Metal Gear Solid Delta, Resident Evil Requiem, Best Of Gamescom
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by the founder and studio director of Camouflaj Ryan Payton to unpack Konami's series revival with Metal Gear Solid Delta. Payton talks about his experience working inside of Kojima Productions on Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence and on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots as an assistant producer and how that informs his perspective on the remake. Then Ana Diaz and Janet Garcia join the show to talk about some of the biggest games they played at Gamescom 2025 in Germany, like Resident Evil Requiem and Pokémon Legends: Z-A. 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/hvEfijvy7Qc
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Learn more about Ryan Payton and Camouflaj's work here - https://www.camouflaj.com/
Help support MinnMax's supporters!
https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: DIGITALNOMAD
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:23 - Ryan Payton's work with Metal Gear Solid series
00:08:37 - Metal Gear Solid Delta
00:48:31 - Gamescom Recap
00:56:16 - Resident Evil Requiem
01:01:19 - Phantom Blade Zero
01:07:31 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword
01:11:45 - Pokémon Legends: Z-A
01:18:07 - Denshattack!
01:21:50 - Green Again
01:24:16 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:13:48 - Community questions
01:26:32 - Get A Load Of This
Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od_PmtmMDV0
Jacob's GALOT - https://www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/immortality-standard
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZBhyFThbAs
Ana's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/@SchmidtOcean/videos
Community GALOT - https://walzr.com/IMG_0001
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Gamescom's Best Reveals, Sword of the Sea, Sakurai's Sassy Nintendo Direct
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Kyle Hilliard, and Jacob Geller unpack the best moments and biggest reveals from Geoff Keighley's Gamescom Opening Night Live before unpacking the unusual tone and situation behind Masahiro Sakurai's Nintendo Direct on Kirby Air Riders. Then we celebrate some great new games like Sword of the Sea, Öoo, and Wheel World. Oh, and we talk about Drag X Drive on the Nintendo Switch 2! 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
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:38 - Announcing The Deepest Dive
00:06:20 - Get a Steam code for Sunderfolk
00:07:39 - Gamescom Opening Night Live Recap
00:18:45 - Bubsy 4D
00:23:01 - Denshattack!
00:24:30 - Road Kings
00:28:52 - PVKK Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant
00:32:12 - LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
00:35:03 - Unbeatable
00:38:37 - Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Legacy of the Forge DLC
00:40:01 - Resident Evil Requiem
00:42:36 - Hello Fresh
00:44:19 - Kirby Air Riders
00:58:00 - Drag X Drive
01:07:27 - Öoo
01:14:01 - Sword of the Sea
01:27:47 - Wheel World
01:35:31 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:37:43 - Community questions
02:11:24 - Get A Load Of This
Haley’s GALOT - https://www.bigwinboard.com/divina-commedia-i-nove-cerchi-playn-go-slot-review/
Jacob's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/@WorldofJeopardy/videos
Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/mdP9q0Dy80Y?si=IY3AxcUIM_wGdTb9
Kyle's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/comedy-bang-bang-the-podcast/id316045799?i=1000719456800
Community GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/StreetFighter/comments/1mviqdx/what_are_you_standing_up_for_moment_at_ewc_spoiler/
Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.
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Mafia: The Old Country Review, Merge Maestro, Huber Returns
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, and Jeff Marchiafava are joined by Michael Huber from Easy Allies to walk through our full review thoughts on Mafia: The Old Country from 2K and Hangar 13, Battlefield 6's successful open beta, JeffM's new Balatro-like obsession with Merge Maestro, and more! 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/ytSlHZkNiuo
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:14 - Mafia: The Old Country
00:30:34 - Battlefield 6
00:42:54 - Merge Maestro
00:51:17 - Drop Duchy
00:54:14 -Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game
01:02:50 - Is This Seat Taken
01:09:50 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:12:52 - Community Questions
01:56:06 - Get A Load Of This
JeffM’s GALOT - https://futurism.com/chatgpt-mental-health-crises
Huber's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vQ94x2TPOI
Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth-grazing_fireball
Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0N1w5koxHE
Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSOievYWhBU
Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.
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2:12:31
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Cronos Preview, A MinnMax Studio First
We'll DM you a Steam code for Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 from Strange Scaffold if you support MinnMax on Patreon before 8/11/25, you can also upgrade your tier to get the game. https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kelsey Lewin, and Jacob Geller assemble for the first time together in the MinnMax Studio! We talk about the emotional simplicity of the new game called And Roger, the 2D action thrills of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, and the similarities to Dead Space in Bloober Team's Cronos: The New Dawn. 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/G0EfoHbJ6DY
Learn more about MinnMax's community meetup here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/let-us-know-if-134417101
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:17 - Get a Steam code for Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3
00:08:12 - And Roger
00:17:04 - Factor Meals
00:19:01 - Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
00:29:19 - Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
00:32:34 - Cronos: The New Dawn
00:41:41 - Wix
00:42:59 - Time Flies
00:46:59 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
00:49:29 - Community questions
01:42:40 - Get A Load Of This
Kelsey’s GALOT - https://apnews.com/article/mlb-female-umpire-jen-pawol-000cf10d7d458329e89d4fa83f8cefcc
Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/U7CxdrKUMU4?si=eynrfWaJn4wSskM_
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/the-naked-gun-76337
Community GALOT - https://afireinside.net/
Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.
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Battlefield 6 Preview, Nintendo Direct Reveals, Wildgate
Get a Steam code for Lumines Remastered (overwhelmingly positive reviews) by supporting MinnMax at even the $2 tier on Patreon before 8/4/25. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Haley MacLean, and guest cohort Kyle Bosman unpack the biggest Nintendo Switch 2 reveals from the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Ben talks about playing Battlefield 6's multiplayer, and Leo talks about Wildgate from Dreamhaven! 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
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Help support MinnMax's supporters!
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:53 - Get a Steam code for Lumines Remastered
00:04:33 - Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Highlights
00:31:09 - Bosman's final thoughts on Donkey Kong Bananza
00:37:47 - Battlefield 6 preview
01:02:48 - The Drifter 01:09:17 - Wildgate
01:17:58 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:23:10 - Community questions
02:06:59 - Get A Load Of This
02:21:12 - Rumor Meister's final message
Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/@gameinformer/videos
Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9y8NHCzvJk&t=1740s https://www.reddit.com/r/halifax/comments/1mbk4qx/halifax_in_anime/
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/29/world/earthquake-tsunami-russia-japan-hawaii
Kyle's GALOT -https://youtu.be/ob1NDGlWbTM
Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/hCQCP-5g5bo?si=c_fs755XajpOSnMl
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
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Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq
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Released every Thursday, The MinnMax Show features former Game Informer employees and beyond talking about the week's most exciting games or game industry news before reading feedback from the Patreon community found at patreon.com/minnmax.