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007 First Light, Mina The Hollower Review, Gaming's Skyrocketing Prices
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Summer Game Fest Predictions, Subnautica 2, Yoshi's Book
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| 6/4/26 | 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. | — | ||||||
| 5/28/26 | 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. | — | ||||||
| 5/21/26 | 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. | — | ||||||
| 5/14/26 | 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. | — | ||||||
| 5/7/26 | Star Fox Returns, Mixtape Review, Xbox's Gigantic Asterisk✨ | Star Fox gameMixtape review+3 | Janet GarciaJacob Geller+1 | Star FoxMixtape+11 | — | Star FoxMixtape+3 | MinnMax$5 tier | 2h 42m 01s | |
| 4/30/26 | 007 First Light Preview, Resident Evil Movie, Final Fantasy XIV Evercold✨ | game previewsResident Evil movie+3 | — | Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection007 First Light+4 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | 007 First LightMortal Kombat+3 | iam8bitSTRAWBERRYFIELDS | 2h 21m 47s | |
| 4/24/26 | Saros Review, Tomodachi Life, Vampire Crawlers✨ | game reviewsaction roguelikes+4 | Haley MacLeanDeven McClure | HousemarquePlayStation+2 | — | SarosTomodachi Life+5 | MinnMax | 2h 21m 57s | |
| 4/17/26 | Pragmata Review, Super Meat Boy 3D, Twilight Princess Revisited✨ | game reviewsindependent games+3 | Jacob GellerJanet Garcia+4 | CapcomPocahontas County+4 | — | PragmataSuper Meat Boy 3D+5 | iam8bitFIREFLOWERS | 2h 52m 43s | |
| 4/9/26 | Star Fox's Future, Samson, Ocarina Of Time Remake✨ | game releasesNintendo+3 | — | Samson: A Tyndalston StoryPeople of Note+5 | Valencia, Spain | Star FoxSamson+3 | RayconCODE | 2h 30m 26s | |
| 4/2/26 | 25 Games Everybody Should Play (Alanah Pearce Returns)✨ | video gamesgame adaptation+3 | Alanah Pearce | Charred PicturesMinnMax | Pocahontas County, Iowa | video gamesgame adaptation+3 | iam8bitFIREFLOWERS | 2h 13m 48s | |
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| 3/26/26 | Crimson Desert, Screamer, Metal Gear's Lost Game✨ | gamingvideo games+4 | Haley MacLean | Perfect Tides: Station to StationCrimson Desert+4 | — | Crimson DesertScreamer+3 | iam8bitGREENGREENS | 2h 08m 19s | |
| 3/19/26 | Slay The Spire II, DLSS 5 Outrage, Portal Writer Erik Wolpaw✨ | Slay the Spire IIGame Developer's Conference+3 | Erik Wolpaw | DLSS 5Mega Crit+10 | Duluth, Minnesota | Slay the Spire IIErik Wolpaw+5 | iam8bitGREENGREENS | 3h 07m 41s | |
| 3/12/26 | Xbox's Next-Gen Reveal, Pokémon Pokopia, Esoteric Ebb✨ | Pokémon PokopiaEsoteric Ebb+5 | — | Pokémon PokopiaEsoteric Ebb+5 | — | PokémonEsoteric Ebb+5 | iam8bitGREENGREENS | 2h 50m 51s | |
| 3/5/26 | Marathon, Next-Gen Pokémon, Spider-Man: Miles Morales Rules✨ | video gamesgame impressions+4 | Haley MacLeanLeo Vader+2 | MarathonArc Raiders+5 | — | MarathonPokémon+4 | iam8bitGREENGREENS | 2h 13m 09s | |
| 2/26/26 | Resident Evil Requiem, Best Indie Demos, Paranormasight✨ | Resident EvilIndie Demos+3 | Janet GarciaKelsey Lewin+1 | CapcomSteam Next Fest+2 | — | Resident EvilParanormasight+3 | HuelMINNMAX | 2h 31m 09s | |
| 2/19/26 | State Of Play Highlights, God Of War, Castlevania Reveal✨ | State of PlayGod of War+3 | — | God of War: Sons of SpartaVirtual Boy+4 | — | God of WarState of Play+4 | iam8bitILOVEIAM8BIT | 2h 31m 20s | |
| 2/12/26 | Horizon Hunters Gathering, Reanimal, Romeo Is A Dead Man | We'll DM you a Steam code for Consume Me if you join MinnMax at the $5 tier before Monday, 2/16/26. New supporters only. We'll update this description and post on social if we run out of our 200 codes. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava unpack the wild, new game from Suda51 and Grasshopper Manufacture called Romeo Is A Dead Man. Then Janet Garcia joins the show and we debate the direction of one of PlayStation's biggest brands with the reveal of the co-op game Horizon Hunters Gathering from Guerrilla Games. Janet shares her review for Reanimal from Tarsier Studios, the developers of Little Nightmares 1 and 2, JeffM talks about Mewgenics on Steam from the team behind Binding of Isaac, and we introduce you to a Picross roguelike with CiniCross. 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/jeIENl4s-eI Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: ILOVEIAM8BIT https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50 - 50% off with promo code MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:07 - Announcing The Deepest Dive 00:04:11 - Romeo Is A Dead Man 00:22:23 - Factor Meals 00:24:23 - Horizon Hunters Gathering 00:50:34 - Reanimal 00:55:42 - Mewgenics 01:04:59 - CiniCross 01:11:38 - Super Bomberman Collection 01:20:35 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:22:50 - Community questions 02:02:12 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plleJ0Zv0Ww Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWO1-WE4oNw Janet's GALOT - https://gonintendo.com/contents/57500-chicory-a-colorful-tale-arranged-album-in-the-works Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjbwYttZYiY Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWO1-WE4oNw Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/5R3IhSQlnbw?si=CMseYnscgoqe9ISR 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. | — | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | Nintendo's Weirdest Games Of All Time | We'll DM you on Patreon with a Steam code for the fantastic game Sektori if you support MinnMax at the $2 tier before Monday, February 9th. This is for NEW supporters only, not returning or upgrading. 200 Steam codes available, we'll update this description if we run out. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by Jeremy Parish (who you might know from Retronauts or 1UP back in the day) as we each share picks of some of the weirdest Nintendo games of all time. From Hudson's take on Donkey Kong to Doshin the Giant, we cover the full history of Nintendo here. 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/RxlxyPWGsOo Check out Jeremy Parish's YouTube series here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrIttXi0WgLXHI1poCk0D6g Subscribe to Retronauts here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retronauts/id672857593 Donate to our ICE Out charity drive to help protect the people of Minneapolis - http://bit.ly/iceoutminneapolis Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: ILOVEIAM8BIT To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:00 - Introducing Jeremy Parish 00:09:56 - Get a Steam code for Sektori 00:11:14 - Nintendo's weirdest games 00:13:08 - Mario Artist 00:18:50 - Doshin the Giant 00:20:18 - Looksley's Line Up 00:22:06 - Link n Launch 00:22:56 - Rusty's Real Deal Baseball 00:25:09 - Nintendo e-Reader 00:30:22 - Grill-Off with Ultra Hand! 00:31:43 - Captain Rainbow 00:32:38 - Famicom Modem 00:36:44 - BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets 00:39:02 - Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda 00:41:15 - Super Mario Bros. Special 00:42:35 - Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū 00:44:19 - Super Mario Land 00:45:27 - Odama 00:47:12 - Pikmin 00:48:16 - Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club 00:49:26 - Kiki Trick 00:50:31 - Nester's Funky Bowling 00:53:26 - Labo VR 00:56:27 - Space Invaders on GameBoy 00:58:48 - Community Picks 01:01:44 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:03:42 - Community questions 01:41:24 - Get A Load Of This Kelsey’s GALOT - https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lorde-donates-six-figures-minnesota-immigrant-funds-ice-out-1236172115/ Jeremy's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5oB82sUMVc Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RTOd4DEeUc Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nco5nsb7hhhpieybh4knj4vh/post/3mdbd7eatdc26?ref_src=embed Community GALOT - https://www.theverge.com/tech/871250/supernatural-meta-vr-fitness-community https://www.theverge.com/tech/871250/supernatural-meta-vr-fitness-community 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. | — | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | Gaming's Biggest Reevaluations, Fable, Cairn Review | Donate here for Giant Bomb and MinnMax's ICE Out charity stream this Friday at 5pm Central on Twitch and YouTube - http://bit.ly/iceoutminneapolis MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Jeff Marchiafava, and Jacob Geller rave about the new mountain-climbing game Cairn before diving into Cyberpunk 2077 and the history of reevaluating games years after they released. After that we have a fun discussion about whether Playground's Fable launching later this year can compare to the original game, defend Highguard, and JeffM gets weird talking about trading babies. 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 Please share what's happening in Minneapolis, watch this video Ben cut together - https://youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY Watch and share the video version of The MinnMax Show - https://youtu.be/dDR0BaW7LRk 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: CHAMPAGNEDREAMS https://www.huel.com/minnmax20 - 20% off your first order: MINNMAX20 To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:47 - Cairn 00:24:02 - Huel 00:25:57 - Cyberpunk 2077 00:35:10 - Gaming's biggest reevaluations 01:15:06 - Fable (2004) 01:20:27 - Fable (2026) 01:28:07 - Highguard 01:36:10 - Perfect Tides 01:39:59 - Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator 01:47:16 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com 01:51:10 - Community questions 02:29:40 - Get A Load Of This Haley’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w Jacob's GALOT - https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/train-dreams-release-date-cast-plot-news Hanson's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/e21xqc/til_that_sega_is_short_for_service_games/ JeffM's GALOT - https://youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY Community GALOT -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTtcZWwKqyo 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. | — | ||||||
| 1/22/26 | Our Most Anticipated Games Of 2026 | We'll DM you a Steam code for Sword of the Sea if you support MinnMax at the $5 tier on Patreon before Monday, January 26th! New supporters only. We'll post on Instagram and Bluesky if we run out. https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, and Jacob Geller share picks for their most-anticipated games of 2026 in this big episode of The MinnMax Show! From big games like GTA VI and Resident Evil Requiem to smaller, more promising games on the horizon like Orbitals and Ontos. Then we talk about the new release of the autobiographical adventure game Perfect Tides: Station to Station. 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/zOuZDL5Zulc Support Minneapolis and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota here - https://www.givemn.org/story/26b49f Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: CHAMPAGNEDREAMS https://www.turtlebeach.com/- 10% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX https://mintmobile.com/minnmax - Plans start at $15 To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:16 - Support the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota 00:03:46 - Most Anticipated Games of 2026 00:05:08 - Saros 00:07:26 - Denshattack! 00:08:51 - Screamer 00:11:12 - Slay The Spire II 00:13:16 - Rhythm Heaven Groove 00:16:18 - GTA VI 00:19:59 - Orbitals 00:24:05 - Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast From The Past! 00:25:28 - 500 CALIBER CONTRACTZ 00:27:27 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 00:30:00 - Dinolords 00:33:01 - The StarCraft Third-Person game 00:34:40 - Project Robot 00:35:29 - Ontos 00:38:13 - Resident Evil Requiem 00:43:12 - Stranger Than Heaven 00:45:21 - Control: Resonant 00:47:11 - Big Walk 00:49:27 - Over The Hill 00:50:58 - Duskbloods 00:53:54 - PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant 00:57:40 - Reanimal 00:59:05 - Pragmata 01:05:07 - Turtle Beach 01:06:52 - Alanah Pearce's big mysterious game tease 01:07:19 - Virtue and a Sledgehammer 01:08:19 - Pokémon Pokopia 01:10:16 - Anticipated games of 2026 rapid-fire 01:14:18 - Mint Mobile 01:16:12 - Perfect Tides: Station to Station 01:29:12 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:32:40 - Community questions 02:10:36 - Get A Load Of This Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.ign.com/articles/gamestop-says-its-shut-down-a-nintendo-switch-2-trade-in-exploit-that-worked-as-an-infinite-money-glitch Jacob's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4oED1q-R5Q Hanson's GALOT -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMa5xbjL3BU Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW7M8H99x7Y Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/jamesgunn.bsky.social/post/3mcv75iahus2p Tune in and donate during Leo Vader's charity stream this Saturday! http://youtube.com/leovader http://youtube.com/leovader 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. | — | ||||||
| 1/15/26 | Our Predictions For 2026 (And Maddy Myers!) | https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock an early and ad-free version of The MinnMax Show by supporting us at the $5 tier on Patreon! MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard gather together for the 5th year in a row to check in on their predictions from the previous year AND accurately predict every big game and enormous piece of gaming news from 2026. Then we talk about the approchable roguelike deck builder called Dogpile before Triple Click's Maddy Myers joins us to talk about launching her new gaming site called Mothership! 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/0WPCuhxHjX0 Check out Maddy's new site Mothership here, launching fully on January 26th - https://www.mothership.blog/board-the-mothership/ Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: CHAMPAGNEDREAMS https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off- Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF - 50% off your first order To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:16 - Checking in on our 2025 Predictions 00:22:23 - Factor Meals 00:23:53 - 2026 Predictions 00:49:45 - Rapid-Fire 2026 Predictions 01:15:28 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:16:27 - Maddy Myers on her new site Mothership 01:22:12 - Community questions 02:16:54 - Get A Load Of This JeffM's GALOT - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eric-adams-promoted-memecoin-crashes-160110674.html Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waggle_dance Janet''s GALOT - https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/6890891/Super-Impulse-Worlds-Smallest-Bananagra[…]DQmcD0wJm49b3I1ZFJUY2pmdmY5QTJYc3h5Q2ExZyZ0PUFBQUFBR2xuNTFr Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/CxwrCRdqZb8 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. | — | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | Top 20 Games, 4 Overlooked Gems, Baby Steps Breaks Containment | https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media On this episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Jacob Geller share the community's ranking of the best games from 2025 before launching into discussions on some impactful games that they missed from the year before like Many Nights A Whisper, Wednesdays, Fulcrum Defender, and Rhythm Doctor. Kelsey also talks about her ongoing journey with the great, new RPG Octopath Traveler 0. 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/Bs_l0AXC0lk Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: CHAMPAGNEDREAMS https://www.huel.com/MINNMAX20 - 20% off with code MINNMAX20 To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:02 - Apply to be MinnMax's production assistant - job@minnmax.com 00:03:36 - MinnMax community's Two Tens 00:13:02 - Baby Steps 00:24:24 - Hello Fresh 00:26:29 - Octopath Traveler 0 00:33:41 - Many Nights A Whisper 00:43:01 - Fulcrum Defender 00:45:58 - Huel 00:48:28 - Avatar: From The Ashes 00:59:44 - Terminator 2D No Fate 01:05:24 - Rhythm Doctor 01:15:00 - Wednesdays 01:26:05 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:27:09 - Community questions 02:04:13 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://youtu.be/dUkLYOPRYH4 Jacob's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grand-designs-with-jacob-geller/id1812045307?i=1000741324567 Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dk_PQt-bdo Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45-rI25B6jk Community GALOT -https://www.reddit.com/r/wikipedia/comments/1pq37px/et_interplanetary_mission_is_a_ps1_game_noted_for/ __ 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. | — | ||||||
| 1/1/26 | Game Of The Year 2025 (The Final Debate) | Unlock the hour-long post-debate airing of grievances we call "The Pissy Zone" by joining the $10 Backstage Pass tier. https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-to-145988285 It all comes down to this. Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski debate the final ranking for MinnMax's Game of the Year list for 2025 and crown one game with the #1 spot. Will it be Hollow Knight: Silksong? Ghost of Yotei? Clair Obscur: Expedition 33? Despelote? Tune in to find out! Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/lIQd-zokVnQ Here's the big list of all of our personal Top 10s - https://www.patreon.com/posts/everybodys-top-146529722 To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:42 - Ranking The Two Tens 00:11:29 - Consume Me Spoilers 00:28:05 - Spoilers End 01:21:41 - Stray Children Spoilers 01:26:35 - Spoilers End 01:30:35 - Despelote 01:43:20 - Spoilers End 01:52:52 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Spoilers 01:56:31 - Spoilers End 02:02:07 - Thanking iam8bit 02:04:00 - Ranking The Two Tens 02:17:08 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 02:22:21 - Spoilers End 02:39:49 - Baby Steps Spoilers 02:41:57 - Spoilers End 02:58:22 - Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Spoilers 03:04:49 - Spoilers End 03:19:40 - Blue Prince Spoilers 03:26:52 - Ranking The Two Tens Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Also, we held code giveaways for new Patreon supporters for the following games: Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance, Sunderfolk, Wildgate, Despelote, Promise Mascot Agency, Spilled!, Star of Providence, LEGO Party, and Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3. 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. | — | ||||||
| 12/25/25 | Game Of The Year 2025 (Building The List) | Unlock the full Game of the Year debate weeks early, including our hour-long post-debate airing of grievances we call "The Pissy Zone" by joining the $10 Backstage Pass tier. https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-to-145988285 We're officially kicking off MinnMax's 2025 Game of the Year debate, which we call The Two Tens! We've gathered the full crew of Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski to create a list of our favorite games from the year before we start hacking away to get the list down to the Top 20. Will your favorite game make the cut? Please forgive us if it doesn't. Join us on next week's episode where we'll rank The Two Tens. What will take the #1 spot? Will it be Clair Obscur: Expedition 33? Will it be Death Stranding 2: On The Beach? Will it be Aotenjo: Infinite Hands? Tune in to find out! Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/5LSlLzgQGFs Learn more about the BDS XBOX boycott here - https://bdsmovement.net/microsoft Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: 8BITPRESENTS To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:44 - Win Steam codes by following @MinnMaxShow on Instagram 00:06:41 - Building The Two Tens 01:50:21 - Cutting The List Down To 20 Games 03:10:52 - And Roger Spoilers 03:17:27 - Spoilers End Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Also, we held code giveaways for new Patreon supporters for the following games: Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance, Sunderfolk, Wildgate, Despelote, Promise Mascot Agency, Spilled!, Star of Providence, LEGO Party, and Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3. 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. | — | ||||||
| 12/18/25 | The MinnMax Awards 2025 | Win 150 Steam codes by subscribing to The MinnMax Show and leaving a podcast review that includes a social media handle. We're randomly picking one winner from Apple Podcasts on 12/22/25. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnmax-show/id1484599827 Welcome to The MinnMax Awards! On this big episode, Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski debate nominees and winners for the year of gaming in 2025. We determine the Best Moment, Biggest News, Dumbest Thing, and more. How many categories will Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 win in THIS show? Tune in to find out! Any help sharing MinnMax's Game of the Year content online is appreciated. Unlock our full Game of the Year debates weeks early and get access to "The Pissy Zone" post-debate unleashing of grievances by joining the $10 Backstage Pass tier. https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-to-145988285https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-to-145988285 Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/jZqJiLwhX4c To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:18 - Win 150 Steam codes by subscribing 00:08:39 - Best Thing 01:06:08 - Dumbest Thing 01:52:22 - Biggest News 02:19:17 - Best Game We Didn't Play 02:27:59 - Best Moment 02:30:48 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Spoilers 02:52:21 - End of Spoilers - Best Moment 02:54:01 - Silent Hill F Spoilers 03:01:09 - The Roottrees Are Dead Spoilers 03:03:14 - Blue Prince Spoilers 03:05:10 - Keeper Spoilers 03:08:59 - Donkey Kong Bananza Spoilers 03:14:57 - Split Fiction Spoilers 03:22:13 - Consume Me Spoilers 03:26:04 - End of Spoilers - Best Moment 03:27:13 - Ghost of Yōtei Spoilers 03:36:58 - Keep Driving Spoilers 03:38:49 - The Alters Spoilers 03:41:48 - Hollow Knight: Silksong Spoilers 03:51:08 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Spoilers 03:54:02 - Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Spoilers 03:59:37 - End of Spoilers - Best Moment 04:10:05 - Road To Empress Spoilers 04:14:39 - Greatest Work Of Art Of All Time For 2025 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. | — | ||||||
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