MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard talk about the chances of learning more about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's sequel at E3 2021 and we take our final stab at trying to predict the name. Will the sequel on the Nintendo Switch be called The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2? The Legend of Zelda: Hands Of Time? The Legend of Zelda: Ganon's Curse?
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2021-06-11 18:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostMinnMax's Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava unpack the biggest news and highlights from Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest. We talk about the big reveal of gameplay for From Software's Elden Ring, Hideo Kojima's perplexing trailer for Death Stranding: Director's Cut, and more. Before that, we also share quick impressions of Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on the PlayStation 5 and talk about Battlefield 2042.
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<... 2021-06-11 00:05:58 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez. 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...
- Summer Game Fest
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2021-06-10 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We're back, everybody! Last summer we had a great time creating the best, most thorough discussion about Final Fantasy VII Remake on the internet and now it's time for a reunion! We're getting the crew back together for one more episode to cover Yuffie's INTERmission DLC available in Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on the PlayStation 5!
We hear the DLC is roughly 8 hours long, so this is going to be a single game club discussion and we'll be collecting your comments on Patreon on Mo...
2021-06-10 15:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostMinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by MinnMax's Entertainment Compatriots Bryan Vore and Ross "The Star Wars Guy" Pfund for a big spoilercast covering the series premiere on Disney Plus for Marvel's Loki. In this discussion, we predict where the show is going, unpack what we learned about the Time-Keepers, and try not to impersonate Owen Wilson too much.
You can watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/ubUPbpN...
2021-06-09 22:03:06 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Leo Vader are joined by Joe Juba (formerly from Game Informer) and voice actor Sarah Elmaleh (@selmaleh) to create the best, most thorough discussion of BioWare's Mass Effect on the internet! In this gigantic game club discussion, we've divided the game into three parts and are reading comments from the MinnMax community as we all play through the game together. This conversa...
2021-06-09 19:16:00 +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! 2021-06-07 18:48:24 +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.
2021-06-07 18:20:49 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews Frost Giant Studios' CEO/production director Tim Morten and game director/president Tim Campbell to talk about leaving Blizzard and joining forces to create a new RTS game inspired by StarCraft 2 and WarCraft 3.
Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/vp6CAOBjU0Q
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2021-06-07 16:15:01 +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!
2021-06-07 14:26:47 +0000 UTC View Post
We're creating the best, most thorough discussion about Mass Effect 1 on the internet and we need your help! The panelists are Ben Hanson, voice actor Sarah Elmaleh, former Game Informer Joe Juba, and Leo Vader!
This week is the final discussion, we're covering the ending of Mass Effect 1. We're talking Ilos, the ending, all side quests, all DLC. Please do not spoil anything from later games. 2021-06-07 14:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Jeff Cork set new personal goals for themselves and take calls from the community about high-intensity interval training, sleep habits, writing sci-fi, and a whole lot more. Join BetterQuest by setting your own goal for the month of June and jumping in the MinnMax Discord to share it! Unlock the podcast version of BetterQuest and more by supporting us on Patreon. 2021-06-04 18:01:54 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava talk about the big week of E3 and run down some of their predictions for the show. Then Leo Vader joins us to talk about Far Cry 6 and answer wonderful questions from the community!
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Leo Vader are joined by Joe Juba (formerly from Game Informer) and voice actor Sarah Elmaleh (@selmaleh) to create the best, most thorough discussion of BioWare's Mass Effect on the internet! In this gigantic game club discussion, we've divided the game into three parts and are reading comments from the MinnMax community as we all play through the game together. This conversa...
2021-06-02 19:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and Leo Vader. 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
- E3 Predictio...
2021-06-01 21:16:29 +0000 UTC View PostHey! Jason here, producer of CrossFade, MinnMax’s music podcast. On this week’s episode, we’re talking about Rush’s “2112” and Curtis Mayfield’s “Super Fly” with composer Jason Graves – send us some questions and songs to talk about!
We’re recording this week’s episode Wednesday, so send your questions and songs by the end of the day Tuesday ...
2021-06-01 00:30:13 +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! 2021-05-31 19:01:01 +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! On this special episode, we're joined by MinnMax's streaming compatriot Sarah Podzorski to take calls from the community about learning Japanese, video g...
2021-05-31 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We're creating the best, most thorough discussion about Mass Effect 1 on the internet and we need your help! The panelists are Ben Hanson, voice actor Sarah Elmaleh, former Game Informer Joe Juba, and Leo Vader!
You can unlock the podcast version of the first discussion by supporting MinnMax at the $5 tier, or you can watch the YouTube version here - 2021-05-31 15:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Kyle Hilliard is joined by YouTube essayist Jacob Geller (@yacobg42) and star of Hitman 3 Grant to talk about Housemarque's Returnal on the PlayStation 5. This is a full spoilercast, where we break down the story and gameplay differences in each biome. We also talk about the best and hardest bosses in Returnal and a whole lot more.
Watch the video version right here - 2021-05-28 18:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, and special guest Jeff Grubb (@JeffGrubb) talk about the week's biggest news on this special bonus episode of The MinnMax Show podcast!
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Because of Memorial Day this weekend, we're recording our big community call-in episode of MinnMax Council tonight! Jump in the Discord's MinnMax Council channel to call in and talk to Ben Hanson and MinnMax's streaming compatriot Sarah Podzorski, you're welcome to ask any question under the sun.
We'll be posting the podcast version on Monday for everybody in the Patreon-exclusive podcast feed!
2021-05-27 22:49:45 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! Just a heads up that we'll be recording a bonus episode of the podcast to release on Thursday to cover Horizon Forbidden West. On this special early episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Suriel Vazquez talk about Knockout City from Velan Studios and EA and Fanbyte's reporting on Team Ninja's Souls-like Final Fantasy Origin game. Then Leo Vader and Jeff Marchiava swing by to share their review thoughts on Biomutant's gameplay. We also talk abou...
2021-05-26 19:50:36 +0000 UTC View PostFYI: Due to the timing of Sony's State of Play this Thursday at 4pm Central, we're delaying the recording of this week's podcast on Thursday. So if you support us at the $5 tier, you won't be receiving the episode early on Wednesday this week.
This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Suriel Vazquez. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, topic, or anything else for us to read on the ...
2021-05-25 18:00:04 +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! 2021-05-24 19:23:05 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews Giles Goddard from Chuhai Labs about working on games like Starfox, 1080, Super Mario 64, and more from within Nintendo back in the 90s. He also talks about programming tech demos for what would become The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64. Giles also talks about designing Carve Snowboarding for the Oculus Quest and returning to his snowboarding roots. Help support independent games media and unlock the podcast version of all of our interviews...
2021-05-24 18:18:29 +0000 UTC View PostEvery 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!
You can call in to the next episode of MinnMax Council this Thursday the 27th if you support us at the MinnMax Council tier!
2021-05-24 18:11:09 +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!
2021-05-24 14:53:46 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, we're joined by Fanbyte's Elise Favis to review Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and Kyle Hilliard and Suriel Vazquez explain why we all should be talking more about Castlevania on Netflix. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week!
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Leo Vader are joined by Joe Juba (formerly from Game Informer) and voice actor Sarah Elmaleh (@selmaleh) to create the best, most thorough discussion of BioWare's Mass Effect on the internet! In this gigantic game club discussion, we've divided the game into three parts and are reading comments from the MinnMax community as we all play through the game together. This conversa...
2021-05-19 20:29:44 +0000 UTC View Post