On this week’s episode of our bonus podcast Party Chat, we talk about…
- Guesting on Kyle Bosman's Delayed Input channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1ZdsrJJFrY
- Alan Wake 2
- Will we ever have MinnMax internships
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Paper Mario
- Community meetups, planning "The Big One"
- Ahsoka review (light spoilers)
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2023-09-18 18:21:09 +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 rotate everybody around. Using your phone as the mic is totally fine, there’s no video camera component for you. Otherwise, you can ask a question in the live chat (it help...
2023-09-18 13:39:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Trivia Tower returns this Tuesday, September 19th at 6pm Central, and you can win $1,000 by competing in game trivia because it's... Trivia Tower: THE GRAND ROUND! Ben Hanson will be joined by Mike Minotti from Giant Bomb and GamesBeat for an intense evening of game trivia. Work you way up the Trivia Tower by answering a question correctly in MinnMax's Discord, the last person standing wins $1,000 - $500 for themselves and $5...
2023-09-17 16:15:00 +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 share our updated thoughts on Starfield from Bethesda before we dive into a ton of other games we've been playing and enjoying like Gunbrella, Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis, Wayfinder, and more. Then we answer questions from the community!
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2023-09-13 17:34:55 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Haley MacLean, and Jeff Marchiafava. 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 on Tuesday evening.
On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...
- Starfield 2023-09-12 15:34:04 +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.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch!
2023-09-11 20:34:27 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Jacob Geller, former MinnMax cohort Suriel Vazquez and Renata Price from Remap Radio finish off their gigantic game club discussion of From Software's mech-masterpiece Armored Core VI Fires Of Rubicon. In this discussion, they tackle Chapter 5, the final boss, and the multiple new game plus modes. Our deepest thanks to everybody who played along with The Deepest Dive and submitted comments ...
2023-09-11 20:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week’s episode of our bonus podcast Party Chat, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, and Kelsey Lewin talk about…
- The community's thoughts on Starfield
- The return of MinnHax, the community game jam in the Discord
- YouTube stats
- Apple Arcade's hidden gems
- The Last of Us "ride" at Universal Studios
- Haunted Houses
- The Best Audio Books
If you want to join the Party Chat every single week and talk to us about what you’ve been playing,...
2023-09-11 18:35:47 +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 rotate everybody around. Using your phone as the mic is totally fine, there’s no video camera component for you. Otherwise, you can ask a question in the live chat (it help...
2023-09-11 14:26:11 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the end, folks. It's time to submit your thoughts on Chapter 5 and the New Game Plus modes for Armored Core VI. Thank you for completing this ride with us, the format exists because of your support here on Patreon!
We're collecting your comments in a share...
2023-09-09 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to your support, we were able to send Janet Garcia to PAX West this year! In this travelogue, Janet chronicles her full journey to Seattle and the big gaming event. She also tours the first ever Nintendo Live event outside of Japan where she's joined by Kelsey Lewin (who co-owns the Pink Gorilla game store/PAX booth) and Jenna Stoeber who led video production for MinnMax while Ben Hanson was on paternity leave. Janet and Kelsey also show off their first hands-on experience playing Supe...
2023-09-08 18:02:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! Thanks to your support, we were able to send Janet Garcia to PAX West this year! In this travelogue, Janet chronicles her full journey to Seattle and the big gaming event. She also tours the first ever Nintendo Live event outside of Japan where she's joined by Kelsey Lewin, who co-owns the Pink Gorilla game store/PAX booth, and Jenna Stoeber who led video production for MinnMax while Ben Hanson was on paternity leave. Janet and Kelsey also show off their first hands-on experi...
2023-09-08 18:02:48 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Janet Garcia, and Kelsey Lewin to talk about what it's like to play Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Nintendo Switch before rounding up the rumors of Nintendo's successor to the Switch and running through their biggest hopes and dreams. Then we talk about playing the new RPG Sea of Stars and share impressions of PAX West before diving into game history with The Making Of Karateka. And then of cou...
2023-09-06 21:48:04 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by his old childhood friends Grant and Ronnie to unpack all of their thoughts on Final Fantasy XVI for the PlayStation 5. Recorded in the MinnMax Studio, they talk about the game's combat, ending, their favorite characters, and a whole lot more. We're sorry this discussion is months late, but we hope you enjoy it!
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2023-09-06 19:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, 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 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...
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2023-09-05 17:33:47 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Jacob Geller, former MinnMax cohort Suriel Vazquez and Renata Price from Remap Radio return to unpack everything glorious in Chapters 2-4 within From Software's Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon. They talk about their evolving thoughts on the quality of the game, their current favorite builds, and the most challenging bosses so far. Thanks to everybody in the MinnMax community for submitting...
2023-09-04 19:36:31 +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!
2023-09-04 19:16:24 +0000 UTC
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Alright, 621! Submit your thoughts on Chapters 2-4 on Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon for The Deepest Dive. Even if you haven't finished Chapter 4 yet, just submit a comment on what you've played.
We're collecting your comments in a shared Google Doc.
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, and Leo Vader are joined by Giant Bomb's Dan Ryckert in hosting a video game spelling bee at 2D Con in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to an unforeseen technical issue with the people running the convention, we only have two mics to use for the entire spelling bee. So we apologize for the audio not being quite ideal, but we hope you enjoy the show anyway. Thanks to ...
2023-09-01 16:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jenna Stoeber unpack Bethesda's new, ambitious RPG Starfield for the Xbox and PC. But that's not all! We also talk about the new throwback RPG Sea of Stars and From Software's return to its mech series with Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week!
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2023-08-31 16:02:57 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Sarah Podzorski and community manager Haley MacLean unpack their journey through Act 1 of Larian Studios' Baldur's Gate 3. They talk about why Karlach is the best romance option, exploring Underdark, Grymforge, and the Mountain Pass, their favorite side quests, and the secrets they can't wait to solve in Act 2.
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This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiava, Kyle Hilliard, and Jenna Stoeber. 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 ...
2023-08-29 17:28:55 +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!
2023-08-28 18:02:58 +0000 UTC
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It's time to unpack what From Software made for us, with the first episode of The Deepest Dive on Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon. In this game club discussion, Jacob Geller, former MinnMax cohort Suriel Vazquez and Renata Price from Remap Radio unpac...
2023-08-28 16:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week’s episode of our bonus podcast Party Chat, we talk about…
- Stray Gods
- Men in Black
- The Best 90s Movie
- Ahsoka
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Hook
- Game Trivia
If you want to join the Party Chat every single week and talk to us about what you’ve been playing, watching, or ask any question under the sun, jump up to the MinnMax Council tier! We’d love to hear from you. Party Chat is recorded each week in the D...
2023-08-28 02:13:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Get ready for a special episode of Party Chat happening Sunday night at 7pm Central! 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 rotate everybody around. Using your phone as the mic is totally fine, there’s no video camera component for you. Otherwise, you can ask a question in the live chat (it helps if you tag MinnMax so itâ...
2023-08-27 16:06:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Here we go, folks. It's time to submit your Chapter 1 thoughts on From Software's Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon for The Deepest Dive. It's okay if you haven't finished Chapter 1 yet, just share your thoughts on what you've played so far.
We're collecting your c...
2023-08-26 20:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this big episode of the podcast, Ben Hanson returns from his paternity leave and he's joined by community manager Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard. They talk about Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon, unpack the most exciting reveals and trailers from Gamescom's Opening Night Live, analyze the new streaming handheld the PlayStation Portal, and weigh in on playing Immortals of Aveum. They also go back in time to talk about the Switch "conversion"...
2023-08-23 23:17:41 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Jacob Geller is hosting this three-part community game club discussion on From Software's grand return to its mech series with Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon! Jacob will be joined by former MinnMax cohort Suriel Vazquez and Renata Price from Remap Radio (formerly of VICE's Waypoint). If you're a From Software fan and want to join a ...
2023-08-23 16:01:34 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Haley MacLean, 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 about...
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2023-08-22 20:49:58 +0000 UTC View Post