Welcome back to The MinnMax Show, everybody! On this week's episode, Kyle Hilliard talks about his time playing FromSoftware's Elden Ring and Sarah Podzorski and Janet Garcia unpack the big Animal Crossing update. We also review Jurassic World Evolution 2 and break down the chaos Janet is bringing to her park. Then we're joined by a generous donor from our Extra Life stream Matt Winter to answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can w...
Nov 11, 2021•2 hr 3 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Janet Garcia try their best to predict the next 100 years of gaming without talking about the metaverse. Then we review the excellent new Xbox game Forza Horizon 5 and pit it up against Leo's beloved Riders Republic from Ubisoft. We also talk about the horror/mystery/card game Inscryption before Sarah Podzorski joins us to answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award th...
Nov 04, 2021•2 hr 8 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! We have a big episode for you, with Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava being joined by YouTube essayist Jacob Geller to talk about playing Resident Evil 4 in VR, Sony's State of Play, and Turtle Rock's Back 4 Blood. Then NoClip's Danny O'Dwyer joins the show to help Hanson review Age of Empires IV and talk about Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. THEN Sarah Podzorski joins for a bunch of spooky questions from the community submitted on Patreon by the...
Oct 28, 2021•2 hr 17 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this week's show, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava recap all of the big DC news from over the weekend and talk about the Court of Owls in Gotham Knights before unpacking the new game from the creator of Deadly Premonition. Then Sarah Podzorski joins us to celebrate a gigantic update coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. We also answer a ton of great community questions! Help MinnMax reach its goal on Patreon by supporti...
Oct 21, 2021•2 hr 50 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast, everybody! On today's episode, we're joined by YouTube essayist Jacob Geller, Polygon's Maddy Myers, and comedian/former Nintendo writer Mike Drucker to unpack everything great about Metroid Dread on the Nintendo Switch. If you're wondering what the cohorts think of the game, don't miss The Deepest Dive on Metroid Dread! Then we're joined by Leo Vader to talk about Ubisoft's Riders Republic, some VR games, and then we answer questions submitted on Patreo...
Oct 14, 2021•2 hr 47 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! This week's episode is a beast, with every MinnMax cohort jumping into the fray. We have Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Ben Hanson out of the gate to share their thoughts on Ubisoft's Far Cry 6 and early access to Halo Infinite's multiplayer. Then Sarah Podzorski joins us to talk about the monumental collision of Kingdom Hearts and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate before we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award...
Oct 07, 2021•2 hr 11 min
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 questions submitted o...
Sep 30, 2021•2 hr 59 min
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 questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax ...
Sep 23, 2021•2 hr 59 min
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 on the Nintendo Switch, and the triumph of Tales of Arise. Then Jeff Marchiafava joins the podcast to answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https...
Sep 16, 2021•2 hr 9 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and special guest Joe Juba break down the biggest news from Sony's PlayStation Showcase like the unbelievable reveal that Insomniac is developing a Wolverine game with Marvel in addition to Spiderman 2. We also break down the God of War: Ragnarok gameplay trailer, talk about the remake of Knights of the Old Republic, and a whole lot more. Then we answer great community questions submitted over on Patreon! You can watch the video version here - h...
Sep 10, 2021•2 hr 21 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava are joined by our old co-worker Javy Gwaltney to talk about playing Far Cry 6, EA's news about the Dead Space remake, rave about Wildermyth, and more! We're also joined by Leo Vader as we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question...
Sep 02, 2021•2 hr 16 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard break down the biggest news from Gamescom 2021 and Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live. We talk about Halo Infinite's release date, why DokeV blew us away, Firaxis tackling Marvel, the reboot of Saints Row, and more. Then we review Psychonauts 2 from Double Fine and talk about Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut on PlayStation 5. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of...
Aug 26, 2021•2 hr 16 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Suriel Vazquez, and Kyle Hilliard to break down the new gameplay revealed for Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl. We also talk about the Back 4 Blood beta, Suriel shares his full thoughts on The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, and Sarah walks us through her adventures on Road 96. Then Janet Garcia joins us to answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award ...
Aug 19, 2021•2 hr 50 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava run down the full history of Metroid and share details from the series' origins and development. We talk about Metroid Dread on the Nintendo Switch and the MinnMax community ranks their favorite entries. We then share highlights from Nintendo's Indie World Showcase and Suriel Vazquez talks about playing Axiom Verge 2. Then Janet Garcia joins us to answer questions submitted o...
Aug 12, 2021•2 hr 13 min
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava run down the game release calendar for 2021 and debate who is most excited for the biggest releases. Who can claim Halo Infinite, Far Cry 6, Metroid Dread, and more? It's up to the Backstage Pass crew to feed these baby birds. Then we're joined by former Game Informer intern and podcast extraordinaire Haley MacLean to answer questions submitted on Patreon by ...
Aug 05, 2021•2 hr 16 min
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! We have a special episode for you this week, with Suriel Vazquez, Leo Vader, and Ben Hanson recording an in-studio episode with special guest Dan Ryckert! For a little thought experiment, we run down our favorite game franchises and where we'd take the next entry. We also talk about Pokémon Unite, Chivalry 2, and more. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a pr...
Jul 29, 2021•2 hr 12 min
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard unpack the biggest news from EA Play 2021 like the Dead Space remake reveal and the new Portal mode for Battlefield 2042. We also talk about the excellent new indie game Death's Door and Leo regales us with his Survivor-esque adventures in Roblox. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a priz...
Jul 22, 2021•2 hr 6 min
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode of the podcast, we're joined by Zelda expert Rebecca Stone ( @forestminish ) to help unpack the new HD version of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. We talk about the game's development, divisive launch, and how Nintendo's improvements to the Switch version may change its reputation. Then we're joined by Janet Garcia and Leo Vader to answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! ...
Jul 15, 2021•2 hr 48 min
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava try to wrap their minds about the big announcement of the Nintendo Switch OLED and how it is definitely not the long-rumored Switch Pro. Then we share our full impressions of Mario Golf: Super Rush and Ubisoft's confirmation of Assassin's Creed Infinity, their attempt to turn the series into a living world. After that, we're honored to be joined by the designer of...
Jul 08, 2021•2 hr 57 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Suriel Vazquez talk about Scarlet Nexus and Mario Golf: Super Rush before going back in time and celebrating the best games on the GameBoy Advance. We each run down our three favorite games on the system and talk about Metroid Fusion, Minish Cap, Advance Wars, Golden Sun, and a whole lot more. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the w...
Jul 01, 2021•2 hr 17 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez finally review Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on the PlayStation 5. After that, JeffM unpacks Nintendo's Game Builder Garage and Suriel Vazquez shares his glowing thoughts on Guilty Gear Strive. Then we're joined by former Game Informer reviews editor Joe Juba to talk about Yuffie's DLC in Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Leo Vader talks about his skateboa...
Jun 24, 2021•2 hr 15 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava celebrate the best and weirdest things from E3 2021 with the first ever MinnMax E3 Awards! We talk more about Metroid Dread, Elden Ring, Geoff Keighley's excitement, and a whole lot more. Then we're joined by Sarah Podzorski to answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question!...
Jun 17, 2021•2 hr 8 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Suriel Vazquez unpack and discuss the highlights from the big Nintendo Direct during E3 2021. We talk about the announcement of a new 2D Metroid called Metroid Dread, WarioWare on the Nintendo Switch, and of course the new trailer for the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:40 - Nintendo Direct general reactions 00:03:10 - Advance Wars...
Jun 15, 2021•53 min
In this bonus episode for E3 2021, MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez talk about the biggest highlights from Xbox, Bethesda, Square-Enix, and Ubisoft during their big press conferences. We talk about everything we know about Starfield, Arkane's new co-op game Redfall, Halo Infinite, and a whole lot more. You can watch the video version right here since it was live - https://youtu.be/mCDhB_wMa9A To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps be...
Jun 13, 2021•59 min
MinnMax'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. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by...
Jun 11, 2021•2 hr 50 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava run down the schedule for E3 2021 and share their biggest predictions about the Breath of the Wild sequel, Halo Infinite, Elden Ring, and more. Leo Vader then joins us to talk about Far Cry 6's gameplay. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.pat...
Jun 03, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Welcome to a bonus episode of The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, and special guest Jeff Grubb (@JeffGrubb) talk Sony's big gameplay reveal for Horizon Forbidden West on the PlayStation 5, Dying Light 2 from Techland, and the general onslaught of pre-E3 news. Check out the benefits of supporting us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Help support MinnMax's supporters! http://bit.ly/FixtureGaming rainmaker.gg/minnmax To jump to a particular discu...
May 27, 2021•44 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! 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 about Miitopia on Switch and rumors aabout Valve creating a Switch-like handheld. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the...
May 26, 2021•2 hr 11 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, we're joined by Fanbyte's Elise Favis to review Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. 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! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Help support Min...
May 20, 2021•2 hr 57 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava share their spoiler-free thoughts on Resident Evil Village before we debate the most successful, long-running game franchise of all time. We also talk about the new DLC for Assassin's Creed Valhalla called Wrath of the Druid, diving into Subnautica: Below Zero, and Nintendo's Game Builder Garage on the Switch! Then we're joined by Mary Kish, Mike Mahardy, and Dan Ryckert from the new Fire Esc...
May 13, 2021•2 hr 25 min
