Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard just read DC's Batman: The Court of Owls for the first time and wanted to have a spoiler-filled discussion about Scott Snyder's beloved story from 2012 that rumors indicate might be influencing the next Batman game from Warner Bros. Montreal. We know it's an unconventional choice for a spoilercast...
2020-01-20 16:13:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning, everybody! Coming up at noon Central, I'll be streaming and answering any and all of your questions about my past and MinnMax's future. If you can't make the stream, leave a comment below with your question and we'll answer it on the show! See you then!
We finally did it. We broke the streak and created a Max Spoilers discussion that somehow isn't about Star Wars! If you've finished Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding or just want to know everything that happens in the game, check out Kyle Hilliard and Suriel Vazquez's big discussion and let us know what you think in the comments...
2020-01-17 22:30:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: Thanks for tuning in! The stream is over but you can watch the full archive above or right here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTq9gZa7FsU&feature=youtu.be
Hello lovely Minn...
2020-01-17 00:09:04 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson and the computer-loving cohorts break down their most anticipated games of 2020. As Kyle puts it, these are the five games that we would grab first if they were all stacked in front of us. Then we answer some wonderful questions from you all on Patreon, than...
2020-01-16 00:02:08 +0000 UTC View PostHelp make this week's episode of The MinnMax Show podcast better by submitting a great insight, comment, or question below! On this week's episode we have the full crew of computer loving cohorts, with Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez.
Subscribe to The MinnMax Show on iTunes - 2020-01-14 21:49:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday I streamed an exclusive Q&A with MinnMax's $20 supporters, and now here's the audio version! We cover a lot of ground on this episode, from charity planning to debating fruit. Just a reminder, we'll have our first ever call-in episode of MinnFAQs on Sunday, January 26th! So if you want to jump on a mic and ask m...
2020-01-14 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn a world before Kakarot himself rings in the onslaught of game releases in 2020, we're left in the pure, gameless abyss... but we have plenty of early access games to play! Take a look at your options below, and let us know what you want us to stream on Tuesday at 1pm Central. Your options are Supergiant's Hades, Klei's Gri...
2020-01-13 19:20:06 +0000 UTC View Post
At noon Central today I'll be going live answering your questions about life, the universe, and everything. Or maybe just fun stuff about games and the future of MinnMax. If you can't tune in live, leave a question as a comment and I'll answer it on the show! Thanks!
Hey everybody! Here's a funky bonus thing that Kyle Hilliard and I put together over on MinnMax's YouTube channel, but we wanted to make it available as a quick podcast as well. Check it out to hear us talk about a rare interview from Family Computer Magazine in 1992 where Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Sp...
2020-01-10 21:03:54 +0000 UTC View PostIf you're a supporter of MinnMax, there's a good chance you know Imran Khan. Imran was Game Informer's senior news editor for several years, working out of his house in San Francisco and occasionally Skyping in to The Game Informer Show podcast. In this conversation, Ben Hanson talks to Imran about his life since leaving Game...
2020-01-10 17:01:24 +0000 UTC View PostOn January 22nd, we're kicking off our community game club discussion on one of the greatest games of all time: Chrono Trigger! Please play along with us (the first discussion will cover everything up to when you reach the End of Time after the future section) and we'll have a Patreon post right here on Janua...
2020-01-09 20:24:32 +0000 UTC View PostBen Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, and Ross (the Star Wars guy) Pfund talk about their favorite moments from the first season of The Mandalorian on Disney Plus, the state of Star Wars overall, and try to predict Boba Fett's appearance in the second season. Also, we're terribly sorry that the first FOUR installments of Max Sp...
2020-01-09 19:19:08 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! Thanks for supporting us so far, we're excited to dive into the new year with you all. On this episode, we kick off the new year by announcing the next installment of The Deepest Dive community game club that is fueled by your comments and will be airing on January 22nd. Then we run down a gi...
2020-01-09 00:18:46 +0000 UTC View PostHello again, world! Tomorrow we're recording the first episode of The MinnMax Show for 2020 and need your wonderful questions, comments, games to help make it better! Leave a comment below and there's a very good chance I'll answer it alongside Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez on this week's episode of the ...
2020-01-07 21:24:32 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone and welcome to the new year! We streamed MinnFAQs at a different time this week for $20 supporters so we have some new voices in the chat to help volley questions about the year ahead for MinnMax. In this installment, we talk about YouTube thumbnails, MinnMax's logo, and how we choose the next Deepest Dive. At ...
2020-01-07 15:34:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy new year, everybody! Over the break we posted a poll and it looked like most folks preferred 6pm Central for the MinnFAQs stream, so we're giving it a try. We'll kick off the stream then, so get ready with your hottest questions about the holiday break or the year ahead for MinnMax! If you can't make the stream, feel fr...
2020-01-06 22:40:10 +0000 UTC View PostHello everybody! With our Great GOTY Hunt streams, every Tuesday we want to take a look at the biggest new releases and discuss their eligibility as a potential game of the year. We love the format, but this will be the most challenging stream of the year...
Since there aren't any big releases out yet, we can either che...
2020-01-06 20:04:50 +0000 UTC View PostMinnMax's Ben Hanson talks to Dan Ryckert about leaving Giant Bomb and the games press in general for (what's now revealed to be) the WWE to create podcasts. They talk about their time at Game Informer together and what Dan has learned about staying mentally healthy while being such a strong personality in the game industry.<...
2020-01-04 14:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostEvery Monday since the launch of MinnMax, I (Ben Hanson) stream for an hour and answer deep cut/inside baseball questions from lovely $20 Patreon supporters. Occasionally we have a special guest as well! We then release the audio version the following day in the exclusive audio feed for $5 supporters.
For the new year,...
We cannot thank you all enough for putting wind in our sails and creating MinnMax this year. It took one hell of a community to make an independent outlet like this fully sustainable, thanks for showing up. Now we need to return the favor by keeping this party rolling. Our goal is to convert the support from the community int...
2019-12-30 18:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn this Patreon exclusive, MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Game Informer's former managing editor Matt Bertz talk about his journey through the game industry, how he landed as vice president of games for Magid, and offers advice both on making connections in the industry and writing features on games. You can listen to the audio in ...
2019-12-27 15:09:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Over the last two weeks on The MinnMax Show podcast, we've aired our full debates over the winners of 11 categories and also ...
2019-12-26 16:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostMerry Christmas, MinnMax supporters! You've been so generous with your support this year, so we wanted to say thanks by releasing an episode over the holidays. On this very special episode, we're reunited with both Elise Favis and Javy Gwaltney as we call up wonderful community members in the exclusive Discord to learn which ...
2019-12-25 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week's MinnFAQs, we have some fresh questions from new $50 supporters on Patreon and talk about the holidays break, recording a community-focused episode of The MinnMax Show podcast, and our plans for new merch and a visual overhaul of MinnMax. We'll be taking next week off, but there will still be content pumping out...
2019-12-24 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning, everybody! We've got an extra early stream coming to you at 9am Central, so you can leave your question here or jump over to YouTube and fire away!
2019-12-22 14:28:57 +0000 UTC View PostWe're sorry that so many of our spoiler-filled conversations so far at MinnMax have been about Star Wars, but there's a lot to unpack here. Immediately after seeing the final film in the Skywalker saga, I rushed home to meet Ross "The Star Wars Gu...
2019-12-21 06:58:22 +0000 UTC View PostWe're pulling questions and comments early for next week's episode of The MinnMax Show podcast. This episode will focus on the community fixing our game of the year list, we'll be hearing folks out and calling them up from a channel in the Discord on Saturday at 11am Central. So if you have specific complaints or thoughts on ...
2019-12-20 15:08:18 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the biggest show of the year! Thanks to YOUR generous support on Patreon, we have a cozy studio to record our full debate about the game of the year for 2019. On this episode, we build up and then whittle down a list of great games from 2019 to create the official ranking for MinnMax as an outlet. We hope you enjoy...
2019-12-18 23:49:19 +0000 UTC View PostNow's your chance to make the show better! And not just any show, our big show with the full game of the year debate! Leave a question/comment/game as a comment on this Patreon post and there's a good chance we'll read it on this week's episode of The MinnMax Show podcast! This week we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff ...
2019-12-17 20:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
