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MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by the huge crew of Kelsey Lewin, Haley MacLean, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, Jeff Marchiafava and returning champion Ana Diaz to talk about Grand Theft Auto VI's new trailer, Polygon, Giant Bomb, and the state of games media, indie publishing agreements, and good new games like Deep Rock Galactic Survivor and Revenge of the Savage Planet. Ana Diaz was previous a cohort at MinnMax, we're excited to have her jump on again here and there for content - in the same way Charles Harte does. 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.Now you can support MinnMax on YouTube directly, with MinnMax Memberships. For $10 on YouTube, you can unlock the equivalent to the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon including 140 hours of extended content. This includes The Pissy Zone post-GOTY debates for 2022, 2023, and 2024. Help tell a friend, please! youtube.com/minnmax/joinTune in this Friday at 7:30pm Central for MinnMax-A-Thon, where we'll randomly roll through highlights from MinnMax's 5.5 years of independence to coincide with the launch of MinnMax Memberships! https://youtube.com/live/BJZZxE7l-Fw?feature=shareWatch and share the video version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/jTZPHsBKCDgFollow Ana Diaz on Bluesky here - https://bsky.app/profile/pokachee.bsky.socialReach out to Ana with career opportunities here - anadiazwrites@gmail.comVox Media Union fundraising - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-polygon-workers-and-the-vox-media-union?modal=donations&tab=allLearn more about Haley's indie game publishing agreement stats and infographics here - indiegamepublishing.comHelp support MinnMax's supporters!https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: ITSGONNABEMAYhttps://us-store.msi.com/save - 5% on Intel Z890 and B860 motherboards at the MSI US store with the promo code: msipodGet Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF + a FREE Gift with code MINNMAX at https://huel.com/minnmax (Minimum $75 purchase)To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...00:25:35 - https://us-store.msi.com/save01:28:03 - https://huel.com/minnmax01:46:41 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/Ana's GALOT - https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2025/01/05/wisconsin-port-o-potty-ice-fishing-shelter-goes-viral-the-crappie-shack/Hanson's GALOT - https://bit.ly/4kdxY0GKelsey's GALOT - https://www.reddit.com/r/InfinityNikki/comments/1kcymf6/why_so_many_players_quit_infinity_nikki_since/Haley's GALOT - https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/788167418857652234/1369809913349537822/ben.webp?ex=681d3665&is=681be4e5&hm=af9e7063c465f8fc4acfb8d915f8ebab126de0948b2d07c71aaefdfb99a01bc2&=&format=webp&width=288&height=263Community GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/pixelbreakdown.bsky.social/post/3loe3w5x4422bDisclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer.Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmaxSupport MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax/joinFollow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshowSubscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmaxSubscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchivesCatch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eqBuy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merchFollow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshowGo behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshowminnmaxminnmaxshowgameinformerThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.