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•1 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•1 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
Episode Notes MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Suriel Vazquez, and Kyle Hilliard kick off this big episode of the podcast by announcing the next Deepest Dive and sharing their full thoughts on Capcom's Resident Evil Village. Then we're joined by the brand new teammate Sarah Podzorski who is officially MinnMax's Streaming Compatriot thanks to your support on Patreon! With MinnMax Plays, we'll be streaming on Twitch every Tuesday and Thursday evening. Follow us on Twitch (MinnMaxShow) and get r...
May 06, 2021•2 hr 8 min
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, we talk about Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on the PlayStation 5 before sharing our full thoughts on Housemarque's Returnal along with Steve Bowling from Good Vibes Gaming! Our copies of Returnal were provided by PlayStation. We also talk about the big remaster of the original Nier. Then Leo Vader joins us as we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize ...
Apr 29, 2021•2 hr 4 min
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Janet Garcia, Suriel Vazquez, and Jacob Geller to talk about finally getting to play Resident Evil Village, weigh in on It Takes Two, and rave about the new game Before Your Eyes. Then Leo Vader joins us 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 questi...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 53 min
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, we're joined by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier to talk about his recent story revealing that Naughty Dog is now working on a remake of The Last of Us and that Days Gone 2 isn't happening at Sony Bend. Then Janet Garcia and Kyle Hilliard join the show to talk about the most interesting reveals from Nintendo's Indie World Showcase and answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week...
Apr 15, 2021•2 hr 12 min
This week on The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez talk about the online-only plans for E3 2021 and what that means for the future of the beloved convention before diving into a thorough review discussion of Outriders from People Can Fly. Then Kyle Hilliard joins the show and we talk about Oddworld: Soulstorm and why Apple Arcade's Fantasian (from the creator of Final Fantasy) and The Oregon Trail are worth checking out. Then we answer questions submitt...
Apr 08, 2021
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, we're proud to welcome Janet Garcia (@Gameonysus) as our newest cohort! We talk about why 2021 is looking so promising for indie games, weigh in on Narita Boy and Genesis Noir, and then unpack our early thoughts on Monster Hunter Rise with Suriel Vazquez. 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 Pa...
Apr 01, 2021•2 hr 18 min
Episode Notes Welcome 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. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a...
Mar 25, 2021•2 hr 22 min
Episode Notes 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 submitted on...
Mar 18, 2021•2 hr 2 min
Episode Notes Welcome 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. After that, Leo Vader joins the show and we debate the new roguelite idle game called Loop Hero. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit ...
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 45 min
Episode Notes Welcome 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 game called Pokémon Legends: Arceus, share our favorite underrated entries from the series' history, and more. Then we answer questions submitted on P...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 52 min
Episode Notes MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Jeff Marchiafava are joined by Janet Garcia and Imran Khan to go over the day's news on a bonus episode of the podcast! We talk about all of the announcements from Sony's State of Play, including the new game Sifu and a new trailer for Arkane's Deathloop. We also break down the avalanche of Final Fantasy VII news, including the PlayStation 5 upgrade, Yuffie-focused new episode, and two ridiculous mobile games. Help support indie media by checking out the be...
Feb 26, 2021•47 min
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard announce the next Deepest Dive, discuss the hidden gem Olija, and then marvel at how much Persona 5 Strikers feels like a sequel to the original JRPG from Atlus. Then things get nostalgic as we talk about some of Capcom's greatest arcade games and the new version of Ghosts 'n Goblins. Leo Vader joins the podcast to talk about the cancellation of BioWare's Anthem Next, ...
Feb 25, 2021•2 hr 12 min
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by guest Dan Ryckert to talk about the much-anticipated Nintendo Direct. We break down the biggest announcements, from the reveal of Splatoon 3 to the great bait and switch with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel update/reveal of Skyward Sword HD. Then we talk about the glory of Super Mario 3D World and share our full review thoughts on Bowser's Fury. We also talk...
Feb 18, 2021•2 hr 6 min
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez weigh the results from their 2020 game industry predictions before creating new ones for 2021! We try to predict whether Breath of the Wild's sequel will release this year, what God of War: Ragnarok will be like, and what hardware Nintendo is planning. Then Kyle Hilliard shares his thoughts on Little Nightmares II. After that we're joined by Sarah Podzorski to a...
Feb 11, 2021•2 hr 6 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard are joined by their ol' pal Javy Gwaltney and special guest/voice actor extraordinaire Sarah Elmaleh (Gone Home, Anthem, Gears 5) to talk about the upcoming remaster of BioWare's Mass Effect trilogy. Then we talk about how well Resident Evil 7 holds up and the game's absolutely absurd DLC before unpacking the PlayStation 5-exclusive Destruction AllStars available now with PS Plus. Then we're joined by Jeff Mar...
Feb 04, 2021•2 hr 7 min
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show, everybody! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Suriel Vazquez, Leo Vader, and the wonderful Ana Diaz. We talk about the ongoing adventures in Hitman 3, Suriel's review of The Medium, Cyber Shadow, and Ana's big announcement that she'll be focusing on her new, full-time job for the near future and stepping away from MinnMax. We then walk through Ana's 10 favorite games of all time, including Minecraft and The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker....
Jan 28, 2021•2 hr 15 min
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, and Jeff Marchiafava are joined by Resident Evil superfan Alex Aniel (@CVXFreak) to break down the Resident Evil Showcase stream, the reveal of Resident Evil Village's gameplay, the announcement of the competitive game Resident Evil RE: Verse, and more. Then we talk about IO Interactive's Hitman 3 and Ana Diaz joins us to answer questions submitted by the community on Patreon! To jump to a particu...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 43 min
Episode Notes On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, Leo Vader, and special guest Janet Garcia run down our 5 most anticipated games of 2021 and also share picks from the community! We talk about God of War "Ragnarok" on the PlayStation 5, New Pokemon Snap, and debate whether Breath of the Wild's sequel and Elden Ring will release this year. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a pr...
Jan 14, 2021•2 hr 14 min
Episode Notes MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Ana Diaz, and Jeff Marchiafava share the MinnMax community's hive-mind official ranking of the best games from 2020 before we each share our personal Top 10s. We hope you enjoy Game of the Year lists, because this episode is filled to the brim! 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!...
Jan 07, 2021•2 hr 19 min
Episode Notes Welcome to the grand finale of our Game of the Year debate for 2020. In this episode, we finish building a list of the greatest games from 2020 called The Two Tens. Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, Suriel Vazquez, Kyle Hilliard, and Ana Diaz debate the correct ranking for games like Ghost of Tsushima, Half-Life: Alyx, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Hades, The Last of Us Part II, and more. To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps bel...
Dec 31, 2020•3 hr 8 min
Welcome to the Game of the Year debate from MinnMax! We're building a list of the greatest games from 2020, which we call The Two Tens. Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, Suriel Vazquez, Kyle Hilliard, and eventually Ana Diaz talk about their favorite games this year and start to build the list. If you can't wait to hear the rest of the discussion, you can watch next week's discussion early by supporting MinnMax at the Backstage Pass tier. Just don't spoil it for everybody else! To jump to...
Dec 24, 2020•2 hr 11 min
