Xbox's Next-Gen Reveal, Pokémon Pokopia, Esoteric Ebb

About this episode

The episode discusses Pokémon Pokopia, Esoteric Ebb, and Xbox's Project Helix while answering community questions.

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock an early, ad-free version of The MinnMax Show and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Haley MacLean gather to celebrate the unbelievably fun Pokémon Pokopia on the Nintendo Switch 2. We also talk about the glowing reviews for the cRPG Esoteric Ebb, share early impressions of Slay the Spire 2 in early access, Kelsey talks about her preview trip to play Big Walk at Panic, Sarah can't stop playing Valve's Deadlock, and unpack the big reveal for XBOX's Project Helix from its new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma and what it means for the future of AI in games. 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/ltYKj9YaeMI 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: GREENGREENS…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, Haley MacLean

Topics covered

• Pokémon Pokopia
• Esoteric Ebb
• Slay the Spire 2
• Xbox Project Helix
• AI in games
• game previews
• community questions

Keywords

• Pokémon
• Esoteric Ebb
• Xbox
• Project Helix
• AI
• Slay the Spire
• gaming news

Sponsors

iam8bit, Factor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MinnMax, Microsoft Gaming

Products: Pokémon Pokopia, Esoteric Ebb, Slay the Spire 2, Big Walk, Deadlock

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