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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Jacob Geller, and Janet Garcia are joined by legendary game writer Erik Wolpaw (Portal, Portal 2, Psychonauts, Half-Life: Alyx) to celebrate the release of Mega Crit's Slay the Spire II and explain how it's the incredible sequel to one of the greatest games ever made. Then we talk about Janet and Jacob's trip to the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco, follow up on Mewgenics, revisit The Division II, and share some final (spoiler-free) thoughts on Resident Evil Requiem. After that, we answer your community questions including NVIDIA's divisive reveal of DLSS 5 technology and its impact on Grace's face and dive into why Wolpaw can't stop thinking about moving Valve to Duluth, Minnesota. 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
00:04:38 - Slay the Spire II
00:47:09 - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa
00:49:03 - GDC 2026
01:09:33 - Wolpaw on why AI can't write games
01:26:47- Mint Mobile
01:28:34 - Mewgenics
01:40:46 - Tom Clancy's The Division 2
01:43:48 - Resident Evil Requiem final thoughts
01:48:13 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/
01:49:37 - Community questions
02:15:26 - DLSS 5 discussion
02:29:44 - More community questions
02:57:29 - Get A Load Of This
Leo’s GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/manton.bsky.social/post/3mgqaogbisk25
Jacob's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UfrzDKrhEc
Erik's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2K9ccMREOI
Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/eAgK1QaBOOs?si=5Yg4O_-Y9osNwBiP
Janet's GALOT - https://www.instagram.com/p/DVcXK7nj4Fs/
Community GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99dZFAazL6Q
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