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MinnMax Hootenanny - We're Pushed To Our Limits

Thanks to a MinnMax community member named Keith (keith.e on Discord) jumping up to the highest Patreon tier, a Hootenanny has been triggered! We assembl...

Choose What We Stream On New Show Plus!

Every week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in2025-06-23 18:26:43 +0000 UTC View Post

The MinnMax Show - The Alters Review, Donkey Kong Bananza, Switch 2's Final Verdict

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, Haley MacLean, and Kyle Hilliard unpack all of the fun details revealed in the Nintendo Direct all about Donkey Kong Bananza and his new best bud Pauline before we talk about our experience with t...

Venn Diagrams: Our Perfect Game - New Show Plus

This week's New Show Plus (as voted on by our Backstage Pass members) is another one well suited for the audio feed! MinnMax's Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava take a scientific method to finding where their gaming tastes differ and c...

The Summer Game Fest 2025 Travelogue

MinnMax is only able to attend Summer Game Fest every year because your support on Patreon has turned us into a real gaming outlet, so it's only fair tha...

The Summer Game Fest 2025 Travelogue (Extended Version)

MinnMax is only able to attend Summer Game Fest every year because your support on Patreon has turned us into a real gaming outlet, so it's only fair tha...

Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast

This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, and Haley MacLean. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, news story, BetterQuest goal, or anything else for us to read on th...

Bonus Pod - The Community's Hidden Gems Of 2025 (So Far)

This week on Bonus Pod, host Haley MacLean is joined by Leo Vader to watch trailers for community-submitted picks of the most underrated games of the year so far! Thanks so much to everyone who submitted.

We do our best to describe the trail...

Choose What We Stream On New Show Plus!

Every week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in2025-06-16 17:33:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Doc Lightning 2025 - The 3rd Annual Short Documentary Film Festival

Because of your support here on Patreon, you have all built something incredibly rare at MinnMax. Last month we put out the call for MinnMax community me...

The MinnMax Show - Resident Evil Requiem, Mixtape, SGF's Game Of The Show

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, and Jacob Geller share their full thoughts on Summer Game Fest 2025 and share their picks for the "Game of the Show". They got to experience behind-closed-doors gameplay demos for things like Resid...

Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast (Doc Lightning Screening This Thursday!)

Hey everybody! Just a heads up that we'll be streaming the Doc Lightning Film Festival this Thursday at 7:30pm Central on Twitch, and it'll be up on YouTube the following Monday. A huge thanks to everybody who went out of their comfort zone and cr...

Bonus Pod - Mario Kart World And The Switch 2 EULA

This week on Bonus Pod, host Haley MacLean is joined by Sarah Podzorski and Jeff Marchiafava and here’s a rundown of everything they talk about…

• Mario Kart World, including

  • free roam

  • the game's new sk...

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Choose What We Stream On New Show Plus!

Every week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in2025-06-09 18:50:05 +0000 UTC View Post

The MinnMax Show - Switch 2 Launch, State Of Play Highlights, Fantasy Life i

On this episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Jeff Marchiafava gather in the MinnMax Studio to unbox their feelings on the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 after their first day with the system. We talk about Mari...

The Ten Twos Debate - New Show Plus

This week's New Show Plus (as voted on by our Backstage Pass members) is another one well suited for the audio feed! Leo Vader (MinnMax) and Ben Hanson (MinnMax) are joined by Charles Harte (Game Informer) and Suriel Vazquez (unclaimed) to invert ...

Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast (And Summer Game Fest Content Schedule)

Hey everybody! The MinnMax Show will be airing later than usual this week because we want to get our hands on the Switch 2 for the episode, so it will most likely be airing late in the evening on Thursday. Kelsey Lewin, Jacob Geller, and Janet Gar...

The Deepest Dive - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Ending

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kelsey Lewin, and Haley MacLean finish off their huge game club on Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33...

Bonus Pod - Why The Rehearsal Is 2025's Greatest Work Of Art

This week on Bonus Pod, passion continues to guide us as guest host Ben Hanson gathers Jacob Geller, Leo Vader, and Giant Bomb's Dan Ryckert to discuss The Rehearsal's unbelievable new season. We talk favorite moments, recurring themes, and where ...

Choose What We Stream On New Show Plus!

Every week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in2025-06-02 18:27:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Submit Your Final Thoughts On Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 For The Deepest Dive

End of the line, folks! We're now collecting your thoughts on the ending of the great new RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for The Deepest Dive. We're cov...

The MinnMax Show - SGF Predictions, Elden Ring Nightreign, Black Panther Canceled

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard, are joined by GameSpot's managing editor Tamoor Hussain to talk about Summer Game Fest as we share our biggest predictions for the summer reveal season. Then Tamoor and Kyle talk about playing...

Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast

Hey, did you see the new episode of Pew Pew Bang went up? Any help sharing this great podcast with feminine-leaning folks in your life is appreciated. Oh, and please subscribe to the stand-alone podcast version! 2025-05-27 18:24:09 +0000 UTC View Post

69 Questions For Okami Director Hideki Kamiya

MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews legendary developer Hideki Kamiya about directing Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, Okami, Bayonetta, and mo...

69 Questions For Okami Director Hideki Kamiya

MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews legendary developer Hideki Kamiya about directing Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, Okami, Bayonetta, and mo...

Choose What We Stream On New Show Plus!

Every week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in2025-05-26 16:18:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Come To MinnMax's Summer Community Meetup In Minneapolis On August 9th

Hello everybody! We're excited to announce we're hosting a MinnMax community meetup at 2025-05-23 17:07:51 +0000 UTC View Post

The MinnMax Show - 2025’s Best Games You Haven't Heard Of

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava share some hidden gems from the first half of 2025 by talking about games like Starvaders and Shotgun Cop Man. Then we talk about the surprising tactics based ba...

The Deepest Dive - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Part 2

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kelsey Lewin, and Haley MacLean continue their three-part game club discussion covering Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 f...

Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast

Heads up that The Deepest Dive on the middle section of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is recording tonight at 7:30pm Central on Twitch, it'll be up on YouTube and the bonus podcast feed on Wednesday. Also, due to some scheduling challenges there isn...