• Craft Beer and the not-e3 (Tanked Up 412)

    The crew is back together to have a brief chat about the Bristol Craft Beer Fest, before moving on to their ‘naughty3’ highlights, and Steam Next Fest (again). They also chat about Duck Detective, Banana, and the most recent addition to Ben’s house: A steam deck. Lucy had Wiper...
  • A Turbo Trip past Not E3 (Tanked Up 411)

    The gang is all here and we start off with a chat about the Bristol Craft Beer Festival before moving on to some ‘not E3’ chat. Some games that caught our eye and of course the perenial discussion of what the heck this thing is supposed to be, and...
  • The Multiversal Prince of Pop (Tanked Up 410)

    Mulitverses is actually out. We haven’t played it but we want to talk about it, and the various WB franchises it could contain. To jump to another established franchise Ben has been playing The Rogue Prince of Persia and discusses the basics of the first 15 minutes. We go...
  • A-nother Benless one (Tanked Up 409)

    Just Lucy and Aadil for this week. We start the chat with the differences between making craft for supermarkets, versus just ‘regularly’. Then we move onto the latest information/leaks on Valve’s latest game Deadlock, MOBAs, and live-service games in general. The perils of TV apps, and starting back up...
  • Personas, Castles, Crows, and Crypts (Tanked Up 408)

    A packed episode, full of news and games. The team starts with the news that Ubisoft is at it again, locking already developed content behind an array of editions and purchase dates. Aadil talks about Persona 3 Reload, Lucy gives her thoughts on Cryptmaster and Crow Country and Ben...
  • Take Two Snuff Films (Tanked Up 407)

    It’s news galore on this week’s episode, but none of it is good. The team talk about the awful news that Roll 7 and Intercept Games have been shuttered, among a reshuffle of Private Division by Take Two Interactive. This spirals into chat on capitalism, podcatcher closures, and big...
  • Nintendo hates the internet (Tanked Up 406)

    The full team is back this week to chat about Nintendo’s continued battle with the internet. Ben and Lucy review Botany Manor, and Lucy gives her thoughts on Sophia the Traveler. Ben then chats about his first impressions of Sweet Transit, which somehow comes back to a chat about...
  • Knocking Hops with Ben Younger (Tanked Up 405)

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  • Error: Episode Not Found (Tanked Up 404)

    A rare occurrence where we all have games to chat about! Lucy played 20 Small Mazes, which is what it says on the tin. Lucy and Aadil get distracted with Balatro and the costs of tracking information. Ben played Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles. Aadil finished The Case of the Golden...
  • Call *Knocks on Wood* (Tanked Up 403)

    The whole crew is present, but in an inversion Aadil has played most of the games. We start with a discussion about the Kotaku resignation, prompted by managements push away from news and opinions towards 50 game guides a week. Aadil and Lucy talk a bunch about Balatro while...
  • Bit More Beery (Tanked Up 402)

    Lucy is freshly back from Manchester and talks to Ben about her time there visiting a bunch of different bars and breweries. She’s also played some Geometry Survivor and a little more Modern Warfare 3. Ben breaks out a big boy and drinks Puttty from Verdant whilst Lucy remembered...
  • Cloud Saving (Tanked Up 401)

    A shorter affair following our 400th episode, Ben and Aadil get together for a beer and some gaming chat. They discuss Warner Brothers doubling down on the live service model following the release of Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League. There are puzzle games as Ben previews Preserve, whilst...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Just another Next Fest (Tanked Up 397)

    The strategy of Steam Next Fest...
  • Gaming’s in a Proper State (Tanked Up 396)

    Beers and Games...
  • What’s Jessica Alba been up to? (Tanked Up 395)

    Now with more news...
  • The Immortal Prince (Tanked Up 394)

    Join us this week for a discussion on the Prince of Persia The Lost Crown demo, Ben’s review of the PS5 version of Immortality, and a bigger discussion on the themes and weight of the game, and a dog playing video games very quickly. Aadil drinks the GweiLo X...
  • A Teardown of RPGs (Tanked Up 393)

    Ben and Lucy continue the year with a limited amount of games to discuss but some interesting beers. Ben has played a little more God of War Ragnarok and talk takes them to discussing RPGs and the RPG-ification of action games. Ben has also been playing a little Teardown...
  • God of Wahhhhh (Tanked Up 392)

    We're back for 2024 with games, beers, and a quiz!...
  • 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,...
  • SteamWorld Intergrade (Tanked Up 390)

    Rounding out the year with a final ‘normal’ episode, Ben and Lucy discuss not finishing games. Ben reviews a recent release, SteamWorld Build, an older PS5 exclusive, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, and they end some much older games in Lucy’s new, old game quiz. One beer this week...
  • Climbing the Country for Beers (Tanked Up 388)

    After cracking our beers, we kick off this episode by talking about… more Modern Warfare 3! We then talk about… more Jusant. And then… more NYT Connections. Not new to the podcast discussion but we also speak to Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and the PS5 experience. To drink,...
  • We are Invincible (Tanked Up 387)

    It’s a six-beer week for this episode. Lucy kicks off with Wave 9th Birthday DDH DIPA from Track Brewing Co, Aadil drinks Schlenkerla Urbock, and Ben has his first Arbor Ale in the Panettone. They then move to Games with Ben giving his review of the recently released The...
  • C-plus-all of Duty: Analog Warafare (Tanked Up 386)

    It’s just Aadil and Lucy this week, so be prepared for tangeants galore. We start out with the fact that you can’t expect people to have pen and paper on them in class anymore, also reoiling robots. Lucy talks about Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, and then we...
  • Canadian Cooking Mama (Tanked Up 385)

    The team are back for beers, games, and a few tangents, kicking straight off the bat with a chat about Ghostbusters. Lucy and Aadil deep dive into a continued discussion on Venba. Lucy returns with more on Air Twister, including its insane soundtrack, and Ben mentions Far Cry: New...
  • Super Honk Bros (Tanked Up 384)

    This week Ben launches into his light review of the first few hours of Dark Envoy, a recently released crpg. Aadil then runs down a few different experiences recounting a friend playing Untitled Goose Game, his own time with Super Mario Bros Wonder, and with Lucy their initial impressions...
  • The Berlin Wall & Squid Ink (Tanked Up 883)

    Pure insanity this week. We start strong with Lucy’s thoughts on Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic, then slowly descend into madness with discussions on Contra, Space Harrier, Yu Suzuki’s back catalogue and Mario’s surname. All of this is caused by Aadil’s beer, the Umibozu from Tartarus. Lucy’s...
  • Another Steam Next Fest (Tanked Up 382)

    This week Ben discusses Dead Space-a-like The Callisto Protocol, and the games he’s been playing demos of in the latest Steam Next Fest. Aadil goes back a few years to talk about the 2015 game, Tengami. Lucy has a week off the beers and leaves Aadil to drink the...
  • The Midnight Call of Duty (Tanked Up 381)

    Who doesn’t feel the call of duty at midnight? Us actually, because we’re old. This week Lucy delves into her time with two games, Midnight Girl, and the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (2023) multiplayer beta. Is MW3 a remake, a sequel to a remake or an entirely...
  • Steam Deck: Play with your tech (Tanked Up 380)

    This week Aadil discusses his time at the Leeds Beer Festival and some Steam Deck issues he has had, leading into some research on Microsoft Surfaces. Lucy reviews Nour: Play with your food, and discusses returning to the FPS game Prodeus, which then leads into a chat about one...
  • Chants of Crisis (Tanked Up 379)

    This week Ben gets a bit angry about the treatment of Final Fantasy VII with the release of Ever Crisis, whilst Lucy is more elated at more language based puzzles in Chants of Sennaar. It’s a week of collaborations for the beers. Ben has the Arbor X New Bristol...
  • We’re in Hop Water! (Tanked Up 378)

    Ben and Aadil bring little in the way of games but a lot in the beer choices. Aadil starts the episode with Abbeydale Brewery’s Sparkling Hop Water, then sups the 999/L Apricot and Raspberry Birthday Cake from Vault City. Ben drinks a couple of LHG collabs, the first with...
  • Sequels in Space (Tanked Up 377)

    We discuss a bunch of new games this week. Ben begins the episode vamping about the latest big sci-fi release, that’s right, No Man’s Sky. Lucy jumps in to chat the latest, and last DLC for The Case of the Golden Idol, titled The Lemurian Vampire and then gives...
  • Toem, Gamescom Highlights and Somerville (Tanked Up 376)

    Another Willsmithisode this week but this time it’s Lucy and Ben. Lucy returned to Toem for those tasty MS rewards points. The industry returned to Gamescom so Lucy and Ben discuss what was shown and anything they are looking forward to. Ben’s been playing Somerville before it’s PlayStation release...
  • Access Removed, Looking for Ports (Tanked Up 375)

    On this Willsmithisode Aadil and Ben discover that access to games isn’t easy. Ben had been playing Borderlands 3 but it was removed from the PS Plus Extra tier so he isn’t anymore. Aadil was playing with the PS Vita some more but ended up in the past and...
  • Looking at PS Vita through a Viewfinder (Tanked Up 374)

    Returning from their summer break, Lucy, Aadil and Ben get together to discuss video games over some cold beers. Ben chats about Viewfinder and gives his lite review of the game. Lucy has dabbled in a couple of games including Blossom Tales 2. We round out with Aadil recounting...
  • Fisting a Legacy (Tanked Up 373)

    Oh! Hi there! It’s been a while. We recorded this episode way back towards the start of July before the summer kicked into full gear and became super crazy. Enjoy a historic look back at F.I.S.T and Rogue Legacy 2. Old beers were drunk including Honey Isle from Crossover...
  • Dordogne review, Microsoft Vs the FTC, & Steam Next Fest (Tanked Up 372)

    The team return, beers in hand, to run down a week in gaming. Lucy scrounges through the Game Pass dirt, just for achievements and played My Friend Peppa Pig. Ben brings Dordogne, which Lucy has also played, and they have a much nicer conversation about that. The team briefly...
  • Bristol Craft Beer Festival and Not E3 (Tanked Up 371)

    The team returns after a busy and boozy few weeks to discuss two things. The Bristol Craft Beer Festival and Not E3 2023. They chat apps, best beers, the weather, notable game reveals and themed control pads. To drink Ben has the ‘Rocket Lolly’ from Northern Monk and Aadil...
  • Planet of Lana and After Us (Tanked Up 370)

    This week the whole team is here! Whoo! It’s a week of new releases too. Lucy gives her review of both Planet of Lana, and The Shape of Things. And Ben gives his thoughts on the initial few hours of After Us. Aadil decides he really should start The...
  • 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 Case of Sentimentality (Tanked Up 368)

    Lucy’s been playing The Spider of Lanka DLC for The Case of the Golden Idol, which has some excellent screenshots. Ben has been playing Demos but instead talks about Life is Strange: True Colours. This brings on a discussion of shedding nostalgia and embracing sentimentality with a chat about...
  • Jetting through Doubt (Tanked Up 367)

    Ben and Lucy bring one game and one beer each this week to drink and discuss. Ben chats the first hour or so of Jett: The Far Shore, whilst Lucy has spent a little more time with the recent early access release of Shadows of Doubt. For their beer...
  • Microsoft will Street Fight Everyone (Tanked Up 366)

    Aadil joins Ben for a beer and to chat about hot news and big game demos. Ben leads with thoughts on the incredibly polished Viewfinder demo and rolls into discussing a campaign and a baby mode for Street Fighter 6. Aadil brings the news of Microsoft’s failed ActiBlizzKing acquisition....
  • Hooked on Handheld Coffee (Tanked Up 365)

    Ben and Lucy tread familiar ground this week with talks of sequels and hardware revisions. Lucy gives her thoughts on both Hook 2 and Coffee Talk EP 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly. With no games to speak of Ben brings up to rumoured Q-Lite, the possible new PlayStation handheld, Wii-U...
  • The Last Storyteller (Tanked Up 364)

    Ben and Lucy return to share their week in video games over a beer. Ben says he hasn’t played anything but is lying and Lucy asks him about The Last of Us Remastered. Lucy has put a little, but impactful time into Storyteller, a short game from Daniel Benmergui....
  • 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...
  • Dredging for Decks (Tanked Up 362)

    Lucy’s back, and with her come a few videogames to review and discuss. It’s been a mix of fishing and boxing for her as she and Ben spend some time discussing Dredge and finish the episode chatting Deck ‘Em. Ben gives some first impressions on the mobile version of...