The MinnMax Show

Released every Thursday, The MinnMax Show features former Game Informer employees and beyond talking about the week's most exciting games or game industry news before reading feedback from the Patreon community found at patreon.com/minnmax.

The MinnMax Show is a leisure podcast hosted by MinnMax, with 361 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

MinnMax hosts The MinnMax Show, a leisure show with 361 episodes published.

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  The MinnMax Show

  Marvel Tokon Review, Fields Of Mistria 1.0, New N64 Games

  Aug 13, 20262h 28m

  MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by production assistant Nick Stefanacci and former cohort Suriel Vazquez for the ultimate fighting game discussion on PlayStation's Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. We also unpack the wave of N64 throwback titles with Agent 64: Spies Never Die and Wild Blue Skies' take on Starfox. Then we're joined by Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, and Jeff Marchiafava to celebrate the launch of Fields of Mistria 1.0 and dive deeper into sims with Moonlight Peaks and Pokopia's underwater DLC. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch the video version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/KMrVUfTvIxU https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow - Win two tickets to PAX West by following MinnMax on Instagram and leave a comment on the PAX post, we'll randomly pick a winner on Friday, August 14th Trivia Tower Live - Friday - September 4th - 3:30pm-4:40pm - Creator Stage (Expo Floor) MinnMax Q\&A Podcast Panel - Sunday, September 6th - 3:30pm-4:30pm (Blue Dragon Theatre, Level 5, Ballroom 1) Come to MinnMax's Seattle meetup! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/come-to-minnmaxs-165858157 MinnMax Seattle Meetup Saturday, September 5th - 7-10pm Stoup Brewing - 1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: IAM8BEACH https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off - Get 50% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:46 - MinnMax at PAX and Deepest Dive Poll 00:08:17 - Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls 00:44:03 - Agent 64: Spies Never Die 00:50:29 - Wild Blue Skies 01:00:58 - Big Walk final thoughts 01:06:02 - Factor Meals 01:09:48 - Fields of Mistria 1.0 01:22:45 - Moonlight Peaks 01:30:48 - Pokémon Pokopia DLC 01:36:23 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:38:39 - Community questions 02:17:13 - Get A Load Of This Haley’s GALOT - https://itch.io/b/3802/game-industry-hardship-fund Sarah's GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2142790/?snr=1_5_9__205 Ben's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mznsEcZlM2I JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2JHChJpG_A Community GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/into-the-aether-a-low-key-video-game-podcast/id1415546090?i=1000782897641 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/ minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

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  The MinnMax Show

  Big Walk, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, Halo's Future

  Aug 6, 20262h 23m

  https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - We'll DM you a Switch 2 or Steam code for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector if you're a new supporter at the $5 tier or if you upgrade to the Backstage Pass tier. Offer ends 8/10/26. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Jacob Geller kick off the big show by raving about their puzzle-solving adventures in the new open-world exploration game Big Walk. Then we unpack the biggest surprises in the Nintendo Direct for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave on the Switch 2, boot up our old PC-brains with Desktop Explorer, weigh the pros and cons of Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation, and more. Then Kyle Hilliard joins the show and we talk about Halo: Campaign Evolved, canceled Halo projects, and whether there's any path forward for Xbox's iconic series. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/E1TrKkgjBlI Learn more about MinnMax's PAX West panels and Seattle meetup in this public post - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/come-to-minnmaxs-165858157 Learn more about the BDS Xbox boycott - https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: IAM8BEACH https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off - 50% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF https://store.steampowered.com/app/2783280/Cat_Secretary/ - Check out the Cat Secretary Demo To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:43 - Fields of Mistria 00:04:00 - Get a code for Citizen Sleeper 2 00:05:11 - Big Walk 00:28:55 - Factor Meals 00:30:43 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 00:36:16 - EA's rocky future 00:40:57 - Desktop Explorer 00:50:05 - Beast of Reincarnation 01:01:58 - Bills Must Be Paid 01:07:57 - Machine Party 01:10:19 - Denshattack! 01:13:00 - Ad: Cat Secretary 01:14:21 - Halo: Campaign Evolved 01:33:25 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:35:17 - Community questions 02:16:15 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/after-laying-off-battlefield-6-developers-ea-pays-its-ceo-usd38-million-because-battlefield-6-did-so-well/ Haleys GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoTG_FvDO_k Ben's GALOT - https://fontsinuse.com/uses/10529/tootsie-roll-pops-legend-of-the-indian-wrappe Kyle's GALOT - https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/ Community GALOT - https://insider-gaming.com/halo-studios-hit-by-layoffs-after-campaign-evolved-launch/ https://insider-gaming.com/halo-studios-hit-by-layoffs-after-campaign-evolved-launch/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/ minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

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  Silent Hill Townfall, Splatoon Raiders, Incident At Galley House

  Jul 30, 20262h 24m

  https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock early, ad-free access to this podcast and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, and Jacob Geller kick off a huge episode by talking about Splatoon Raiders on the Nintendo Switch 2. Then Jeff Marchiafava joins us to rave about the twin-stick roguelike Pathogenic and Janet explains why she was so impressed by playing a preview build of Silent Hill Townfall. The fun doesn't stop there, as Haley MacLean and Kyle Hilliard join for a huge final discussion about the Steam Machine and to rave about the new deduction game from the creators of The Roottrees Are Dead called The Incident at Galley House. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/lVU12SQvXJI Come to MinnMax's two panels at PAX West in Seattle on Friday, September 4th and Sunday, September 6th - https://west.paxsite.com/en-us/guests/guest-profile.html?gtID=377141 \&guest-name=MinnMax Indie developers, join MinnMax's video slideshow for the first week of August - https://forms.gle/XFH2PKJKevTPbqyY7 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUMMERDAZE To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:14 - Splatoon Raiders 00:33:11 - Pathogenic 00:45:27 - Silent Hill Townfall 00:59:32 - Steam Machine 01:20:43 - The Incident at Galley House 01:33:54 - Palworld 1.0 01:39:37 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:41:32 - Community questions 02:16:23 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW0XUsyBBuY Jacob's GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/p/DaS6KNksX6M/?hl=en Ben's GALOT - https://youtu.be/xDd-weQE0UM?is=HthEOgrrNdkz_528 Kyle's GALOT - https://x.com/OnimushaGame/status/2078205686539051426?s=46 \&t=NQuiqRa_BGRV8b-BEm-aYw Community GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1v5nhaw/jimothy_is_in_the_game/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/ minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

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  The MinnMax Show

  2026's Most Underappreciated Games (So Far) With Lucy James

  Jul 23, 20262h 14m

  We'll DM you a Steam code for Forestrike, upgrade your tier or support MinnMax at the $2 tier or above (new supporters) before Tuesday, July 28th. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Janet Garcia are joined once again by Lucy James! The cohost of the Summer Game Fest Showcase and formerly of Gamespot, Lucy just launched a newsletter all about helping you find new, indie games called LookingFor.Game. On this episode we each share our picks for 2026 games that deserve more love, you can submit your picks on the next episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast called Bonus Pod. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/V60zqo74V98 Check out Lucy's newsletter - https://lookingfor.game/ Follow Lucy on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lucyjames.games Compete in Trivia Tower for prizes this Monday, July 27th - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/compete-in-tower-164494853 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUMMERDAZE https://brooklynbedding.com - 30% offf with Promo Code: MINNMAX https://hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - Get 10 free meals and more https://store.steampowered.com/app/2783280/Cat_Secretary/ To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:47 - Lucy James on leaving Gamespot for Lookingfor.Game 00:13:56 - Get a Steam code for Forestrike 00:16:55 - Fishbowl 00:20:15 - Phonopolis 00:27:49 - Brooklyn Bedding Ad 00:30:28 - Idols of Ash 00:37:13 - Banquet for Fools 00:44:07 - Pictonico! 00:53:05 - Lost and Found Co. 00:57:47 - Hello Fresh Ad 00:59:22 - Creature Kitchen 01:03:23 - More cohort picks 01:05:55 - Cat Secretary Ad 01:06:59 - Thanking iam8bit 01:09:01 - Community questions 02:01:56 - Get A Load Of This Ben's GALOT - https://www.history.com/articles/oldest-song-in-the-world Sarah's GALOT - https://www.mnstatefair.org/new/food Lucy's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/three-bean-salad/id1564066507 Janet's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhl0gCXUV5E Community GALOT - https://drivefromhome.com/ Leo's Hitman YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@LeoVaderHitmanGaming Leo’s GALOT - https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/185596712977563648/1514386966131773511/IMG_6533.jpg?ex=6a61e484 \&is=6a609304\&hm=b566424b4712b7c23ede90839a018c5b2ece18ca76cf5a0b500733cd2de029d7&=\&format=webp\&width=1011\&height=1349 Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/ minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

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  Ocarina Of Time, Denshattack, 53 Always Fun Things (With Kyle Bosman)

  Jul 16, 20262h 59m

  https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock an early, ad-free version of The MinnMax Show and more on Patreon. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and special guest Kyle Bosman celebrate the finer things in gaming by creating a big list of things that are always fun in games: from the double jump to the drop kick. Then we talk about the excellent new train-centric game called Denshattack! and Kyle Hilliard talks about replaying through The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and what he wants from the remake. 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 submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version - https://youtu.be/DvVdpMnQhSg Tune in to Kyle Bosman's charity stream on Saturday, July 18th from 2pm-2am Eastern - https://www.twitch.tv/kylebosman https://mystuffbags.org/ Watch Bosman's Delayed Input series here - https://www.youtube.com/kylebosman Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUMMERDAZE https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off - 50% off with Promo Code MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:59 - The Big List of Things That Are Always Fun In Games 01:28:53 - Denshattack! 01:43:12 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 01:59:04 - Community questions 02:47:01 - Get A Load Of This Bosman’s GALOT - https://www.twitch.tv/kylebosman Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/PsckKb28eL8?si=en7jcZuCmkIpdEX9 Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/MC44ELak1Pw?si=ftuqnW-W85fcTxYf Kyle's GALOT - https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/gus-t-rex-fetches-record-162138535.html Community GALOT - https://youtube.com/shorts/3RcGfCeC87Q?is=8BEsuVfLzYEzW9Dv Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/ minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

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