It's up to the $10 supporters on Patreon to choose the game we stream every Tuesday for The Great GOTY Hunt.
Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath - We could jump in and play this expansion that continues Mortal Kombat 11's story... and adds RoboCop. One catch though, Suriel is out of town so we'd be missing our expert.
2020-05-25 18:54:35 +0000 UTC
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Every Monday at noon Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the High Council) on Patreon. Then we share the audio version of that stream with you all!
If you want to join the High Council and even call-in to MinnFAQs on the last Sunday of every month, you can support us at the $20 tier even if only for one month. The call-in show will be on May 31st at 6pm Central, we hope to see you there! Let us know if you have any questions.
2020-05-25 18:10:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Back in March we celebrated the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons by kicking off The Deepest Dive with Ana Diaz, Sarah Podzorski, and Kelsey Lewin. After two discussions we parted ways, promising to reunite when the world needed us...
This week we're back with a bonus discussion! On Wednesday we'll be posting The Deepest Dive all about what we've been doing on the island in the months sin...
2020-05-25 15:54:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at Noon Central, we stream an exclusive Q&A for supporters in the High Council. We’re happy to answer any and all questions about the future of MinnMax, our past, or the news of the day. 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!
2020-05-25 14:13:02 +0000 UTC View PostThanks to your support on Patreon, we recently launched a new show called Photomode Snap where we review screenshots taken by the community. The next episode (airing next Friday) is going to be another special one and we want YOU to choose which screenshots we focus on. We're also shaking up the formula, so the next episode will be streamed live, we'll be reviewing every photo submitted, and the community can help weigh in on the best photos submitted! Alright, now let us know the best theme ...
2020-05-22 15:07:52 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode we're joined by Game Informer and Giant Bomb alumn Dan Ryckert to unpack an entire decade of video game releases by picking our favorite games from 2000-2009. There's a lot of ground to cover. Then we open up the Minnbox and award the iam8bit question of the week! Thanks for your support!
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
6:45 - Saints Row III
15:45 - General 2000-2009 th...
2020-05-21 02:29:10 +0000 UTC View PostHello and welcome to another interview from MinnMax! In the future we expect these interviews to be released every other week or so, but we wanted to get this one out the door sooner for you. Thanks for your support, eerybody!
In this interview, Ben Hanson speaks with the former executive producer of Apex Legends Drew McCoy and Respawn's lead engineer Jon Shiring on their Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare roots, designing Titanfall 1 and 2, convincing Electronic Arts to back Apex Legends,...
This week on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, Suriel Vazquez, and a special guest.... It's a slow news week, so we'll be looking to the past and arguing about some of the greatest games of all time.
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 arou...
2020-05-19 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMinnTrax is our new music podcast hosted by Matt Helgeson and produced by Jason Dafnis where a guest has Helgeson review one of their favorite albums and vice versa. You can subscribe to MinnTrax on your favorite podcast app, new episodes are released every other Friday.
It's up to the $10 supporters on Patreon to choose the game we stream every Tuesday for The Great GOTY Hunt.
Deep Rock Galactic - This is a co-op FPS that involves mining... in space!
Chex Quest HD - In the 90s, General Mills packaged every box of Chex with...
2020-05-18 19:27:30 +0000 UTC View PostEvery Monday at noon Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the High Council) on Patreon. Then we share the audio version of that stream with you all! On today's MinnFAQs, we're joined by Ana Diaz to answer a ton of great questions from the community about The Deepest Dive and more.
If you want to join the High Council and even call-in to MinnFAQs on the last Sunday of every month, you can support us at the $20 tier!
2020-05-18 18:58:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at Noon Central, we stream an exclusive Q&A for supporters in the High Council. We’re happy to answer any and all questions about the future of MinnMax, our past, or the news of the day. 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!
2020-05-18 14:13:30 +0000 UTC View PostIn this episode of The MinnMax Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Suriel Vazquez, and Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad) talk about the remake of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2, gameplay for Ghost of Tsushima from Sucker Punch, and Epic showing off Unreal Engine 5 on a PlayStation 5. Then we open up the Minnbox and award the iam8bit question of the week!
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
3:30 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 Remake
30:00...
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Grant, and Ronnie are joined by Game Informer's Joe Juba for a special bonus discussion on Final Fantasy VII Remake. In this discussion fueled by comments left on Patreon, we weigh all of the different theories about Square-Enix's bold ending for the remake and talk about the full original game. This discussion contains spoilers for the original 1997 release and expanded universe stuff, tread carefully!
If you prefer to watch the video version, you...
2020-05-13 17:12:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back! On Friday we're airing another episode of our limited series Photomode Snap, where we review screenshots taken by the community. The last episode was a special one dedicated to Breath of the Wild, but now we're back in the swing of things and will be taking screenshots from any game under the sun. You're welcome to try to top any of the previous scores OR pave your own ...
2020-05-12 21:13:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis week on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, Suriel Vazquez, and perhaps a special guest or two. 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 Tony Hawk Pro Skater remake and more!
You co...
2020-05-12 19:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostThanks to your support and your help spreading the word about MinnMax, we recently hit a goal on Patreon to create an ongoing interview show. The goal for the show is to ask smart people new questions, from within and beyond the game industry. For the very first interview, we're honored to be joined by VFX legend Phil Tippett. This Oscar-winning pioneer is responsible for Star Wars' holochess, tauntauns, and Jabba the Hutt. He was there for the turning point in the film industry on Jurassic P...
2020-05-12 15:13:23 +0000 UTC View Post
This week is our final discussion for Final Fantasy VII Remake. It's been a wild ride. On this spoiler-filled discussion, we're talking even more about the game's ending AND our thoughts on the game through the lens of the full original 1997 game. If you're new, you can catch up on previous discussions in the Patreon-exclusive podcast feed or on MinnMax's YouTube channel.
This is our chance to ...
2020-05-11 21:22:16 +0000 UTC View PostIt's up to the $10 supporters on Patreon to choose the game we stream every Tuesday for The Great GOTY Hunt.
Halo 2: Anniversary - Microsoft is adding Halo 2 to the Master Chief Collection on Steam tomorrow, and we can jump in and play some multiplayer!
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Disc...
2020-05-11 20:58:37 +0000 UTC View PostEvery Monday at noon Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the High Council) on Patreon. Then we share the audio version of that stream with you all!
If you want to join the High Council and even call-in to MinnFAQs on the last Sunday of every month, you can support us at the $20 tier even if only for one month.
2020-05-11 17:38:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Today at 11:30am Central, we're streaming an exclusive Q&A for supporters in the High Council. We’re happy to answer any and all questions about the future of MinnMax, our past, or our thoughts on Michael Jordan's Last Dance. 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!
2020-05-11 14:31:24 +0000 UTC View PostBen Hanson and Ross "the Star Wars guy" Pfund spoil and discuss The Clone War's final season recently released on Disney Plus. We talk about the evolution of Ahsoka as a character, an interesting Darth Vader cameo, and Order 66. We also run down all of the upcoming Star Wars films and shows in production and what we think of Taika Waititi directing a new Star Wars film. We hope you enjoy the discussion and thanks for supporting MinnMax!
If you prefer to watch the video version, you can ...
2020-05-08 15:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostSorry this version is late here, everybody. We wanted to talk about the Microsoft gameplay reveals so we hope The Deepest Dive satiated your podcast needs in the meantime. In this episode of The MinnMax Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Suriel Vazquez, and Jill Grodt (@Finruin) share their reaction to Microsoft's gameplay reveals for the Xbox Series X and talk about the upcoming summer of game reveals. Then we answer questions from the community and award the winner of iam8bit's que...
2020-05-07 19:49:06 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The Deepest Dive from MinnMax! This is it, folks. The grand finale... kind of. For this gigantic discussion, we cover everything in Final Fantasy VII Remake from Chapter 15 through the ending and endgame content and all that jazz. There's a lot to talk about, but we're not done yet. Next week we'll have a bonus episode where we talk about the remake through the full spoiler-filled lens of the original game. We'll have a post looking for your comments on fun/co...
2020-05-06 16:08:36 +0000 UTC View PostThis week's episode of the MinnMax Show is going to be a bit different. First of all, we're recording it on Thursday so that we can cover the Inside Xbox event on Thursday morning (so it won't be in your Patreon-exclusive feeds on Wednesday) AND we'll be streaming it live on our YouTube channel on that Thursday as well to ensure that it gets out in time.
On this episode of the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Suriel Vazquez, and former Game Informer intern 2020-05-05 21:50:13 +0000 UTC View Post
This is it! The grand finale for The Deepest Dive on Final Fantasy VII Remake! In this week's discussion, we're covering everything in the game from Chapter 15 up through the ending and the post-game stuff. If you're new, you can catch up on previous discussions in the Patreon-exclusive podcast feed or on MinnMax's YouTube channel.
We need your thoughts on Chapters 15-the ending 2020-05-04 20:01:10 +0000 UTC View Post
It's up to the $10 supporters on Patreon to choose the game we stream every Tuesday for The Great GOTY Hunt.
Star Wars: Battlefront (2004) - They added online multiplayer back into the beloved Battlefront from 2004, so we could jump in and see what that's like!
Fall...
2020-05-04 19:34:47 +0000 UTC View PostEvery Monday at noon Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the High Council) on Patreon. Then we share the audio version of that stream with you all!
If you want to join the High Council and even call-in to MinnFAQs on the last Sunday of every month, you can support us at the $20 tier even if only for one month. Let me know if you have any questions about how it all works!
2020-05-04 19:06:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at Noon Central, we stream an exclusive Q&A for supporters in the High Council. We’re happy to answer any and all questions about the future of MinnMax, our past, or what we had for breakfast. 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!
2020-05-04 13:43:45 +0000 UTC View PostMinnTrax is our new music podcast hosted by Matt Helgeson and produced by Jason Dafnis where a guest has Helgeson review one of their favorite albums and vice versa. You can subscribe to MinnTrax on your favorite podcast app, new episodes are released every other Friday. We know this post is early, but we're recording the episode a bit a...
2020-05-03 15:46:00 +0000 UTC View Post