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Ben Hanson
@yozetty.bsky.social
Founder of MinnMax, former Game Informer video producer, fun enthusiast. Follow us @minnmax.com
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5000 is such a psychological barrier, breaking it is gonna rule.

thanks to everyone who has subbed so far, I hope you're enjoying it all, but also if you haven't, a reminder that we're running a $1 sale at the moment!
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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big sales at your local pink gorilla 💕
⭐️IT BEGINS TODAY!⭐️ Pink Friday runs all weekend long with some amazing sales!

Come shop local and pick up some fun presents for friends, family, or yourself — no judgment here :)
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Steam reviews for Escape from Tarkov versus Escape from Duckov.
November 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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I love that this photo looks like it was taken in 2003.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Pew Pew Bang crew!
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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We're now officially out of LEGO Party codes for the giveaway for new Patreon supporters.

Be sure to check your Patreon DMs and have a blast playing the game over the holidays! Thank you!
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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one of my favorite traditions in my life. we all write jokes and mix them up in a big bowl to celebrate the year in gaming. it's supposed to be a mystery who wrote each joke, so in hindsight i could have been less obviously proud about the last one here.
It's our annual Thanksgiving joke-a-thon! Catch the full thing here: youtu.be/Se0vLQ9bT-c
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I popped out of paternity leave to record hundreds and hundreds of jokes about gaming in 2025 with @leovader.com, @jeffcork.bsky.social, and @ohheyitsjeffm.bsky.social from the MinnMax Studio. We hope you enjoy the 9TH ANNUAL Thanksgiving joke-a-thon! youtu.be/Se0vLQ9bT-c
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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The new Pew Pew Bang - The Sci-Fi Vs. Fantasy Episode is now live on every platform, and once again Haley is the odd one out with her themed costume. Watch here: youtu.be/93Deq2T2Qxs
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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this is fucking insane
@leovader.com your video made it to the top
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Have you noticed noclip_2 quietly killing it over on YouTube?

Congratulations to the @noclipvideo.bsky.social team for creating unique videos about smaller games!

www.youtube.com/@Noclip2
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Submit a joke for our Thanksgiving joke-a-thon!

Join the MinnMax Patreon at any tier to submit a good joke about gaming this year for us to read!
www.patreon.com/posts/submit...
November 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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It's time to submit a joke for our annual Thanksgiving joke-a-thon about gaming in 2025. If you're a Patreon supporter at any tier you can submit a joke, 20 of our favorites will be read along with our jokes in the MinnMax Studio next week! www.patreon.com/posts/143962...

Thank you!
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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noclip_2 covers areas of games development that traditional media often can't afford to. it's hard work discovering, researching and playing all these games, and we're a shoestring budget, but we're excited to do more in 2026 - so if you can support us please do.

patreon.com/noclip2
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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If you're going to be in LA in and around the Game Awards and want to grab a coffee, a beer, commiserate about the world or talk shit about the world hit your girl up!
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Seattle! We’re hosting a food drive this weekend Friday Nov 21-Monday Nov 24 at all of our stores! We’ll be collecting donations for Northwest Harvest AND doubling whatever you donate!
Drop off some non-perishable at any location and you’ll score a free pin of your choosing.
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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For those who come after.
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Way too many good games out today. BIRDCAGE is also live and is such a gem of an arcade shoot-em-up. It's like a long lost Treasure (Radiant Silvergun, Ikaruga) style shooter with some of the hardest tunes of the year. A real quarter muncher of a time! Lovely art as well!
Our debut title, sword action shooting game BIRDCAGE, is out now! Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this challenging, story-driven arcade shooter!🕊️🥚

store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Everyone give this a good scroll. Isaiah worked really hard on rebuilding the site to modernize it: making it easier to edit and maintain over time. 🌟
New website. Looks like the old website, but it’s better.

easyallies.com
More info: www.patreon.com/posts/new-we...

Shout out to @isaiahsmith.dev
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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You can buy a Game Informer in a store soon! We are very excited about this! Wahoo!

People have asked about newsstand issues for years, and our response was always, "that would be great, but it's more complicated than you'd think." I'm very glad we were finally able to find a way to make it work.
Coming this December: Game Informer will be available in major retailers – including @barnesandnoble.com, GameStop, WH Smith, Books-A-Million and more – in the US and internationally. Learn more: gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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ty!

Reminder you can get access to the ad-free version of the show (and Sarah's Loaded Gun) by going Patreon.com/MinnMax
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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In the last 24 hours, we raised $50,206 for pediatric medical care and @extralife4kids.bsky.social. Thank you so much to the @giantbomb.bsky.social community for always showing up in a huge way for a good cause!
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Congrats to @danryckert.com for raising over $36K for @giantbomb.bsky.social's Extra Life Team!

The face paint might be gone, but the hijinks continue!

YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-sk...
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/giantbomb
EL Page: www.extra-life.org/participants...

#gaming #charity #extralife
November 16, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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THAT'S TODAY!

Catch us on:
twitch.tv/giantbomb
and
youtube.com/live/l-skCPn...

DONATION LINK:
tinyurl.com/gbdan25
November 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM