This month's Trivia Tower competition is at 1pm Central on Sunday, October 24th, we'd love to see you compete. Our special guest co-host this time around is GameSpot's Lucy James! We have codes to give away for Tales of Arise, Tetris Effect Connected on Switch, Back 4 Blood, Jett: the Far Show, Before Your Eyes, Toem, and more!
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2021-10-23 14:56:35 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this week's show, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava recap all of the big DC news from over the weekend and talk about the Court of Owls in Gotham Knights before unpacking the new game from the creator of Deadly Premonition. Then Sarah Podzorski joins us to celebrate a gigantic update coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. We also answer a ton of great community questions!
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2021-10-20 21:21:49 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by former reviews editor for Game Informer Joe Juba to finish the best, most thorough discussion about Metroid Dread on the internet. In our second and final discussion, we read comments from the MinnMax community and talk about Metroid Dread's ending, the evolution of Samus as a character, the difficulty of the final boss, the Chozo so...
2021-10-20 18:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostFree Week continue here at MinnMax, so everybody is welcome to leave a question for the show! This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, 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 Wednesda...
2021-10-19 19:51:39 +0000 UTC View PostHello everybody and welcome to the big vote for New Show Plus! In honor of MinnMax's 2nd anniversary, this week's New Show Plus poll is available to everybody. If you enjoy this benefit and more, please consider upping your tier in the future!
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 in2021-10-18 20:30:42 +0000 UTC View Post
This week for MinnMax Council as part of MinnMax's "Free Week", we opened the doors and let anybody and everybody jump in the chat with questions for Jeff Marchiafava and Ben Hanson to answer. We talk about the future of MinnMax, JeffM's house, and a whole lot more. Thanks to everybody who submitted questions, we hope to see you in the MinnMax Council in the future!
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...
2021-10-18 18:31:20 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time to submit your comment on the second half of Metroid Dread for The Deepest Dive!
Submit a comment below and please get specific. Don't write a long review, please keep your one comment to around the length of a tweet. We want to get to as many comments as possible. Let's get specific, submit a comment about your favorite moment, line, upgrade, ...
2021-10-18 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! Every Monday at 12pm Central, we stream an exclusive Q&A for supporters at the MinnMax Council tier. With MinnMax's "Free Week" however, we're inviting all of you to join us for this episode!
This is a great time to really get into the weeds of MinnMax. 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.
Thanks for your support, everybody! If you enjoy being part of MinnMax Council, we'd alwa...
2021-10-18 13:37:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello folks! MinnMax's 2nd anniversary is on October 24th, so we're celebrating all week long by lifting the curtain and offering some of our Patreon benefits to everybody for free! This is for one week only!
First things first: Wall of Heroes. Normally, if you're a Patreon supporter at the $100 tier you can choose any image (within reason) to put on every MinnMax video throughout the month. Fo...
2021-10-17 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This Monday, October 18th at 7pm Central, we're creating the biggest cross-over event in games media history with Trivia Tower: All-Stars! 24 people from games coverage enter, and only one person will win $1,000 for a charity of their choice. The full list of competitors and their charity can be found below. There will be four rounds of trivia, each floor of the tower will be a different format. The competition will happen live on MinnMax's YouTube channel.
If you'd lik...
2021-10-15 17:25:53 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast, everybody! On today's episode, we're joined by YouTube essayist Jacob Geller, Polygon's Maddy Myers, and comedian/former Nintendo writer Mike Drucker to unpack everything great about Metroid Dread on the Nintendo Switch. If you're wondering what the cohorts think of the game, don't miss The Deepest Dive on Metro...
2021-10-13 21:25:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to The Deepest Dive on Metroid Dread! MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by former reviews editor for Game Informer Joe Juba for the best, most thorough discussion about Metroid Dread on the internet. In this big community game club, we're breaking the game up into two parts and talking about them with the community. For this first discussion, we cover ev...
2021-10-13 16:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, and comedian/former Nintendo writer Mike Drucker. 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...
2021-10-12 18:45:11 +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! 2021-10-11 20:17:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at noon 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.
2021-10-11 18:06:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Friend of the show Joe Juba hijacks MinnMax's airwaves to celebrate a holiday he invented: Columbo's Day! He recruited Ross "The Star Wars Guy" Pfund and MinnMax's Ben Hanson along with the entire MinnMax community to watch the 1971 episode of the detective show Columbo called "Murder by the Book", directed by Steven Spielberg! Joe explains why Columbo is the greatest TV show of all time, we dissect ...
2021-10-11 16:04:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at Noon 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!
Here's a link to the stream! htt...
2021-10-11 15:11:45 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time to submit your comment on the first half of Metroid Dread for The Deepest Dive! The first discussion covers everything up until you defeat the fourth E.M.M.I, please don't spoil any details (including gameplay and upgrades) beyond that for.
Submit a comment below and please get specific. Don't write a long review, please keep your one comment to around the...
2021-10-11 13:53:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, Ben Hanson here! You might recall that thanks to your support on Patreon, we were fortunate enough to release a documentary on the origins of The Oregon Trail video game last October. We were then contacted by the PBS affiliate in the Twin Cities and the documentary aired on that channel called TPT, which led to it being nominated for an Upper Midwest Regional Emmy! The exact category is...
2021-10-08 22:44:46 +0000 UTC View Post
In this gigantic spoilercast for Life is Strange: True Colors from Deck Nine, MinnMax's Janet Garcia (@gameonysus) is joined by Natalie Flores from FanByte, Blessing Adeoye Jr. from Kinda Funny, Taylor Lyles from IGN to break down every episode. They talk about what makes Alex special as a protagonist, the ending, and a whole lot more. Also, just a heads up, this discussion also spoils elements from ...
2021-10-08 21:45:08 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to BetterQuest, the show about getting better and holding each other accountable! On this month's episode, MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Jeff Cork AND we receive a surprise visit from Best Friend Ronnie. We talk about The Office, Tony Bennett, and Tik Tok, but also sit back and witness perhaps the greatest BetterQuest achievement of all time from Jeff Cork. Jump into the MinnMax Discord and submit a personal goal for yourself this October, the community goal suggestion is do "some...
2021-10-08 18:12:20 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! This week's episode is a beast, with every MinnMax cohort jumping into the fray. We have Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Ben Hanson out of the gate to share their thoughts on Ubisoft's Far Cry 6 and early access to Halo Infinite's multiplayer. Then Sarah Podzorski joins us to talk about the monumental collision of Kingdom Hearts and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate before we dive into great questions submitted by the community.
H...
2021-10-06 21:09:57 +0000 UTC View Post
In this big spoilercast, MinnMax's entertainment compatriots Ross "The Star Wars Guy" Pfund and Bryan Vore unpack the final episode and entire first season of Marvel's What If on Disney Plus. What does the animated show mean for the MCU? What was the best episode? They talk about it all!
You can watch and share the video version of this discussion over on YouTube here - 2021-10-06 20:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's celebrate the return of Metroid together with a gigantic community game club discussion we call The Deepest Dive! Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and special guest Joe Juba will be dissecting everything great about Metroid Dread on the Nintendo Switch and we need your help. The reviews are looking good, so we're excited to dive in with you! Support MinnMax on Patreon at the $2 tier and you can submit a comment for us to read, or jump up to the $5 tier and you'll unlock the podc...
2021-10-06 14:13:48 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Sarah Podzorksi, and Janet Garcia. 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...
- Far Cry 6
- Halo I...
2021-10-05 19:21:42 +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! 2021-10-04 20:44:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at noon 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.
Join the Thank You Crew over on Patreon to add your name to this list! 2021-10-04 18:08:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, MinnMax community! Joe Juba here, and I’m hijacking the Patreon feed to talk about my favorite October holiday. No, not Halloween. No, definitely not Columbus Day. I’m talking about Columbo’s Day, a holiday I invented as a Columbus Day alternative to celebrate the greatest TV detective of all time. And this year, that celebration is happening here at MinnMax!
So, what is C...
2021-10-04 15:46:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at Noon 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!
2021-10-04 14:35:05 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Leo Vader discuss the ending to Arkane's Deathloop on the PlayStation 5 and PC. In this big spoilercast discussion, they talk about the multiple endings, Colt's revelations, and how the gameplay evolves by the end of the game.
Watch and share the video version of Max Spoilers right here - 2021-10-01 21:05:38 +0000 UTC View Post