About this episode
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 Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/Eall7NfbPPc Here's a link to the Ben Reeves Smash Bros. tournament video - https://bit.ly/35D9rkt Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.zmangames.com/en/products/star-wars-jabbas-palace/ https://bit.ly/fixturegaming https://www.iam8bit.com https://www.divergecoffee.com/ 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 Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax 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 Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax 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