The MinnMax Awards 2025

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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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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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