Ben Hanson
@yozetty.bsky.social
Founder of MinnMax, former Game Informer video producer, fun enthusiast. Follow us @minnmax.com
Baby girl and her mom are doing great, just an impossible amount of love today.
I’m out on paternity leave, will be back for MinnMax’s Game of the Year debate in mid-December!
I’m out on paternity leave, will be back for MinnMax’s Game of the Year debate in mid-December!
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Baby girl and her mom are doing great, just an impossible amount of love today.
I’m out on paternity leave, will be back for MinnMax’s Game of the Year debate in mid-December!
I’m out on paternity leave, will be back for MinnMax’s Game of the Year debate in mid-December!
If you're looking for a fun tabletop game to play with family/friends over the holidays, might I recommend Hot Streak?
It's from the co-designer of UFO 50 and Time Barons (also one of my favorite tabletop games).
It's a mascot racing game, but with more table talk/light strategy than Camel Up. 👍👍👍
It's from the co-designer of UFO 50 and Time Barons (also one of my favorite tabletop games).
It's a mascot racing game, but with more table talk/light strategy than Camel Up. 👍👍👍
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If you're looking for a fun tabletop game to play with family/friends over the holidays, might I recommend Hot Streak?
It's from the co-designer of UFO 50 and Time Barons (also one of my favorite tabletop games).
It's a mascot racing game, but with more table talk/light strategy than Camel Up. 👍👍👍
It's from the co-designer of UFO 50 and Time Barons (also one of my favorite tabletop games).
It's a mascot racing game, but with more table talk/light strategy than Camel Up. 👍👍👍
15 years ago I started working at Game Informer. Here's my desk and the view from my desk.
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
15 years ago I started working at Game Informer. Here's my desk and the view from my desk.
9 years ago, visiting Arkane Austin for the Prey cover story with Game Informer. That team deserved better.
November 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
9 years ago, visiting Arkane Austin for the Prey cover story with Game Informer. That team deserved better.
November 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Today is the day to lock in your promotional image for every MinnMax video in November. Promote your indie game, passion project, inside joke, a nice picture of your pet - $50 for 1 million impressions! Try and beat that advertising rate anywhere else. Thanks!
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November 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today is the day to lock in your promotional image for every MinnMax video in November. Promote your indie game, passion project, inside joke, a nice picture of your pet - $50 for 1 million impressions! Try and beat that advertising rate anywhere else. Thanks!
www.patreon.com/posts/choose...
www.patreon.com/posts/choose...
Still thinking about the Elektra making-of where Jennifer Garner wants assurances that the piece of crap movie won't be a piece of crap movie.
October 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Still thinking about the Elektra making-of where Jennifer Garner wants assurances that the piece of crap movie won't be a piece of crap movie.
A huuuge congratulations to the @pewpewbang.bsky.social crew for winning best game podcast of the year!
Help spread the word about Pew Pew Bang, please! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Help spread the word about Pew Pew Bang, please! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
October 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A huuuge congratulations to the @pewpewbang.bsky.social crew for winning best game podcast of the year!
Help spread the word about Pew Pew Bang, please! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Help spread the word about Pew Pew Bang, please! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
It's fascinating to see PlayStation erase anything that isn't a hit.
Still thinking about Midnight Murder Club from the creators of Knockout City. It's a fun party/horror game PUBLISHED by PlayStation and they haven't mentioned it once this Halloween season. store.steampowered.com/app/2698870/...
Still thinking about Midnight Murder Club from the creators of Knockout City. It's a fun party/horror game PUBLISHED by PlayStation and they haven't mentioned it once this Halloween season. store.steampowered.com/app/2698870/...
October 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's fascinating to see PlayStation erase anything that isn't a hit.
Still thinking about Midnight Murder Club from the creators of Knockout City. It's a fun party/horror game PUBLISHED by PlayStation and they haven't mentioned it once this Halloween season. store.steampowered.com/app/2698870/...
Still thinking about Midnight Murder Club from the creators of Knockout City. It's a fun party/horror game PUBLISHED by PlayStation and they haven't mentioned it once this Halloween season. store.steampowered.com/app/2698870/...
MinnMax is 6 years old today. I'm so thankful to have an infinite project of trying to build, steer, and sustain this outlet.
I could spend the rest of my life thinking about the things and people that magically lined up to give MinnMax momentum. We cannot thank you enough for making this possible!
I could spend the rest of my life thinking about the things and people that magically lined up to give MinnMax momentum. We cannot thank you enough for making this possible!
October 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
MinnMax is 6 years old today. I'm so thankful to have an infinite project of trying to build, steer, and sustain this outlet.
I could spend the rest of my life thinking about the things and people that magically lined up to give MinnMax momentum. We cannot thank you enough for making this possible!
I could spend the rest of my life thinking about the things and people that magically lined up to give MinnMax momentum. We cannot thank you enough for making this possible!
Jen has donated her amazing dice for our charity stream for years and years, go support her Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com%2Fprojects%2Fyaniir%2Fthe-monolith-collection
October 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Jen has donated her amazing dice for our charity stream for years and years, go support her Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com%2Fprojects%2Fyaniir%2Fthe-monolith-collection
Here we go, folks. It's the big Give To The Max charity stream day today! We have amazing auction items going up every hour, tune in live starting at 2pm Central.
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October 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Here we go, folks. It's the big Give To The Max charity stream day today! We have amazing auction items going up every hour, tune in live starting at 2pm Central.
www.patreon.com/posts/give-t...
youtube.com/live/mHghpFQ...
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youtube.com/live/mHghpFQ...
Help thank @benstarr.bsky.social and @kepler-interactive.bsky.social for these incredible Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 additions to the Give To The Max charity stream this Saturday.
100% goes to protecting our neighbors through the Immigrant Law Center for Minnesota. www.patreon.com/posts/give-t...
100% goes to protecting our neighbors through the Immigrant Law Center for Minnesota. www.patreon.com/posts/give-t...
October 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Help thank @benstarr.bsky.social and @kepler-interactive.bsky.social for these incredible Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 additions to the Give To The Max charity stream this Saturday.
100% goes to protecting our neighbors through the Immigrant Law Center for Minnesota. www.patreon.com/posts/give-t...
100% goes to protecting our neighbors through the Immigrant Law Center for Minnesota. www.patreon.com/posts/give-t...
It's a Halloween miracle! We brought back our AFI podcast to have a really fun discussion about the band's new album Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...
Enjoy! youtu.be/Q7j4rVC_hjs
Enjoy! youtu.be/Q7j4rVC_hjs
October 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It's a Halloween miracle! We brought back our AFI podcast to have a really fun discussion about the band's new album Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...
Enjoy! youtu.be/Q7j4rVC_hjs
Enjoy! youtu.be/Q7j4rVC_hjs
A huge congratulations to the Pew Pew Bang squad for locking down this nomination for Astra's first video game podcast award!
Tell a friend about the show, please!
Tell a friend about the show, please!
October 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A huge congratulations to the Pew Pew Bang squad for locking down this nomination for Astra's first video game podcast award!
Tell a friend about the show, please!
Tell a friend about the show, please!
This week our ol' pal @benjaminreeves.bsky.social has hijacked New Show Plus for a huge poll.
We've joked/discused doing The Deepest Dive on The Bible for years and years at MinnMax, it's now in the poll if you want to vote to make it happen! Or hell, don't! www.patreon.com/posts/choose...
We've joked/discused doing The Deepest Dive on The Bible for years and years at MinnMax, it's now in the poll if you want to vote to make it happen! Or hell, don't! www.patreon.com/posts/choose...
October 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This week our ol' pal @benjaminreeves.bsky.social has hijacked New Show Plus for a huge poll.
We've joked/discused doing The Deepest Dive on The Bible for years and years at MinnMax, it's now in the poll if you want to vote to make it happen! Or hell, don't! www.patreon.com/posts/choose...
We've joked/discused doing The Deepest Dive on The Bible for years and years at MinnMax, it's now in the poll if you want to vote to make it happen! Or hell, don't! www.patreon.com/posts/choose...
What does the industry look like for a veteran team who releases a solid game like Revenge of the Savage Planet that fails to take off?
We hope you enjoy the informative new MinnMax Interview! We cover a ton of ground, all time-stamped for you. youtu.be/aMl5fUlDxEU
We hope you enjoy the informative new MinnMax Interview! We cover a ton of ground, all time-stamped for you. youtu.be/aMl5fUlDxEU
October 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What does the industry look like for a veteran team who releases a solid game like Revenge of the Savage Planet that fails to take off?
We hope you enjoy the informative new MinnMax Interview! We cover a ton of ground, all time-stamped for you. youtu.be/aMl5fUlDxEU
We hope you enjoy the informative new MinnMax Interview! We cover a ton of ground, all time-stamped for you. youtu.be/aMl5fUlDxEU
I hope you’re all enjoying today’s biggest album drop!
(A new episode of our A Fire Inside Out podcast is dropping next week.)
(A new episode of our A Fire Inside Out podcast is dropping next week.)
October 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I hope you’re all enjoying today’s biggest album drop!
(A new episode of our A Fire Inside Out podcast is dropping next week.)
(A new episode of our A Fire Inside Out podcast is dropping next week.)
Apparently Google deleted every video from Stadia's official YouTube channel?
Stadia happened, you need to remember! Don't let them erase our collective memory! It was real!
Stadia happened, you need to remember! Don't let them erase our collective memory! It was real!
October 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Apparently Google deleted every video from Stadia's official YouTube channel?
Stadia happened, you need to remember! Don't let them erase our collective memory! It was real!
Stadia happened, you need to remember! Don't let them erase our collective memory! It was real!
Indie developers! Get 1 million views this month on a promotional image for only $50!
Join MinnMax's Wall of Heroes tier and join the slideshow on every video in October. www.patreon.com/minnmax
Let me know if you have any questions about it!
Join MinnMax's Wall of Heroes tier and join the slideshow on every video in October. www.patreon.com/minnmax
Let me know if you have any questions about it!
October 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Indie developers! Get 1 million views this month on a promotional image for only $50!
Join MinnMax's Wall of Heroes tier and join the slideshow on every video in October. www.patreon.com/minnmax
Let me know if you have any questions about it!
Join MinnMax's Wall of Heroes tier and join the slideshow on every video in October. www.patreon.com/minnmax
Let me know if you have any questions about it!
Waiting for the DGA podcast to upload their conversation between Steven Spielberg and Paul Thomas Anderson about One Battle After Another...
September 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Waiting for the DGA podcast to upload their conversation between Steven Spielberg and Paul Thomas Anderson about One Battle After Another...
Everyone should move to Duluth.
September 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Everyone should move to Duluth.