Artistry vs. Funding: The Role of Government in Video Games

On this episode, MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard are joined by Kate Sánchez from ButWhyTho to unpack the biggest headlines and reveals from Geoff Keighley's Gamescom Opening Night Live. They talk about the new Amazon animated show featuring Mega Man and Kratos, Gearbox's bold trailer for Borderlands 4, and more before diving into an extended, behind-closed-doors preview of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Jacob also talks about his obsession with Earth Defense Force 6 and the first hours in the breakout hit Black Myth: Wukong. 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! Support MinnMax on Patreon before Monday, August 26th and we'll DM you two Xbox codes AND you get to vote for The Deepest Dive. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:51 - Vote for The Deepest Dive

00:10:38 - Gamescom's biggest reveals

00:10:49 - Secret Level

00:19:44 - Borderlands 4

00:27:07 - Alien: Romulus spoiler-free review

00:30:12 - Batman: Arkham Shadows

00:35:25 - Reanimal

00:38:17 - Begone Beast

00:39:28 - Mafia: The Old Country

00:42:02 - Inzoi

00:47:39 - Masters of Albion

00:54:36 - Lynked: Banner of the Spark

00:57:21 - We Harvest Shadows

00:59:50 - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

01:13:54 - Herdling

01:15:25 - Black Myth: Wukong

01:20:59 - Earth Defense Force 6

01:26:42 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:30:06 - Community questions

01:56:40 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/wxon5s/lpt_throw_a_wrinkled_shirt_in_the_dryer_with_a/

Jacob's GALOT - https://www.vulture.com/article/did-the-megalopolis-trailer-make-up-fake-movie-critic-quotes.html

Hanson's GALOT - https://ew.com/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-side-by-side-raw-cut-with-unfinished-vfx-clip-exclusive-8697941

Kyle's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/paul-feig-christine-bullen-devin-field/id316045799?i=1000665851488

Kate's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS-MnTSchIw

Community GALOT - https://youtu.be/CQfrnkCJ-CI?si=LaEmAZrfP-U1tkAH

Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.

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