The MinnMax Show

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, and Jeff Marchiafava gather together in the MinnMax Studio in Minneapolis to react to the big gameplay reveal for GTA 6 from Rockstar Games. Then Jacob unpacks his feelings on From Software's The Duskbloods on Nintendo Switch 2 and we debate Horizon Hunters Gathering more before we jump into the XCOM-like Star Wars: Zero Company. After that, we run through some of the highlights from Geoff Keighely's Opening Night Live such as Final Fantasy VII Revelation and The Witcher 3's new expansion. So many games to talk about! 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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Don't miss Sarah and Haley's MinnMax Spotlight on 17-Bit's Awaysis in Japan - https://youtu.be/4c4d85dFsoUhttps://youtu.be/4c4d85dFsoU

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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:16 - Deepest Dive poll winner/Lumines Arise code giveaway

00:07:52 - GTA VI

00:28:40 - Hungry Root Ad

00:30:12 - The Duskbloods

00:45:30 - Deadlock

00:50:05 - Horizon Hunters Gathering

00:58:38 - Project Zomboid

01:01:11 - Star Wars: Zero Company

01:23:58 - Blood Dungeon

01:30:58 - Gamescom Highlights

01:32:53 - Acornia: Mirror Worlds

01:35:45 - Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6 Tactics

01:40:44 - The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past

01:43:29 - Stage Tour

01:49:53 - Ontos

01:51:16 - Pony Island 2

01:52:17 - Final Fantasy VII Revelation

01:57:34 - Gamescom Opening Night Live and AI

02:06:13 - Teardown

02:08:30 - PengPong

02:12:11 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

02:14:13 - Community questions

02:42:42 - Get A Load Of This

Jacob's GALOT - https://www.howtoinventeverything.com/

Leo's GALOT - https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRTYqG96r6azBBKJiCkBOHapJNSogyeKGySnbn_6epJfqMbyy-B6fHA65g\&s=10

Ben's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TimC_NyEmsk

JeffM's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/haleyfax.bsky.social/post/3mtwa6yxyrk2u

Community GALOT - https://www.ign.com/articles/pokemon-veteran-james-turner-rejoins-franchise-following-work-on-the-plucky-squire

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard unpack the lay of the land for our 2026 GOTY before the onslaught of games releasing in September. Then we discuss the Bloomberg story about Guerrilla Games rebooting the multiplayer Horizon Hunters Gathering based on poor feedback and Jacob shares some praise for the new Elden Ring-like Mortal Shell 2. Then things get deadly serious as we bring freelancer extraordinaire Hayes Madsen in to dissect everything revealed about D23 about Kingdom Hearts IV. 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 the video version here - https://youtu.be/kY3ouSfx8hM

Follow Hayes on Bluesky here - https://bsky.app/profile/solfleet.bsky.social

Learn more about MinnMax's PAX panels and meetup - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/come-to-minnmaxs-165858157

Vote for The Deepets Dive in The Great September Showdown - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/vote-for-deepest-166923531

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: IAM8BEACH

https://brooklynnbedding.com - 30% off with promo code MINNMAX

https://protonvpn.com/minnmax - 70% off your 2 year plan

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2783280/Cat_Secretary/ - Cat Secretary on Steam

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:09 - GOTY 2026 Prediction

00:27:04 - Brooklynn Bedding Ad

00:29:19 - Horizon Hunters Gathering

00:42:26 - Mortal Shell 2

00:54:12 - ProtonVPN Ad

00:55:46 - Welcome Hayes Madsen

00:57:19 - Kingdom Hearts IV

01:23:38 - Cat Secretary Ad

01:24:35 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:25:45 - Community questions

02:21:48- Get A Load Of This

Janet’s GALOT - https://www.instapaper.com/

Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/SNSOT13pFeA?si=6cFZ28AZYFa3-PUu

Ben's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-rogue/id1636196453

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/uhhuhhannah

Hayes' GALOT - https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/misspelled-california-street-sign-is-the-talk-of-the-town-after-botch/

Community GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3871300/Ladder_Lad/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3871300/Ladder_Lad/

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by production assistant Nick Stefanacci and former cohort Suriel Vazquez for the ultimate fighting game discussion on PlayStation's Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. We also unpack the wave of N64 throwback titles with Agent 64: Spies Never Die and Wild Blue Skies' take on Starfox. Then we're joined by Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, and Jeff Marchiafava to celebrate the launch of Fields of Mistria 1.0 and dive deeper into sims with Moonlight Peaks and Pokopia's underwater DLC. 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 the video version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/KMrVUfTvIxU

https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow - Win two tickets to PAX West by following MinnMax on Instagram and leave a comment on the PAX post, we'll randomly pick a winner on Friday, August 14th

Trivia Tower Live - Friday - September 4th - 3:30pm-4:40pm - Creator Stage (Expo Floor)

MinnMax Q\&A Podcast Panel - Sunday, September 6th - 3:30pm-4:30pm (Blue Dragon Theatre, Level 5, Ballroom 1)

Come to MinnMax's Seattle meetup! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/come-to-minnmaxs-165858157

MinnMax Seattle Meetup

Saturday, September 5th - 7-10pm

Stoup Brewing - 1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: IAM8BEACH

https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off - Get 50% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:46 - MinnMax at PAX and Deepest Dive Poll

00:08:17 - Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

00:44:03 - Agent 64: Spies Never Die

00:50:29 - Wild Blue Skies

01:00:58 - Big Walk final thoughts

01:06:02 - Factor Meals

01:09:48 - Fields of Mistria 1.0

01:22:45 - Moonlight Peaks

01:30:48 - Pokémon Pokopia DLC

01:36:23 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:38:39 - Community questions

02:17:13 - Get A Load Of This

Haley’s GALOT - https://itch.io/b/3802/game-industry-hardship-fund

Sarah's GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2142790/?snr=1_5_9__205

Ben's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mznsEcZlM2I

JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5WvwfLuLM

Community GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/into-the-aether-a-low-key-video-game-podcast/id1415546090?i=1000782897641

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

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https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - We'll DM you a Switch 2 or Steam code for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector if you're a new supporter at the $5 tier or if you upgrade to the Backstage Pass tier. Offer ends 8/10/26.

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Jacob Geller kick off the big show by raving about their puzzle-solving adventures in the new open-world exploration game Big Walk. Then we unpack the biggest surprises in the Nintendo Direct for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave on the Switch 2, boot up our old PC-brains with Desktop Explorer, weigh the pros and cons of Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation, and more. Then Kyle Hilliard joins the show and we talk about Halo: Campaign Evolved, canceled Halo projects, and whether there's any path forward for Xbox's iconic series. 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/E1TrKkgjBlI

Learn more about MinnMax's PAX West panels and Seattle meetup in this public post - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts/come-to-minnmaxs-165858157

Learn more about the BDS Xbox boycott - https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: IAM8BEACH

https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off- 50% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2783280/Cat_Secretary/ - Check out the Cat Secretary Demo

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:43 - Fields of Mistria

00:04:00 - Get a code for Citizen Sleeper 2

00:05:11 - Big Walk

00:28:55 - Factor Meals

00:30:43 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

00:36:16 - EA's rocky future

00:40:57 - Desktop Explorer

00:50:05 - Beast of Reincarnation

01:01:58 - Bills Must Be Paid

01:07:57 - Machine Party

01:10:19 - Denshattack!

01:13:00 - Ad: Cat Secretary

01:14:21 - Halo: Campaign Evolved

01:33:25 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:35:17 - Community questions

02:16:15 - Get A Load Of This

JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/after-laying-off-battlefield-6-developers-ea-pays-its-ceo-usd38-million-because-battlefield-6-did-so-well/

Haleys GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoTG_FvDO_k

Ben's GALOT - https://fontsinuse.com/uses/10529/tootsie-roll-pops-legend-of-the-indian-wrappe

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/

Community GALOT - https://insider-gaming.com/halo-studios-hit-by-layoffs-after-campaign-evolved-launch/

https://insider-gaming.com/halo-studios-hit-by-layoffs-after-campaign-evolved-launch/

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

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, and Jacob Geller kick off a huge episode by talking about Splatoon Raiders on the Nintendo Switch 2. Then Jeff Marchiafava joins us to rave about the twin-stick roguelike Pathogenic and Janet explains why she was so impressed by playing a preview build of Silent Hill Townfall. The fun doesn't stop there, as Haley MacLean and Kyle Hilliard join for a huge final discussion about the Steam Machine and to rave about the new deduction game from the creators of The Roottrees Are Dead called The Incident at Galley House. 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 - https://youtu.be/lVU12SQvXJI

Come to MinnMax's two panels at PAX West in Seattle on Friday, September 4th and Sunday, September 6th - https://west.paxsite.com/en-us/guests/guest-profile.html?gtID=377141\&guest-name=MinnMax

Indie developers, join MinnMax's video slideshow for the first week of August - https://forms.gle/XFH2PKJKevTPbqyY7

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUMMERDAZE

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:14 - Splatoon Raiders

00:33:11 - Pathogenic

00:45:27 - Silent Hill Townfall

00:59:32 - Steam Machine

01:20:43 - The Incident at Galley House

01:33:54 - Palworld 1.0

01:39:37 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:41:32 - Community questions

02:16:23 - Get A Load Of This

JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW0XUsyBBuY

Jacob's GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/p/DaS6KNksX6M/?hl=en

Ben's GALOT - https://youtu.be/xDd-weQE0UM?is=HthEOgrrNdkz_528

Kyle's GALOT - https://x.com/OnimushaGame/status/2078205686539051426?s=46\&t=NQuiqRa_BGRV8b-BEm-aYw

Community GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1v5nhaw/jimothy_is_in_the_game/

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://youtube.com/minnmax/join

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Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax

Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives

Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch

Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com

Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow

This podcast is powered by Pinecast.