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Introducing MinnMax's New Cohort: Sarah Podzorski

Thanks to your support on Patreon, we're happy to announce that we've brought on Sarah Podzorski as a new MinnMax cohort! We hope you've been enjoying her regular Tuesday streams on MinnMax's Twitch channel. She'll be joining us for more streams, The MinnMax Show podcast, and more! This video highlights her career in the game industry, from localizing games like Monster Hunter World at 8-4 in Japan to covering E3 and Th...

The MinnMax Show - Predicting The Mario Movie, Fall's Best Indie Games, Death Stranding: Director's Cut

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and Janet Garcia are joined by Sarah Podzorski for a big announcement before we dive into games. We break down the Nintendo Direct and try to wrap our minds around Illumination's Mario movie with Chris Pratt, talk about the Director's Cut of Death Stranding on PS5 (Sony provided codes), and then talk about some great indie games to put on your radar. Then we're joined by Leo Vader to answer some wonderful com...

Put An Image On Every MinnMax Video With The Wall Of Heroes Tier!

Hello everybody! We're coming up on the end of the month here at MinnMax, so here's a reminder that you can put any image on every MinnMax video throughout the month of October by joining the Wall of Heroes tier. Put a cute picture of your pet, highlight an inside joke with friends, promote your small business, plug your Twitch channel, whatever you want... within reason! Let us know if you have any questions about how it all works.

And if you're already at the Wall of ...

Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast

This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, 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.

On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...

- Nintendo Direct recap

Choose What We Stream On New Show Plus!

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! 2021-09-27 19:24:35 +0000 UTC View Post

MinnMax Council - Community Call-In/Hanson's Engagement

Hello everybody! At the end of every month, we let everybody at the $20 tier call in and podcast with us about anything they want. We're wide open for any and all questions. On this month's call-in episode, we talk about Hanson's recent engagement, the Mario movie's voice cast, Survivor, AEW, and a whole lot more.

We'd love to hear from you next month, so feel free to join the MinnMax Council and call in via Discord. Thank YOU!

Join the Thank You Crew over on Patreon to...

Call In To MinnMax Council At 12pm Central!

Hey everybody! While normally they're on the last Sunday of the month, we're doing the big September community call-in episode of MinnMax Council at 12pm Central today! Jump in the Discord and let us know that you want to call in via the MinnMax Council channel. It'll just be Ben Hanson on this month's episode, but we can talk about whatever you want!

Thanks so much, everybody! Looking forward to hearing from you!

Here's a link to the stream - 2021-09-27 14:16:46 +0000 UTC View Post

The MinnMax Show - Kena: Bridge Of Spirits, Deathloop's PvP, Age Of Empires IV

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show, everybody! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, and Janet Garcia are joined by Jacob Geller to talk about the throwback thrills of Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Age of Empires IV, and our evolving thoughts on Deathloop. Then we answer some wonderful questions submitted by the MinnMax community!

Follow Jacob Geller on Twitch and get ready for his 24-hour charity stream on Saturday! 2021-09-22 22:44:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast

This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and special guest Jacob Geller. 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 questio...

Commentary Track - The Matrix

We're back with another commentary track! This time, we're tackling 1999's beloved sci-fi game-changer The Matrix. Ben Hanson is joined by MinnMax's entertainment compatriot/social media extraordinaire Bryan Vore and special guest Alex Griendling, who is a graphic designer at Bungie, the man behind Trivia Tower's redesign, and 2021-09-21 16:02:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Choose What We Stream On New Show Plus!

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! 2021-09-20 18:41:56 +0000 UTC View Post

MinnMax Council - Quantic Dream’s Star Wars Game, Diversity, New Patreon Goal!

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 MinnMax Council Stream At Noon Central!

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! We'll see you at 12pm Central! https:/...

The MinnMax Show - Deathloop Review, WarioWare, Tales of Arise

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and co-director of the Video Game History Foundation Kelsey Lewin talk about Arkane Lyon's Deathloop, the joys of WarioWare: Get It Together, and the triumph of Tales of Arise. Then Jeff Marchiafava joins the podcast to answer great questions from the community!

Follow Kelsey on Twitter - https://twitter.com/kelslewin

Support her work at the Video Game History F...

Submit Your Favorite Song For Us To Listen To On CrossFade!

Hey everybody! We're going to be taking a little break after this Friday's episode of CrossFade, so consider this episode the season finale. Don’t worry – we’ll be back with more episodes and guests early next year. But for now, we want YOU to help us give Season 1 a proper sendoff by sharing your favorite song for another CrossFade Community Shuffle! Send us your song by the end of the day this Friday, September 17.

The Community Shuffle is a CrossFade tradition ...

Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast

This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and special guest Kelsey Lewin from the Video Game History Foundation. 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 p...

Choose What We Stream On New Show Plus!

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! 2021-09-13 19:09:51 +0000 UTC View Post

MinnMax Council - Hawkeye, PlayStation PC Leak, Shaking Things Up

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.

Follow us on Twitch - 2021-09-13 18:06:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Join The MinnMax Council Stream At Noon Central!

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.

Also, I double booked our YouTube channel with Trivia Tower... so this stream is on my personal channel. I know it's confusing. Sorry.

Compete In Trivia Tower On Monday At 8pm Central!

Hello everybody! This month's Trivia Tower competition is at 8pm Central on Monday, September 13th, we'd love to see you compete. Our special guest co-host this time around is comedian and DLC podcast co-host Christian Spicer! You're welcome to compete by yourself, but for this month only you ALSO have the option of doubling your odds by introducing a buddy to the Patreon.

If you recruit somebody...