The MinnMax Show

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard share their favorite games and reveals from the big kick-off to the summer gaming reveal season with Sony's State of Play. The big talker is a new God of War game from Santa Monica Studio starring Kratos' wife Laufey in the afterlife. We also unpack Insomniac's Wolverine, Ace Combat 8, Rayman Legends Retold, and a whole lot more. Then we shed some light on two great independent games recently released called Luna Abyss and Motorslice. 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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00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:51 - God of War: Laufey

00:35:28 - God of War: Sons of Sparta spoilers

00:36:44 - Back to God of War: Laufey

00:39:07 - Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

00:41:41 - September's wild release schedule

00:43:10 - Silent Hill Townfall

00:44:31 - Marvel's Wolverine

00:54:09 - Stuntman: Hollywood

01:00:46 - The Lost Wild

01:03:34 - Rayman Legends Retold

01:14:14 - Kemuri

01:18:09 - Until Dawn 2

01:23:32 - Luna Abyss

01:32:47 - Motorslice

01:43:26 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:45:21 - Community questions

02:33:45 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTOfOPEQ8HM

Jacob's GALOT - https://www.sega-16.com/2026/05/interview-mike-fischer-soa-product-manager-vp/

Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien%27s_round_world_dilemma

Janet's GALOT - https://us.filofax.com/collections/collections

Community GALOT - https://wavelengths.online/posts/welcome-to-overworld

https://www.overworld.vg/

More links mentioned in the show...

Jacob's event with Emma Kidwell - https://www.prattlibrary.org/indie-game-fest

The Most Useful Hitman Facts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkdqgffb2q4

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, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and special guest (and former MinnMax cohort) Suriel Vazquez rave about 007 First Light from the developers of Hitman and explain why it's the best Bond game yet. Then Kyle Hilliard joins the show as we review Mina the Hollower from Yacht Club Games, debate how "Arkham" LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is, and throw up our hands in frustration about the Steam Deck price increases. Oh, and we also try to wrap our minds around Yoshi and the Mysterious Book on Nintendo Switch 2. 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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Join The Deepest Dive on 007 First Light, we're collecting comments on Patreon this Saturday. Stop after you do the hotel mission and return to the base. https://www.patreon.com/posts/get-ready-for-on-158676992

Follow Suriel Vazquez on Bluesky here - https://bsky.app/profile/suriel.bsky.social

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:05 - Get a Steam code for Town To City

00:04:24 - 007 First Light

00:36:36 - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa

00:43:05 - Mina the Hollower

01:04:24 - LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

01:28:02 - Steam Deck price increases/game industry price increases

01:44:05 - Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

01:58:23 - Thanking iam8bit

02:00:23 - Community questions

02:50:01 - Get A Load Of This

Suriel’s GALOT - https://vivaldi.com/

Janet's GALOT - https://www.epilogue.co/product/gb-operator?srsltid=AfmBOoqvRb8a73RGlZc8rVCbsfsrz5CKHHGA6dVK6DiESaJY-yyihBzT

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6WUD8NHqLg

JeffM's GALOT - https://noai.duckduckgo.com/

Community GALOT - https://www.kirksnotes.com/p/panic-at-the-mixtape

Other links mentioned...

Janet Garcia tries Tamagotchi for the first time - https://pentopixels.com/article/first-tamagotchi-in-2026-adult-review-experience

Leo Vader's video on The Guide To People - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbdkuvkukYA

Sarah and Haley explore BitSummit in Japan - https://youtu.be/cr-Z-ckmpgI

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, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard get in the summer mood by attempting to predict Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest Showcase and the biggest reveals from PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo. Then we celebrate the release of Subnautica 2 in early access and share early impressions for Alabaster Dawn from the creators of CrossCode. Oh, and JeffM has a new roguelike inspired by chess to share called Gambonanza. 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/CP0hzVUTs54

Learn more about The Deepest Dive on 007 First Light - https://www.patreon.com/posts/get-ready-for-on-158676992

Join MinnMax's community meetup in Kyoto on Friday, May 22nd - https://www.patreon.com/posts/please-rsvp-for-158017663

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

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

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:00 - 007 First Light Deepest Dive

00:03:03 - Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

00:10:34 - Win a code for Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted

00:11:26 - Summer Game Fest predictions

00:47:44 - Subnautica 2

01:03:30 - Alabaster Dawn

01:11:00 - Gambonanza

01:18:43 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:20:51 - Community questions

02:29:53 - Get A Load Of This

Kelsey’s GALOT - https://kotaku.com/stores-at-a-loss-for-words-after-being-sent-sealed-copies-of-rare-ps4-game-poop-slinger-2000696767

JeffM's GALOT - https://youtu.be/s_aNH4hXz8I

Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Old_English/I-mutation

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POneS8h1jyU

Community GALOT - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/an-open-world-middle-earth-rpg-from-kingdom-come-studio-is-officially-happening/1100-6540053/

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, Sarah Podzorski, and Janet Garcia head to Japan (digitally) to talk about the upcoming game from the creators of Yakuza/Like A Dragon called Stranger Than Heaven and review Forza Horizon 6. Then Kyle Hilliard and Jeff Marchiafava join the show to share early impressions of Mina the Hollower from the creators of Shovel Knight, get hands-on with the new Steam controller, and talk about the fantastic 90s PC vibes of Forbidden Solitiare. After that, it's nothing but your sweet community questions submitted on Patreon 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/IzaMo3AZv6E

RSVP for the MinnMax community meetup in Kyoto on Friday, May 22nd here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/please-rsvp-for-158017663

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

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

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

https://www.discoverpoco.com - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa

https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50off - Get 50% off

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:51 - The Kyoto MinnMax meetup

00:07:29 - Stranger Than Heaven

00:19:52 - Forza Horizon 6

00:32:55 - Pocahontas County, Iowa

00:36:00 - Mina The Hollower preview

00:57:31 - Steam controller review

01:09:19 - Factor Meals

01:11:32 - Forbidden Solitaire

01:20:32 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:13:48 - Community questions

02:15:19 - Get A Load Of This

Janet’s GALOT - https://www.uscgamesexpo.com/2026-expo-games

JeffM's GALOT - https://youtu.be/UtOq7ccTMwI

Hanson's GALOT - https://open.spotify.com/album/7qP2RO8Zm1u47l8pbgtU25?si=cmkYYE5fQjWMp4d8DChN7A\&nd=1\&dlsi=64e0b86b40be4ac9

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/nirvannatheband/comments/1t5vtke/update_day_wii_shop_wednesday_but_only_the_game

Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NlP-08pVm4

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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We include a bonus snippet of Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and MinnMax's production assistant Nick Stefanacci's reaction to the new Star Fox game on Nintendo Switch 2 before diving into the main show that has Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and special guest Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me diving into the excellent new game Mixtape from Beethoven & Dinosaur in a spoiler-free review. Then we revisit Saros on PlayStation 5 (codes provided by PlayStation), share early impressions of Dead as Disco's rhythm combat, compare the upcoming NBA The Run to NBA Street, and then try to wrap our minds around Xbox'x shifting messaging and the state of gaming news. After all of that, 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

Please watch and share the new MinnMax Spotlight on Virtue and a Sledgehammer from Spain - https://youtu.be/oWntPAOyH8g

Check out Kahlief Adams' Spawn on Me podcast here - https://www.spawnonme.com/

Here's a link to the video version of this episode - https://youtu.be/7nxS-s-jlR8

Watch our Star Fox reaction stream here - https://youtube.com/live/0HnYlU71PFA

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

Help support MinnMax's supporters!

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https://www.buyraycon.com/minnmax - 15% off earbuds

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:03 - Star Fox Reactions Highlights

00:07:02 - The main show begins

00:11:26 - Check out the MinnMax Spotlight - Virtue and a Sledgehammer

00:14:29 - Mixtape

00:44:25 - Raycon

00:45:45 - Saros

00:59:10 - Dead as Disco

01:09:39 - NBA The Run

01:25:20 - Xbox's messaging

01:53:13 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:55:09 - Community questions

02:31:32 - Get A Load Of This

Janet’s GALOT - https://www.kodak.com/en/consumer/product/cameras/digital/charmera-keychain-digital-camera/

Jacob's GALOT - https://www.weezerpedia.com/w/index.php?title=Shrek

Hanson's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminreeves.bsky.social/post/3mkt547rz722p

Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/kylehilliard.com/post/3ml4baped5s2c

Community GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX78Au6xATz/?igsh=d2djZWY4cnB5OGVm

*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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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

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This podcast is powered by Pinecast.