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.
Episodes
We'll DM you a Steam code for Promise Mascot Agency if you support MinnMax on Patreon at any tier before 10/20/25. We'll post on all social channels if we run out of codes. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, married man Jacob Geller, and special guest Chris Plante from The Besties and Post Games break down their love for the new rogue games Absolum, Ball X Pit, and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. The...
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava assemble to share their early impressions of Battlefield 6's campaign. They also try to untangle the mystery of Dreams of Another from Q-Games, weigh in on "Balatro meets a slot machine" with CloverPit, and pick sides on LEGO Party versus LEGO Voyagers. Oh, and Leo has been enjoying Techland's Dying Light: The Beast and Janet finally beat Persona 5 Royal ...
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, and Leo Vader are joined by Game Informer's Charles Harte to unpack the excellent Hades 2 from Supergiant Games. Then Kelsey Lewin and Sarah Podzorski join the show to talk about Consume Me, Silent Hill F, Blippo +, Road To Empress, Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree. After that, Bloomberg's Ja...
We'll DM you a Steam code for The Rogue Prince of Persia if you support MinnMax on Patreon at the $5 tier before 9/29/25. We'll post on social media if we run out. https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, Haley MacLean, and Leo Vader review the PlayStation 5's new epic from Sucker Punch Ghost of Yōtei (codes provided by PlayStation) launching on October 2nd. Then we descend into madne...
We'll DM you a Steam code for Hauntii if you support MinnMax at any tier or upgrade your tier before 9/22/25! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Jacob Geller, and Leo Vader along with special guest Brendon Bigley from Into The Aether and Wavelengths share early impressions of Borderlands 4 and how the action compares to the new roguelite FPS Void/Breaker. Then we run through our favorite moments...
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava run through their current personal Game of the Year pick (and some runner-ups) before shifting over to the horizon and speculating about which upcoming 2025 game could claim the top spot? Then we talk about The Rogue Prince of Persia and why Evil Empire's follow-up t...
We'll DM you a Steam code for the great game Spilled if you support MinnMax on Patreon or upgrade your tier before Monday, September 8th. We'll post on Discord, Bluesky, and Instagram if we run out of codes. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Jeff Marchiafava, and returning champion Suriel Vazquez share their early review of one of the most-anticipated games of all time: Hollow Knight: Silksong. The...
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by the founder and studio director of Camouflaj Ryan Payton to unpack Konami's series revival with Metal Gear Solid Delta. Payton talks about his experience working inside of Kojima Productions on Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence and on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patrio...
https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - We're now out of Steam codes for Sunderfolk, but you can still directly support MinnMax on Patreon to unlock other benefits!
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Kyle Hilliard, and Jacob Geller unpack the best moments and biggest reveals from Geoff Keighley's Gamescom Opening Night Live before unpacking the unusual tone and situation behind Masahiro Sakurai's Nintendo Direct on Kirby Air Riders. Th...
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, and Jeff Marchiafava are joined by Michael Huber from Easy Allies to walk through our full review thoughts on Mafia: The Old Country from 2K and Hangar 13, Battlefield 6's successful open beta, JeffM's new Balatro-like obsession with Merge Maestro, and more! Then we answer questions submitted on Patre...
We'll DM you a Steam code for Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 from Strange Scaffold if you support MinnMax on Patreon before 8/11/25, you can also upgrade your tier to get the game. https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kelsey Lewin, and Jacob Geller assemble for the first time together in the MinnMax Studio! We talk about the emotional simplicity of the new game called And Roger, the 2D action thr...
Get a Steam code for Lumines Remastered (overwhelmingly positive reviews) by supporting MinnMax at even the $2 tier on Patreon before 8/4/25. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Haley MacLean, and guest cohort Kyle Bosman unpack the biggest Nintendo Switch 2 reveals from the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Ben talks about playing Battlefield 6's multiplayer, and Leo talks about Wildgate from Dreamhave...
Win Donkey Kong Bananza, Xenoblade Chronicles X, or Squeakross! Subscribe to The MinnMax Show and review us on Apple Podcasts (including your social media handle), we're randomly choosing three winners on Monday, July 28th. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnmax-show/id1484599827
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, Jacob Geller, and guest cohort Kyle Bosman pile in to unpack...
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and guest cohort Kyle Bosman debate the 5 greatest 3D platformers of all time. Which five games will we let into the club? Will any of them be hit by a poison shuriken? As we prepare to dive into Donkey Kong Bananza on the Nintendo Switch 2, we look back on the classics like Super Mario 64, Astro Bot, and Jak and Daxter. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the communit...
Get a PS5 code for the great game Despelote if you support MinnMax on Patreon (or upgrade your tier) before Monday, July 14th. We have 50 PS5 codes, North America only. We'll post on all social channels if we run out. https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Sarah Podzorski, and guest cohort Kyle Bosman share their picks for the game of the summer. Is it Mario Kart World on Nintendo Switch 2? Death Stra...
https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - We'll DM you a Steam code for the excellent Despelote if you support MinnMax on Patreon at any tier before July 7th, 2025. 200 Steam codes available, we'll post on social media if we run out.
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and Haley MacLean are joined by MinnMax's guest cohort for the month of July: Kyle Bosman! We run through every game confirmed for a 2025 release and load our ...
https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Support MinnMax on Patreon to keep The MinnMax Show going for another 300 episodes and to unlock the early and ad-free version of the show!
We've hit 300 episodes of The MinnMax Show and cannot thank you enough for sharing the show! MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and Haley MacLean to unpack our spoiler-free thoughts on Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding 2 (codes provided...
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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 the Nintendo Switch 2 weeks after the system's launch. Then Leo...
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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 Resident Evil Requiem, Ninja Gaiden 4, and more! Then we answer questions submitted on ...
We'll DM you a Steam code for the excellent Star of Providence (overwhelmingly positive reviews) if you support MinnMax at the $5 tier on Patreon! Offer ends 6/9/25, we'll post on all social media if we run out of codes. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
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 S...
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