On this week’s episode of our bonus podcast Party Chat, Jacob Geller joins Ben Hanson to talk about…
- The end of the world
- More Andor (With Ross Pfund!)
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Perfect Dark
- Rock Band's future
- Ranking fast food
- Survivor predictions
- The Callisto Protocol
If you want to join the Party Chat every...
2022-12-05 03:47:31 +0000 UTC View Post
We're recording a special episode of Party Chat tonight at 7pm Central so more of you can call in! You can literally join the group discussion by clicking on the Stage in MinnMax’s Discord channel called MinnMax Party Chat. Raise your hand (there’s a button for that) whenever you want to talk and we’ll rotate everybody around. Using your phone as the mic is totally fine, there’s no vide...
2022-12-05 00:15:57 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller and Emily Reese to break down our favorite pieces of game music from 2022. We hit the big stuff like God of War Ragnarok and Elden Ring, but also dive into the weeds on some great soundtracks from smaller games this year as well. We also share some of the community's picks submitted over on Patreon. Y...
2022-11-30 20:51:34 +0000 UTC View Post
In the grand finale of The Deepest Dive on God of War Ragnarok from Sony's Santa Monica Studio, we have an in-depth discussion on the game's ending and what it means for the future of the series. MinnMax's Ben Hanson (whose code was provided by PlayStation) is joined by Suriel Vazquez (@surielvazquez),...
2022-11-30 19:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and Emily Reese. 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 the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out a great prize for the winner pictured below, which is the Spiritfare...
2022-11-29 19:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostEvery 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 in this quick video.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next epis...
2022-11-28 20:05:19 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week’s episode of our bonus podcast Party Chat, we talk about…
- The road ahead for MinnMax's year
- God of War Ragnarok's director saying he wants to make a new Castlevania
- A spoiler-free Andor review
- More Pokemon thoughts
If you want to join the Party Chat every single week and talk to us about what you’ve been playing, watching, or ask any ques...
2022-11-28 19:17:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at 12pm Central, we record our Patreon-exclusive podcast called Party Chat and we need your input! You can literally join the group discussion by clicking on the Stage in MinnMax’s Discord channel called MinnMax Party Chat. Raise your hand (there’s a button for that) whenever you want to talk and we’ll rotate everybody around. Using your phone as the mic is totally fine, ther...
2022-11-28 14:13:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! Here we go, it's time to submit your final comment on God of War Ragnarok! For this discussion, we're covering everything in the game from after the quest "Forging Destinies" through to the ending. This is it!
Submit one comment below and please get specific. Don...
2022-11-27 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We've got an exciting episode of Trivia Tower coming up this Monday, November 28th at 6pm Pacific/8pm Central/9pm Easter as we're taking on the entire Easy allies community! For this grand event, we'll be joined by Easy Allies' Isla Hinck as cohost!
So if you're a P...
2022-11-25 16:36:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Thanksgiving, MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Jeff Marchiafva, and Jeff Cork get together to politely give thanks to the greatest games of 2022 by telling 100 mediocre jokes about them. We apologize for these jokes ahead of time. Special thanks to everybody who submitted jokes in that previous P...
2022-11-23 22:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On today's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski to share our thoughts on Pokémon Scarlet And Violet and its technical limitations on the Nintendo Switch. Then Leo Vader and Jacob Geller join the show and we talk about the opening hours to Marvel's Midnight Suns from Firaxis and Sarah tells us a...
2022-11-23 21:20:55 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, and Sarah Podzorski. 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 the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out a great prize for the winner pictured below! We'll stop pulling ques...
2022-11-22 19:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
We're continuing our journey of creating the best, most thorough discussion about God of War Ragnarok with The Deepest Dive. This discussion covers everything in the game from the end of the quest "Old Friends" up through "Forging Destinies". We talk about Angrboda's reveal, the evolut...
2022-11-22 17:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostEvery 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 in this quick video.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next epis...
2022-11-21 19:47:40 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week’s episode of our bonus podcast Party Chat, we talk about…
- Changing up The Deepest Dive?
- Warzone 2.0
- Star Wars' Andor
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
- Clerks 3
If you want to join the Party Chat every single week and talk to us about what you’ve been playing, watching, or ask any question under the sun, jump up to the MinnMax Council ti...
2022-11-21 19:18:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at 12pm Central, we record our Patreon-exclusive podcast called Party Chat and we need your input! You can literally join the group discussion by clicking on the Stage in MinnMax’s Discord channel called MinnMax Party Chat. Raise your hand (there’s a button for that) whenever you want to talk and we’ll rotate everybody around. Using your phone as the mic is totally fine, ther...
2022-11-21 14:34:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! Here we go, it's time to submit your comment on the middle section of God of War Ragnarok! For this discussion, we're covering everything in the game from the end of the quest called "Old Friends" to the end of the quest "Forging Destines". We re...
2022-11-20 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanksgiving in the United States is a time for family traditions, so we're back yet again with another attempt to write over 100 reasons to be thankful for gaming this year. Jeff Cork, Leo Vader, Ben Hanson, and Jeff Marchiafava will be sharing 20 reasons they're thankful... which really just means a ...
2022-11-18 14:32:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to The Deepest Dive on God of War Ragnarok! This is it, folks. Thanks to your help, we're starting our adventure and creating the best, most thorough discussion about the game on the internet. The first discussion covers everything in the new PlayStation game up until you complete the quest "Ol...
2022-11-17 14:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, Sarah Podzorski, and Leo Vader to set the stage for our 2022 Game of the Year debate by suggesting games other folks should check out. Then we talk about the incredible historical work done with the Atari 50 collection, Obsidian's bold take with Pentiment, and why Ky...
2022-11-16 23:21:37 +0000 UTC View PostWe were just talking about the Duluth, MN-based indie rock band Low on CrossFade days before the passing of co-founder/drummer/vocalist Mimi Parker in early November. Since Matt is such a big fan of Low and Jason doesn’t know their music at all, our next episode of CrossFade will be a short retrospective on the group and Mimi’s contributions to it.
Matt put together a Spotify playlist...
2022-11-16 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
We cannot thank you all enough for making this year's Extra Life stream such a success. Together we raised over $53,000 for Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul, Minnesota and had a lot of fun doing it. To everybody who tuned in and donated any amount: Thank you! To everybody who bid on...
2022-11-16 14:37:27 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Extra Life donor CalamityNolan. 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 the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out a great prize for the winner, this week it's the viny...
2022-11-15 19:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostEvery 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 in this quick video.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next epis...
2022-11-14 21:44:44 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week’s episode of our bonus podcast Party Chat, we talk about…
- The Game Awards' Game of the Year nominations
- Extra Life 2022 recap
- MinnMax's reviews
If you want to join the Party Chat every single week and talk to us about what you’ve been playing, watching, or ask any question under the sun, jump up to the MinnMax Council tier! We’d love to hear fr...
2022-11-14 19:46:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks, Jeff M here again! We’ll be streaming another Tabletop Game Night podcast tomorrow evening at 7:30pm Central on Twitch, which means it’s time for you to write in with any board-game-related questions you’re dying to have answered! This episode I’ll be joined by Leo “I eat D20s for breakfast” Vader, so feel free to gear your questions towards him as well. This episode will...
2022-11-14 17:40:12 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time to submit your comment on the opening of God of War Ragnarok! For the first discussion, we're covering everything in the game up until complete the quest called "Old Friends". It's roughly six hours in. Please don't spoil anything after that point in the comments! 2022-11-14 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Every Monday at 12pm Central, we record our Patreon-exclusive podcast called Party Chat and we need your input! You can literally join the group discussion by clicking on the Stage in MinnMax’s Discord channel called MinnMax Party Chat. Raise your hand (there’s a button for that) whenever you want to talk and we’ll rotate everybody around. Using your phone as the mic is totally fine, ther...
2022-11-14 14:09:11 +0000 UTC View Post
It's that magical time of year once again, time to donate to Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul, Minnesota and make some miracles happen with our marathon Extra Life stream! Starting on Saturday, November 12th at 12pm Central and going through...
2022-11-10 18:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post