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There will never be a bigger episode of The MinnMax Show. On this special episode, Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Leo Vader, Jeff Marchiafava, Sarah Podzorski, Haley MacLean, and Janet Garcia unpack some love for the new farming sim game Fields of Mistria that Sarah has been working on as a marketing/social media manager. It's good, we swear! Then Leo Vader talks about jumping into the alpha for Splitgate 2 and we all shed some love for Cat Quest 3. After that, Leo talks about his wild trip to San Francisco to play with a full VR treadmill called the Virtuix Omni One. Then we get serious about podcasting and invite a gigantic crew of former Game Informer editors to answer community questions and reminisce about the magazine closing after 33 years. On that panel we have Adam Biessener, Andrew Reiner, Andy McNamara, Ben Reeves, Bryan Vore, Dan Tack, Dan Ryckert, Elise Favis, Ben Hanson, Javy Gwaltney, Jeff Marchiafava, Joe Juba, Kimberley Wallace, Leo Vader, Matt Helgeson, Matt Bertz, Nick Ahrens, Tim Turi, Jason Oestreicher, Wade Wojcik, and that's only a fraction of the folks who worked at Game Informer throughout the years! There are too many stories to go around, so thanks so much for bearing with all of us as we parade down memory lane. We also 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 We'll DM you a Steam code for Airship Syndicate's Wayfinder if you support MinnMax on Patreon at even the $2 tier before Friday, August 16th 2024. We're out of codes when we hit 4,850 paid supporters on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version of this podcast here - https://youtu.be/_fuxxzDCMY8 Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: SUPERSOAKERSUNDAY To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:19 - Get a Steam code for Wayfinder 00:03:54 - Fields of Mistria 00:35:10 - Splitgate 2 00:41:00 - Cat Quest 3 00:46:30 - Virtuix Omni One/Leo's VR treadmill adventure 00:55:03 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:01:26 - The Big Game Informer Reunion/Community questions Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. 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 Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Pete Stewart has been in games for a little over a decade, spending much of his career at Creative Assembly. After getting his start as a QA tester on Total War: Rome II, he later served as a writer on a number of strategy games, including the highly acclaimed Total War: Three Kingdoms. In late 2020, he joined Respawn Entertainment as a senior writer for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Pete and Alex talk about Star Wars, finding the joy in writing for games, and how to prepare for a career in the industry. Music by Christy Carew. Art by Audrey Estok. Special thanks to Javy Gwaltney and Kelly Van Boxtel. Get full access to The Endpoem Podcast at endpoem.substack.com/subscribe
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show podcast! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava are joined by our old co-worker Javy Gwaltney to talk about playing Far Cry 6, EA's news about the Dead Space remake, rave about Wildermyth, and more! We're also joined by Leo Vader as 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax You can watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/wkrb39GCqdY Follow Javy on Twitter here - https://twitter.com/iv_javy Or check out games from his clients at Post Horn Public Relations - https://posthornpr.com/our-clients Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com Fatal X Blade on YouTube - https://bit.ly/3jTfl4C To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:06 - Community Kick-Off Question 00:13:47 - Far Cry 6 00:23:38 - Dead Space remake news 00:33:01 - Wildermyth 00:47:22 - Twelve Minutes 00:54:56 - Jett: The Far Shore 01:00:07 - The Forgotten City 01:07:19 - Riders Republic 01:09:41 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:11:23 - Thanking iam8bit 01:12:46 - Community questions 02:04:12 - Get A Load Of This JeffM's GALOT - https://twitter.com/lovinmygirls218/status/1432460842554040329?s=19 Leo's GALOT - https://kidpix.app/ Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SacQ2YdVOyk Javy's GALOT - https://twitter.com/justinongisrad/status/1430183754878828564?s=20 Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/carrie_patel/status/1432011641013489668?s=21 Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Please support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Join the Thank You Crew over on Patreon to add your name to this list! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Fatal x Blade YouTube Channel The State of the Scene Podcast Joshua Bucy Clemens Zobel Iam8bit Zachary Pligge Ludwig Roque Andrew Uerkwitz Andrew vala BeatenDownBrian Best of the Rest Podcast Jawarhello Mirko Arico-Torreno Call Me By Your Game Podcast mark seliga John Higby PrettyGoodPrinting.com Clint Farley Drew Waranis Steve Bamdad Starkiller Logan Krause Purebrednumber6 Kris Spider_Dan SlyckNic SpiralInYourEyes Preetham Yarlagadda Dan Villone
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode we're joined by our former co-worker Matt Bertz (@mattbertz) to debate and rank Bethesda's best games. To coincide with Microsoft's acquisition and the release of so many classic Bethesda games released on to Game Pass, we randomized a bracket and debated the quality of Skyrim, Fallout 3, Doom Eternal, Dishonored, and more! Then we're joined by another former co-worker Javy Gwaltney (@iv_javy) to 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:30 - The Microsoft/Bethesda acquisition 00:07:54 - Honorable mentions 00:10:07 - Ranking Bethesda's games 01:00:22 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:02:15 - Thanking iam8bit 01:03:48 - Community questions 01:54:08 - Get A Load Of This Leo's GALOT - https://youtu.be/mxKBA2TnLAU JeffM's GALOT - https://www.seattletimes.com/business/crypto-whale-in-singapore-is-buyer-of-69-million-beeple-nft/ Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yczs6JDwjyY Javy's GALOT - https://www.slashfilm.com/king-of-the-hill-revival/ Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/OffModelMadness/status/1371869295169441793?s=20 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Please support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Thanks to the following Patreon supporters for their generous support of MinnMax at the $50 tier! Get your name on the list right here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Will Cornelius Iam8bit Mirko Arico-Torreno MoonFaceNick Zachary Pligge BeatenDownBrian Rated G for Gamers mark seliga Andrew Uerkwitz Jawarhello Bryan with a Y Prettygoodprinting.com Andrew vala Ludwig Roque SuperSeriousSam Yarrow SpiralInYourEyes Richard Smuts Clint Farley Clayton Myers Preetham Yarlagadda Spider_Dan Starkiller Steve Bamdad jesse vitelli SlyckNic Alex Payne](https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=minnmax%20show)
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard are joined by their ol' pal Javy Gwaltney and special guest/voice actor extraordinaire Sarah Elmaleh (Gone Home, Anthem, Gears 5) to talk about the upcoming remaster of BioWare's Mass Effect trilogy. Then we talk about how well Resident Evil 7 holds up and the game's absolutely absurd DLC before unpacking the PlayStation 5-exclusive Destruction AllStars available now with PS Plus. Then we're joined by Jeff Marchiafava as 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Check out Sarah's charity drive this weekend here - http://chocobowl.tv To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:25 - Mass Effect: Legendary Edition 00:41:37 - Resident Evil 7's DLC 00:48:29 - Destruction AllStars 00:53:55 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 00:59:11 - Thanking iam8bit 01:01:14 - Community questions 01:56:15 - Get A Load Of This JeffM's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mandalorian+deep+fake Sarah's GALOT - https://www.history.com/news/woodrow-wilson-1918-pandemic-world-war-i Hanson's GALOT - https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx8bey/the-oral-history-of-guitar-hero Kyle's GALOT - https://vr-lens-lab.com/ Community GALOT -https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-made-a-definitive-size-comparison-chart-for-resident-evil-villages-lady-dimitrescu Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Please support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Thanks to the following Patreon supporters for their generous support of MinnMax at the $50 tier! Get your name on the list right here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Kris BeatenDownBrian Iam8bit PrettyGoodPrinting.com Jawarhello Mirko Arico-Torreno Zachary Pligge Mark Seliga Bucket of Jello Andrew Vala Ludwig Roque Jesse Vitelli SuperSeriousSam Thomas Hoster Yarrow SpiralInYourEyes Clint Farley Richard Smuts Clayton Myers Spider_Dan Preetham Yarlagadda Starkiller Zach Einck SlyckNic Steve Bamdad
The Titanfall 2 trains keeps rolling with the first two proper missions of the critically acclaimed campaign. But does TF2 make a strong first impression, or is the best yet to come? Join us to break down how the gameplay philosophies that defined the original concept carry over into Respawn's first standalone single-player mode! This week, we're joined by Javy Gwaltney, who you can (and should!) follow here - https://twitter.com/iv_javy
We're joined by writer, PR person, and all around good guy Javy Gwaltney as we continue our play through of Max Payne 3. Join us as we cover chapters 7 - 9, touching on what it's like to play this game as a sober person, the ways the game submits to brutality, and whether or not Rockstar wants to have its cake eat it, too. This section of the game is dark, bleak, and at times hard to play.
We're joined by writer, PR person, and all around good guy Javy Gwaltney as we continue our play through of Max Payne 3. Join us as we cover chapters 7 - 9, touching on what it's like to play this game as a sober person, the ways the game submits to brutality, and whether or not Rockstar wants to have its cake eat it, too. This section of the game is dark, bleak, and at times hard to play. Follow Javy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iv_javy Something Rotten is a five episode series in collaboration with YouTuber Jacob Geller, and we encourage you to play along with us. The next episode, publishing May 1, will be on chapters 7-9. If you have any questions, comments, or observations you want to send us, Tweet them @game_query or email us at gamequerypod@gmail.com. Enjoy!
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, Jeff Marchiafava, and guest Javy Gwaltney share everything they learned about Baldur's Gate 3 and what it's like revisiting BioWare's original games to prepare for the exciting RPG from Larian Studios. Then we all share tips on how to get through your backlog of games while talking about Half-Life 2 and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Kyle Hilliard then joins the show while we rave about the incredible new demo for the Final Fantasy VII Remake and new gameplay for Half-Life: Alyx. Then we open up the Minnbox 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmaxTo jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...5:00 - GDC's cancellation7:50 - PAX East highlights13:45 - Baldur's Gate 326:00 - Tackling your backlog tips35:00 - Kentucky Route Zero47:20 - Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot55:50 - Bloodroots59:15 - Final Fantasy VII Remake1:09:35 - Half-Life: Alyx1:22:46 - Granblue Fantasy: Versus1:32:20 - Valorant1:35:20 - Stadia's new studio1:37:10 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters1:41:30 - Community questions2:47:50 - Get A Load Of ThisSuriel's GALOT - https://twitter.com/boy_aloud/status/1234166868102959106?s=19 Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izxXGuVL21o Kyle's GALOT - https://twitter.com/imranzomg/status/1234026694647746560?s=20 Thanks to the following Patreon supporters for their generous support of MinnMax at the $50 tier!Iam8bitSeth WalkerBeatenDownBrianThe SmakJawarhelloMark SeligaJesse VitelliZachary PliggeMirko Arico-TorrenoRob Hudak (aka Rook)David LacolucciBuy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merchFollow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshowGo behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshowFollow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshowPlease support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
Merry Christmas, MinnMax supporters! You've been so generous with your support this year, we wanted to say thanks by releasing an episode over the holidays. On this very special episode, we're reunited with both Elise Favis and Javy Gwaltney as we call up wonderful community members in the exclusive Discord to learn which games we overlooked this year. If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing it with a friend! We'll be taking next week off, but there will be some content released on MinnMax's YouTube channel.To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below.:20 - Elise Favis on The Washington Post and friendship12:30 - Spoiler-free Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker impressions15:20 - Fortnite17:30 - The Outer Wilds24:45 - Luigi's Mansion 329:50 - Trails of Cold Steel 333:10 - Slay the Spire38:00 - Teamfight Tactics40:45 - Untitled Goose Game44:15 - Observation48:00 - The Division 252:25 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne58:30 - The Surge 21:00:55 - Streets of Rogue1:05:10 - Thanking the community's biggest supporters1:07:10 - Community questions1:07:35 - Disco Elysium1:12:05 - More community questions1:54:25 - Get A Load Of This
On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, we're joined by Javy Gwaltney to talk BioWare and the future of the Mass Effect series. After that, we talk about Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding (PlayStation provided several of our copies) and Disco Elysium on PC. Then we dive into some wonderful community questions! If you want to contribute to the community questions, please consider supporting us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/minnmaxTo jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below.9:45 - The future of Mass Effect 25:30 - Death Stranding 53:26 - Pistol Whip 56:11 - Disco Elysium 1:02:45 - Thanks to MinnMax's biggest Patreon supporters 1:04:04 - Community questions 2:30:24 - Get A Load Of This
Ex-Game Informer editor Javy Gwaltney joins to talk about the tragic Game Informer layoffs, finding a new home with The Outer Worlds PR team, that awkward situation over at Deadspin and what it means for online media. We also gush over Javy's Game of the Year. Can you guess what it is? It's...Outer Worlds...duh. But the boys talk about the game's comforting RPG gameplay, its Late Stage Capitalism politics, and more. Show edited by Aidan Hall: https://twitter.com/AidanHall93 Show hosted by Joseph Knoop - @JosephKnoop on Twitter FOLLOW THE 1099 ON TWITTER: @The1099Podcast on Twitter
Javy Gwaltney and Suriel Vazquez join Imran Khan for a Gamescast about depression gaming, Catherine, Monster Hunter, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:06 - Start/Game Informer Layoffs/Finding Time To Play Games 00:21:14 - Banjo Kazooie In Super Smash Bros. 00:30:52 - Smash Bros Characters We Want In The Game 00:32:20 - Monster Hunter Ice Born 00:41:14 - Catherine: Full Body 00:56:06 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS4 Platinum) 01:02:03 - Creature In The Well 01:12:19 - Control Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Javy Gwaltney and Suriel Vazquez join Imran Khan for a Gamescast about depression gaming, Catherine, Monster Hunter, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:06 - Start/Game Informer Layoffs/Finding Time To Play Games 00:21:14 - Banjo Kazooie In Super Smash Bros. 00:30:52 - Smash Bros Characters We Want In The Game 00:32:20 - Monster Hunter Ice Born 00:41:14 - Catherine: Full Body 00:56:06 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS4 Platinum) 01:02:03 - Creature In The Well 01:12:19 - Control Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Javy Gwaltney and Suriel Vazquez join Imran Khan for a Gamescast about depression gaming, Catherine, Monster Hunter, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:06 - Start/Game Informer Layoffs/Finding Time To Play Games 00:21:14 - Banjo Kazooie In Super Smash Bros. 00:30:52 - Smash Bros Characters We Want In The Game 00:32:20 - Monster Hunter Ice Born 00:41:14 - Catherine: Full Body 00:56:06 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS4 Platinum) 01:02:03 - Creature In The Well 01:12:19 - Control Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Javy Gwaltney and Suriel Vazquez join Imran Khan for a Gamescast about depression gaming, Catherine, Monster Hunter, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:06 - Start/Game Informer Layoffs/Finding Time To Play Games 00:21:14 - Banjo Kazooie In Super Smash Bros. 00:30:52 - Smash Bros Characters We Want In The Game 00:32:20 - Monster Hunter Ice Born 00:41:14 - Catherine: Full Body 00:56:06 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS4 Platinum) 01:02:03 - Creature In The Well 01:12:19 - Control
Get 10% off AND free shipping when you use promo code GAMES at http://brooklinen.com. Hurry to http://Upstart.com/KFGAMES to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is. Tim and Andy discuss the horrible allegations against Jeremy Soule, CD Projekt Red's future plans, Halo Master Chief Collection, and more. Time stamps - 00:01:46 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:03:54 - CDPR will transit into a dual-franchise studio 00:07:10 - Two Women Accuse Skyrim Composer Jeremy Soule Of Sexual Misconduct 00:09:22 - Several high-profile game developers publicly accused of sexual assault 00:13:47 - NBA 2K20’s Loot Box Trailer 00:21:05 - Borderlands 3 Writer Wants To Pen Tales From The Borderlands Season 2 00:23:15 - Status of Drive Club 00:27:04 - Halo: The Master Chief Collection Will Soon Support Over 6 Million Player-Created Maps 00:29:20 - Out today 00:33:31 - Brooklinen 00:34:38 - Upstart Reader mail - 00:37:08 - “What can members of those communities do to be heard over the noise?” - GillyBrums 00:39:23 - “Why would Kojima bring so much attention to this mechanic?” - The Virtual Boy 00:44:14 - “Not to toot my own horn…” - Jacon Meyers 00:46:42 - “On a scale from 1-10 how scary is control?” - Sapphire Diamond Ruby 00:49:50 - Squad Up: Frankfurtter on Twitch Required Reading - https://bit.ly/2MMJnIS & https://bit.ly/2NHVtTw 00:51:07 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Monday - No Show! Happy Labor Day! Tuesday - Greg & Andrea Wednesday - Greg & Whitta Thursday - Imran & Suriel Vazquez Friday - Imran & Javy Gwaltney
What the Hellblade were they thinking? Topics - Hey! Games!, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, meta bullshit, ready for my close-up, artsy, runes, Dark Souls lite combat, ghost people, perma-death, story vs. gameplay balance, SPOILERS!, Javy Gwaltney is a faggot, lazy journalism, semantic breakdown, Batman: The Telltale Game Season 2, stand alone stories, the long slog through The Long Dark, house wolf, Total War: Warhammer Norsca. Music - The Mamas and the Pepes - Diversity is Our Strength, Megadeth - 99 Ways to Die, Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding
Reid, Patrick, and Ed are joined by Javy Gwaltney of Game Informer to discuss Bethesda's whalepunk stealth game Dishonored.
On this week's episode, Javy Gwaltney from Game Informer joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss what it's like to interview for a full-time games media job, what Game Informer's done to stay relevant for so long, the challenges of writing for print, freelancing for Paste, and the importance of personality-based writing.
This month we turn our attention to the genre anthology book, Shooter. Edited by Patrick Lindsey and Reid McCarter, the book bought 15 essays and a forward by Clint Hocking placing a wide variety of shooter video games in a historical and cultural context. We discuss their focus on a broad genre as opposed to a single game, what they were trying to say with the book and the process of putting together such an anthology. Unlike previous books, as this one is an anthology and in that spirit we decided to get some of the writers for some micro interviews. Thank you to Robert Rath, Corey Milne and Javy Gwaltney for making the time. CAST Patrick Lindsey: Han Freaking Solo Reid McCarter: Digital Love Child Robert Rath: Rob Writes Pulp Corey Milne: The Serious Work of Play Javy Gwaltney: Antagonize The Horn/p> SHOW NOTES Shooter Opening Theme: 'Close' by The Alpha Conspiracy Closing Theme: 'Wishing Never' by The Alpha Conspiracy