• Tanked Up 400

    That’s it. Wrap it up. 400 episodes of nonsense. Following our current 2024 format, we discuss some news including more layoffs and some studios buying themselves and their IPs back. Of course, we talk games including Fall Guys, Balatro and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Then we close on a...
  • Lovecraft Country: A Decent Anthology Show Ruined by a Terrible Serialised Plot

    The potentially profound series exploring racial history through genre storytelling is held back by an awful serialised narrative...
  • The Best and Worst of The X-Files Season 2

    The second season of The X-Files was when the show embraced experimentation in storytelling and tone, with both positive and negative results...
  • A Proper Modern Nostalgia Fest (Tanked Up 399)

    Its a Ben free episode as Lucy and Aadil, but surprisingly game-filled and mostly on topic! A pre episode 400 miracle. Lucy played Please Touch the Artwork 2, Tomb Raider (Remastered), Islands of the Caliph, and Home Safety Hotline. While Aadil (and housemate Keith) have installed and played a...
  • Out of Rupees Episode 26

    Lucy and Francis return in 2024 after a long hiatus to discuss Nintendo's 2023 and a look forward to the future...
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    The Mobius Machine Review (Xbox X/S)

    The Mobius Machine is a Metroidvania Soulslite about an Astronaut who crashlands on an alien moon after investigating a distress signal emanating from its surface. The Astronaut’s robot companion malfunctions during the unsuccessful landing, so our little hero must investigate the source of the distress signal by himself. The...
  • How Will The Last of Us Part II Be Adapted For Television?

    A successful adaptation of Part II will make the first season's translation of the first game seem simple by comparison...
  • Raiding Xbox (Tanked Up 398)

    In a week where no one has played a game, Xbox do us a solid and have a special Official Xbox Podcast episode. Ben had a listen and relayed the information to Lucy and Aadil who have thoughts about the new strategy. This isn’t a blow-for-blow recounting but a...
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    Turnip Boy Robs a Bank Hands-On (Xbox X/S)

    After the events of Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, the world has become an apocalyptic wasteland. Blinded by greed, Turnip Boy joins up with the Pickle Gang to rob the Botanical Bank. Little does Turnip Boy know, that the greatest treasures inside the vault are much more valuable than...
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    Anomaly Agent Review (Xbox X/S)

    In this 70’s-style mish-mash of martial arts and futurism, you take on the role of Agent 70, who works for an anomaly detection bureau. This 2D combat-centric Platformer is like James Bond meets Star Wars – use your espionage skills to take down an army of clones, and look...