MinnMax Spotlight is back! As you likely heard us reference on The MinnMax Show or on today's episode of Bonus Pod, Jacob Geller and Ben Hanson just returned from a fun and insightful trip to Valencia, Spain to learn about the development of Virtue and a Sledgehammer. You can think of the MinnMax Spotlight format as a travelogue that offers a mountain of insight on game development. This was our first time in Spain, we hosted the first European MinnMax community meetup, and we recorded as much as possible to let you all share the experience! Virtue and a Sledgehammer is published by Devolver Digital and will be releasing later in 2026, it's from the same creators (Deconstructeam and Selkie Harbour) as Many Nights A Whisper, which we raved about earlier this year on The MinnMax Show.
Feel free to wishlist Virtue and a Sledgehammer on Steam as a thank you for the developers spending two days with MinnMax! This is not a sponsored video, BUT if the team sees a big uptick in wishilsts from this video then that's great data for us to line up even more MinnMax Spotlights in the future. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743260/Virtue_and_a_Sledgehammer
If you appreciate this raw and honest look at game devlopment, please help share the MinnMax Spotlight online - https://youtu.be/oWntPAOyH8g
Thanks to your generous support here on Patreon, here's the link to the extended version of the video. It's nearly 11 hours long and has soooo much more insight on the developers, Virtue and a Sledgehammer, and Jacob and Ben falling in love with Spain. Here's a link, enjoy this behemoth! https://youtu.be/m8uiKAWe6V8
A huge thank you to everybody who came out to the MinnMax Community Meetup in Valencia, Spain! It was a blast. We hope to get back to Europe soon, but the next MinnMax Spotlight is sending Sarah Podzorski and Haley MacLean to Kyoto... more on that soon! Thank you for making all of this possible with your support here on Patreon!
Catch up on other MinnMax Spotlights below...
Panic, Portland, and the Playdate - https://youtu.be/ZSZcJH0ewKw
Keeping EverQuest Alive, 25 Years Later - https://youtu.be/_18ZFndAzWU
Here’s a list of all MinnMax extended videos, available to you at the Backstage Pass tier…
MinnMax Spotlight - Spain and Deconstructeam (11 hours) - https://youtu.be/m8uiKAWe6V8
Mina Hollower/Kyle Bosman Rapid-Fire Screening - https://youtube.com/live/xTwpkTmZKRw
Devs Talk Shop - Dan Teasdale - Extended (47 minutes) - https://youtu.be/ibWImMhdkOg
GDC 2026 Travelogue (3.5 Hours) - https://youtu.be/_wtnp5UfFqg
The Best Of MinnMax 2025 (7.5 hours) - https://youtu.be/FqCxl5aDzYY
2025's The Two Tens Post-Show "Pissy Zone" (1 hour) - https://bit.ly/48GyJML
Thanksgiving Jokes 2025 Extended (2.5 hours) - https://youtu.be/smdGYTaKoX0
Janet and Ana Explore Gamescom in Germany (9.75 hours) - https://youtu.be/9sSx6as5ZuY
Ghost of Yotei Rapid-Fire Screening (1.5 hours) - https://youtube.com/live/AW1vhrtwAf8
Valleyfair Lunch Podcast (35 minutes) - https://youtu.be/GdG7Os7Df8Q
MinnMax’s Summer Community Meetup - (9 hours, 40 minutes) - https://youtu.be/7blL0gwBpaY
Bosman and Geller Attend Monster Jam (40 minutes) - https://youtu.be/HHpCtOVETFA
Summer Game Fest 2025 Extended (6.25 hours) - https://youtu.be/k8qeV6nP5aY
Meal Prep Volunteering (1.75 hours) - https://youtu.be/vcHfrFTa26M
The Big Brazil Travelogue (8.5 hours) - https://youtu.be/VWAgVkIfYPk
Leo Flies To Ohio To Eat Chili (1.5 hours) - https://youtu.be/iWK6yBIoNAI
Nintendo Switch 2 LA Event (2 hours) - https://youtu.be/fcooF917tRU
Leo and Ben Clean Up New Show Plus Ideas (1 hour) - https://youtube.com/live/IIQbUn9RQso
GDC 2025 Extended Travelogue (6 hours) - https://youtu.be/x_TWptnH_Rg
Ronnie and Ben’s Pizza Break During Split Fiction (25 mins) - https://youtu.be/4OWTP00IZ1g
Retro Game Treasures Uncut (35 mins) - https://youtu.be/LAuhr_TN_z8
Avowed Rapid-Fire Extended/Review - https://youtu.be/JH9tGkX-8GY
Jurassic World Rebirth Live Reaction - https://youtu.be/Ki4Po9f7Wao
The Best Of MinnMax October-December 2024 - https://youtu.be/QOgSYzEbB98
2024's The Two Tens Post-Show "Pissy Zone" (1 hour) - https://bit.ly/400hEJh
Charles Visits Osaka, Japan for Monster Hunter (2.25 hours) - https://youtu.be/blT21zagU3s
Thanksgiving Jokes 2024 Extended (2 hours) - https://youtu.be/LROKhMsZBUE
Give To The Max 2024 Travelogue Extended (35 minutes) - https://youtu.be/cEZ4mf5gyRw
Indiana Jones Rapid-Fire Extended/Review - https://youtu.be/20kUQF8bEeo
Dan Ryckert's 2003 Game Informer Commercial (1.25 hours) - https://youtu.be/Zq0q4jSK2xY
MinnMax New Studio Tour 2024 - (12 minutes) - https://youtu.be/6i8ZLhphO-w
Pumpkin Patch Tour 2024 (slight extended) - https://youtu.be/fctya9aWpnE
Vinyl Record Shopping (slightly extended) - https://youtu.be/ZmbpKnyAo7U
Panic in Portland (8.5 hours) - https://youtu.be/TXUQngfLtaA
Sick Stunts in Spider-Man 2 (1.5 hours) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC7OsmtqQYM
The Best Of MinnMax July-September 2024 (2.5 hours) https://youtu.be/nHcVps1jDSw
Sarah Takes Ben Shopping - Extended Version (2 hours) - https://youtu.be/DqoaFtarrYw
The Grand Canyon Extended Travelogue (1 hour) - https://youtu.be/AsCfMTmGnc4
The Unedited Astro Bot Rapid-Fire Interview (1 hour) - https://youtu.be/G1_li9Ld7Zw
The Extended Chicago/Rebirth Concert Travelogue (2 hours) - https://youtu.be/WXiRgmjCZB0
Unedited Game Informer Reunion Episode (5 hours) - https://youtube.com/live/P6C2IjxmVfA
Game Informer Office Footage (2 hours) - https://youtu.be/3JQdsCjXD1g
Disneyland Tour With Mike Minotti (4 hours) - https://youtu.be/MKo2C8B1HAU
The Best Of MinnMax April-June 2024 (3 hours) - https://youtu.be/T2u6ufFn_aA
Summer Game Fest 2024 Travelogue Extended (7 hours) https://youtu.be/cBT3J27e84o
Leo’s Dome-King Cabbage Documentary - Extended Cut (5 hours) - https://youtu.be/yfS4chU21E0
The Best Of MinnMax Jan-March 2024 (2 hours) - https://youtu.be/ZbMA5xOzz4Y
The Extended GDC 2024 Travelogue (3.5 hours) - https://youtu.be/pfJ10m35tRA
The Best Of MinnMax 2023 (5 hours) - https://youtu.be/gugi4I4kn-4
2023's The Two Tens Post-Show "Pissy Zone" - https://bit.ly/3RohPZa
PAX & Nintendo Live Extended Travelogue (4 hours) - https://youtu.be/KBQZm4l4rWY
Alternate intro for I Want Candy with Dan Ryckert and Leo (6 minutes) - https://youtu.be/83P21FwZYkQ
Summer Game Fest 2023 Travelogue Extended (10 hours) - https://youtu.be/SUC1EWuP77g
Summer Games Done Quick Extended Tour (1 hour) - https://youtu.be/Z5JFk7mRpak
The Extended GDC 2023 Travelogue (1.75 hours) - https://youtu.be/ImmzLXQtxSo
2022's The Two Tens Post-Show "Pissy Zone" - https://youtu.be/Fw2mByK6n2o?t=10256
The Extended Minneapolis/Trek To Shrek Travelogue (3.75 hours) - https://youtu.be/c7DJQHa93rI
One Piece/San Diego Extended Travelogue (.5 hours) - https://youtu.be/yqK_4fQ-3Lo
Janet Garcia and Bruce the cat (1 hour) - https://youtu.be/Z0ROVAfT6Js
Leo Vader’s cats (11 minutes) - https://youtu.be/qy2tUB4LLB8
The Best Of MinnMax 2022 (4.45 hours) - https://youtu.be/Bk1UsmU0oSk
Not For EverQuest (Ben’s high school fan films) (30 minutes) - https://youtu.be/tOZEudqYiH0
Wade Wojcik's Game Informer Studio tutorial (45 minutes) - https://youtu.be/M5y2Zc7xVIY
Mussel Documentary - Extended Version - https://youtu.be/yFae76jhtGU
The Raw MinnMax Pitch Video (20 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp0b_bIs43g