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! 2021-11-22 23:11:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody, thanks for listening to MinnMax Council! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson shares his spoiler-free thoughts on Ghostbusters: Afterlife and the continuing release of "lega-sequels" from Hollywood. We also talk about MinnMax's game of the year awards and our planned recording schedule. Enjoy!
Every Monday at 12pm Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the MinnMax Council) on Patreon and they can ask us anything under the sun. Then we share the audio...
2021-11-22 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostMinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews Jan Willem Nijman (Minit, Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing, Luftrausers) and Robbie Fraser (Genital Jousting, BroForce) about their experience working on a tabletop passion project on the side (along with Terri Vellmann) and how it grew into the release of Dustbiters, an Mad Max-inspired 2-player card game thanks to iam8bit. They talk about designing tabletop games versus designing indie video games and more. Dustbiters launched earlier this year as a Kicksta...
2021-11-22 17:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostEvery year on Thanksgiving here in the United States, Jeff Cork, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, and Jeff Marchiafava gather together to thank video games... by telling a lot of bad jokes. There are so many things to be thankful for in the world of gaming this year, so let's celebrate the year by sharing some jokes.
Please submit a joke about gaming in 2021 as a comment below, through the lens of "I'm thankful for..." and there's a good chance we'll read it during the upcoming s...
2021-11-22 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at 12pm Central, we stream an exclusive Q&A for supporters in the MinnMax Council. We’re happy to answer any and all questions about the future of MinnMax, our past, or the news of the day in the chat. If you can’t make it into the chat during the stream, feel free to leave your question here and we’ll answer it on the stream.
Thanks for your support, everybody!
2021-11-22 14:54:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to your generous support on Patreon, we recently hit our goal and will be bringing back House Hunter Rise for a limited-series (3 episode) run! These episodes won't be replacing New Show Plus, they are a bonus. If you aren't familiar, House Hunter Rise was our most-popular and longest-running New Show Plus series where we toured real estate listings on Zillow and let folks on Twitch vote to ch...
2021-11-19 17:20:20 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show, everybody! We have a big episode for you and we hope you enjoy it. First off, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Janet Garcia talk about their gaming backlog for 2021 and try to lock down which games they're finishing off before our Game of the Year debates. We also talk about the reveal of the nominees for Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards and why folks feel Returnal was robbed. Then we're joined by BetterQuest co-host Jeff Cork to dissect every...
2021-11-17 23:56:59 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Sarah Podzorski, and former Game Informer video editor Wade Wojcik. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, topic, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out a great prize for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 10am Central on Wednesday.
On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...
... 2021-11-16 21:15:46 +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! 2021-11-15 22:02:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! This month's Trivia Tower competition is tonight at 7pm Central on Monday, November 15th. Our special guest co-host this time around is Brittney Brombacher from What's Good Games! If you support MinnMax at any tier on Patreon, you'll get a link to our Discord. That's where the competition happ...
2021-11-15 20:44:46 +0000 UTC View PostEvery Monday at 12pm Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the MinnMax Council) on Patreon and they can ask us anything under the sun. Then we share the audio version of that stream with you all!
If you want to join the MinnMax Council and even call-in to the show on the last Sunday of every month, you can support us at the $20 tier even if only for one month.
2021-11-15 19:50:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: I'll be streaming a reaction for the Xbox anniversary event at 12pm Central and recording MinnMax Council right after that. The new link will be shared in the Discord.
Every Monday at 12pm Central, we stream an exclusive Q&A for supporters in the MinnMax Council. We’re happy to answer any and all questions about the future of MinnMax, our past, or the news of the day in the chat. If you can’t make it into the chat during the stream, feel free to leave yo...
2021-11-15 14:26:39 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show, everybody! On this week's episode, Kyle Hilliard talks about his time playing FromSoftware's Elden Ring and Sarah Podzorski and Janet Garcia unpack the big Animal Crossing update. We also talk about Jurassic World Evolution 2 and the chaos Janet is bringing to her park. Then we're joined by a generous donor from our Extra Life stream Matt Winter who helps us answer wonderful questions submitted by the community!
Help support MinnMax's supporters!
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2021-11-10 23:50:09 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Sarah Podzorski, and Extra Life donor Matt Winter! It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, topic, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out a great prize for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 10am Central on Wednesday.
On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...
- Elden Ring<...
2021-11-09 18:07:07 +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! 2021-11-08 19:32:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! On this week's episode, we unpack the highlights and thank everybody again for donating during the 25-hour Extra Life charity stream. You can catch up on the archive here - bit.ly/3H0YMOQ
Every Monday at 12pm Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the MinnMax Council) on Patreon and they can ask us anything under the sun. Then we share the audio version of that stream with you al...
2021-11-08 19:01:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at 12pm Central, we stream an exclusive Q&A for supporters in the MinnMax Council. We’re happy to answer any and all questions about the future of MinnMax, our past, or the news of the day in the chat. If you can’t make it into the chat during the stream, feel free to leave your question here and we’ll answer it on the stream.
Here's the link - https://youtu.be/VELY5h_fE9w
2021-11-08 14:29:46 +0000 UTC View PostMinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Bryan Vore and Ross "The Star Wars Guy" Pfund for a big spoilercast discussion about Marvel's Eternals. We share our full thoughts on the ambitious film, where it fits amongst other Marvel films, and what the ending and post-credits scene might mean for the future.
You can watch and share the video version right here! https://youtu.be/iM9vL637aCg
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2021-11-05 14:55:06 +0000 UTC View PostMinnMax's Ben Hanson and Jeff Cork set new personal goals for the month and take calls from the MinnMax community about building guitars, the Phantom of the Opera, and more!
You can watch the video version here - https://youtu.be/5acYyQ_tGl4
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:15:40 - Cork's Goal of building a site/writing a story
00:2...
2021-11-05 00:39:31 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! We're sorry for the late posting this week due to Forza Horizon 5's embargo. On this week's episode, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Janet Garcia unpack the next 100 years of gaming and we pit Forza Horizon 5 vs. Ubisoft's Riders Republic. Then Sarah Podzorski joins us for some great community questions!
Here's a link to our reaction stream for the Elden Ring gameplay happening on Thursday at 9am Central! We'll talk more about Elden Ring next week...
2021-11-04 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, topic, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out a great prize for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 10am Central on Wednesday.
We'll be talking about the "future of gaming" on this week's podcast, so we'd love to have y...
2021-11-02 18:00:05 +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! 2021-11-01 18:01:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to MinnMax Council, everybody! Since it's the last episode of the month, Ben Hanson takes calls from the community at the $20 tier about any topic under the sun. We talk about Extra Life, Super Metroid, Nightmare Before Christmas, and a whole lot more.
If you want to join the MinnMax Council and even call-in to the show on the last Sunday of every month, you can support us at the $20 tier even if only for one month.
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This Saturday on November 6th, starting at 8am Central, we're kicking off our 25-hour Extra Life stream to raise money for Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul, Minnesota! We're joining forces with the folks at Game Informer and also Easy Allie...
2021-11-01 16:16:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Council and Happy Halloween! Our big end of the month call-in show is happening tonight at 8pm Central! We'll be taking calls from the MinnMax Council Discord channel about Halloween, your game of the year, or anything else you want to talk about. The floor is yours.
We're looking forward to talking to you later today! Here's a link to the stream! https://youtu.be/ZNQFFNaiTys
2021-10-31 15:27:04 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! We have a big episode for you, with Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava being joined by YouTube essayist Jacob Geller to talk about playing Resident Evil 4 in VR, Sony's State of Play, and Turtle Rock's Back 4 Blood. Then NoClip's Danny O'Dwyer joins the show to help Hanson rave about Age of Empires IV and talk about Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. And THEN Sarah Podzorski joins for a bunch of spooky questions from the community. Thanks for supp...
2021-10-27 22:45:24 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Sarah Podzorski. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, topic, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out a great prize for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 10am Central on Wednesday.
On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...
- Sony's State of Play 2021-10-26 18:57:42 +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.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch! 2021-10-25 18:34:20 +0000 UTC View Post
On this episode of MinnMax Council, we talk about the Halo Infinite campaign, Hanson's thoughts on Dune, why last week was especially challenging, and the layoffs at Game Informer that were the catalyst for MinnMax two years ago.
Every Monday at 12pm Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the MinnMax Council) on Patreon and they can ask us anything under the sun. Then we share the audio version of that stream with you all!
If you want to join the MinnMax Coun...
2021-10-25 18:07:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at 12pm Central, we stream an exclusive Q&A for supporters in the MinnMax Council. We’re happy to answer any and all questions about the future of MinnMax, our past, or the news of the day in the chat. If you can’t make it into the chat during the stream, feel free to leave your question here and we’ll answer it on the stream.
Thanks for your support, everybody!...
2021-10-25 13:20:38 +0000 UTC View Post