The MinnMax Show

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski each share their 5 most anticipated games of 2022. We talk about God of War: Ragnarok, Kirby on the Switch, try to predict the reception to Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and set the scene for our hype with From Software's Elden Ring. Then Leo Vader joins us as we answer questions submitted on...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show, everybody! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, and Leo Vader are joined by former cohort Suriel Vazquez to share our top 10 games of 2021, talk about PlayStation VR2, and then run down the community's objective list of the best games of 2021. Then we're joined by Janet Garcia to answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit...

Welcome to the final episode of The MinnMax Show for 2021! On this big episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski battle it out to rank and lock down the greatest games of the year for our list of The Two Tens. We talk about Returnal, Deathloop, Rider's Republic, Life is Strange: True Colors, and a whole lot more. On the next episode, we'll l...

It's time to build the list of our favorite games of 2021! On this big episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski create a list of Game of the Year contenders before they start whittling it down to The Two Tens. We debate Psychonauts 2, Death's Door, The Forgotten City, Bravely Default 2, and a whole lot more on this episode. We'll be back ne...

Welcome to The MinnMax Awards for 2021! On this episode, we're celebrating the best from gaming this year by nominating and debating the winners for a handful of special categories like best moment, best character, biggest news, and more. We have a full crew on this episode, with Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski. We hope you enjoy the discus...

In this live episode of The MinnMax Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski are joined by Bryan Vore to break down the biggest reveals from The Game Awards. We highlight the biggest games shown off during Geoff Keighley's event, like a Wonder Woman game from Monolith, a new Elden Ring trailer, Sonic Frontiers, The Matrix Awakens tech demo, and a whole lot more. Then we talk about...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and special guest Jacob Geller are joined by the master of music (and host of Level with Emily) Emily Reese to break down our favorite game music tracks from 2021. I'm sure we all missed some great games and music, so feel free to leave any biggies in the comments for other folks to find. Then we talk about Solar...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode. Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard share their picks for some overlooked great games from 2021 and also talk about the news that Harmonix is now owned by Epic Games. Then we're joined by previous guests Nikole Zivalich (previously on the Weekend Confirmed podcast) and O'Dell Harmon Jr (former Game Informer intern) to...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show, everybody! We have a big episode for you and we hope you enjoy it. First off, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Janet Garcia talk about their gaming backlog for 2021 and try to lock down which games they're finishing off before our Game of the Year debates. We also talk about the reveal of the nominees for Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards and why fo...

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 q...

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 be...

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...

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. W...

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 t...

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 S...

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 gr...

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...

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...

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...

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!...

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...

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...

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 V...

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 I...

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 question...