Show Notes
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Welcome to The MinnMax Awards! On this big episode, Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, Kelsey Lewin, Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, and Sarah Podzorski debate nominees and winners for the year of gaming in 2025. We determine the Best Moment, Biggest News, Dumbest Thing, and more. How many categories will Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 win in THIS show? Tune in to find out! Any help sharing MinnMax's Game of the Year content online is appreciated.
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:18 - Win 150 Steam codes by subscribing
00:08:39 - Best Thing
01:06:08 - Dumbest Thing
01:52:22 - Biggest News
02:19:17 - Best Game We Didn't Play
02:27:59 - Best Moment
02:30:48 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Spoilers
02:52:21 - End of Spoilers - Best Moment
02:54:01 - Silent Hill F Spoilers
03:01:09 - The Roottrees Are Dead Spoilers
03:03:14 - Blue Prince Spoilers
03:05:10 - Keeper Spoilers
03:08:59 - Donkey Kong Bananza Spoilers
03:14:57 - Split Fiction Spoilers
03:22:13 - Consume Me Spoilers
03:26:04 - End of Spoilers - Best Moment
03:27:13 - Ghost of Yōtei Spoilers
03:36:58 - Keep Driving Spoilers
03:38:49 - The Alters Spoilers
03:41:48 - Hollow Knight: Silksong Spoilers
03:51:08 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Spoilers
03:54:02 - Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Spoilers
03:59:37 - End of Spoilers - Best Moment
04:10:05 - Road To Empress Spoilers
04:14:39 - Greatest Work Of Art Of All Time For 2025
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