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! 2021-03-29 17:53:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody, we'd love to hear your voice! Call in via Discord this Sunday (March 28th) at 6pm Central to the big call-in episode of MinnMax Council. Matt Helgeson and Jason Dafnis from our music podcast CrossFade will be joining Ben Hanson, we're happy to answer any questions you have or just to talk about what you've been playing recently.
Jump in the Discord (https://discordapp.com/invite/aqSwgU2), go t...
2021-03-26 15:39:15 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! In honor of recent reports that the PlayStation 3 store is shutting down soon, we reminisce and each share our three favorite PS3 exclusives. We also talk about the impact of the PSP and Vita. Then we talk about the reviews for Monster Hunter Rise from Capcom on the Nintendo Switch and It Takes Two from Josef Fares and Hazelight.
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:28 - The ...
2021-03-25 00:23:52 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, 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...
- Our favorite PS3 exclusives<...
2021-03-23 15:15:59 +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! 2021-03-22 20:56:52 +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!
Call in this Sunday (3/28) at 6pm Central via the Discord and podcast with us about whatever you'd like! Everybody at the MinnMax Council tier can call in. Let us know if you have any questions about how it works.
2021-03-22 18:22:08 +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!
2021-03-22 15:34:57 +0000 UTC View PostOn this Friday's episode of our music podcast CrossFade, the guest is Austin Wintory (composer of Journey, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, The Pathless) and we're discussing....
Subscribe to the podcast in its own stand-alone feed and listen to the albums to get ready!
On every episode of CrossFade, we want to involve the Patreon community as much ...
2021-03-22 13:50:52 +0000 UTC View PostDisney Plus won't stop rolling out shows, so that means we won't stop rolling out Max Spoilers! MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined in this big spoilercast by Bryan Vore (@Bryan_Vore) and Ross Pfund (@areyoubadenough) to talk about the series premiere of Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. We talk about Marvel's world after the events of Endgame, the mystery of Captain America, and what the Flag Smashers have planned for Bucky and Sam.
You can watch the video version here - 2021-03-19 16:25:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode we're joined by our former co-worker Matt Bertz (@mattbertz) to debate and rank Bethesda's best games. To coincide with Microsoft's acquisition and the release of so many classic Bethesda games released on to Game Pass, we randomized a bracket and debated the quality of Skyrim, Fallout 3, Doom Eternal, Dishonored, and more! Then we're joined by another former co-worker Javy Gwaltney (@iv_javy) to answer questions from the community!
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard are joined by Bryan Vore (formerly from Game Informer and 2K) and Brandon Jones from Easy Allies (@trailerjones) to finish the best, most thorough discussion of Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham Asylum with The Deepest Dive! In the second half of our gigantic game club discussion, we're talking about everything in the game from the point you get the launcher through t...
2021-03-17 18:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, and guest Javy Gwaltney. 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...
- Ranking Bethesda's game...
2021-03-16 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Get ready for the second episode of Trivia Tower, with special guest co-host NoClip's Danny O'Dwyer! The competition starts at 6pm Central tonight (Monday, March 15th), so jump in the MinnMax Discord and look on the left-hand side to find a channel called "1st Floor." That's...
2021-03-15 19:32:34 +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! 2021-03-15 18:39:20 +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.
2021-03-15 18:08:38 +0000 UTC View PostMinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews legendary developer Masato Kato about writing Chrono Trigger, working on Final Fantasy VII, and his new game Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space releasing soon on Steam. Any help sharing the interview is appreciated!
You can watch the video version of the dubbed interview here - https://youtu.be/YJsLOFXAEGE
If you speak Japanese, here's the full interview without the ...
2021-03-15 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!
2021-03-15 14:25:51 +0000 UTC View Post
We're finishing off the best, most thorough discussion about Batman: Arkham Asylum on the internet and we need your comments! The panelists are Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Bryan Vore (formerly from Game Informer and 2K), and Easy Allies' editor-in-chief Brandon Jones (@trailerjones).
For this week's discussion, we're covering the game's second half. Everything from when you get ...
2021-03-15 13:13:58 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode of the podcast, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez break down new details trickling out from 343 about Halo Infinite and talk about the reveal trailer for the new beat 'em up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. Then Leo Vader joins the show and we debate the new roguelite idle game called Loop Hero before jumping into community questions.
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timesta...
2021-03-10 22:45:06 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard are joined by Bryan Vore (formerly from Game Informer and 2K) and Brandon Jones from Easy Allies (@trailerjones) to create the best, most thorough discussion of Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham Asylum with The Deepest Dive! In this gigantic game club discussion, we've divided the game in half and are reading comments from the MinnMax community as we all play through ...
2021-03-10 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, 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...
- Halo Infinite
- Monste...
2021-03-09 19:00:04 +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! 2021-03-08 20:16:42 +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!
Kyle Hilliard joins us on this week's episode to review Raya and the Last Dragon and talk about films in general, then we run down the options to New Show Plus this week and a whole lot more.
If you want to join the MinnMax Council and even call-in to the show on th...
2021-03-08 19:11:34 +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!
2021-03-08 15:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Here we go, everybody. We're creating the best, most thorough discussion about Batman: Arkham Asylum on the internet and we need your comments! This time the panelists are Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Bryan Vore (formerly from Game Informer and 2K), and Easy Allies' editor-in-chief Brandon Jones (@trailerjones).
For this week's discussion, we're covering the game's first half. Ro...
2021-03-08 14:22:19 +0000 UTC View PostOn this Friday's episode of our music podcast CrossFade, the guest is Chris Remo (Idle Thumbs, Campo Santo, Valve) and we'll be reviewing Paul Simon's Graceland and Blue Öyster Cult's Secret Treaties. Subscribe to the podcast in its own stand-alone feed and listen to the albums to get ready!
On every episode of CrossFade, we want to involve the Patreon community as much as possible. So please leave a question or discussion topic below and we’ll read...
2021-03-07 21:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to Max Spoilers! MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined once again by Ross "the Star Wars guy" Pfund (@areyoubadenough) and Bryan Vore (@Bryan_Vore) to talk about the exciting season AND series finale for Marvel's WandaVision! We talk about what the ending means for the Scarlet Witch herself and Vision, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and highlights from the entire show!
You can watch the video version of Max Spoilers right here - 2021-03-05 18:12:05 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Jeff Cork for a new episode of BetterQuest, the show about getting better and holding each other accountable! We talk about the challenges of communicating with your parents and carving out time for quick daily workouts before we take calls from the MinnMax community via Discord. We talk to community members about writing songs, creating an Etsy shop, and dealing with general anxiety. Set a personal goal for yourself in March and share it with the BetterQuest...
2021-03-05 17:29:03 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard are joined by Sarah Podzorski (@sarahpodz), Kelsey Lewin from the Video Game History Foundation (@kelslewin), and Nikole Zivalich (@nikolez) to celebrate all things Pokémon. We unpack the news that Game Freak is making a Breath of the Wild-inspired Pokémon game, share our favorite entries from the series' history, and more. Then we answer some wonderful questions from the community!
To jump to a par...
2021-03-03 23:08:54 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Sarah Podzorski, and Nikole Zivalich (formerly from Weekend Confirmed). 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.....
2021-03-02 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post