We'll DM you a Steam code for Lorelei and the Laser Eyes if you support MinnMax at the $5 tier before 4/7/25! We'll post on social if we run out of codes. https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller, and Leo Vader unpack all of their thoughts and emotions on the big Nintendo Direct all about the Nintendo Switch 2. We talk about From Software's reveal of The Duskbloods and how closely it resembles Bloodborne, break down gameplay for Mario Kart World, and go gaga over the new 3D Donkey Kong game. 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! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:23 - Get a Steam code for Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

00:02:42 - From Software's The Duskbloods

00:11:26 - Nintendo Switch 2 overall thoughts

00:17:59 - Mario Kart World

00:22:42 - How powerful is the Nintendo Switch 2?

00:25:45 - Welcome Tour

00:27:58 - $449 for Switch 2

00:32:04 - GameChat and the camera

00:47:03 - Zelda Notes and Breath of the Wild Switch 2 Edition

00:52:17 - Drag X Drive

00:55:22 - Donkey Kong Bananza

01:01:00 - Kirby Air Riders

01:04:53 - Hades 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and 3rd Party Announcements

01:13:42 - Wind Waker and Nintendo GameCube on Nintendo Switch Online

01:17:44 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

01:20:07 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com

01:23:22 - Pre-Ordering the Nintendo Switch 2

01:29:46 - Community questions

01:25:38 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://www.tumblr.com/beanytuesday/774665526626615296/a-review-of-the-only-bagel-place-in-minneapolis

Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/tMCmDZ42uHU?si=To9IHrMtkmZH_tj-

Hanson's GALOT - https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/7868/why-does-the-air-we-blow-exhale-out-from-our-mouths-change-from-hot-to-cold-depe

Janet's GALOT - https://breakinggames.com/products/letter-tycoon?srsltid=AfmBOorioziCgZqWAoa8U5WE6Wb39GH7jClHTdpcZDeztJYvv-UaOvhl

Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/birdingwithcob/

Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/wario64.bsky.social/post/3llfrk34l7f2o

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Haley MacLean, and Kyle Hilliard talk about the miraculous revival of Game Informer magazine and Kyle's return as its executive editor, the PlayStation-published new first-person party shooter called Midnight Murder Club, more thoughts on Assassin's Creed Shadows, and former Blizzard developers getting together to create the sci-fi Sea of Thieves-esque Wildgate. Then Game Informer's editor-in-chief Matt Miller joins the podcast to answer community questions about the magazine's return and more. 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! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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We'll DM you a Steam code for Turok Remastered (we're now out of codes for The Thing) if you support MinnMax on Patreon at the $10 Backstage Pass tier before 3/31/25. We'll post on Bluesky, Twitter, Discord, and Instagram when we're out of codes. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:19 - Game Informer is back!

00:12:53 - Get a Steam code for The Thing Remastered/Turok

00:14:31 - Midnight Murder Club

00:26:14 - Opera GX

00:28:58 - Assassin's Creed Shadows

00:39:53 - Wildgate

00:53:11 - Huel

00:55:32 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

00:57:02 - Matt Miller answers your Game Informer questions

01:29:47 - Factor Meals

01:31:01 - More Game Informer questions

01:55:16 - Community Questions

02:21:50 - Get A Load Of This

Haley’s GALOT - https://falloutequestria.fandom.com/wiki/Fallout:_Equestria

Leo's GALOT - https://gardenandgun.com/articles/gravy-101-learn-the-basics/

Hanson's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day_Daily_Telegraph_crossword_security_alarm?wprov=sfti1

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQq6rXdFGwE

Kyle's Stewart Copeland/Limp Bizkit video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrbLyEKC524

Matt Miller's GALOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning

Community GALOT - https://interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Interfaces/

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

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, and special guest Charles Harte share their full thoughts on Ubisoft's incredibly important release of Assassin's Creed Shadows before we unpack Rebellion's new IP Atomfall and more. Then Sarah Podzorski and Haley MacLean join to share highlights from GDC 2025, including Sarah's panel about marketing Fields of Mistria. 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! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:59 - Assassin's Creed Shadows

00:35:05 - Atomfall

00:52:51 - Fragpunk

00:56:18 - Rainbow Six Siege X

01:00:25 - GDC 2025 Highlights

01:27:00 - To A T

01:30:22 - Blue Prince

01:31:38 - Detective Dotson

01:33:03 - Herdling

01:34:33 - Dreams of Another

01:35:56 - Rise of Elements

01:37:16 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:39:44 - Community questions

02:19:43 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://youtu.be/by23D3vbpYM?si=H_TYffXJvpOj5o92&t=824

Sarah's GALOT - https://tcgplayer-cdn.tcgplayer.com/product/590063_in_1000x1000.jpg

Hanson's GALOT - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/alionstrail#:~:text=Watch%20A%20Lion's%20Trail%20Online%20%7C%20Vimeo%20On%20Demand%20on%20Vimeo

Haley's GALOT - https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/703814964/yk-kiryu-majima-ichiban-enamel-pin?click_[…]5c%3A703814964&click_sum=155f395d&ref=items-pagination-1&sts=1

Community GALOT - https://www.eurogamer.net/split-fiction-players-invited-to-see-studios-next-game-after-beating-rock-hard-secret-level

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

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Jacob Geller are joined by former cohort Suriel Vazquez to talk about the new trailer for Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Wanderstop, and the game Suriel just shipped as the narrative lead: Merchants of Rosewall! Then we're joined by Kelsey Lewin and Charles Harte to talk about some of the high-level enjoyment and frustrations in Monster Hunter Wilds. We also talk about the fusion of Balatro and Mahjong that (believe it or not) JeffM is loving AND Dunkey and BigMode's follow-up to Animal Well called Star of Providence. 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! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:39 - Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

00:20:49 - Wanderstop

00:42:28 - Merchants of Rosewall

00:54:04 - Monster Hunter Wilds

01:25:30 - Star of Providence

01:37:04 - Aotenjo: Infinite Hands

01:45:11 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:47:21 - Community questions

02:16:40 - Get A Load Of This

JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ykCc588Zw

Jacob's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/comments/1j0wwo5/thought_i_got_launched_into_[…]m=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiaO1iX_LLE

Kyle's GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/kylehilliard.bsky.social/post/3lk2e77nphs2t

Community GALOT - https://localthunk.com/blog/balatro-timeline-3aarh

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

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, Haley MacLean, Janet Garcia, and Jeff Marchiafava share their full thoughts on Hazelight's co-op follow-up to It Takes Two called Split Fiction, which has two authors platforming through the sci-fi and fantasy world from their books. Then we finally weigh in on the early hours of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, gush about Two Point Museum, and share some optimism for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage's second half. 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! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/mP9RMvZJ4o4

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:53 - Merchants of Rosewall

00:02:39 - Follow @MinnMaxShow on Instagram, get a Steam code

00:06:26 - Split Fiction

00:40:54 - Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

01:05:11 - Two Point Museum

01:19:01 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4

01:26:23 - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

01:45:25 - Pokémon Legends: Z-A

01:55:26 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:57:59 - Community questions

02:25:11 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7wtgTSWXnY

Haley's GALOT - https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/tim-hortons-brings-back-the-cups-for-roll-up-to-win-contest/

Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/D2urSgcuyyo?si=tlpLvyVtP190L3YD

JeffMs GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/p/DGn9-qkAR3F/

Community GALOT - https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/753650/view/542222803385975713?l=english

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

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Jacob Geller, Jeff Marchiafava, and Sarah Podzorski talk about the huge release of Capcom's Monster Hunter Wild, follow-up on the fun to be had in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and finally rave about The Roottrees Are Dead. 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! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:07 - Monster Hunter Wilds

00:46:58 - Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii

01:03:44 - The Roottrees Are Dead

01:13:02 - A Game About Digging A Hole

01:17:38 - Die in the Dungeon

01:21:05 - Castle V Castle

01:22:31 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:24:32 - Community questions

01:39:43 - WB Games closing Monolith and more

01:46:58 - Community Questions

02:06:20 - Get A Load Of This

JeffM’s GALOT - https://www.polygon.com/gaming/528753/twitch-likkrit-russian-lawsuit-sanctions

Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/JRnDYB28bL8?si=2h_1Bch61IvGum3N

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSa7fqQ9lBo

Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.acquired.fm/

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/comments/1gj84ap/rescue_palicos_would_run_all_the_way_back_to_base/

Community GALOT - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/samurai-pizza-cats-blast-from-the-past-video-game-announced/

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

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by Jeff Marchiafava, Janet Garcia, and Kyle Hilliard to look back at our predictions from last year and make bold, new predictions about games in 2025. From GTA 6 to the Nintendo Switch 2, we predict it all. Game Over. Then Leo Vader joins the show to talk Keep Driving, Aloft, A Game About Digging A Hole, Rift of the NecroDancer, and then we return to Obsidian's Avowed to get Janet's full thoughts. 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! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:43 - Subscribe to Pew Pew Bang

00:03:58 - Our 2024 Predictions

00:15:09 - hellofresh.com/hellofreshpodcast

00:16:56 - 2025 Predictions

00:35:09 - Rapid-fire 2025 Predictions

00:44:13 - Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

00:48:18 - meundies.com/minnmax

00:50:52 - Keep Driving

01:10:53 - A Game About Digging A Hole

01:14:44 - Aloft

01:19:30 - Avowed

01:31:02 - Rift of the NecroDancer

01:35:34 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:39:02 - Community questions

02:16:50 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNty2y0DQN8

JeffM's GALOT - https://danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Scenes-PlayStation-Former-Creation/dp/B0D98655C7

Janet's GALOT - https://consolevariations.com/collectibles/nintendo-3ds-club-nintendo-peach-console-jp

Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/consolevariations.bsky.social/post/3lifaltkizk2n

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

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https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax Subscribe to MinnMax's channel or unlock the podcast version and we'll DM you a Steam code for Cryptmaster if you support MinnMax on Patreon before 2/17/25, we're out of codes when we hit 5,700 paid supporters.

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Haley MacLean rave about Obsidian's new RPG Avowed and Leo checks back in on the overlooked RPG Eternal Strands with JeffM. Then Janet Garcia joins the fun as we break down the best reveals and trailers from PlayStation's State of Play featuring the reveal of Housemarque's Returnal follow-up Saros, the first gameplay for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, a new Shinobi, and more. 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! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:59 - Get a Steam code for Cryptmaster

00:03:50 - Avowed

00:37:48 - Eternal Strands

00:48:34 - PlayStation State of Play highlights

00:49:34 - Saros from Housemarque

00:53:24 - MindsEye

00:55:54 - Dreams of Another

00:58:28 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword

01:02:38 - Digimon Story: Time Stranger

01:04:25 - Metal Gear Solid Delta

01:06:51 - Directive 8020

01:11:41 - Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

01:12:59 - Darwin's Paradox

01:14:09 - Warriors: Abyss

01:16:12 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:19:00 - Community questions

01:45:56 - South of Midnight

01:48:30 - Community questions

02:11:55 - Get A Load Of This

Janet’s GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/knolling/

Haley's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf5dPQ7YeE8&ab_channel=PlayOverwatch

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2024/01/05/arizona-trail-camera-captures-8th-jaguar-seen-1996/72120413007/

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzh7kMcuDYY

Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/landfall.se/post/3lhvs232jjk2y

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

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Jacob Geller, and Haley MacLean run down their most-anticipated games of 2025 and share everybody else's picks as well from the full MinnMax crew. We talk about GTA6, whether Hollow Knight: Silksong is actually releasing this year, and predict the success of Monster Hunter Wild. Then we return to Citizen Sleeper 2's strengths before diving into community questions submitted on Patreon. Directly support MinnMax as an outlet, unlock the ad-free version of the show, and submit questions for future episodes over on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:55 - MinnMax plugs

00:05:34 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword

00:07:25 - Hollow Knight: Silksong

00:09:30 - Monster Hunter Wilds

00:16:13 - Inzoi

00:17:12 - Grand Theft Auto 6

00:20:47 - Jurassic Park: Survival

00:22:57 - Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

00:28:11 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

00:30:38 - Doom: The Dark Ages

00:31:46 - The Alters

00:34:17 - Pokémon Legends: Z-A

00:38:38 - Light No Fire

00:40:00 - Split Fiction

00:41:58 - Baby Steps

00:43:58 - Wanderstop

00:48:34 - Kingmakers

00:49:24 - Big Walk

00:50:51 - Little Nightmares 3 and Reanimal

00:52:10 - Skate Story

00:54:22 - More anticipated games of 2025

01:00:53 - Citizen Sleeper 2

01:10:30 - Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To

01:14:57 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:17:30 - Community questions

02:02:28 - Get A Load Of This

Haley’s GALOT - https://agile.human2humanoid.com/

Jacob's GALOT - https://www.404media.co/zuckerberg-says-everything-i-say-leaks-in-leaked-meeting-audio/

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.statista.com/chart/15364/the-estimated-number-of-islands-by-country/

Kelsey's GALOT - https://www.chron.com/sports/article/dallas-mourns-luka-doncic-trade-20136267.php

Community GALOT - https://x.com/koenjideck/status/1882977637536305476?t=y0GbUfXOlPlxlf3GHsi9pA&s=19

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On this big episode of The MinnMax Show, Ben Hanson and guest cohort Alanah Pearce rotate through a full crew of Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, Leo Vader, Jeff Marchiafava, and Janet Garcia to talk about some of the great new games released so far in 2025 like Dynasty Warriors Origins, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, and Eternal Strands. We also talk about playing 3 hours of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows! 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! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:44 - Ninja Gaiden II Black

00:17:26 - Dynasty Warriors Origins

00:29:22 - Factor Meals Ad

00:33:34 - Assassin's Creed Shadows

00:52:42 - Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

01:04:46 - Eternal Strands

01:23:55 - Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders

01:39:10 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:41:49 - Community questions

02:31:22 - Get A Load Of This

Leo’s GALOT - https://youtu.be/BGfnL4s38sc

Janet's GALOT - https://mondoshop.com/products/severance-season-1-apple-tv-original-television-soundtrack-outie-edition

Alanah's GALOT - https://www.titanrig.com/ekwb-ek-cryofuel-premix-pc-coolant-1000ml-0375ek010600xx.html?color=198

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/boxoffice/s/VLAHjh7rPK

Kyle's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2JHChJpG_A

Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pwr6abquzsshkgorh3bwxyn7/post/3lge6ga5xdk2i

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Sarah Podzorski, and special guest cohort for the month Alanah Pearce break down the highlights from Microsoft's big Xbox Developer Direct with the big reveal of Ninja Gaiden 4 and a ton of information on Doom: The Dark Ages from id, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and South of Midnight. Then Jacob shares his thoughts on the excellent sci-narrative/tabletop-inspired Citizen Sleeper 2 before we dive into questions submitted by the community! Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media over on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/c/minnmax

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:41 - Xbox Developer Direct

00:04:18 - Ninja Gaiden 4

00:20:39 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

00:34:01 - HelloFresh

00:36:02 - South of Midnight

00:45:35 - The state of Xbox

00:55:14 - Doom: The Dark Ages

01:06:12 - MeUndies

01:08:22 - Citizen Sleeper 2

01:20:51 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/

01:24:09 - Community questions

02:14:38 - Get A Load Of This

Alanah’s GALOT - https://www.matthewball.co/all/stateofvideogaming2025

Jacob's GALOT - https://youtu.be/ICqAq74YqVQ?si=IJCbehWl2qaxywpm

Hanson's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzezJZNkhfc

Sarah's GALOT - https://www.polygon.com/news/506834/love-and-deepspace-update-period-tracker

Community GALOT - https://x.com/BalatroGame/status/1881728578712474019?t=s03JfvPb0cw5JFZ-yZ8Yyg&s=19

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

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