Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Leo Vader, Ana Diaz, and Jeff Marchiafava review Ubisoft's Watch Dogs: Legion and where the new open-world experience succeeds. We also talk about the destruction-focused game Teardown before Suriel Vazquez joins the podcast for a huge review discussion of Yakuza: Like A Dragon. Then the developer of HyperDot Charles McGregor joins the show to answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the wee...
Nov 05, 2020•2 hr 21 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, Ana Diaz, and Jeff Marchiafava talk about incoming launch of the next generation by sharing updates and impressions of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. We also talk about CD Projekt RED's bold move to delay Cyberpunk 2077, Suriel shares his thoughts on Doom Eternal's DLC, and then we run down the Top 10 horror games as voted on by the MinnMax community. Then we're joined by Kyle Hilliard to talk about the d...
Oct 29, 2020•2 hr 16 min
Thanks to your support, MinnMax has been around for one full year! On this special episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Suriel Vazquez, and Jeff Marchiafava talk about the origins of MinnMax, JeffM shares some big personal news, and we also talk about Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit on the Nintendo Switch. Then Leo Vader joins us to talk about the new horror game Amnesia: Rebirth and to review Jackbox Party Pack 7. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit...
Oct 22, 2020•2 hr 31 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, and Suriel Vazquez are joined by GameSpot's video producer Jake Dekker (@jacobdekk) to walk through the launch of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 and our most-anticipated games like Insomniac's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Yakuza: Like A Dragon, and more. Then we learn about the backstory and history of the world of Cyberpunk to get ready for CD Projekt RED's Cyberpunk 2077. Then we answe...
Oct 15, 2020•2 hr 32 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's show, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Suriel Vazquez talk about Ubisoft's Watch Dogs: Legion, check our hype levels for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, rave about Crash Bandicoot 4, unpack the unbelievable work from Sakurai in putting Minecraft in Smash, and a whole lot more. Then we're joined by the great Sarah Podzorski to answer questions from the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help ...
Oct 08, 2020•2 hr 21 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, and Ana Diaz are joined by former Game Informer intern and freelancer Jill Grodt (@Finruin) to talk about Genshin Impact, Among Us, and then break down the ten games that need to exist in the game industry like Silent Hills, a Mass Effect remaster, and another 2D Metroid. Hot off the heels of Hades' success, we then run down the community's ranking of the top 10 greatest roguelikes of all time. Then we answer questi...
Oct 01, 2020•2 hr 13 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez are joined by YouTube essay extraordinaire Jacob Geller to talk about his upcoming charity stream and the wild news that Bethesda has been fully purchased by Microsoft. We also wade through the pre-order and exclusivity confusion surrounding the PlayStation and Xbox Series X. Then we're joined by the great Mary Kish from Twitch to rave about Hades with our review of Supergiant's new game an...
Sep 24, 2020•2 hr 18 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Suriel Vazquez, and Leo Vader break down the exciting and confusing news about the launch of the PlayStation 5 as it happens. We talk about the new Harry Potter game, Spider-Man: Miles Morales also being available on the PlayStation 4, the tease of the next God of War from Sony Santa Monica, and a whole lot more. Then we talk about Spelunky 2, Crash Bandicoot 4, and the oddball Switch RPG Moon. Then we answer...
Sep 17, 2020•2 hr 10 min
On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by the host of MinnMax's music podcast recently renamed CrossFade (subscribe on your favorite podcast app) Matt Helgeson to talk about falling in love with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Remake 1+2. Then we're joined by Ana Diaz to talk about the big reveal of the Xbox Series S console and the price and release date for the Xbox Series X and Microsoft's next generation. Then we digest recent Nintendo news lik...
Sep 10, 2020•2 hr 32 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! The first one from the new studio! On this week's show, Ben Hanson is joined by Suriel Vazquez, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard to talk about Marvel's Avengers and the turning tide on Crystal Dynamics' new game, The Last Campfire from Hello Games, and the deafening silence from Microsoft and Sony about the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. Then we open up the Minnbox and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better...
Sep 03, 2020•2 hr 21 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! In the final show from original the MinnMax studio, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Suriel Vazquez, and special guest Marcus Stewart (Marcus Makes Media on YouTube) talk about the reveal of Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War within Warzone. Then we unpack all of the news from DC's Fandome, talking about Rocksteady's new Suicide Squad game and Warner Bros. Montreal's Gotham Knights and the new era without Batman. We already review the new documentary about...
Aug 27, 2020•2 hr 39 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Ana Diaz, and Leo Vader share their thoughts on rumors about Ubisoft remaking Prince of Persia, the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater remake, Rogue Legacy 2, and the joys of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Then we open up the Minnbox 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 To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
Aug 20, 2020•2 hr 37 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Ana Diaz, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava talk about the surprising delay of 343's Halo Infinite, share new details on Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt RED, and speculate about Rocksteady's upcoming Suicide Squad game. Then we unpack a ton of great indie games we've been enjoying lately like UnderMine, Mixolumia, and Littlewood. Then we open up the Minnbox and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and h...
Aug 13, 2020•2 hr 40 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez talk about 343's decision to make Halo Infinite's multiplayer free-to-play, reveal the next Deepest Dive, and explain why we're all in love with the battle royale-esque Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. Then we lay out the full release schedule for 2020 and turn it into a "Release Calendar Six Shooter Duel"... patent pending. We debate who is the most eager to play games like CD Projekt RED's Cyberpunk 2077, Assassi...
Aug 06, 2020•3 hr 18 min
On this episode of The MinnMax Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Kyle Hilliard, and Leo Vader share everything we know about the games shown during the Xbox Games Showcase. We talk about the reveal of Fable from Playground Games and share our thoughts on Halo Infinite's gameplay from 343 Industries. Then we talk about some games we've been playing and try to wrap our minds around the unprecedented leak of old game assets and more from Nintendo. Then we open up the Minnbox with Leo Vade...
Jul 30, 2020•2 hr 49 min
We have a huge, new episode of The MinnMax Show for you! Today Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and Suriel Vazquez are joined by video essay extraordinaire Jacob Geller to run down our picks for our favorite/the most potentially prolific new IP from the entire generation. There's a lot to unpack here. Then we open up the Minnbox with Leo Vader 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.pa...
Jul 23, 2020•3 hr 17 min
On this episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Suriel Vazquez, and Jeff Marchiafava are joined by MinnMax's new cohort LEO VADER! Thanks for all of your support on Patreon, we're growing because of you! On this episode, Kyle shares his review for Ghost of Tsushima (codes provided by PlayStation), Suriel reviews Paper Mario: The Origami King, and we unpack everything we learned about Half-Life 3's development from The Final Hours Of Half-Life: Alyx. Then we open up the Minnbox an...
Jul 16, 2020•2 hr 55 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Kyle Hilliard, and Suriel Vazquez wind back the clock and talk about the greatest E3 they ever attended: E3 2013. We unpack the pivotal press conferences where Microsoft stumbled out of the gate with the Xbox One and Sony had the perfect message at the perfect time on the PlayStation 4. Then Ana Diaz joins the show and we talk about Ubisoft's battle royale Hyper Scape, Jeff shares some tabletop games he's been enjoying recently, and then we read the commun...
Jul 09, 2020•2 hr 33 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava are joined by former Game Informer intern O'Dell Harmon to talk about Andy McNamara leaving Game Informer, the MinnMax Discord community's list of the Top 10 Cyborgs in video games, and our review of the games released in 2020 so far as we attempt to figure out where we're at for the game of the year discussion. Then we open up the Minnbox and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a p...
Jul 02, 2020•2 hr 21 min
On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by Sarah Podzorski to talk about her journey to localizing games like Undertale, Monster Hunter: World, and Xenoblade Chronicles X in Japan with 8-4. We cover the surprising announcement of the MOBA Pokémon Unite, discuss Crash Bandicoot 4 and the best/worst fourth entries, and then run down the MinnMax's community's top 10 3D platformers of all time. We also talk about the infuriating amount of ...
Jun 25, 2020•2 hr 33 min
On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Suriel Vazquez, and Jeff Marchiafava try to predict the cost of the PlayStation 5 console and share new details on games like Deathloop, Horizon Forbidden West, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Kyle Hilliard then shares his extremely spoiler-free review impressions for Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part II based on Sony giving us an early code. Then we're joined by Ana Diaz to run down every Pokémon spin-off game ever, marvel at the reveal of...
Jun 18, 2020•2 hr 24 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! It's a big episode this week as we're joined by Polygon's Mike Mahardy to talk about Sony's big reveal of the PlayStation 5. We cover Insomniac's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Bluepoint's remake of From Software's Demon's Souls, Resident Evil 8, and the reveal of the PlayStation 5 console itself! We also talk about the remaster of Command & Conquer and a bunch of other fun stuff. Then we open up the Minnbox and award the iam8...
Jun 12, 2020•2 hr 49 min
Welcome to a new episode of The MinnMax Show podcast! Obviously it's an emotional week, but we wanted to do our best to add some positivity back into your day. On this week's episode, we're joined by former Game Informer editor Bryan Vore, the developer of HyperDot Charles McGregor, and Marcus Makes Media's Marcus Stewartto talk about our favorite moments throughout the history of E3. We also talk about Minneapolis and the traumatic state of the country right now. If you'd like to donate to help...
Jun 04, 2020•2 hr 56 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava share impressions after seeing new gameplay for Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part II on Sony's State of Play stream. We also talk about Danny O'Dwyer's NoClip documentary on Arkane Studios and NetherRealm's new expansion to Mortal Kombat 11 called Aftermath. Then we're joined by our old friend Grant to talk about the Slay the Spire-esque Monster Train and new MinnMax contributor Ana Diaz for Minecraft Dungeons. Then we open up the Minnbox...
May 28, 2020•2 hr 26 min
On this episode of The MinnMax show podcast, we welcome Game Informer and Giant Bomb alumn Dan Ryckert back to the world of video game podcasts as we choose our favorite game for each year of the last decade. 2000-2009 is an incredible stretch in the game industry, with technology going from Perfect Dark to Uncharted 2. We also debate the #1 greatest game of the decade, talking about the merits of Super Mario Galaxy and a couple of Metal Gear Solid games. Then we open up the Minnbox and award th...
May 21, 2020•2 hr 55 min
In this episode of The MinnMax Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Suriel Vazquez, and Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad) talk about the remake of Tony Hawk's 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 - Ghost of Tsus...
May 15, 2020•2 hr 32 min
On 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 question of the week! To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 6:20 - Microsoft's Xbox Series X Gameplay reveal discussion 25:00 - Assassin's Creed V...
May 07, 2020•2 hr 11 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, we're joined by former Game Informer intern Marcus Stewart as we unpack the unusual reveal for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, rank Naughty Dog's games (without spoiling anything about The Last of Us Part 2), and review Streets of Rage 4. After thanking our biggest supporters, we answer some great questions from you the community! Here's Marcus Stewart's YouTube channel Marcus Makes Media - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZPY_HVAIr-nUuxD5WUW...
Apr 30, 2020•2 hr 52 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, we're joined by former Game Informer PC editor Adam Biessener to talk about XCOM: Chimera Squad, developer Sam Barlow joins us to talk about Telling Lies, Silent Hill, and telling stories through webcams, and then for community questions we're joined by Jason Schreier, Kirk Hamilton, and Maddy Myers from the Triple Click podcast! You can submit questions and win a prize from iam8bit by supporting us on Patreon at any tier! To jump to a particula...
Apr 23, 2020•2 hr 54 min
On this episode, we talk about the rumors surrounding a remake of Resident Evil 4, share impressions of playing Riot's Valorant, and are then joined by Ana Diaz to talk about Persona 5 Royal. Then we open up the Minnbox 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 To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 2:13 - Final Fantasy VII Remake ...
Apr 16, 2020•2 hr 42 min
