This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, AND the creative director for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM 2, and Marvel's Midnight Suns Jake Solomon. Solomon just founded a new studio called Midsummer and they're working on a game inspired by The Sims, you can 2024-05-14 17:44:55 +0000 UTC View Post
This week on Bonus Pod, host Haley MacLean is joined by Janet Garcia and Jacob Geller and here’s a rundown of everything they talk about…
Janet's engagement story
Jacob's book launch success
a brief history of the Nancy Drew game franchise
Watching older movies (and not loving them)
Reviewing games vs movies vs music
Janet's experience playing the John Wick pinball machine
Thanks s...
2024-05-14 00:35:53 +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.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch!
2024-05-13 17:58:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody, this is Ben Hanson from MinnMax letting you know about an offer that expires this Sunday. If you jump up to the $5 tier on Patreon and unlock the robust bonus podcast feed, we'll DM you on Patreon and you'll get a random Xbox code or you can choose between a Steam code for Dicefolk or 2024-05-10 21:23:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Because of your support on Patreon, we hit our goal and flew Charles Harte in from Ohio to be our DM in this one-shot Dungeons & Dragons adventure. There aren't plans for this to be a recurring thing, so we hope you enjoy it. We had a blast. Ben's character is a Forest Gnome Bard (Level 1) named Crystal Billy, Sarah is a Centaur Druid (Level 1) named Dandy Lightly, and Leo is a Goliath Barbarian...
2024-05-10 21:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this big episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard are joined in the studio by MinnMax video editor and Game Informer associate editor Charles Harte to talk about an eventful week in the game industry. We touch on the official confirmation that the Switch 2 will be revealed before the end of Nintendo's calendar year before diving into the big news of the week: Microsoft making the brutal choice to shut down four of its game studios, including Arkan...
2024-05-09 13:22:19 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, and Charles Harte in the studio. 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 the great prize below for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 8am Central on Wednesday.
On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...
2024-05-07 19:32:00 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, and Michael Huber from Easy Allies unpack their full thoughts on Dragon's Dogma 2 from Capcom in this big spoilercast discussion. They talk about the game's surprising ending and their favorite moments along the way.
Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/iR5U1qI7uqw<...
2024-05-07 16:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostOn this episode of Bonus Pod, Haley MacLean is joined by MinnMax video editor and associate editor for Game Informer Charles Harte about...
Hades 2
Tips and tricks from a seasoned D&D Dungeon Master
Not Enough Mana review
American cities
Our local towns most famous food
How does Sonic poop?
Thanks so much for supporting and listening to Bonus Pod, we'll be back next week with a new epi...
2024-05-06 23:30:05 +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.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch!
2024-05-06 21:24:04 +0000 UTC
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In April we revamped our Patreon tiers and added a new option for the highest tier, where any member of the community can jump up and trigger a "Cohort Hootenanny" where as many of us as possible will get together for a loose, extra podcast. A huge thank you to Ted Ryser in the community for being the first to join the Trigger A Hootenanny tier, and also for being a huge part of the reason we hit ou...
2024-05-06 18:43:07 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson talks to Media Molecule's co-founder Mark Healey about his recent departure from the beloved PlayStation studio, the origins of LittleBigPlanet, his biggest regrets on Dreams, how he created the first indie game on Steam, and his current passion project about art history. Thanks for supporting independent games media and allowing interviews like this to happen!
Watch and s...
2024-05-06 16:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski are joined by video editor Charles Harte as they map out and plan their upcoming Dungeons & Dragons session. We're streaming a D&D one-shot experience because we hit our goal on Patreon, so a huge thanks to the MinnMax community for making all of this possible. We'll be streaming our adventure from the MinnMax Studio on Th...
2024-05-03 23:39:54 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Haley MacLean, Kelsey Lewin, and Sarah Podzorski to unpack the great games they've been playing recently like Manor Lords, Eiyuden Chronicle, and Minishoot Adventures. Then we're joined by Lana Bachynski (associate art director at Riot Games) to answer community questions about video game art, animation, and beyond.
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MinnMax's Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and Easy Allies' Michael Huber unpack their full thoughts on Amazon's Fallout TV series. They talk about the final episode of Fallout, what the show adds to the lore and world of the games, and a whole lot more. Thanks for supporting MinnMax on Patreon, everybody!
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This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Kelsey Lewin, Haley MacLean, and special guest associate art director Lana Bachynski from Riot Games. 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...
2024-04-30 19:36:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's get creative, everybody! Last year we introduced a short documentary film festival here at MinnMax called Doc Lightning (watch the pitch here), it was such an amazing experience we're happy to bring it back for the 2nd annual event! We're asking you to create a super short and simple documentary in the month of...
2024-04-30 17:27:58 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to Bonus Pod! On today's episode, Haley MacLean is joined by Michael Huber from Easy Allies to learn about allllll of the things they have in common. They talk about...
Defending the Watch Dogs series
Why Huber and Haley love Remedy
Rockstar and Red Dead Redemption
Video game vinyls
You can call in to Bonus Pod by joining the MinnMax Council, we record every Monday at 4pm Central. Thank you!
B...
2024-04-29 22:22:56 +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.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch!
2024-04-29 19:20:04 +0000 UTC
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For the last time, it's your chance to vote on which game we create bonus content about with The Game Championship. These games have been picked by Patreon supporters at the Game Champion tier. As always, vote for the game that would produce the most interesting content - not necessarily the "best" game in the list.
Here's the 2024-04-26 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Michael Huber to share their full thoughts on Stellar Blade for the PlayStation 5 (based on a code provided by PlayStation). Then Leo Vader join us to talk about the adaptation of Akira Toriyama's manga called Sand Land from Bandai Namco and Janet Garcia jumps on to talk about idle farming games, the delightful puzzle game Stitch, and Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Leo also talks about r...
2024-04-24 23:53:46 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Michael Huber, Janet Garcia, and Leo Vader. 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 the great prize below for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 8am Central on Wednesday.
On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...
Welcome to Bonus Pod! On this episode, Haley MacLean is joined by Ben Hanson to talk about...
- Changing up MinnMax's Patreon tiers
- Our new Dungeons & Dragons Patreon goal
- The PlayStation Portal
- Hades 2 Technical Test
- Dragon's Dogma 2
- Planning weddings
You can call in to Bonus Pod or submit a question for us to read by joining the MinnMax Council tier on Patreon! The episodes record every Monday at 4pm Central.
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2024-04-23 01:53:00 +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.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch!
2024-04-22 18:51:50 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody, Ben Hanson here with a big Patreon update. As always, we cannot thank you all enough for supporting independent games media and a HUGE thank you to everybody who jumped in to support MinnMax because of The Deepest Dive on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. We hope you stick around. We've got a lot to go through, but I don't blame you if you just want to scroll down and check out the new MinnMax banner art from 2024-04-22 17:32:51 +0000 UTC View Post
In this MinnMax Interview, Ben Hanson brings together the director and writer for Hi-Fi Rush John Johanas and the localization director for Final Fantasy XVI Michael-Christopher Koji Fox to talk about creating a game for a western audience inside a Japanese studio, the unseen challenges of localization, and whether Clive is dumber than Chai as a protagonist. This discussion contains spoilers for Final Fant...
Hey everybody! We want you to compete in game trivia on Monday, April 22nd at 7pm Central to win codes for games like Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom, and Death Of A Wish. MinnMax's Ben Hanson will be hosting this episode and will be joined by Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb, and this is going to be a shorter and faster episode than normal. So the good ...
2024-04-18 16:10:19 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! Apologies for the late upload (for this early version) but, as you can hear at the end of the episode, Ben Hanson's internet goes out. Anyways. In this episode, Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, and Jacob Geller unpack their favorite overall software of all time. Then we talk about returning to Elden Ring to prepare for the upcoming DLC, the Nintendo Indie World announcements, the delightful challenges of The Sims 1, and a whole lot more. Then we an...
2024-04-18 12:44:06 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Jacob Geller, and Haley MacLean. 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 the great prize below for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 8am Central on Wednesday.
On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...
Welcome back to Bonus Pod, the companion show to The MinnMax Show! = Host Haley MacLean is joined by Kyle Hilliard for the first time ever! On this week's episode of Bonus Pod, we talk about...
Building Haley's new PC
Delicious in Dungeon anime
The most comforting sitcoms
The Fallout TV Show
Kyle writing his book on The Legend of Zelda
Rendezvous with Rama
You can call in and talk to ...
2024-04-15 23:06:03 +0000 UTC View Post