In this MinnMax Interview, Ben Hanson talks to the co-founder of Avalanche Studios Christofer Sundberg about his long journey in the game industry. We talk about why he left the studio behind the Just Cause series and ended up creating a new studio called Liquid Swords. You can check out the timestamps below for a full breakd...
2022-08-17 15:21:10 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, 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 our favorite and iam8bit will ship o...
2022-08-16 20:04:27 +0000 UTC View PostInspired by our brief discussion about the show Community on The MinnMax Show podcast, Kyle Hilliard wanted to round up fans of the show for a big, fun discussion about what makes the show so special. In this discussion he's joined by Leo Vader, contributor Jacob Geller, and former Game Informer editor Ben Reeves. They talk a...
2022-08-16 18:53:42 +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. 2022-08-15 20:20:37 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week’s episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast Party Chat, Bryan Vore joins Ben Hanson to talk about…
- One Piece
- Potential Gamescom announcements
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Top Gun: Maverick
If you want to join the Party Chat every single week and talk to us about what you’v...
2022-08-15 18:18:53 +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...
2022-08-15 14:48:02 +0000 UTC View Post
You've conquered Giant Bomb and now it's time for another intense Trivia Tower competition: let's wipe the floor with our friends over at Kinda Funny.
It's MinnMax's community versus Kinda Funny's community on the next episode of Trivia Tower happening on Monday, August 15h at 8pm Central! 2022-08-12 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski talk about the joys of Cult of the Lamb and unpack Nintendo's big Splatoon 3 Direct. Then we're joined by former 2022-08-10 21:41:23 +0000 UTC View Post
This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Suriel Vazquez, and former Game Informer editor John Carson. 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 fav...
2022-08-09 19:57:25 +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. 2022-08-08 19:30:47 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week’s episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast Party Chat, Ben Hanson is joined by Jeff Marchiafava to talk about…
- Tabletop recommendations
- Square-Enix's sales
- The Sandman
- Bullet Train review
- Batgirl film getting canceled
If you want to join the Party Chat every singl...
2022-08-08 18:23:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks! As we've talked about on the last couple of episodes, we're going to shift this show to stream on Twitch every Monday at 12pm Central. It'll still be the same content and call-in structure, but now we can expose it to more people. Let us know what you think as the show progresses.
Every Monday at 12pm Central...
2022-08-08 14:37:31 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week's episode of The MinnMax Show podcast, Ben Hanson is joined by Jeff Marchiafava, Sarah Podzorski, and Leo Vader to talk about Rollerdrome, Final Fantasy XV for some reason, and the great updates to Into the Breach before we're joined by Jacob Geller and former senior video producer at 2022-08-03 22:00:57 +0000 UTC View Post
This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, Sarah Podzorski, and former Polygon video editor Jenna Stoeber. It's your turn to make the show better by...
2022-08-02 20:32:53 +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. 2022-08-01 20:20:14 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week’s episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast Party Chat, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller and former Game Informer editor Jill Grodt to talk about a handful of tough calls when it comes to managing an outlet like MinnMax. We talk about whether to make this podcast available on Twitch every Monday, the right l...
2022-08-01 18:43:16 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson talks to the Saints Row reboot's creative director Brian Traficante and writer/narrative designer Jennifer Campbell about the full history of the game's development. They talk about the history of Volition and ho...
2022-08-01 16:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostHello! Jason here. Get ready for another episode of CrossFade by sending questions and music for our host and guest by Wednesday, Aug. 3 at noon Central!
This time, we’re pleased to welcome writer, critic, and host of the podcast Eclipsed Bijan Stephen to the show! He’s been listening to a lot of so...
2022-08-01 14:59:18 +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...
2022-08-01 13:59:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to the Game Champion Thunderdome! This is the second and final post to determine the winner, but just in case you missed the first: If you're a $50 supporter of MinnMax (even just for one month), you can choose any game ...
2022-07-29 15:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello and welcome to the Game Champion Thunderdome! 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 descr...
2022-07-28 15:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to a special episode of The MinnMax Show! Ben Hanson is joined by MinnMax Contributor and co-director of the Video Game History Foundation Kelsey Lewin, localization superstar (and Sarah's ...
2022-07-28 00:22:17 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, 8-4's John Ricciardi, and 2022-07-26 19:53:42 +0000 UTC View Post
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 missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in this quick video. 2022-07-25 20:03:51 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week’s episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast Party Chat, Janet Garcia and Ben Hanson are joined by Ross Pfund and Emily Reese to talk about…
- Our four new shows!
- Hitting the Trek 2 Shrek goal
- Live A Live
- Marvel's Comic-Con announcements
- Nope review
If you want to joi...
2022-07-25 18:34:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Directly because of your continued support of MinnMax, today we're proud to reveal four new regular shows! The same way we converted a Tuesday evening streaming slot once a month into the show Steam's Secret Stash, we're applying that lesson to the rest of the month as well. So every Tuesday evening we'll rotate through shows...
2022-07-25 16:03:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Heads up: Due to the scheduling of Trivia Tower at 8pm Central tonight, we're going to try streaming Party Chat live on Twitch! So there won't be a YouTube version.
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 ...
2022-07-25 15:29:56 +0000 UTC View Post
In the grand finale for our gigantic community game club discussion, MinnMax's Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchifava are joined by the developer of HyperDot Charles McGregor (@DarkaysTG) and YouTube superstar and PlayStation superfan Rya...
2022-07-22 18:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It's MinnMax's community versus Giant Bomb's community on the next episode of Trivia Tower happening on Monday, July 25th at 8pm Central! Giant Bomb's creative director Dan Ryckert is joining as the co...
2022-07-21 16:04:19 +0000 UTC View PostSkanking is a dance people do to a little genre of music called ska, and we’re all gonna be doing it with special guest former Game Informer editor John Carson on CrossFade! We’re talking about Streetlight Manifesto – ska princes of the early 2000s ...
2022-07-21 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
