The MinnMax Show

• GTA VI, Giant Bomb And Polygon Gutted, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor

  MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by the huge crew of Kelsey Lewin, Haley MacLean, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, Jeff Marchiafava and returning champion Ana Diaz to talk about Grand Theft Auto VI's new trailer, Polygon, Giant Bomb, and the state of games media, indie publishing agreements, and good new games like Deep Rock Galactic Survivor and Revenge of the Savage Planet. Ana Diaz was previous a cohort at MinnMax, we're excited to have her jump on again here and there for content - in the same way Charles Harte does. 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. Now you can support MinnMax on YouTube directly, with MinnMax Memberships. For $10 on YouTube, you can unlock the equivalent to the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon including 140 hours of extended content. This includes The Pissy Zone post-GOTY debates for 2022, 2023, and 2024. Help tell a friend, please! youtube.com/minnmax/join Tune in this Friday at 7:30pm Central for MinnMax-A-Thon, where we'll randomly roll through highlights from MinnMax's 5.5 years of independence to coincide with the launch of MinnMax Memberships! https://youtube.com/live/BJZZxE7l-Fw?feature=share Watch and share the video version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/jTZPHsBKCDg Follow Ana Diaz on Bluesky here - https://bsky.app/profile/pokachee.bsky.social Reach out to Ana with career opportunities here - [email protected] Vox Media Union fundraising - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-polygon-workers-and-the-vox-media-union?modal=donations&tab=all Learn more about Haley's indie game publishing agreement stats and infographics here - indiegamepublishing.com Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: ITSGONNABEMAY https://us-store.msi.com/save - 5% on Intel Z890 and B860 motherboards at the MSI US store with the promo code: msipod Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF + a FREE Gift with code MINNMAX at https://huel.com/minnmax (Minimum $75 purchase) To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:36 - Launching MinnMax Memberships on YouTube! 00:07:42 - GTA VI 00:25:35 - https://us-store.msi.com/save 00:26:53 - Xbox price increases 00:36:07 - The collapse of Polygon and Giant Bomb 01:19:00 - Indie game publishing agreements insight 01:28:03 - https://huel.com/minnmax 01:30:14 - Revenge of the Savage Planet 01:40:00 - Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor 01:46:41 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:48:34 - Community questions 02:40:35 - Get A Load Of This Ana's GALOT - https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2025/01/05/wisconsin-port-o-potty-ice-fishing-shelter-goes-viral-the-crappie-shack/ Hanson's GALOT - https://bit.ly/4kdxY0G Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/InfinityNikki/comments/1kcymf6/why_so_many_players_quit_infinity_nikki_since/ Haley's GALOT - https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/788167418857652234/1369809913349537822/ben.webp?ex=681d3665&is=681be4e5&hm=af9e7063c465f8fc4acfb8d915f8ebab126de0948b2d07c71aaefdfb99a01bc2&=&format=webp&width=288&height=263 Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/pixelbreakdown.bsky.social/post/3loe3w5x4422b 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://www.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 Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow minnmax minnmaxshow gameinformer This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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• Top 5 Switch Games Bloodbath, Skin Deep, Arc Raiders

  https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media Delayed Input's  @KyleBosman  rolls in as guest host this week to turn MinnMax's Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, Haley MacLean and Leo Vader against each other with a violent debate on the top five Switch 1 games of all time. Then, Leo fundamentally disagrees with extraction shooter Arc Raiders and obviously adores goofball immersive sim Skin Deep. We also get into Kyle Hilliard's beloved Apple Arcade jigsaw puzzler Puffies before answering Patreon community submitted questions! Help support MinnMax's supporters! http://bit.ly/8bit-megamix - Get the Persona MegaMix vinyls for 3, 4, and 5 https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: ITSGONNABEMAY https://us-store.msi.com/save - 5% on Intel Z890 and B860 motherboards at the MSI US store with the promo code: msipod To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:45 - Our Switch 2 Pre-Order Experiences 00:14:12 - additional pre-order voicemails from cohorts 00:24:24 - Top 5 Switch Games Debate 00:55:57 https://us-store.msi.com/save promo code "msipod" at checkout 01:20:14 - Arc Raiders 01:29:07 - Skin Deep 01:35:46 - Puffies 01:41:13 - Thank you patrons, and iam8bit.com 01:44:20 - Community Questions 02:24:02 - Get A Load Of This Kyle Hilliard’s GALOT - https://youtu.be/lfvHKGZnfOQ Haley's GALOT - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMB3sDaCj/ Leo's GALOT - http://google.com Kyle Bosman's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB7TwWKCkAA Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow minnmax minnmaxshow gameinformer This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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• Clair Obscur Review, Oblivion Remaster, Onimusha 2

  https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and Jeff Marchiafava rave about the new RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (join The Deepest Dive!) and unpack their nostalgic memories with the surprising release of the remaster for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. We also talk about the new puzzle platformer Bionic Bay, the experimental tabletop/video game hybrid from former Blizzard developers with Sunderfolk, Capcom's big remaster of Onimusha 2, and a whole lot more. 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/qS4_jAs1FYI Learn more about The Deepest Dive on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-deepest-on-126798148 If you're in São Paulo, come to MinnMax's first community meetup in Brazil! São Paulo Community Meetup Thursday, May 1st 4pm-7pm Le Sampah Av. Olavo Fontoura, 1209 - Santana Learn more about the Brazilian meetup here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/brazil-ben-and-126814881 Help support MinnMax's supporters! http://bit.ly/8bit-megamix - Get the Persona MegaMix vinyls for 3, 4, and 5 https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: HAPPYBIRTHDAYMRRESETTI Level up your game and get 10% off @TurtleBeach with code MINNMAX at https://www.turtlebeach.com/MINNMAX #turtlebeachpod https://www.FactorMeals.com/MinnMax50off - 50% off 1st box and free shipping with code MINNMAX50OFF https://www.OperaGX.gg/TheMinnMaxShow - Download for free To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:35 - Win the Blu-ray collection for Double Fine PsychOdyssey 00:03:00 - The Brazil MinnMax meetup 00:04:24 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 00:27:18 - Turtlebeach.com/MinnMax 00:29:31 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster 00:44:07 - Bionic Bay 00:49:59 - FactorMeals.com/MinnMax50off 00:51:42 - Sunderfolk 01:00:16 - Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Remaster 01:07:44 - Creepy Redneck Dino Mansion 3 01:14:56 - River Towns 01:19:20 - OperaGX.gg/TheMinnMaxShow 01:21:40 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:22:48 - Community questions 01:55:07 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT - https://youtu.be/j04IAbWCszg?si=WNGqVHlxuzQd6V62 Jacob's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/@service95 Hanson's GALOT - https://apwot.com/ Kyle's GALOT - https://youtu.be/sZPtqrogITg?t=371 Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/xYhGL5y4DPQ?si=mRQeZlgUTuhGVpXt Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. 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 Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow minnmax minnmaxshow gameinformer This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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• Switch 2 Hands-On, Mario Kart World, Rematch

  MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard unpack the highlights and hot takes from the new Nintendo Direct covering Mario Kart World before we share our biggest surprises from playing the Nintendo Switch 2 at a recent event in LA. Then we leave Nintendo world behind and Leo Vader gushes about Rematch from the developers of Sifu and Wildgate. 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/O1UjzRR9wpY If you're in São Paulo, come to MinnMax's first community meetup in Brazil!... São Paulo Community Meetup Thursday, May 1st 4pm-7pm Le Sampah Av. Olavo Fontoura, 1209 - Santana Learn more and let us know you're attending the meetup here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/brazil-ben-and-126814881 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.huel.com/minnmax - 15% off and free gift with promo code MINNMAX https://us-store.msi.com - 5% off with promo code MSIPOD https://acorns.com/minnmax https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with promo code HAPPYBIRTHDAYMRRESETTI http://bit.ly/8bit-megamix - Get the Persona MegaMix vinyls for 3, 4, and 5 To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:12 - Thank you, Patreon supporters/Brazil meetup 00:04:57 - Mario Kart World Nintendo Direct 00:27:34 - Is Mario Kart worth $80? 00:32:59 - Huel.com/MinnMax promo code MINNMAX 00:34:48 - Biggest surprises from playing Switch 2 00:35:19 - The magnets of the Joy-Con 2 00:42:18 - Using the Joy-con mouse 00:48:22 - GL and GR 00:50:10 - Drag x Drive 00:52:11 - Donkey Kong Bananza 01:05:17 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 01:06:10 - Welcome Tour 01:11:05 - Mario Party and Switch 2 for the kids 01:18:11 - Cyberpunk 2077 01:19:39 - Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on conclusions 01:25:25 - us-store.msi.com - promo code MSIPOD 01:27:09 - Rematch 01:38:01 - Haste 01:40:31 - Wildgate 01:49:42 - Acorns.com/MinnMax 01:51:30 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:53:42 - Community questions 02:33:14 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://www.wsj.com/politics/elon-musk-children-mothers-ashley-st-clair-grimes-dc7ba05c Janet's GALOT - https://www.cvs.com/content/coupon-center Hanson's GALOT - https://nintendoeverything.com/cancelled-nintendo-switch-games-leaked-online-with-footage-of-scrapped-retro-studios-game-ridge-racer/ Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF0TcQnmynw Community GALOT - https://gdcvault.com/play/1035084/Independent-Games-Summit-Hitting-the Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. 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 - MinnMax Stream Archives - YouTube Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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• 2025's Best Game And Biggest Game (So Far)

  https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Directly support independent games media and unlock a benefit, like an ad-free and day-early version of The MinnMax Show. MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Jeff Marchiafava, and Leo Vader get together in the MinnMax Studio for a fun episode unpacking our spoiler-free thoughts on Blue Prince, a review of Xbox's South of Midnight, Inzoi trying to top The Sims, the GTA-esque fun of Schedule 1, and a whole lot more! 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/AP0dAh7ypCk Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: HAPPYBIRTHDAYMRRESETTI Subscribe to the Good Bad Billionaire podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-bad-billionaire/id1701585239 HelloFresh.com/minnmax10fm - Get up to 10 free meals https://operagx.gg/TheMinnMaxShow - Download the browser for free To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:01 - Announcing The Deepest Dive... 00:04:45 - Blue Prince 00:23:15 - Inscryption 00:27:07 - Good Bad Billionaire podcast 00:29:56 - Schedule 1 00:38:33 - South of Midnight 00:55:49 - HelloFresh.com/minnmax10fm 00:58:36 - Inzoi 01:08:31 - Nubby's Number Factory 01:16:00 - Promise Mascot Agency 01:22:28 - Atomfall 01:30:58 - Operagx.gg/theminnmaxshow 01:32:53 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:34:14 - Community questions 02:23:35 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/transsafeharbor.bsky.social/post/3lfhx64hcy22t JeffM's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/4w0aug/someone_wrote_a_911_episode_of_seinfeld_its/ Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(ice_cream_flavor) Sarah's GALOT - https://mythicspoiler.com/blue_prince.html Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/-Eg5sHqsRqw?si=8A9BW7DLKNPom5aX Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. 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 - MinnMax Stream Archives - YouTube Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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