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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.
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CrossFade is a dueling album review show about expanding your musical horizons hosted by Matt Helgeson. Released every two weeks, CrossFade has guests introduce one of their favorite albums of all time to Matt Helgeson (and vice versa) as they review the highlights, play clips, and compare each other's picks. On every episode, we answer questions from the community via MinnMax's Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
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On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Michael Huber to share their full thoughts on Stellar Blade for the PlayStation 5 (based on a code provided by PlayStation). Then Leo Vader join us to talk about the adaptation of Akira Toriyama's manga called Sand Land from Bandai Namco and Janet Garcia jumps on to ta…
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of a lot of landmarks in pop culture, especially sci-fi and fantasy. So many franchises were born in 1984. Some came to define the genre or invent new genres. The great podcast Imaginary Worlds noticed this and produced a three-part series about 1984’s Cambrian explosion of creativity that landed on the big scre…
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This video features the lives of many descendants of Sigurd Snake in the Eye. Chapters: 00:00 Sigurd Snake in the Eye 02:13 Harthacnut I - Legendary King of Denmark05:54 Gorm the Old - The Pagan King10:14 Harald Bluetooth - The First Christian King of the Danes18:54 Sweyn Forkbeard - The First Viking King of England30:05 Canute the Great - King of …
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, and Jacob Geller unpack their favorite overall software of all time - sharing favorite likes AIM, LimeWire, ICQ, Eyewitness, and more. We also talk about returning to Elden Ring to prepare for the upcoming DLC, the Nintendo Indie World announcements, the delightful challenges of The Sims 1, and …
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On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Michael Huber, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to talk about Star Wars Outlaws from Ubisoft, the surprisingly great game reveals at the Triple-i Initiative Showcase like The Rogue Prince Of Persia, and returning to games we bounced off of previously like Respawn's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor a…
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Leo Vader share their darkest gaming confessions... things get interesting. Then we talk about the demo for Stellar Blade on the PlayStation 5, Pepper Grinder from Devolver Digital, and the overlooked gem Bramble: The Mountain King. Then we answer…
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Embark on a journey into the art of trap-making in Dungeons & Dragons! In this video, we delve deep into the crypts and corridors of fantasy dungeons, uncovering the secrets behind crafting both simple and complex traps that will challenge and intrigue your players.🔮 What's Inside:The Art of the Trap: Discover the key elements that make a trap memo…
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On this week's packed episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Haley MacLean to unpack exciting games on the horizon that you should keep on your radar. Then we talk all about the new Overwatch-like Marvel Rivals, Stardew Valley's big 1.6 update, Dragon's Dogma 2, Princess Peach: Showtime, Wildmender, and…
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Watch 45 minutes of Žižek's best takes and perspectives over the last years on the occasion of the famous philosopher's 75th birthday.From highlighting our need for hypocrisy and our tendencies towards cynicism, to railing against art Biennales and declaring his desire for passionate love, Žižek comments on the large and the small in his typical en…
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Use Sam's secret growth sauce: get more traffic for your biz with HubSpot's Free Landing Page Builder 🔥 https://clickhubspot.com/pgtEpisode 564: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) talk to Jason Fried about his 6-Week Sprint playbook, how he’s planning for the end of subscription revenue, and what …
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and new temporary cohort Michael Huber from Easy Allies share their full thoughts on Capcom's excellent open-world RPG Dragon's Dogma 2, Princess Peach: Showtime on the Nintendo Switch, Rise of the Ronin on PS5, and a whole lot more. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community an…
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On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard to talk about Unicorn Overlord from Vanillaware, get JeffM's take on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, dust off our Playdates for Mars After Midnight, go back in time and celebrate another interactive documentary with Llamasoft: The Jeff M…
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Join Garret Price (@dynastyprice) as he breaks down his 4 high risk high reward RBs entering the 2024 NFL Free Agency period. (0:00) Intro(1:15) Ty Chandler, Vikings(2:08) Zamir White, Raiders(3:08) Tony Pollard(4:15) Austin EkelerWhether you're a seasoned dynasty manager or just starting, this episode provides actionable advice to enhance your dyn…
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and former cohort Suriel Vazquez! We kick things off by talking about the big reveal of Merchants of Rosewall, the game Suriel is writing over at Big Blue Sky Games. Then we unpack highlights from the Xbox Partner Preview, revisit Final Fan…
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Join me on the path to Twilightenment.Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/contrapoints•Donate: https://paypal.me/contrapoints•Twitter: https://twitter.com/ContraPoints•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/contrapoints/•https://www.tumblr.com/blog/nataliewynn•Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ContraPoints/•Website: https://www.contrapoint…
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https://game.courses/mp - 2024 Multiplayer Mastery Course - Open NOW!https://game.courses/bc - Game Programmer Course (Learn to build games with 0 experience in Unity)Get the Castle & Dungeon Pack Now (NEW 50% OFF!) - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/fantasy/modular-castle-dungeon-277180?aid=1011lkXUBFREE Game Programmer Course…
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On this week's episode, MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Haley MacLean, Leo Vader, and Jeff Marchiafava to talk about Pacific Drive, Penny's Big Breakaway, and somehow rave even more about Balatro. Oh, we also squeeze in some Age of Empires talk before Sarah Podzorski joins the show to talk about Bandle Tale and League of Legends. Then Blake Heste…
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Step up your Fantasy Football game this season by targeting 8 exceptional players who are currently flying under the radar but are primed for a significant impact. Our comprehensive video guide meticulously analyzes and uncovers the potential of each player, offering unique insights that could be the difference between winning and losing your leagu…
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Available for preorder on D&D Beyond: https://dndbeyond.link/preorder_vecnaeveofruin_ytOnly Pre-orders include: Nest of the Eldrich Eye: Take on the Cult of Vecna and catch a glimpse of the nefarious schemes to come in this prequel one-shot adventure that foreshadows events in Vecna: Eve of Ruin.The notorious lich Vecna is weaving a ritual to elimi…
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Sneako, Andrew Tate, Zherka, Adin Ross, Young Don, Luke Belmar, Iman Ghadzi, Fouseytube, Destiny, Agent 00, Gerbert Johnson & Brandon Buckingham... what do they all have in common? They were all featured in this Gokanaru video ;}https://gokamerch.comhttps://patreon.com/Gokanaruhttps://discord.gg/hXUvJ5NjCdDonations: https://streamelements.com/gokan…
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2023 war ein richtiges Brett. So viele gute Titel in einem Jahr gab es noch nie. Doch kann 2024 da vielleicht doch mithalten? Titel wie etwa METAL GEAR SOLID DELTA, SILENT HILL 2 und STAR WARS OUTLAWS versprechen so einiges. Außerdem haben wir in der zweiten Ausgabe ein paar Community-Wünsche mit aufgenommen. Viel Spaß mit dem zweiten Teil der Jahr…
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2023 wird wohl in die Geschichte der Videospiele eingehen. So viele gute Titel in einem Jahr gab es wohl noch nie. Doch kann 2024 da vielleicht doch mithalten? Titel wie etwa PAPER MARIO, BLACK MYTH WUKONG und FABLE versprechen so einiges. Die Bohnen freuen sich zwar auf alle Titel, aber auf welchen Titel freut sich die ROCKET BEANS-Community am me…
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! This is a big one, as Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to finally talk about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. This is a 100% spoiler-free review of Square-Enix's new RPG. Then we unpack everything wild about the reveal trailer for Elden Ring's expansion Shadow of the Erdtree and all o…
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this big episode, Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Janet Garcia recap and debate Microsoft's Official Xbox podcast that addressed the rumors that Xbox was going third-party and abandoning exclusives forever and they talk about what it means for the future of the platform. Then we gush over Sony's Helldi…
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It is the year 2050. The world is still ending, and Kanye is still missing.Download the mixtape and support the channel at https://www.patreon.com/toastydigitalFollow me here in case the feds kick me off youtube: TWITTER https://twitter.com/toastydigitalINSTA https://www.instagram.com/toastydigitalSOUNDCLOUD https://soundcloud.com/toastydigitalTIKT…
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's big episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava listen back to their incredibly accurate predictions from 2023 before lobbing bold, new predictions for the game industry in 2024. We carve out time to ensure we correctly guess the name for the follow-up to the Nintendo Switc…
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and Janet Garcia unpack the highlights from Sony's big State of Play where they showed new trailers for Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Rise of the Ronin, Silent Hill 2, Metro in VR, and a ton more. Then we're joined by the founder of Double Fine Tim…
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In this video, we discuss how to write a book in a day, using my methods to create supplemental material for your book. I cover the techniques that you would use for any major genre, including mystery/thriller, fantasy/sci-fi, and romance.How to Write a Short Story: https://youtu.be/OY95c21KANg?si=2LrOiE4jbhJ3dIIBHere is where you can get the promp…
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We’ve all been burned before in our fantasy football drafts. You take one guy too early who fails to deliver or you draft a player that completely busts, and you feel like you’ll never trust that player again. However, most of the time you will get over your anger by the upcoming season and draft them again when you are on the clock.This is not one…
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and special guest Michael Huber from Easy Allies (who is hosting Monday's episode of Trivia Tower) to talk about Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered on PlayStation 5 (codes provided by Sony), and …
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and Haley MacLean unpack the best moments and highlights from Microsoft's Developer Direct for January of 2024. They talk about the new gameplay shown for Obsidian's Avowed, the release date for Hellblade II, and the extended first real look at Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Then they share…
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On the first episode for 2024, Ben Hanson (currently remote from Puerto Rico) is joined by Sarah Podzorski, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and Leo Vader to talk about the surprising games we all played over holiday the break. We dive into the timelessness of Chrono Trigger, Leo gushes more about The Finals, and Sarah…
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Surprise! It’s a special episode of CrossFade, thanks to a generous member of the MinnMax community. On Give to the Max Day, the MinnMax community raised more than $57,000 to help foster kids in Minneapolis. One of the many appealing donation rewards was an episode of CrossFade where the donor got to choose the album we talked about! Chris Fayter (…
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This is it. It's time for the grand finale for MinnMax's Game of the Year debate, which we call The Two Tens. Ben Hanson is joined by Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, Haley MacLean, and Sarah Podzorski to finalize the correct order for the 20 best games of 2023. Will Baldur's Gate 3 defeat Alan W…
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Welcome to the start of The Two Tens: MinnMax's big Game of the Year debate! Ben Hanson is joined by Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, Haley MacLean, and Sarah Podzorski to lock down the greatest games of 2023. We start out by building the full list and then start cutting it down to The Two Tens, …
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On this big episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, Haley MacLean, and Sarah Podzorski to celebrate the year of gaming in 2023. We nominate, debate, and finalize winners for the categories of Best Thing, Dumbest Thing, Biggest News, The Game We All Agree Is Prob…
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On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, and Jacob Geller to share our final thoughts on new games in 2023 by talking about God of War's new roguelike DLC, why JeffM rage-quite Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, falling in love with LEGO Fortnite, and more. Oh, and Janet talks about visiting Ubisoft to play three h…
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On this episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Jacob Geller, and the former editor-in-chief of Easy Allies Brandon Jones to break down the big reveal of GTA 6 from Rockstar Games and all of our favorite announcements from Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and…
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On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, and special guest Emily Reese from the Level with Emily podcast! It's our favorite episode of the year, we're celebrating the very best game music around as we each share our three favorite tracks and also take a ton of great musical recommendations from you in the MinnMax…
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On this episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard to set the scene for MinnMax's game of the year debate. We share games we think more people should play before we record The Two Tens and recommend games that deserve more love this year. Leave a comment and let us know the games you think we …
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On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, and Janet Garcia to talk about the list of nominees for Game of the Year from The Game Awards. What do you think will win between Resident Evil 4 Remake, Baldur's Gate 3, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,…
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On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin and Jeff Marchiafava to talk about the fantastic remake of Star Ocean: The Second Story R, the surprising new Robocop game, and to share more thoughts on WarioWare: Move It before Jason Guisao joins the show to talk about being let go from Bungie and how he's hoping to apply his writing s…
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, a sick Ben Hanson is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and Leo Vader to talk about Dontnod's excellent new climbing game Jusant, why WarioWare: Move It on the Nintendo Switch is a good successor to Smooth Moves for the Wii, Leo's new love for the FPS The Finals, Jacob's thoughts on Alan Wake 2…
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! We have a big episode for you this week as Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Kelsey Lewin share their early thoughts on Alan Wake II and then unpack and debate Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Nintendo Switch. Then Leo Vader and Sarah Podzorski join the show to talk more about Marvel's S…
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard share their full thoughts on Marvel's Spider-Man 2 from Insomniac Games. The conversation is 100% spoiler-free, all we spoil is mentioning a couple of villains that the trailers revealed years ago at this point. We'll be talking more abo…
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Kelsey Lewin, Haley MacLean, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Jeff Marchiafava to talk about their continuing journeys in Baldur's Gate 3, we also talk about the best farming games released in 2023, Dave the Diver, and Monster Hunter Now. Then we answer questions submitted on…
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