On this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson is joined in the MinnMax studio by former Game Informer editors Jeff Cork, Joe Juba, and Ben Reeves! Ben Reeves just announced that he's leaving Game Informer after 15 years to become a narrative designer at Firaxis. In this episode we share way too many old stories from Game Informer and also talk about what compels us to play games in the first place. Why can't we stop playing Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West? We also share our review thoughts on Gran Turismo 7 on the PlayStation 5, Sony provided the code. 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 leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:47 - Ben Reeves on leaving Game Informer for Firaxis
00:14:12 - Why do former Game Informer editors stay friends?
00:25:15 - Why do we play games?
00:36:50 - Gran Turismo 7
00:40:25 - More Ben Reeves memories
00:52:22 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters
00:59:07 - Community questions
02:15:23 - Get A Load Of This
Jeff Cork’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-LqVe2PArM
Joe Juba’s GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/cqtq1r/the_chemical_elements_that_turn_cheese_into_a/
Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0339SUMLZg
Ben Reeves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOrN97Eo3Yw
Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/pattinsonphotos/status/1497699240880979968?s=20&t=ZYQhIDuBfq8XEw7P7utjnA
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