The MinnMax Show

• Hades 2 Review, Silent Hill F, EA's Buyout With Jason Schreier

  https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, and Leo Vader are joined by Game Informer's Charles Harte to unpack the excellent Hades 2 from Supergiant Games. Then Kelsey Lewin and Sarah Podzorski join the show to talk about Consume Me, Silent Hill F, Blippo +, Road To Empress, Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree. After that, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier joins the podcast to talk about EA going private and Final Fantasy Tactics. 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/se-CQM_rXwM Get Jason Schreier's great book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment in paperback on October 7th - https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3lxl4wo32hs2h Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: HOLLAWEEN To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:17 - Hades 2 00:26:28 - Consume Me 00:41:22 - Silent Hill F 00:50:39 - Blippo + 01:02:37 - Road To Empress 01:09:17 - Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree 01:15:33 - Welcome Bloomberg's Jason Schreier 01:17:23 - Final Fantasy Tactics 01:40:27 - EA Goes Private 02:00:30 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 02:03:24 - Community questions 02:49:58 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://theconversation.com/paracetamol-use-during-pregnancy-not-linked-to-autism-our-study-of-2-5-million-children-shows-265919 Sarah's GALOT - https://thepopinsider.com/twilight-crocs-news/ Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/Uu5jVmIZBhE?si=cLc9LXvrXfbZsOtk Community GALOT - https://gamehistory.org/william-volk-papers/ 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 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 Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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• Ghost of Yōtei Review, Baby Steps, Insomniac's Wolverine

  We'll DM you a Steam code for The Rogue Prince of Persia if you support MinnMax on Patreon at the $5 tier before 9/29/25. We'll post on social media if we run out. https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, Haley MacLean, and Leo Vader review the PlayStation 5's new epic from Sucker Punch Ghost of Yōtei (codes provided by PlayStation) launching on October 2nd. Then we descend into madness by talking about the physicis-driven Baby Steps from the creators of Ape Out and why it has infected JeffM's mind. After that, Easy Allies' Michael Huber joins the show to share highlights from Sony's State of Play including a breakdown of the upcoming Wolverine game from Insomniac and Housemarque's Saros. 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/mTFheAj44e4 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: EARTHWINDANDGAMES Follow Michael Huber's work at Easy Allies here - https://easyallies.com/ To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:12 - Great game round-up 00:04:05 - An announcement! 00:07:51 - Ghost of Yōtei 00:32:08 - Baby Steps 00:53:56 - State of Play highlights with Michael Huber 00:54:48 - Saros 00:59:45 - Let It Die: Inferno 01:01:52 - Deus Ex Remastered 01:06:11 - Marvel's Wolverine 01:18:43 - Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties 01:20:22 - Skate 01:29:43 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:31:28 - Community questions 02:08:51 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0ben1SI4QY Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ANoPfg22Ls Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CZ2FBy4LQg Huber's GALOT - https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/09/23/Guinness-World-Records-largest-game-of-catch/6981758648415/ Community GALOT - https://savestate.site/podcasts/ 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 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 Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow minnmax minnmaxshow gameinformer This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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• Borderlands 4, Nintendo Direct Highlights, Silksong's Final Verdict

  We'll DM you a Steam code for Hauntii if you support MinnMax at any tier or upgrade your tier before 9/22/25! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Jacob Geller, and Leo Vader along with special guest Brendon Bigley from Into The Aether and Wavelengths share early impressions of Borderlands 4 and how the action compares to the new roguelite FPS Void/Breaker. Then we run through our favorite moments from the Nintendo Direct on Friday, including the reveal of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the Super Mario Galaxy movie, and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's release date. Then we return to Hollow Knight: Silksong to share our final thoughts on the game's scope and ambition... without spoiling key moments or fights. We also talk about the generous demo for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter and the history of Falcom's incredibly long-running 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 of this episode - https://youtu.be/B-XEE8_2MAs Follow Brendon Bigley's work here... https://wavelengths.online/about https://intothecast.online/ Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: EARTHWINDANDGAMES https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - 10 free meals + a free item for life To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:41 - Get a Steam code for Hauntii 00:07:31 - Borderlands 4 00:31:18 - Hello Fresh 00:33:22 - Void/Breaker 00:46:22 - Nintendo Direct Highlights 01:12:07 - Best Switch 2 Grip 01:17:13 - Hollow Knight: Silksong 01:40:02 - Sky the Scraper 01:45:27 - Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter 01:53:54 - Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar 02:01:01 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 02:02:39 - Community questions 02:36:32 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://www.benq.com/en-us/knowledge-center/knowledge/ps-remote-play-steam-deck.html Jacob's GALOT - https://www.lostincult.co.uk/overthinking Hanson's GALOT - https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Interview:Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_May_3rd_2005_(Kondo) Brendon's GALOT - https://www.ayaneo.com/article/890 Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social/post/3lysratc6xc2g 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 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 Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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• What'll Dethrone Our Game Of The Year?

  https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava run through their current personal Game of the Year pick (and some runner-ups) before shifting over to the horizon and speculating about which upcoming 2025 game could claim the top spot? Then we talk about The Rogue Prince of Persia and why Evil Empire's follow-up to their work on Dead Cells isn't making a bigger splash. 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/a-4M3oBgA7M Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: EARTHWINDANDGAMES To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:48 - Our Game of the Year (at this point) 00:02:55 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 00:04:22 - Blue Prince 00:06:59 - Despelote 00:09:05 - Aotenjo: Infinite Hands 00:10:14 - Merge Maestro 00:10:42 - The Roottrees Are Dead 00:11:36 - Hollow Knight: Silksong 00:23:33 - Donkey Kong Bananza 00:26:53 - Keep Driving 00:28:48 - What can dethrone GOTY? Ghost of Yōtei, Mixtape, Lumines Arise? 00:39:11 - The Rogue Prince of Persia 01:00:26 - Cronos: The New Dawn 01:10:33 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:12:18 - Community questions 01:48:29 - Get A Load Of This Janet’s GALOT - https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/ JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG4zLcKsCiA Hanson's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x/post/3lyftys4rhk2u?ref_src=embed Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/kylehilliard.com/post/3lxqln2a4rs26 Community GALOT - https://www.spirithalloween.com/product/haunted-halloween-86-spirit-edition/280859.uts 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 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 Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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• Hollow Knight: Silksong, 007 First Light, Shinobi Rules

  We'll DM you a Steam code for the great game Spilled if you support MinnMax on Patreon or upgrade your tier before Monday, September 8th. We'll post on Discord, Bluesky, and Instagram if we run out of codes. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Jeff Marchiafava, and returning champion Suriel Vazquez share their early review of one of the most-anticipated games of all time: Hollow Knight: Silksong. Then we rave about SEGA's revival with Shinobi: Art of Vengeance and explain why Lumines Arise is lodged in our soul. After that the party begins with Haley MacLean, Sarah Podzorski, and Leo Vader joining the show to talk about a couple of great sim games with dark twists: Discounty and Grimshire. Then Leo explains why IO Interactive's 007 First Light is living up to his wildest Hitman fantasies and 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 MinnMax Show - https://youtu.be/ZyNWsjMMjZI Follow Suriel Vazquez on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/suriel.bsky.social Check out the cheaper version of Jacob's book How A Game Lives here - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/how-a-game-lives-jacob-geller?variant=44008639135778 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: EARTHWINDANDGAMES https://www.FactorMeals.com/MinnMax50off - 50% off your first box with Promo Code: MINNMAX50OFF To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:16 - Get a Steam code for Spilled! (and YouTube Analytics) 00:06:52 - Hollow Knight: Silksong 00:39:17 - Factor Meals 00:41:12 - Shinobi: Art of Vengeance 00:56:06 - Lumines Arise 01:03:39 - Cronos: The New Dawn 01:07:19 - Jacob's book How A Game Lives 01:09:01 - Recent embarrassments 01:11:43 - Discounty 01:24:21 - Grimshire 01:36:38 - 007 First Light 01:48:16 - Apotris 01:55:40:49 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 01:58:20 - Community questions 02:40:01 - Get A Load Of This Leo’s GALOT - https://brandonhare.itch.io/bluejeweled Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hYpNTNfrLE Hanson's GALOT - https://alifewellwasted.com/ Sarah's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlDfVTl5pmI JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtHPFvQ1Puw Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/joneshowdareyou.bsky.social/post/3lxuxfroljk2r 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 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 Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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