This seems like the only show that has like-able hosts actually spending most of the time talking about video games and fun stuff rather than trying to promote their other streams etc. Well done

Updated - I don’t want to hear the hosts talking about getting high while playing. Previous review: love this show, and look forward to it releasing each week. Ben does some of the best podcast hosting and facilitating out there. I love the group of cohorts. Janet always has great insights and is able to explain her opinions in a way that connects with the audience. One piece of minor constructive feedback… Ben seems to really pinpoint background noises from other hosts. Typically these are very minor or not even noticeable to the listening audience. It’s okay to call it out to the cohort, but sometimes it’s made into a bigger issue than it really is. The follow up comments about it usually distract more than the initial noise did. I’m sure it’s just a personal annoyance for Ben, but just as a heads up it typically isn’t noticeable when listening. That doesn’t detract from my 5/5 review.

Do wish more of the cohorts were willing to speak their minds openly though. Janet and Sarah always keep it real which I appreciate.

I have been listening to this podcast for about 5 years now. Ben Hanson founded Minnmax after the layoffs in 2019 wt Gameinformer. He was the former host before founding this show and I IMMEDIATELY followed along. Him and fellow Co-hosts Jeff M and Leo Vader are hilarious and I genuinely care about all of their opinions in gaming suggestions and reviews. If you haven’t yet; please follow this podcast if you want to a good laugh and suggestions. Even if you don’t agree with their suggestions you can follow their Patreon and even argue against their opinions. One of the most welcoming communities EVER. Since Game informers downfall; this platform is the best to support gaming media and genuine human beings. love you Ben you are a saint. P.S. If I win my prize for reviewing I would instead like for you to give to a random teen or child that maybe can’t afford it. I have been meaning to review this anyway so just wanted to give you the love your show deserves. Love you all and best regards, Twitch: a_life_of_arcticsounds Patreon: arcticsounds

Ben Hanson is the best podcast host I’ve heard. He is so good at keeping a conversation moving and is so mentally quick with jokes and questions.

If you’re ever interested in video games or the industry itself, these my are favorite group of journalists/reviewers out there!!! x.com/paulbae18

Great hosts, great content, and a great time! bizkiut on twitter

Have followed Ben since he showed up on the EZA podcast back in the day. Great podcast feed, great YouTube channel, would highly recommend! Discord: max1225

MinnMax is my go-to podcast for all things video games and has been since its inception. I love the way they engage their community and let the community influence content. Full of different perspectives and always full of laughs, this is a must listen for anyone interested in the games industry and new releases. Support independent media!! Twitter: @attackbison Discord: Attackbison

I love Minnmax, and have been an avid listener since its conception. As a collective, the cohorts share some of the most unique and impactful commentary in the gaming space. Can’t recommend them enough! Just in case I get drawn for the Dragons dogma 2 raffle, my twitter handle is @armetzger09.

I came here for Janet and stayed for Sarah. They both have the exact type of energy I like in video games discussions. (Insta via d_k_lawhorn)

This has become my main podcast for gaming news, reviews, and general industry content. The cohorts feel genuine, the conversations engaging, and Ben hosts some of the best industry interviews. Can’t recommend it enough. Discord: SamWorms

Been a listener for some time now and always have enjoyed their content and discussions not just on this podcast but their extras placed on YouTube as well. Particularly fond of the adventures around Minnesota as a fellow Minnesotan myself. Keep up the great work! Discord username: appalachianent

Great content but a little overwhelming recently with new people joining and all talking over each other. Have to say goodbye.

Great podcast and the best coverage your going to find on the internet covering the current game informer news for the following weeks Twitter: @Heurou1

Ben Hanson has brought together a fantastic cast of characters from a wide background to talk video games and topics adjacent to video games! @referandaPanda

This show launched at a perfect time and got me through my 1st job in a new city. Followed them from their roots and connections and GameInformer. So awesome to see how far the team has come! Now I wait for it eagerly every Thursday! Great, great work! @morgbo

I listen to them every time there's a new episode and is one of the highlights of my week! Everyone is very knowledgeable about games and even when the conversation turns to answering wacky community questions the cast is very fun has a verity of experieances that are a joy to listen too! Makes my work day fly by! Discord: arikahkol

A huge fan of Game Informer’s crew over the years, and been exciting to see MinnMax grow as it has! I hadn’t realized I never submitted a review, but for anyone looking for any and all news in Gaming, this is absolutely one of the top podcasts around. After GI’s tragic closure, it’s great to see Ben really celebrate that legacy and keep the community alive! (discord name is J_corb if the EDF6 contest is still going!)

I love minnmax, Rest in Power Game Informer. Really enjoying the Game Informer celebration. My discord is lukiedoux in case I get an EDF6 code. (Wife: *waves*)

My favorite podcast by far. A fun show, hosted by great people, that bring a really positive energy. Taken at face value, it’s a video game podcast. When you dig deeper, it’s about so much more than that. Twittter: @ScottCoffinArt

I’m relatively new to the podcast having just started listening in the last few months after the Deepest Dive on FFVII Rebirth (although I’d watched their videos on YouTube for awhile) and it’s a shame I didn’t start listening sooner. One of the biggest highlights to me is that the podcast almost always has a fun positive atmosphere, they try to highlight games they like and not denigrate games they didn’t while making a ton of inside jokes and friendly back and forth arguments. I also like that they involve the community so much spending time answering questions and highlighting community members. If I should be involved in some kind of giveaway my gmail.com email address starts with tdfrgsn8

This is a great podcast for video games. Ben is able to bring on amazing guests every week, and each brings something special to the show. Everyone is an expert, and it shows with incredible content week in and week out. I love the willingness to cover AAA games, indie games, and everything in between. @isnonline on Twitter/X

Hands down the best gaming podcast you can listen to. Huge variety of guests, interviews, topics and fun sideshows. You can really feel the love of the art through the fun and passionate discussion wether it’s a hands on preview, reactions, impressions or one of their great Deepest Dives. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! @Tim_The_Human

Hi Ben and fellow Minnmaxers! I love this podcast. I’m so grateful for Ben Hanson to start this great podcast and so sad for GI but glad we have someone like Ben to celebrate GI and I miss hearing and seeing you, Ben with Joe Juba and Dan Tack always loved the banter. I’ve been following you since GI and ever since you left to form Minnmaxx so I’ve been a huge fan. I look forward to you having many of other former game informer alumni to help continue to celebrate this great gaming tragedy. Thanks and keep up the wonderful work team Minnmax you all do and I’ll look forward to continuing to listen and watch all do your content. Thanks again from @guatloc on instagram.

Love the podcast and the crew. Always waiting bf or Thursdays to get this on during my commute. Fun fact: before I actually saw Ben Hansen on YouTube, just on the voice I images Chris Teagre (Rob Lowe) from Parks and Recreations hosting the podcast!! Love to the team - ankurshukla@ (Twitter handle)

This podcast is hand down the best gaming podcast out there. Hanson and crew always make an entertaining and informative show that I look forward to every week. I recently joined the Patreon and I am so happy that I did. It’s a great community with great content. Alongside Hanson are some of the best (IMO) journalists and personalities in the biz. It really just feels like friends getting together and talking about things that they love. Discord: jakedpotatoes

While in Gameinformer they were great as a team and as they started MinMax the legacy continued! However, when the "diverse" voices were added I realized that it wasn't just the opinions that were "off" for me, but the care and love for the medium. I say goodbye to old comrades and finally give my review. Once Great.

This might possibly be the greatest podcast ever created. And it’s about gaming? That’s like a 10x multiplier this is insane. Twitter: craniyum1

I tune in to this podcast weekly for the most diverse and in-depth game discussion that I can find. The team at Minnmax has been able to gather numerous good voices from around the industry to provide thoughtful and entertaining commentary not only on the biggest AAA titles out there but also the smaller indies that I never would have heard of that quickly became my favorites. Fantastic gaming podcast, great personalities, and awesome community-focused efforts in place. @yourleftleg_

MinnMax is a whole video game podcast that brings together a great group of voices not always represented in the games industry! From Ben’s hatred of actors to Haley’s not official legal guidance, I look forward to listening every week! @pizzafortress on Twitter

Podcast is so good, it is like having everyone provide incorrect answers before you get to provide an answer. @MyNameIsDan2190

Literally my favorite podcast ever. The gaming discussions are always great, but the main appeal is the awesome rotating cast that Ben Hanson has managed to amass since leaving Game Informer. Always fun, engaging conversations with friendly and thoughtful people. 5 stars! (@joeschiffer on twitter)

The hosts are very insightful about video games, and they have really fun original segments that approach common topics Top 10 list, community questions, etc. in a unique way. My favorite thing about the show, though, is the sense of community and connectivity (and not in a cheesy way.) Ben seems like the nicest guy and he fosters a really positive energy both on the show and amongst fans of the show. I listen to and like a lot of podcasts, but there’s a purity to listening to a MinnMax episode that I’ve never experienced anywhere else. @matt_okeefe

Great show. Great guests. Great hosts. I’ve listened since episode 1 and they’ve done a great job with the show over the years(wild). Twitter - @SuperNintendad

I used to listen to like, 7 different games/games news related podcasts each week, but when I cut back my on my podcast listening diet MinnMax was one of the two shows in the genre that I kept around. MinnMax is current and covers news on AAA and indie stuff fairly equally, but also doesn't mind taking a step back every so often and reflecting on titles from the past. It's a show that truly cares about games and the devs first and foremost, with corporate industry stuff showing up when relevant but never becoming the key focus. The personalities are wonderful, discourse is insightful, and tone is light hearted. It's not a show that's going to change your perspective on the world, but sometimes you need a break from that in your weekly podcast feed, and MinnMax always delivers a nice, down to earth, laidback discussion. for disclosure, they offer raffles for game codes from reviews on occasion, which i'm including my discord for, but the sentiments held in this review are honest and unchanged by this fact. discord is _nocct

This show is a true labor of love and it really shows how much passion each host has for the topic. Huge fan of the way they provide coverage to smaller games that I would have never have heard of otherwise. The chemistry of the hosts is great. They get silly but not too much to where they go on long tangents. Great show, highly recommend. Discord: cobernicus#8143

So refreshing to hear a light hearted take on games and the industry. Video games are fun! Thanks minnmaxx @alex_on_the_edge

A great rotating cast with solid chemistry. I can’t even pick a favorite cohort because they all bring their own style of banter. I love a good Jacob Geller passion rant, a Leo Vader quick quip that is sure you make you lol, or Sarah Podz making Ben write down timecodes as she stirs the pot. Love Ben’s hosting too, he knows how to keep the conversation moving. He’s up there with Vinny for favorite hosts these days. Thanks for all the content, y’all @terrencevitali on twitter (just incase you might need to contact me, who could say why)

Great podcast, with my favorite cohorts. I genuinely look forward to this every week. Funny, and really educated commentary from a wide variety of hosts. discord: deusrex86

Entertaining and funny weekly podcast covering gaming news and highlighting interesting indie games while providing balanced different perpectives. Chemistry between the hosts is great and rotating the hosts keeps the podcast fresh. Great listen to not only to catch up on news but also laugh and learn something new. Support independent gaming media! Discord: sparksv

Excellent podcast about gaming. I listen every week. Alot of great content on their patreon. It’s nice to support independent games media. OneOne in the minnmax discord.

Ben and the Cohorts are some of the funniest, most insightful video game journalists/commentators on the internet. Even if they discuss a game that I am not interested in, which rarely happens, they give a concise, and often hilarious, commentary. If you have not had the pleasure of checking them out, please do. Ben, no worries if you ran out of codes, but if you still have some my email is: wegener_brian @ yahoo.com

Ben is the heart and soul of MinnMax and what a gift he is not only to the MinnMax community but to the greater gaming community as a whole. He and his cohorts have built the best independent gaming news outlet on the market. The content is free but if you choose to support on Patreon then the show gets better and you get to truly be a part of the community. This is the best podcast for you if you are looking for some dudes and dudettes just having a fun discussion about everything games. My favorite section of each podcast is the community questions where the lovely MinnMax community sends in questions for the crew to answer. Always gives some great discussions! You can find me supporting MinnMax on the discord or on Instagram @Brodyman3

I spend most of my day at work listening to podcasts. So it goes without saying that I listen to a lot of them. I have gone through many shows trying to find the best ones in their respected fields and the MinnMax show is the top of the video game podcast heap. They have a large crew that rotates to make sure they have the most informed people on the show to speak on the games of that episode. They touch on many different games a week and it makes me feel up to date on my biggest hobby. I have also MADE money supporting them on patreon! For $2 a month you can write in to the show questions for them to discuss. If you have a great question then you can win a prize from Iam8bit. Over the last 2 years I’ve won 4 times for a total of $200!! That’s a $152 profit! They also do tons of giveaways for steam codes. Get paid listening to podcasts people. It’s a no brainer! (Silksong will release 8/8/24! Rynagogo on Discord)

MinnMax has the best blend of industry access, deep dives into games and discussion about the experience of gaming. They provide a wide range of personalities that appear and an even wider set of genres discussed . Keep it up! X: @ps5gamrr

Have listened to all 250 episodes and Hanson on GI since 2015. So refreshing to have a group that approaches gaming with joy every single week! Discord: hankyb005

Favorite video game podcast, without a question. I love all the different voices and opinions, and the community questions segment! Anyway, I’m @martyvania in the discord, fingers crossed I get an Anger Foot code!!

MinnMax is an incredible collective of genuinely interesting, funny, and insightful individuals that talk about all things video games. They talk about games, the industry, and whatever makes the show better! Their weekly “Community Questions” section is so much fun and results in lots of laughs. Also, bonus, it’s safe to listen to with your kids! Thanks for the great editing on that front, Ben. Also, SARAH AND LEO ARE THE BEST (the others are also awesome). Instagram handle: @scottcastro

It’s nice to listen to a podcast with mostly positivity about the hobby I love. It just seems like there’s so much negativity everywhere now and “there’s nothing to play” attitude and I’m swimming in way too many games to play personally. X handle: wgardner83