio To Eat Chili With Charles Harte (Extended Version)

Thanks to your New Show Plus votes and support on Patreon, I took 17 hours out of my week to go have lunch with Charles Harte! Skyline Chili has come up several times during his appearances on the show, judged harshly for its strange definition of "chili." I did whatever it took to give it a fair...

Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast

This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Jacob Geller. 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...

Bonus Pod - Easter Egg Extravaganza

It's a new kind of E3 on this week's Bonus Pod! Host Haley MacLean is joined by Jacob Geller to talk about their favorite hidden secrets from throughout gaming history, all while nailing down the five categories of video game easter egg:

• References

• Solving a mystery 2025-04-21 22:05:49 +0000 UTC View Post

The MinnMax Show - Switch 2 Hands-On, Mario Kart World, Rematch

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard unpack the highlights and hot takes from the new Nintendo Direct covering Mario Kart World before we share our biggest surprises from playing the Nintendo Switch 2 at a recent event in LA. Then we leave Nintendo world behind and Leo...

Brazil! Ben And Jacob Are Attending Gamescom LATAM in São Paulo, Come To Our Meetup!

Olá, everybody. At the end of this month, Ben Hanson and Jacob Geller are flying to São Paulo to attend Gamescom LATAM! It'll be a huge convention in a huge city and we're feeling very fortunate that MinnMax...

Join The Deepest Dive On Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

We're back and excited to tackle another big game with The Deepest Dive! MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kelsey Lewin, and Haley MacLean are launching a three-part game club discussion on the new RPG from Sandfall Interactive called Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. We're feeling good about th...