The MinnMax Show

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jenna Stoeber unpack Bethesda's new, ambitious RPG Starfield for the Xbox and PC. But that's not all! We also talk about the new throwback RPG Sea of Stars and From Software's return to its mech series with Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this big episode of the podcast, Ben Hanson returns from his paternity leave and he's joined by community manager Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard. They talk about Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon, unpack the most exciting reveals and trailers from Gamescom's Opening Night Live, analyze the new streaming handheld the PlayStation Portal, and weigh...

This week, Kyle Bosman leads the group in another round of Who Are you Playing in Baldur's Gate 3 with Leo Vader, Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, and Jenna Stoeber. We also talk about the crossover between The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, strategy roguelite chess Shotgun King, and the recent resurgence of Hunt: Showdown. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the c...

Guest host Kyle Bosman leads Sarah Podzorski, Jacob Geller, Haley Maclean, and Jenna Stoeber in a not-yet-deep-dive on Baldur's Gate 3, talking about the characters we made, how we're handling romance, and how the game compares to DnD. Plus we drool over cooking game Venba, and hear the scoop from Sarah about critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, which has an expanded free trial which you...

Guest host Kyle Bosman is back with former host Kyle Hilliard and current excellent guests Janet Garcia and Jenna Stoeber to talk the Great Summer Game of All Time. What does that mean? What are the criteria for deciding? Can a game-cd combo even win?? We refused to pin anything down so, as expected, the answers vary wildly, and the conversation is STIMULATED. Then we answer questions submitted on...

In his world premiere as MMS host, Kyle Bosman leads a spirited conversation between Janet Garcia, Jenna Stoeber, and a special guest and podcast debutante Eric Silver! The gang talks Pikmin 4, the new (and old) tracks released in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and of course Barbie. We also learn some of the rules of a poetry slam! Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the...

In his last turn as our wonderful guest host, Kyle Hilliard leads Janet Garcia, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, and Jenna Stoeber in a discussion about all sorts of new games. The delight and drags of Viewfinder, Exoprimal's kinda cheap feeling cinematics, playing Kingdom Hearts in this year 2023, and of course we get Leo in on the action with a little bit of Picross talk. Then we answer questions submit...

When the Hanson is a way, the picross fans will play! Join Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, Jenna Stoeber, and special guest Ben Reeves , Narrative Designer at Firaxis Games! Do we take the opportunity to talk about Marvel's Midnight Sun, which he wrote for? No! It's a Picross special, so we talk mostly picross! And a little bit about OXENFREE II: Lost Signals, Dr. Fetus Mean Meat Ma...

Saddle up, cowfolk! Your rootin' tootin' guest host Kyle Hilliard leads Jacob Geller, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava in the 2023 Release Calendar Six Shooter Duel. This is MinnMax's annual game auction, where the team duels with each other over the games they're most excited to cover for the rest of the year. You remember, this yearly event? That everyone remembers and looks forward...

Join us in welcoming our guest host, Kyle Hilliard! He is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kelsey Lewin to talk Pikmin 1, 2, and Bloom, the Game of Thrones issue with FF16, and some hard-hitting truths about the milk industry in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life. Featuring the soft launch of the MinnMax Summer Fun Time. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the communit...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! We are, for the first time, flying without the Ben wind beneath our wings. So if the podcast sounds a little different, that's why - we're still navigating the hosting and technical sides of this transition, and we appreciate your patience! Host Kelsey Lewin is joined by Jacob Geller, Jeff Marchiafava, and Jenna Stoeber to discuss June's sudden Nintendo Direct and...

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Janet Garcia, and Leo Vader unpack all of the highlights from a week in Los Angeles playing games while attending Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest. They talk about the event itself and what they consider their game of the show. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and h...

Welcome to this bonus episode of The MinnMax Show podcast! Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard need to rave about all of the fun game reveals and news from Xbox and Ubisoft's summer press conferences. We talk about the Xbox Games Showcase highlights, including Starfield, Fable, Avowed, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and the remake of Persona 3 before unpacking the bigges...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode (recorded live on YouTube), Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and community manager Haley MacLean as we unpack all of the highlights and most exciting game reveals from Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest 2023. We each share our favorite three things from the show and then dive into that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth trailer...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson and Leo Vader are joined by fighting game experts Suriel Vazquez and (Game Infomer and Giant Bomb alumn) Jason Oestreicher to unpack everything great about Street Fighter 6! Then Leo explains why he loves the new FPS called Friends vs. Friends and Jeff Marchiafava explains why he doesn't love LEGO 2K Drive. Then we answer questions subm...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show, it's time to kick off 2023's "E3" season! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Jacob Geller to unpack all of the highlights for the big PlayStation Showcase. We talk about the first look at gameplay for Insomniac's Spider-Man 2, the surprising reveal of a Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake, gameplay for Alan Wake 2, and a whole lo...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this special episode, MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by community manager Haley MacLean, Sarah Podzorski, Janet Garcia, and Jacob Geller to share our thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! Hear more of our thoughts on The Deepest Dive for that game on YouTube and in the bonus podcast feed. Then we're joined by Mark MacDonald from Enhance...

We have a big episode of The MinnMax Show podcast for you this week. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and Leo Vader are joined by video essayist (and former Polygon senior video producer) Jenna Stoeber to REVIEW The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on the Nintendo Switch. Then Hanson shares some news that will be impacting MinnMax's content this summer, we get Jected, then we applaud Appl...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski to talk about the disappointing release of Arkane Studios' open-world vampire game Redfall before diving into some great games we've been playing like Cassette Beasts, Roots of Pacha, Bayonetta Origins, and Octopath Traveler 2. Kelsey also raves about the new DLC for Xe...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Leo Vader break down the most interesting things we learned about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay from new previews, then we have a roundtable review discussion about Respawn's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, touch on Horizon's Burning Shores DLC, before diving into...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Leo Vader defend the zombie-slaying fun to be head in Dead Island 2, talk about the challenges of an RTS on console with Minecraft Legends, and talk about the promising gameplay of Disney Speedstorm. Then Sarah Podzorski joins the show as we check in on the horror-themed fishing...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Jacob Geller unpack the details and secrets of the incredible new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Then Janet Garcia joins the show and we check in and share our full thoughts on the open-world game Tchia. Kyle and Ben got to see an extended preview for Immortals of Aveum, the new fir...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's special episode, Ben Hanson is joined by the co-director of the Video Game History Foundation Kelsey Lewin and Digital Eclipse's Editorial Director Chris Kohler to try to better understand Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto. This isn't an interview with the man, unfortunately. We talk about our experiences interacting with the creator of Donkey Kong, Mario...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Janet Garcia to unpack all of the details from Nintendo's big reveal of gameplay for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Janet shares her favorite indie games from PAX East, we talk about the new gameplay for Final Fantasy XVI, and we run down some more indie games...

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this special episode recorded in San Francisco, California during the Game Developer's Conference for 2023, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Imran Khan, and The Indie Informer's Jill Grodt. We talk about what GDC is like this year, trends amongst game developers, the best indies of the show, and more. Then we talk about playing the new open-world g...