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2023-11-17 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, and Janet Garcia to talk about the list of nominees for Game of the Year from The Game Awards. What do you think will win between Resident Evil 4 Remake, Baldur's Gate 3, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel's...
2023-11-15 22:06:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to The Deepest Dive on Alan Wake 2! In this discussion, MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Jeff Marchiafava, Haley MacLean, and Leo Vader break down their favorite details from Remedy's new survival-horror game up th...
2023-11-15 21:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and special guests Gita Jackson and 2023-11-14 21:23:06 +0000 UTC View Post
In this MinnMax Interview, Ben Hanson talks to former editor-in-chief from The Escapist Nick Calandra and Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw about leaving the company behind to form a crowd-funded outlet called Second Wind. We talk about the 16-y...
2023-11-14 19:15:01 +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 in this quick video. 2023-11-13 20:48:49 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week’s episode of our bonus podcast Party Chat, Leo Vader, Ben Hanson, and Haley MacLean talk about…
- To-Do Lists
- Kyle Bosman's Delayed Input
- Trends of 2023
- Where are laws
- Work/Life balance challenges and the future of MinnMax
- The Game Awards nominations
- GTA 6...
2023-11-13 19:42:45 +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 want to talk and we’ll rota...
2023-11-13 15:45:26 +0000 UTC View Post
We're back for more Alan Wake 2, and we hope you're ready to submit a comment on the middle section of the game! We're collecting your comments on the game up through Alan's Initiation 6 and Saga's Return 6. ...
2023-11-12 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
It may have lost the community's vote for The Deepest Dive, but there's still a lot to unpack and admire about Marvel's Spider-Man 2 from Insomniac Games. In this spoiler-filled discussion, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller, and...
2023-11-10 21:19:48 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin and Jeff Marchiafava to talk about the fantastic remake of Star Ocean: The Second Story R, the surprising new Robocop game, and more thoughts on WarioWare: Move It before Jason Guisao joins the show to talk about being let go from B...
2023-11-09 00:37:44 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and special guest Jason Guisao formerly of Game Informer and Bungie. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, news story, Better...
2023-11-07 19:00:04 +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 in this quick video. 2023-11-06 20:41:25 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week’s episode of our bonus podcast Party Chat, Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, and Janet Garcia talk about…
- Canada's geography
- Myst
- The best VR experiences
- BlizzCon and Overwatch 2
- The Top 10 Thanksgiving jokes
- The dos and don'ts for sponsored content
If you want t...
2023-11-06 19:43:04 +0000 UTC View PostEvery 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 want to talk and we’ll rota...
2023-11-06 13:50:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! As you might have heard on The MinnMax Show or The Deepest Dive, Ben Hanson is sick and lost his voice. Running a 25-hour stream for charity without a voice is... challenging. So we're rescheduling our big marathon ...
2023-11-02 22:52:21 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, a sick Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and Leo Vader to talk about Dontnod's excellent new climbing game Jusant, why WarioWare: Move It on the Nintendo Switch is a good successor to Smooth Moves for the Wii, Leo's new love for the FPS The Finals, Jacob's ...
2023-11-02 16:09:58 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, 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 our favorite and iam8bit will ship out ...
2023-10-31 20:14:20 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Jeff Marchiafava, Haley MacLean, and Leo Vader kick off their three-part game club series on Remedy Entertainment's new survival-horror game Alan Wake 2. In this discussion, they unpack the firs...
2023-10-31 16:03:06 +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 in this quick video. 2023-10-30 18:25:26 +0000 UTC View Post
In this MinnMax Interview, Ben Hanson talks with James Turner about his new studio All Possible Futures (that he founded with Jonathan Biddle) and their debut game The Plucky Squire published by Devolver Digital. The game takes cues ...
2023-10-30 16:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Rise and shine, Alan Wakers! It's time to submit your thoughts on the first chunk of Alan Wake 2 for The Deepest Dive. We're collecting your comments on the game up until you switch back to FBI Agent Saga Anderson. Please don...
2023-10-29 17:02:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings generous MinnMax community! On Saturday, December 2nd starting at 8am Central, we're kicking off a 25-hour marathon stream to raise money for charity! Normally this is an "Extra Life" stream, but this year we wanted to hig...
2023-10-27 23:48:35 +0000 UTC View Post
We're taking The Deepest Dive into Remedy Entertainment's new survival-horror Alan Wake 2 and we want you to join for the adventure. It's going to be a wild ride with a ton to talk about. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, Leo Vader, and Jeff Marchiafava are tackling this game in a multi-part game club disc...
2023-10-26 15:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! We have a big episode for you this week as Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Kelsey Lewin share their early thoughts on Alan Wake II and then unpack and debate Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Nintendo Switch. Then Leo Vader and Sarah Podzorski join the show to tal...
2023-10-26 13:04:40 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, Kelsey Lewin, and Sarah Podzorski. 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 favorite and...
2023-10-24 19:28:38 +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 in this quick video. 2023-10-23 19:11:04 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week’s episode of our bonus podcast Party Chat, Ben Hanson and Haley MacLean talk about…
- MinnMax's 4th anniversary community meetup
- Seattle highlights
- Planning our big charity stream on Saturday, November 4th
- Jackbox Party Pack 10
- The voice of Vincent in Final Fantasy VII Re...
2023-10-23 18:24:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Ben Hanson interviews Bruce Nesmith about his long career at Bethesda Softworks, where he was the lead designer on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, senior systems designer for Starfied, and overall design director for the studio. He star...
2023-10-23 16:15:00 +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 want to talk and we’ll rota...
2023-10-23 15:10:07 +0000 UTC View Post
