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  • 2023 End of Year Awards Show (Tanked Up 391)

    It’s our end-of-year awards and GOTY show! Join us to run down some of our favourite games of 2023. We have some returning categories and a few more “awardy” ones. There are plenty of beers, too, with a total of 8 drank between us. Beers come from Brouwerij Kees,...
  • Tears of the Darkest Cryptmaster (Tanked Up 369)

    Lucy and Ben return to share some beers and chat about games, but of course, they start on a tangent and discuss The Simpsons and onion rings. Both have new games to talk about! Lucy shares her initial thoughts on The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and...
  • The Last Worker to ship a Playdate (Tanked Up 363)

    Ben and Lucy get together this week to share a beer and chat video games! Ben gives an in-depth breakdown of The Last Worker, Lucy has looked at the Playdate and its new store update, and madness ensues with various off-topic discussions and plenty of name-dropped games. For the...
  • The Season-al Rush (Tanked Up 357)

    Ben and Lucy return and this time with fresh, alcoholic beers! Lucy drinks ‘Indecision Time A.I.M.S’, a pale ale from Burning Sky, and Ben dives into the big DIPA January release ‘Putty’ from Verdant. They’ve both been busy with games too. Lucy gives her final thoughts on Iron Lung...
  • Steamworld Below (Tanked Up 356)

    Ben and Lucy return to talk games and drink AF beers. Ben gives his impressions on the Steamworld Build demo, Lucy chats Below the Ocean and they discuss the new remake, rerelease, or remaster of Goldeneye and its lack of online multiplayer on certain platforms. Lucy drinks Northern Monk’s...
  • Dying to find the Flowzone (Tanked Up 350)

    Ben has jumped back into OlliOlli World with the Finding the Flowzone DLC and bludgeoned his way into Bloody Ties, the new story DLC for Dying Light 2. ...
  • Tanked Up 284 – A Teacup full of words

    The gang chat some new game releases over a few choice beers. Lucy has been playing with words in Vitriol from Charlene Putney and Martin Pichlmair. Ben loops through Arkane Studios newest shooter Deathloop and Aadil has had a relaxing time with mini games and tea in Teacup from...
  • Tanked Up 280 – A chat with Auroch Digital

    This week Ben and Lucy are joined by Peter and Andres from Auroch Digital to chat about the Bristol game dev studio and their upcoming game Brewmaster, a chemistry-based home brewing sim. We delve into Brewmaster, its inspirations, the scientific approach and what to expect from the game. We...
  • Tanked Up 277 – Weapons everywhere!

    Ben and Lucy are joined by Adam to chat through the few games they’ve played in the last week. Adam kicks us off with more chat on Samurai Warriors 5 and the history of Dynasty Warriors. Ben chats Boyfriend Dungeon from Kitfox Games and a little of the absurd...