Running a Patron-Funded Gaming Outlet with MinnMax's Ben Hanson
Release Date: 03/17/2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Despelote, Skin Deep
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This week's Crewcast we venture over to Clair Obscur's dystopic France, then fly over to Ecuador to check out soccer slice-of-life-em-up Despelote, and head for some outer space cat saving in Skin Deep, all before thinking long and hard about the future of games journalism. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903340/Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33/ Despelote: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2367820/despelote/ Oblivion Remastered: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2623190/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV_Oblivion_Remastered/ Skin Deep:...
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Atomfall (with Rebellion's Ben Fisher)
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Danny sits down with Ben Fisher, Head of Design at Rebellion, to discuss their latest game: Atomfall. Atomfall: https://store.steampowered.com/app/801800/Atomfall/ iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get...
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Oblivion Remastered, Rematch, Look Outside
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On this week's Crewcast: Danny sneaks in a bit of time with Oblivion Remake that dropped immediately before recording, Jeremy returns to his horror happy place with Look Outside, Frank tells us all about his trip to WrestleMania, and the crew somehow turn a discussion about Sloclap's soccer game REMATCH into a deep-dive on Lilt soda. iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our...
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Schedule 1, Blue Prince, Marathon
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On this week's Crewcast:Danny is back from Sweden with a harrowing travel tale and some thoughts on drug-sim Schedule I, the crew are intrigued by hybrid mystery-roguelike Blue Prince, and the recent Marathon reveal evokes some polarizing thoughts on the future (and past) of the FPS genre. iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast...
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Psycho Patrol R, Katamari Damacy, Yakuza 5
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While Danny's away, Frank and the J-Boys yapped for entirely too long about Psycho Patrol R, Yakuza 5, Katamari Damacy, the Nintendo Switch 2 news, James and the Giant Peach, a new Dead or Alive game, and that weird Quake AI thing! It's a big episode! Psycho Patrol R: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1907590/Psycho_Patrol_R/ Katamari Damacy Reroll: https://store.steampowered.com/app/848350/Katamari_Damacy_REROLL/ Copilot Quake AI experiment: https://copilot.microsoft.com/wham Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation Prism:...
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inZOI, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Picross
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On this week's episode, Jeremy's back from his cross country move, Danny can't quite figure out what inZOI is, Jesse's in his puzzle game era with Picross, and Frank's running from the cops in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. inZOI: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2456740/inZOI/ Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2020): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328660/Need_for_Speed_Hot_Pursuit_Remastered/ Logiart Grimoire: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2492390/Logiart_Grimoire/ Squeakross: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2871440/Squeakross_Home_Squeak_Home/ Spilled!:...
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Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games with Mike Drucker
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BONUS EPISODE! Danny sits down to subject Mike Drucker to a gaming nostalgia focused bracket based on Mike's new book Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games! BUY Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Game-No-Rematch-Video/dp/1335012699 Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/p/books/good-game-no-rematch-a-life-made-of-video-games-original-mike-drucker/21338922 Follow Mike on Twitter (or X if you're a dork): https://x.com/MikeDrucker iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed:...
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Assassin's Creed Shadows, GDC, Monster Hunter Wilds
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This week, Jenna Stoeber joins the crew to chat about Monster Hunter Wilds, Frank continues his run on the island of relevance in WWE 2K25, Jesse's fighting his way through the dark of AC Shadows, and Danny reports back from GDC. Check out Jenna Stoeber's streams, podcasts, and videos on her various platforms: Video Essays: https://youtube.com/@the_jenna Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_jenna Jenna's Patron: https://www.patreon.com/thejenna Big Game Hunger: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-game-hunger/id1705967709 Burnt Cook Book Party: https://shows.acast.com/bcbparty Assassin's...
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Atomfall, Wanderstop, WWE 2K25
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This week, Danny's having a blast in Atomfall's post-war Northern England, Jesse's brewing up some thoughts on Wanderstop, WWE 2K25 elbow drops its way into Frank's heart, and Jeremy gets introspective with a playable essay about how the internet used to be cool. Atomfall: https://store.steampowered.com/app/801800/Atomfall/ Wanderstop: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1299460/Wanderstop/ WWE 2K25: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2878960/WWE_2K25/ individualism in the dead-internet age: an anti-big tech asset: https://alienmelon.itch.io/shovelware Expelled!:...
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Running a Patron-Funded Gaming Outlet with MinnMax's Ben Hanson
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On this week's episode, Danny sits down with Ben Hanson of MinnMax to discuss the joys and challenges of running a community funded gaming outlet, the state of games coverage, and why they both chose this crazy job. Check out MinnMax on YouTube, and The MinnMax Show wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@minnmax iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs:...
info_outlineOn this week's episode, Danny sits down with Ben Hanson of MinnMax to discuss the joys and challenges of running a community funded gaming outlet, the state of games coverage, and why they both chose this crazy job.
Check out MinnMax on YouTube, and The MinnMax Show wherever you get your podcasts:
https://www.youtube.com/@minnmax
iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988
RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast
Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo
Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast
Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video
Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip
Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter
Chapters:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:00 - Welcome Ben Hanson of MinnMax
0:10:34 - Why aren't there more gaming documentary outlets?
0:14:44 - The Reasons People Become Patrons
0:24:33 - Ben Thanks OUT Patreon Supporters
0:26:56 - Becoming a Father
0:29:58 - The Love/Hate Relationship of Crunch
0:36:27 - Benefits and Challenges of Running the Show
0:40:55 - Making the Hard Decision to End a Show
0:46:40 - Constantly Breaking the Mould
0:50:01 - Growth on Patreon vs Growth on YouTube
0:53:56 - Rapid Fire Interviews
0:58:26 - Marketing on Short-Form Platforms
1:02:09 - Content Analytics: Is any of this real?
1:06:06 - Why do you do this?
1:09:30 - The Games Coverage Landscape
1:17:38 - The Pressure of Supporting a Team
1:22:29 - Diversity in Coverage
1:25:40 - The Ethics of Steam Code Giveaways
1:30:26 - The Ethics of Secret Tape
1:33:04 - Becoming Your Own Sales Department
1:42:13 - Keeping Things Fresh
1:44:27 - MinnMax’s Upcoming Content / Doc Lightning 2025
1:48:50 - Sign Off