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 ...
Assassin's Creed Shadows, Atomfall, GDC's Best Games
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, and special guest Charles Harte share their full thoughts on Ubisoft's incredibly important release of Assassin's Creed Shadows before we unpack Rebellion's new IP Atomfall and more. Then Sarah Podzorski and Haley MacLean join to share highlights from GDC 2025, including Sarah's panel about marketing Fields of Mistria. 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
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:59 - Assassin's Creed Shadows
00:35:05 - Atomfall
00:52:51 - Fragpunk
00:56:18 - Rainbow Six Siege X
01:00:25 - GDC 2025 Highlights
01:27:00 - To A T
01:30:22 - Blue Prince
01:31:38 - Detective Dotson
01:33:03 - Herdling
01:34:33 - Dreams of Another
01:35:56 - Rise of Elements
01:37:16 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:39:44 - Community questions
02:19:43 - Get A Load Of This
Leo’s GALOT - https://youtu.be/by23D3vbpYM?si=H_TYffXJvpOj5o92&t=824
Sarah's GALOT - https://tcgplayer-cdn.tcgplayer.com/product/590063_in_1000x1000.jpg
Hanson's GALOT - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/alionstrail#:~:text=Watch%20A%20Lion's%20Trail%20Online%20%7C%20Vimeo%20On%20Demand%20on%20Vimeo
Haley's GALOT - https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/703814964/yk-kiryu-majima-ichiban-enamel-pin?click_[…]5c%3A703814964&click_sum=155f395d&ref=items-pagination-1&sts=1
Community GALOT - https://www.eurogamer.net/split-fiction-players-invited-to-see-studios-next-game-after-beating-rock-hard-secret-level
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2:29:37
Death Stranding 2, Wanderstop, Suriel Made A Game!
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Jacob Geller are joined by former cohort Suriel Vazquez to talk about the new trailer for Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Wanderstop, and the game Suriel just shipped as the narrative lead: Merchants of Rosewall! Then we're joined by Kelsey Lewin and Charles Harte to talk about some of the high-level enjoyment and frustrations in Monster Hunter Wilds. We also talk about the fusion of Balatro and Mahjong that (believe it or not) JeffM is loving AND Dunkey and BigMode's follow-up to Animal Well called Star of Providence. 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
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:39 - Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
00:20:49 - Wanderstop
00:42:28 - Merchants of Rosewall
00:54:04 - Monster Hunter Wilds
01:25:30 - Star of Providence
01:37:04 - Aotenjo: Infinite Hands
01:45:11 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:47:21 - Community questions
02:16:40 - Get A Load Of This
JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ykCc588Zw
Jacob's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/comments/1j0wwo5/thought_i_got_launched_into_[…]m=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiaO1iX_LLE
Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/kylehilliard.bsky.social/post/3lk2e77nphs2t
Community GALOT - https://localthunk.com/blog/balatro-timeline-3aarh
Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.
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2:26:48
Split Fiction Review, Kingdom Come II, Tony Hawk 3 + 4
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, Haley MacLean, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava share their full thoughts on Hazelight's co-op follow-up to It Takes Two called Split Fiction, which has two authors platforming through the sci-fi and fantasy world from their books. Then we finally weigh in on the early hours of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, gush about Two Point Museum, and share some optimism for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage's second half. 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
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:53 - Merchants of Rosewall
00:02:39 - Follow @MinnMaxShow on Instagram, get a Steam code
00:06:26 - Split Fiction
00:40:54 - Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
01:05:11 - Two Point Museum
01:19:01 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4
01:26:23 - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
01:45:25 - Pokémon Legends: Z-A
01:55:26 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:57:59 - Community questions
02:25:11 - Get A Load Of This
Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7wtgTSWXnY
Haley's GALOT - https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/tim-hortons-brings-back-the-cups-for-roll-up-to-win-contest/
Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/D2urSgcuyyo?si=tlpLvyVtP190L3YD
JeffMs GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/p/DGn9-qkAR3F/
Community GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/753650/view/542222803385975713?l=english
Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.
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2:36:22
Monster Hunter Wilds, Yakuza Pirate, WB's Studio Slaughter
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Jacob Geller, Jeff Marchiafava, and Sarah Podzorski talk about the huge release of Capcom's Monster Hunter Wild, follow-up on the fun to be had in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and finally rave about The Roottrees Are Dead. 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
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:07 - Monster Hunter Wilds
00:46:58 - Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii
01:03:44 - The Roottrees Are Dead
01:13:02 - A Game About Digging A Hole
01:17:38 - Die in the Dungeon
01:21:05 - Castle V Castle
01:22:31 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:24:32 - Community questions
01:39:43 - WB Games closing Monolith and more
01:46:58 - Community Questions
02:06:20 - Get A Load Of This
JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.polygon.com/gaming/528753/twitch-likkrit-russian-lawsuit-sanctions
Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/JRnDYB28bL8?si=2h_1Bch61IvGum3N
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSa7fqQ9lBo
Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.acquired.fm/
Sarah's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/comments/1gj84ap/rescue_palicos_would_run_all_the_way_back_to_base/
Community GALOT - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/samurai-pizza-cats-blast-from-the-past-video-game-announced/
Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.
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2:22:39
73 Big Predictions For 2025
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to look back at our predictions from last year and make bold, new predictions about games in 2025. From GTA 6 to the Nintendo Switch 2, we predict it all. Game Over. Then Leo Vader joins the show to talk Keep Driving, Aloft, A Game About Digging A Hole, Rift of the NecroDancer, and then we return to Obsidian's Avowed to get Janet's full thoughts. 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
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:43 - Subscribe to Pew Pew Bang
00:03:58 - Our 2024 Predictions
00:15:09 - hellofresh.com/hellofreshpodcast
00:16:56 - 2025 Predictions
00:35:09 - Rapid-fire 2025 Predictions
00:44:13 - Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
00:48:18 - meundies.com/minnmax
00:50:52 - Keep Driving
01:10:53 - A Game About Digging A Hole
01:14:44 - Aloft
01:19:30 - Avowed
01:31:02 - Rift of the NecroDancer
01:35:34 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:39:02 - Community questions
02:16:50 - Get A Load Of This
Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNty2y0DQN8
JeffM's GALOT - https://danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Scenes-PlayStation-Former-Creation/dp/B0D98655C7
Janet's GALOT - https://consolevariations.com/collectibles/nintendo-3ds-club-nintendo-peach-console-jp
Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/consolevariations.bsky.social/post/3lifaltkizk2n
Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.
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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.