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.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch!
2024-03-11 17:37:23 +0000 UTC
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and former cohort Suriel Vazquez! We kick things off by talking about the big reveal of Merchants of Rosewall, the game Suriel is writing over at Big Blue Sky Games. Then we unpack highlights from the Xbox Partner Preview, revisit Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and a whole lot more before answering questions from the community.
Wishlist Suriel's game Merchants of Rosewall on Steam h...
2024-03-07 00:52:57 +0000 UTC View Post
For New Show Plus this week the community voted for MinnMax's Haley MacLean and Leo Vader to revive their dormant podcast they used to record with Blake Hester and AJ Moser. The four of them met while interns at Game Informer in the summer of 2016 and created the podcast Game Query after that. Game Query is an uncensored show, so enjoy?
You can watch the video version here - 2024-03-06 19:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller, and special guest Suriel Vazquez! 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 ab...
2024-03-05 19:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to The Deepest Dive! In the second episode of our five-part game club series on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by his childhood friends Grant and Ronnie as well as Ross "The Star Wars Guy" Pfund to discuss everything about Chapters 1-4. We don't spoil anything beyond Chapter 4 in Rebirth for this discussion. We talk about the open world structure of the game, ...
2024-03-05 18:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to Bonus Pod! On this week's episode, Haley MacLean is joined by special guest Eric Silver (who was a guest on The MinnMax Show a while back) to walk through the the future of Baldur's Gate, D&D, and Hasbro's ownership. Eric also runs a podcast company called Multitude, you can learn more about them here - https://twitter.com/multitudesho...
2024-03-05 00:25:20 +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!
2024-03-04 18:50:58 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews the video production company Area 5 consisting of Ryan O’Donnell, Matt Chandronait, Jason Bertrand, and Cesar Quintero. They talk about the team's origins at the video game site 1UP creating The 1UP Show (2005-2008) and why they have all fond memories of staying up all night in the office to stay on top of the show's weekly schedule, their transition to Co-Op, and t...
2024-03-04 17:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time to submit your thoughts on Chapters 1-4 of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for The Deepest Dive! Don't panic if you haven't finished Chapter 4, just submit a comment based on however much you've played at this point. For your reference, the first four chapters of the game cover Cloud's Past, Kalm and the grasslands, the Mythril Mines, and Junon.
Hello everybody! Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Haley MacLean, and Leo Vader are heading to San Francisco in March to attend the Game Developers Conference and we're hosting a casual meetup at Tempest Bar on Sunday, March 17th at 7pm Pacific. Nothing fancy on this end, we'll just be standing around with a beer. If you're attending GDC or are in the San Francisco area, come out and let us thank you for su...
2024-03-01 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Haley MacLean, Leo Vader, and Jeff Marchiafava to talk about Pacific Drive and Penny's Big Breakaway and somehow rave even more about Balatro. Oh, we also squeeze in some Age of Empires talk before Sarah Podzorski joins the show to talk about Bandle Tale and League of Legends. Then Blake Hester jumps in to talk about being laid off from Game Informer and his current thoughts on the games media landscape. Then we...
2024-02-29 04:06:59 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, Haley MacLean, and Blake Hester (who was recently laid off from Game Informer). 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 an...
2024-02-27 18:47:56 +0000 UTC View Post
We're here, everybody! Thanks to your direct support on Patreon, MinnMax is kicking off the best, most thorough discussion about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on the internet with The Deepest Dive! MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by his childhood friends Grant and Ronnie as well as Ross "The Star Wars Guy" Pfund to unpack Square-Enix's new epic RPG in a five-part game club discussion. In this first episo...
2024-02-27 17:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to Bonus Pod! On this week's episode, Haley MacLean is joined by Janet Garcia to talk about...
You can call in to Bonus Pod in the future by joining the MinnMax Council tier, we record via the Discord every Monday at 4pm Central.
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2024-02-27 05:43:19 +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!
2024-02-26 19:04:01 +0000 UTC
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In this MinnMax Interview, Ben Hanson talks to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi about the development of Square-Enix's massive new RPG. We take you behind-the-scenes on the game's reception to the reviews, where the story for the Remake trilogy originates, and why Hamaguchi would love to keep this team together once they're finished with Final Fantasy VII. You can join The Deepest ...
2024-02-26 17:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The Deepest Dive on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has begun and there's still time to join... for free! In the first discussion, we're talking about Cloud's past based on the demo on PlayStation 5. Your progress will carry over into the final game - releasing February 29th. Please don't spoil anything beyond this demo based on your potential experience with the original game. You have un...
2024-02-25 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Jacob Geller, Kelsey Lewin, and Kyle Hilliard break down all of their favorite moments in SEGA's Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth in this big spoilercast discussion. They talk about where the story takes Ichiban Kasuga and their full thoughts on Kiryu's journey as well.
Watch and share the video version of Max Spoilers here - 2024-02-23 21:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Compete in game trivia on Friday, February 23rd at 7pm Central to win game codes and more! Michael Huber from Easy Allies returns for his second time hosting and is joined by special guest cohost Tim Gettys from Kinda Funny! If you support MinnMax at the $2 tier on Patreon, you can compete in game trivia by entering MinnMax's Discord. If you work your way up the Trivia ...
2024-02-22 16:08:39 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! This is a big one, as Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to finally talk about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. This is a 100% spoiler-free review of Square-Enix's new RPG. Then we unpack everything wild about the reveal trailer for Elden Ring's expansion Shadow of the Erdtree and all of the highlights from the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. Then Leo Vader and Jeff Marchiafava join the show to rave about the poker-based deck-bu...
2024-02-22 14:20:24 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, 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 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 abo...
2024-02-20 18:26:26 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for the reunion, everybody. Help us create the best, most thorough discussion about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth by joining The Deepest Dive! We're breaking the new PS5 RPG from Square-Enix up into 5 sections and collecting comments from the MinnMax community via Patreon in this game club discussion. MinnMax's Ben Hanson will be joined by his old friends Grant and Ronnie AND 2024-02-20 17:26:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to Bonus Pod, our weekly Patreon-exclusive podcast. On this week's episode, Haley MacLean is joined by Leo Vader to talk about the following...
Thanks for unlocking Bonus Pod, let us know if you have any trouble hooking it up to your favorite podcast app! Reminder that you can join the MinnMax Cou...
2024-02-19 22:17:31 +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!
2024-02-19 18:46:28 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson and his old childhood friends Grant and Ronnie prepare for The Deepest Dive on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth from Square-Enix by taking a stroll down memory lane and talking about how they fell in love with the original Final Fantasy VII on PlayStation 1. They also unpack their feelings on Final Fantasy VII Remake in retrospect and talk about what they're looking forward to in Final...
2024-02-16 22:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this big episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Janet Garcia recap and debate Microsoft's Official Xbox podcast that addressed the rumors that Xbox was going third-party and abandoning exclusives forever and they talk about what it means for the future of the platform. Then we gush over Sony's Helldivers 2 and why it succeeds as a co-op game before talking about Foamstars and Helskate. After that, Kelsey Lewin, Charles Harte, and Elise Favis jo...
2024-02-15 22:21:53 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Kelsey Lewin, Charles Harte, and Elise Favis. 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! Weâ€...
2024-02-13 19:00:07 +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!
2024-02-12 20:50:46 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to a special episode of Bonus Pod! Unfortunately, Haley MacLean wasn't able to host this week due to her schedule so Ben Hanson jumps in to get geeky with Jacob Geller. On this episode of Bonus Pod we talk about...
- MinnMax's YouTube and Podcast Analytics
- Managing MinnMax content and schedules
- It's A Wonderful Life and Frank Capra's filmography
- Dinner with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's director
- The best compliments
- The women of MinnMax
<... 2024-02-12 19:56:43 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's big episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava listen back to their incredibly accurate predictions from 2023 before lobbing bold, new predictions for the game industry in 2024. We carve out time to ensure we correctly guess the name for the follow-up to the Nintendo Switch. Then we talk about playing the demo for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and beyond at a press event and what we think about Square-Enix's middle chapt...
2024-02-08 02:09:52 +0000 UTC View Post