Slay The Spire II, DLSS 5 Outrage, Portal Writer Erik Wolpaw
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<p>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! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax</a></p>
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<p>To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... </p>
<p>00:00:00 - Intro</p>
<p>00:04:38 - Slay the Spire II</p>
<p>00:47:09 - Visit Pocahontas County, Iowa</p>
<p>00:49:03 - GDC 2026</p>
<p>01:09:33 - Wolpaw on why AI can't write games</p>
<p>01:26:47- Mint Mobile</p>
<p>01:28:34 - Mewgenics</p>
<p>01:40:46 - Tom Clancy's The Division 2</p>
<p>01:43:48 - Resident Evil Requiem final thoughts</p>
<p>01:48:13 - Thanking iam8bit - <a href="https://www.iam8bit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.iam8bit.com/</a></p>
<p>01:49:37 - Community questions</p>
<p>02:15:26 - DLSS 5 discussion</p>
<p>02:29:44 - More community questions</p>
<p>02:57:29 - Get A Load Of This</p>
<p>Leo’s GALOT - https://bsky.app/profile/manton.bsky.social/post/3mgqaogbisk25</p>
<p>Jacob's GALOT - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UfrzDKrhEc" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UfrzDKrhEc</a></p>
<p>Erik's GALOT - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2K9ccMREOI" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2K9ccMREOI</a></p>
<p>Hanson's GALOT - <a href="https://youtu.be/eAgK1QaBOOs?si=5Yg4O_-Y9osNwBiP" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/eAgK1QaBOOs?si=5Yg4O_-Y9osNwBiP</a></p>
<p>Janet's GALOT - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVcXK7nj4Fs/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/p/DVcXK7nj4Fs/</a></p>
<p>Community GALOT - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99dZFAazL6Q" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99dZFAazL6Q</a></p>
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