MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Jeff Marchiafava, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and Easy Allies' Michael Huber talk about Capcom's Dead Rising: Deluxe Remaster and a bit about Black Myth: Wukong before Kelsey Lewin joins us to celebrate Visions of Mana. Then we all talk about The Plucky Squire, Peglin, and Tactical Breach Wizards before Charles Harte joins the show to unpack his eventful journey to the Grand Canyon to play Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Then we answer some wonderful questions ...
Sep 19, 2024•3 hr 44 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Haley MacLean, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard talk about the lackluster reveal of the PlayStation 5 Pro before turning to happier things like our continued love of Astro Bot. Then we have a ton of good games to talk about, with Leo raving about Wild Bastards, everybody being impressed by the co-op fun of Space Marine 2, Jacob's love of I Am Your Beast, and more. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the ...
Sep 12, 2024•2 hr 6 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava share their spoiler-free review for the excellent platformer Astro Bot on the PlayStation 5 (code provided by PlayStation) before nose-diving into a discussion about the failure of PlayStation's first-person hero shooter Concord and how it was abruptly pulled from stores after less than two weeks. Then we talk about Flock, Tomba, and the reveal of dungeons and the Still World for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of...
Sep 05, 2024•2 hr 4 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, Haley MacLean, and special guest Marcus Stewart to talk about the biggest reveals from the recent Nintendo Direct, Star Wars Outlaws, Valve's new game Deadlock, what PlayStation's Concord gets right, and then Marcus Stewart shares his hands-on preview impressions from playing Batman: Arkham Shadows, Reanimal, and Phantom Blade Zero at Gamescom. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question...
Aug 29, 2024•3 hr 40 min
On this episode, MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by Kate Sánchez from ButWhyTho to unpack the biggest headlines and reveals from Geoff Keighley's Gamescom Opening Night Live. They talk about the new Amazon animated show featuring Mega Man and Kratos, Gearbox's bold trailer for Borderlands 4, and more before diving into an extended, behind-closed-doors preview of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Jacob also talks about his obsession with Earth Defense...
Aug 22, 2024•2 hr 9 min
There will never be a bigger episode of The MinnMax Show. On this special episode, Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Leo Vader, Jeff Marchiafava, Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, and Janet Garcia unpack some love for the new farming sim game Fields of Mistria that Sarah has been working on as a marketing/social media manager. It's good, we swear! Then Leo Vader talks about jumping into the alpha for Splitgate 2 and we all shed some love for Cat Quest 3. After that, Leo talks about his wild trip to San Fr...
Aug 15, 2024•4 hr 5 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and Leo Vader are joined by Game Informer's lead video producer Alex Van Aken, associate editor Marcus Stewart, and associate editorCharles Harte to unpack all of their thoughts, feelings, and insight into the end of Game Informer. GameStop shut down the beloved magazine after 33 years last Friday, this episode is about celebrating the final years of the magazine and sharing as much insight as we can without risking anybody's severance package. This episode a...
Aug 08, 2024•3 hr 3 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Leo Vader talk to Jeff Marchiafava and Jacob Geller about their time playing four hours of Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws and how it compared to their expectations. Then we gush about da goo and talk about the long-awaited World of Goo 2 as well as SteamWorld Heist II. Then we're joined by GameSpot's Lucy James and returning MinnMax community member Haley De Boom to talk about Comic Con and BioWare's Dragon Age: The Veilguard before things get extremely British and we talk ...
Aug 02, 2024•3 hr 49 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava talk about our picks for Game of the Year as it currently stands and try to predict if anything can top games like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Balatro, and more. Then we dive into the speed-running world of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. After that. Haley MacLean and a very relaxed Leo Vader join the show to talk about three great, new indie games called Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Ad...
Jul 25, 2024•2 hr 13 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Jacob Geller, and Haley MacLean kick things off by unpacking their thoughts on Capcom's Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess and PlayStation's beta for Concord. Then Sarah Podzorski joins the crew to talk about the new expansion to her beloved Final Fantasy XIV and how Dawntrail stacks up to climactic content like Endwalker. 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...
Jul 18, 2024•2 hr 1 min
Welcome to the 250th episode of the show! On this special episode, Ben Hanson is once again joined by Jacob Geller, Haley MacLean, and Leo Vader! We talk about Anger Foot from developer Free Lives and publisher Devolver Digital before we follow our hearts and talk about a handful of old games we've been playing and loving like Yakuza 0 and Guitar Hero 2. 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 th...
Jul 11, 2024•2 hr 56 min
On this week's special early episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Haley MacLean, and Leo Vader as we duel our way through 2024's game release calendar and claim the six games we're most interested in playing. We also talk about attending Summer Games Done Quick in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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 qu...
Jul 03, 2024•3 hr 32 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Haley MacLean, and Kyle Hilliard talk about the absurdity of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble before taking a turn for the sick and twisted by talking about Luigi's haunted mansions, outer space's killer klowns, and Sweeny Todd simulators. Then we're joined by From Software Twitch streamer Ellie Joy Panic to dissect Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree before we dive into wonderful questions submitted on Patreon! If you support MinnMax on Patreon before the end of...
Jun 27, 2024•3 hr 31 min
On this week's special, early episode, Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard unpack all of the highlights from the surprising Nintendo Direct showing the last big games hitting the Nintendo Switch console. We talk about The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Metroid Prime 4 gameplay, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, and the odd surprises of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Perfect Dark! Then Kyle talks about his time playing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree in a spoiler-free discussio...
Jun 19, 2024•2 hr 13 min
On this week's big episode, MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, and Charles Harte are joined by returning champion from Easy Allies Michael Huber unpack their full thoughts on Summer Game Fest 2024. We debate what was the game of the show and all share our picks for the biggest and best games, including hands-on preview discussions about Star Wars Outlaws, LEGO Horizon Adventures, Astro Bot, and a whole lot more. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bi...
Jun 13, 2024•3 hr 52 min
On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jacob Geller as we unpack the highlights from Sony's State of Play like the fun Astro Bot announcement and the uneven Concord gameplay reveal. Then we unpack the current state of Sony and the PlayStation 5 in 2024, mapping out all of their 1st party studios and how long we can expect to wait until the next big games are released. After that, Jacob Geller talks about playing Metal Gear Solid 3: Sn...
Jun 05, 2024•2 hr 10 min
On this big episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, Michael Huber from Easy Allies, and Jeff Marchiafava returning from paternity leave! We share our biggest predictions for Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest showcase and beyond before talking about Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on the Nintendo Switch, weigh in on Ubisoft's XDefiant and Warner Bros.' Multiversus, JeffM talks about his paternity break games with Dragons' Dogma 2 and Dicefolk, and Ben re...
May 30, 2024•3 hr 31 min
On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, Kelsey Lewin and Michael Huber to unpack our full review thoughts on Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 from Ninja Theory and what it means for Xbox. Then Kelsey and Jacob rave about 1000xResist and Huber gushes about the Resident Evil throwback Crow Country. 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 u...
May 23, 2024•2 hr 17 min
On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, Janet Garcia, and Jacob Geller to unpack the deluge of great games releasing in early May. We start out by talking about Ubisoft's reveal trailer for Assassin's Creed Shadows before diving into the surreal Nun-based adventure Indika, the amazing puzzles of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, the dark farming world of Echoes of the Plum Grove, and the keyboard-based dungeon-crawler Cryptmaster. Then we're ...
May 16, 2024•3 hr 33 min
On this big episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard are joined in the studio by MinnMax video editor and Game Informer associate editor Charles Harte to talk about an eventful week in the game industry. We touch on the official confirmation that the Switch 2 will be revealed before the end of Nintendo's calendar year before diving into the big news of the week: Microsoft making the brutal choice to shut down four of its game studios, including Arkane Austin (Dishonored, Prey, Redfall) ...
May 09, 2024•2 hr 19 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Haley MacLean, Kelsey Lewin, and Sarah Podzorski to talk about the early-access city-builder taking the world by storm called Manor Lords. Kelsey regales us with her thoughts on the new RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, the spiritual successor to Suikoden. Then we review a real hidden gem from 2024 called Minishoot' Adventures that combines Zelda with a twin-stick shooter like Geometry Wars. Then we're joined by Lana Bachynski (associate art director at Rio...
May 02, 2024•2 hr 15 min
On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Michael Huber to share their full thoughts on Stellar Blade for the PlayStation 5 (based on a code provided by PlayStation). Then Leo Vader join us to talk about the adaptation of Akira Toriyama's manga called Sand Land from Bandai Namco and Janet Garcia jumps on to talk about idle farming games, the delightful puzzle game Stitch, and Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Leo also talks about returning to Fallout 76 after the succ...
Apr 25, 2024•3 hr 35 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, and Jacob Geller unpack their favorite overall software of all time - sharing favorite likes AIM, LimeWire, ICQ, Eyewitness, and more. We also talk about returning to Elden Ring to prepare for the upcoming DLC, the Nintendo Indie World announcements, the delightful challenges of The Sims 1, and a whole lot more. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon and award the iam8bit question of the week! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and ...
Apr 18, 2024•2 hr 6 min
On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Michael Huber, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to talk about Star Wars Outlaws from Ubisoft, the surprisingly great game reveals at the Triple-i Initiative Showcase like The Rogue Prince Of Persia, and returning to games we bounced off of previously like Respawn's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Monolith's Middle-earth: Shadow of War! Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! ...
Apr 11, 2024•3 hr 40 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Leo Vader share their darkest gaming confessions... things get interesting. Then we talk about the demo for Stellar Blade on the PlayStation 5, Pepper Grinder from Devolver Digital, and the overlooked gem Bramble: The Mountain King. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community (including a big one about Ken Levine's Judas) and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can wi...
Apr 04, 2024•2 hr 14 min
On this week's packed episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Haley MacLean to unpack exciting games on the horizon that you should keep on your radar. Then we talk all about the new Overwatch-like Marvel Rivals, Stardew Valley's big 1.6 update, Dragon's Dogma 2, Princess Peach: Showtime, Wildmender, and whether the South Park: Snow Day game is as bad as reviews are saying. We also check back in on Pacific Drive. Then former cohort Ana Diaz joins us t...
Mar 28, 2024•2 hr 13 min
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and new temporary cohort Michael Huber from Easy Allies share their full thoughts on Capcom's excellent open-world RPG Dragon's Dogma 2, Princess Peach: Showtime on the Nintendo Switch, Rise of the Ronin on PS5, and a whole lot more. 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:...
Mar 22, 2024•2 hr 13 min
On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard to talk about Unicorn Overlord from Vanillaware, get JeffM's take on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, dust off our Playdates for Mars After Midnight, go back in time and celebrate another interactive documentary with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, and then we talk about the impact of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama's impact on the game industry. Then we answer questions submitted...
Mar 14, 2024•2 hr 27 min
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and former cohort Suriel Vazquez! We kick things off by talking about the big reveal of Merchants of Rosewall, the game Suriel is writing over at Big Blue Sky Games. Then we unpack highlights from the Xbox Partner Preview, revisit Final Fantasy VII Rebirth in a spoiler-free conversation, rave about Astro Duel 2, and a whole lot more. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the c...
Mar 07, 2024•2 hr 17 min
On this week's episode, MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Haley MacLean, Leo Vader, and Jeff Marchiafava to talk about Pacific Drive, Penny's Big Breakaway, and somehow rave even more about Balatro. Oh, we also squeeze in some Age of Empires talk before Sarah Podzorski joins the show to talk about Bandle Tale and League of Legends. Then Blake Hester jumps in to talk about being laid off from Game Informer and his current thoughts on the game industry landscape. Then we answer questions submitted...
Feb 29, 2024•3 hr 45 min
