The MinnMax Show3 Mars 2022

What’s So Special About Games?

On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined in the MinnMax studio by former Game Informer editors Jeff Cork, Joe Juba, and Ben Reeves! Ben Reeves just announced that he's leaving Game Informer after 15 years to become a narrative designer at Firaxis. In this episode we share way too many old stories from Game Informer and also talk about what compels us to play games in the first place. Why can't we stop playing Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West? We also share our review thoughts on Gran Turismo 7 on the PlayStation 5, Sony provided the code. 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:47 - Ben Reeves on leaving Game Informer for Firaxis

00:14:12 - Why do former Game Informer editors stay friends?

00:25:15 - Why do we play games?

00:36:50 - Gran Turismo 7

00:40:25 - More Ben Reeves memories

00:52:22 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

00:59:07 - Community questions

02:15:23 - Get A Load Of This

Jeff Cork’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-LqVe2PArM

Joe Juba’s GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/cqtq1r/the_chemical_elements_that_turn_cheese_into_a/

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0339SUMLZg

Ben Reeves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOrN97Eo3Yw

Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/pattinsonphotos/status/1497699240880979968?s=20&t=ZYQhIDuBfq8XEw7P7utjnA

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Bob Buel - Windjammers 2

PureBredNumber6 - Sly 2: Band of Thieves

Ronn - Pokémon Emerald

Swiggity Swoo - Sonic The Hedgehog (2006)

Drew Waranis - Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki

Christopher Walton - Lost Plant: Extreme Condition

Spider Dan - Illusion of Gaia (Illusion of Time)

Steve B - Jak 2

PrettyGoodPrinting.com - Ultima Online

Jonathan - Smite

Clemens Zobel - Digimon World 3

IanTClark - Dying Light 2 Stay Human

DominicCichocki - Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht

Starkiller - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Jawarhello - Monster Rancher 2

Roger Reichardt - Super Castlevania IV

Ted Ryser - Kodo Tag

BeatenDownBrian - Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

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