On this week's stream for our $20 supporters, we answer a ton of questions and learn everybody's origin story with Game Informer or MinnMax. If you want to join the fun in the future, please consider supporting MinnMax at the $20 level... even if only for one month. We really want to hit our goal of new merch and a new logo before the end of the year!
2019-12-17 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis is it. This is the end of the road for 2019's Great GOTY Hunt streams! We're taking a break with our gameplay streams until January 7th, so make sure this vote for our final stream of 2019 is a good one! We'll be streaming on Tuesday at 1pm Central, here are your choices...
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Good morning, everybody! We've got a fun week ahead of us planned with MinnMax content before the holiday break, so let's jump in a stream at noon Central and talk about it! Jeff Marchiafava will be joining me on this stream, so come up with some good questions for both of us and leave them as a comment if you can't participate in the stream itself.
2019-12-16 16:22:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends! We've released a ton of content this week at MinnMax, totaling 13 hours and 48 minutes! If you're enjoying the output so far, please share MinnMax with a friend and help us hit our goal of creating new merch and an official logo. If you refer a friend to MinnMax, have them send us a message on Patreon with your name and we'll give you a shout-out on The MinnMax S...
2019-12-13 21:14:17 +0000 UTC View PostEarlier this week we posted our commentary track for Star Wars - The Force Awakens, but we couldn't stop there! Ben Hanson is once again joined by Star Wars expert Ross Pfund to watch Star Wars - The Last Jedi in its entirety. Unlike the wider internet's discourse on the film, we barely even yell at each other! There's a lot to unpack here, but for the sake of the MinnMax community please be kind when talking ...
2019-12-13 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWe're proud to introduce you all to The MinnMax Awards! On this week's episode, we're happy to air our big debate in its entirety and lock down the winner and runner-up for a cavalcade of categories. Please let us know what we got wrong in the comments. Next week on the show we'll be tackling our full Game of the Year discussions in a similar format. We hope you enjoy this big episode!
To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below.
9:15 - The Big...
2019-12-12 03:17:39 +0000 UTC View PostI knew I wanted to rewatch The Force Awakens before The Rise of Skywalker was released, so why not round up MinnMax's Star Wars expert Ross Pfund and make the most out of it by recording a full commentary track! The Force Awakens is available on Disney Plus if you want to watch it along with us, otherwise the audio could work as a stand-alone podcast reminder of the film's highlights... and all of that dumb St...
2019-12-11 15:54:11 +0000 UTC View PostNow's your chance to make the show better! Leave a question/comment/game as a comment on this Patreon post and there's a good chance we'll read it on this week's episode of The MinnMax Show podcast! This week we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez.
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2019-12-10 22:04:49 +0000 UTC View PostHi everybody! Every Monday at noon Central we stream an exclusive Q&A with our $20 supporters on Patreon, it's a lovely time to really get into the weeds with all things MinnMax. Here's the audio version of yesterday's stream where we talk about the community meetup, different styles of documentaries, our tabletop coverage, the best dinosaur, and more! If you want to jump in the chat and join us, please consider supporting us at the $20 level... even if it's only for a month!
2019-12-10 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFor the next two weeks we'll be pitting some of the biggest games from 2019 against each other for our group streams on Tuesday called The Great GOTY Hunt. On this morning's MinnFAQs live Q&A for $20 supporters, we used a random number generator to figure out which games to put up against each other. It just so happened that this week the choices are all Suriel Vazquez's favorite games from 2019... so help him choose his #1 favorite! We'll be streaming your choice tomorrow at 1pm Central!...
2019-12-09 21:26:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, even though I'm currently doing an AMA on Reddit I'll be going live at noon Central to answer even more questions from the community! Feel free to leave a comment here if you can't tune in live and I'm happy to answer. Thanks!
2019-12-09 17:22:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We've had another fun week here at MinnMax, here's a rundown of everything that happened...
Sweet Toys for Sick Kids Charity
We've raised over $1,500 so far to buy toys and games for kids stuck in the hospital over the holidays! I spoke with the best person at the hospital and she gave a very helpful rundown of what they need and don't need for the pediatric department, so I...
At 6pm Central this lovely Friday evening, we're going to stream us playing the tabletop game Camel Up from the MinnMax studio! This stream is exclusive to the $5 supporters and up. Thank you for your support so far on Patreon, allowing us to purchase the GoPro camera so that we can hopefully stream more tabletop games in the future! We see this stream as the first step into the larger world of tabletop coverage for MinnMax and we're very excited to explore a whole new world of entertainment ...
2019-12-06 23:01:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello generous MinnMax supporters! We've reinvented the $100 tier on Patreon as the "Wall of Heroes", and we'd love to hear your thoughts on the change. Now during the community questions segment of every episode of The MinnMax Show, we'll have the TV in the studio endlessly rotating through a slideshow showing off our $100 supporters. You can choose to show off your name, Twitter account, or Twitch/YouTube username and also a picture of your choice... this could be a picture of you, your fav...
2019-12-05 18:01:33 +0000 UTC View Post
On the latest episode of The MinnMax Show podcast, we break down our favorite games of the decade by reflecting on our top 10 lists for each year. Since the episode covers so much ground, we wanted to post our full lists here for your enjoyment. Please leave a comment with your own list of each year's best game, and please consider supporting us on Patreon if you haven't yet!
You can watch The ...
2019-12-05 17:05:55 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for supporting The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, we rip off the band-aid and break down our game of the year choices for each year throughout the last decade. This is a fun and sometimes painful stroll down memory lane, we also admit where we were completely wrong in retrospect. Just a reminder, we have our first MinnMax community meetup on Monday, December 9th at 8pm at Bauhaus Brew Labs in Minneapolis. You don't have to be a Patreon supporter to swing by. If you're not in Min...
2019-12-05 03:41:05 +0000 UTC View PostNow's your chance to make the show better! Leave a question/comment/game as a comment on this Patreon post and there's a good chance we'll read it on this week's episode of The MinnMax Show podcast! This week we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez.
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2019-12-03 20:55:10 +0000 UTC View PostEvery Monday we stream an exclusive Q&A with our $20 supporters on Patreon to really dive into the weeds and talk about the past, present, and future of MinnMax. On this week's episode, we talk about MinnMax's community meetup on Monday, December 9th at 8pm at Bauhaus Brew Labs and how you can help out even if you're not in Minnesota by donating to buy toys and games for families stuck in the hospital over the holidays right here - 2019-12-03 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This Monday on December 9th at 8pm at Bauhaus Brew Labs in Minneapolis, we'll have our first MinnMax community meetup and if you donate a new toy you'll get a free beer. Everybody is welcome, you don't have to be a Patreon supporter. Click here for more details.
If you aren't in Minnesota, you can still contribute to a great cause by donating to our...
2019-12-03 02:15:38 +0000 UTC View PostFor the next three weeks we'll be pitting some of the biggest games from 2019 against each other for our group streams on Tuesday called The Great GOTY Hunt. On this morning's MinnFAQs live Q&A for $20 supporters, we used a random number generator to figure out which games to put up against each other. We'll be streaming your choice tomorrow at 1pm Central. In case it influences your choice, Kyle Hilliard won't be be joining us for this week's stream. May the best game win!
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2019-12-02 19:19:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning, world! I'll be going live at noon Central answering your questions and talking about the first MinnMax community meetup at Bauhaus Brew Labs on December 9th at 8pm.
If you want to watch a YouTube video together, leave a comment below with your choice or throw it in the chat once we go live.
2019-12-02 16:27:57 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Friday, everybody! Last weekend I polled Patreon supporters to figure out how frequently we should post updates here for our content, the numbers strongly suggested that people want to make sure they don't miss anything. We're trying this weekly recap format so we don't spam your inbox too much.
We had a lot of fun content this week, we hope you enjoyed watching it as much as we enjoyed making it! If you're happy with the Patreon so far, please help spread the word!
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2019-11-29 16:51:56 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Jeff Marchiafava are joined by Game Informer's Jeff Cork to celebrate Thanksgiving by sharing 75 reasons to be thankful for video games in 2019. Thanks again to all of our wonderful supporters on Patreon, please help spread the word if you like the content so far! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
... 2019-11-28 18:26:08 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! We have a very special episode this week as we're joined by music expert/podcaster Emily Reese to talk about her journey to Valve to play Half-Life: Alyx and record podcasts with the audio team. We also couldn't ask for a better guest to join us in raking our favorite video game tracks from 2019, you can check out the timestamps below if you miss the name of the song. We also talk a bit abo...
2019-11-28 03:11:09 +0000 UTC View PostWhen we launched MinnMax as a Patreon last month, we didn't expect the unbelievable outpouring of generous support from the community. We quickly added a new goal to the Patreon, saying that we'd create a show invented by the community called "MinnSnax" if we hit $7,500. Then we hit that number and actually had to create a show based on the title "MinnSnax". You can watch the pilot episode of MinnSnax above, featuring Suriel Vazquez and his odd love of s'mores. We hope you enjoy the show, any...
2019-11-27 17:47:19 +0000 UTC View PostMinnMax's Jeff Marchiafava, Suriel Vazquez, and Extra Life's Jack Gardner (@Riverboatjack) discuss Cal Kestis' journey, the ending of Respawn Entertainment's Jedi: Fallen Order, and what this Star Wars game means for the potential future of the series. Obviously this content contains a ton of spoilers, so you've been warned! You can listen to the spoiler-filled discussion here, or follow the link to watch it on YouTube!
Hey, this is exciting! We're proud to announce that we've partnered with Bauhaus Brew Labs in NE Minneapolis for the first MinnMax community meetup! The meetup will be at Bauhaus Brew Labs (1315 Tyler St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413) on Monday, December 9th, 2019 at 8pm and will be a place to talk about games, friends, and getting better. We'll also try to have a Ninten...
2019-11-26 22:44:47 +0000 UTC View PostNow's your chance to make the show better! Leave a thought/topic/question as a comment on this Patreon post and there's a good chance we'll read it on this week's episode of The MinnMax Show podcast! This week we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez.
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2019-11-26 21:28:38 +0000 UTC View PostEvery Monday at noon Central we stream a fun Q&A with our $20 supporters on Patreon, here's the audio archive of yesterday's stream. On this episode, Ben Hanson and Jeff Marchiafava answer questions about The Godfather and The Irishman, choose the final 16 candidates for our streams of The Great GOTY Hunt, and watch an old YouTube video from Kyle's past. Even if just for a month, we'd love for you to join us at the $20 tier on Patreon and jump into the live chat! Thanks, everybody!
2019-11-26 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostNow that we're out of the blast radius for big releases... the real fun begins. For the next four weeks we'll be pitting some of the biggest games from 2019 against each other for The Great GOTY Hunt. On this morning's MinnFAQs live Q&A for $20 supporters, we determined which 16 games from earlier in 2019 will be available in upcoming polls. Each week we're using a random number generator to determine which games are lumped together, and this first week is a doozy. Just to be clear, even ...
2019-11-25 22:07:22 +0000 UTC View Post