Naughty Or Nice Gaming Habits, Skate Story, Pipistrello
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For the last episode of The MinnMax Show before our end-of-year awards, guest host Haley MacLean invites Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller and Leo Vader for one last grab bag of 2025 indies before bringing in special guest Santa Claus to evaluate whether everyone has been naughty or nice little gamers this year.
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:09 - Holiday Content Schedule
00:07:34 - Pipistrello & The Cursed Yo-Yo
00:21:06 - Unbeatable
00:30:54 - Turtle Beach - code MINNMAX at turtlebeach.com/MINNMAX
00:34:02 - It Takes A War
00:39:38 - Spoilers For It Takes A War Starts
00:40:57 - Spoilers End
00:42:28 - Hello Fresh - https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - Get 10 free meals and a free item for life
00:45:51 - Skate Story
00:55:49 - Santa Arrives
01:00:41 - Naughty Or Nice Gaming Habits
01:25:26 - Thanking iAm8Bit - https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: 8BITPRESENTS
01:27:33 - Community Questions
02:00:25 - Get A Load Of This
Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1a2AzvX7pc
Jacob's GALOT - (sorry we can't bleep a link) https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1pg0ujj/new_rare_footage_of_a_li[…]m=web3x\&utm_name=web3xcss\&utm_term=1\&utm_content=share_button
Community GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raichu
Leo's GALOT - https://www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/the-majority-ai-view/
Janet's GALOT - https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/home-in-or-hone-in
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Kirby Air Riders, Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment
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MinnMax's official Usual Guest Host Kyle Bosman teams up with fellow Kyle Kyle Hilliard to unpack Nintendo's whelming Fall offerings, with Sarah Podzorski diving into her latest favorite shopkeeper sim Strange Antiquities and Leo Vader also in the mix providing an undefinable je ne sais quoi. Then the crew answers some all-bangers community questions before revealing who was this episode's Twerp!
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:00 - Kirby Air Riders
00:19:28 - Hyrule Warriors Age Of Imprisonment
00:32:16 - Strange Antiquities
00:43:25 - Thank You // No Thank You
01:04:47 - https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: TURDUCKEN
01:06:55 - Community Questions
01:51:36 - Get A Load Of This
02:01:07 - Who Was The Twerp
Community GALOT - https://consequence.net/2025/11/macaulay-culkin-middle-name-change/
Kyle H's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/leovader.com/post/3m6cvulv5ck2j
Sarah's GALOT - https://www.roblox.com/games/15684145480/Oakridge-Nuclear-Power-Station
Leo's GALOT - https://iseeicy.itch.io/mass
Kyle B's GALOT - https://www.mountaindew.com/news/do-dew-do-worm-mountain-dew-x-trolli-launch-sweet-sour-collab
Bonus's GALOT - https://www.businessinsider.com/sourdough-starter-face-mask-review-with-surprisingly-good-results-2020-5
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Dispatch, Goodnight Universe, Deadpool VR
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MinnMax's host of Bonus Pod Haley MacLean becomes host of Main Pod this week as she guides Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard and Leo Vader through conversations on narrative hit Dispatch, narrative miss Deadpool VR, the follow-up to Before Your Eyes with Goodnight Universe, and some more candid takes on Lumines Arise before revealing her mysterious Secret Sauce. Then the non-Pew Pew Bang crew takes off and the rest of us answer your wonderful questions submitted over on Patreon!
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:41 - Dispatch
00:25:54 - https://www.hellofresh.com/minnmax10fm - 10 free meals + a free high protein item for life
00:28:12 - Deadpool VR
00:41:10 - Goodnight Universe
01:01:34 - https://www.uncommongoods.com/minnmax - 15% off
01:03:44 - Lumines Arise
01:22:59 - Haley’s Secret Sauce
01:37:16 - https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: TURDUCKEN
01:38:53 - Community Emails
02:22:30 - Get A Load Of This
Haley's GALOT - https://www.ign.com/articles/us-patent-office-boss-orders-reexamination-of-nintendos-controversial-summon-character-and-let-it-fight-pokmon-patent-which-ip-lawyer-claims-further-undermines-credibility-of-its-case-against-palworld
Janet's GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/personalcalendar
Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrRFB2TSCw
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Steam Machine, Lumines Arise, Seance Of Blake Manor
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MinnMax's Leo Vader is flanked from all sides by guest host Kyle Bosman, guest guest Mark MacDonald, and fan favorite Ana Diaz to walk through Steam's surprise hardware announcement as we kick off The Second Paternity Leave Era of MinnMax. Then we talk about Lumines Arise with Mark's developer perspective before Kyle unpacks their unusual trailer strategy. After that, we explain the smart deduction mechanics of Seance Of Blake Manor and answer your wonderful questions submitted over on Patreon!
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:26 - Steam Hardware
00:45:00 - Lumines Arise
01:28:13 - Lumines Trailer Analysis
01:38:48 - Ad - Turtle Beach - http://www.turtlebeach.com/MINNMAX - get 10% off @TurtleBeach with code MINNMAX
01:41:42 - Seance Of Blake Manor
01:53:27 - Ad - iAm8Bit - https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: TURDUCKEN
01:55:54 - Community Emails
02:30:43 - Get A Load Of This
Leo's GALOT -
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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.