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Exploring Little Corners - Tanked Up 452

Ben and Aadil are joined by Sam Ibbitson from Meteor Pixel to discuss @littlecornersgame.bsky.social, and studio life in Bristol over a few beers.

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Exploring Little Corners (Tanked Up 452)

This week Aadil and Ben are joined by Sam Ibbitson from Meteor Pixel, an independent game studio based in Bristol. We chat about Little Corners, which Ben has had some time with, and was released a…

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December 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM

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Unfinished Business is a Great RoboCop (and Judge Dredd) Game - Opinion from Kyle Barratt

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Unfinished Business is a Great RoboCop (and Judge Dredd) Game

The latest RoboCop game embraces its similarities with Judge Dredd, homaging the plot of Dredd while connecting their similar themes

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December 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM

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We Are All Steam Machines - Tanked Up 451

Aadil and Ben delve into their thoughts on Valve's latest news: the upcoming release of new Steam hardware. Ben's also been playing a lot of Moonlighter 2 from @digitalsungames.com

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We Are All Steam Machines (Tanked Up 451)

Valve have been brewing, and dropped a slew of new products coming out soon. We got excited, and Ben and Aadil spent almost the entire episode talking about them. We run down the new tech and our t…

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November 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM

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The Cons of Watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars Chronologically - Opinion from Kyle Barratt

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The Cons of Watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars Chronologically

Why I’ve changed my mind and recommend NOT watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars in chronological order

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November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM

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Daring to Revisit Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island This Halloween - Opinion from Kyle Barratt

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Daring to Revisit Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island This Halloween

I revisit the revered animated classic for the first time since it terrified me as a child

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November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM

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A solid lineup. Will definitely get to Pacific Drive and Still Wakes the Deep.

PlayStation @playstation.com · 24d

The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for November includes:

💰 Grand Theft Auto V
🚗 Pacific Drive
🌊 Still Wakes the Deep
🪖 Insurgency: Sandstorm
…and more. Full details: play.st/43NtckL

Game library varies over time, country/region and plan. PS Plus is subject to a recurring subscription fee taken automatically until cancellation. Terms apply: play.st/psplus-usageterms

November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM

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A Momentous Mixed Bag - Tanked Up 450

We chat the Game Pass' price hike, Halo PS5, Battlefield 6 season one and Ben reviews Devil Jam from @rogueside.bsky.social

Beers are from @cloudwaterbrew.bsky.social, Sureshot, New Bristol, @northernmonk.bsky.social & Beak

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A Momentous Mixed Bag (Tanked Up 450)

It’s episode 450! And to mark this monumental achievement, we record a little longer and have a couple more beers. We kick off by discussing the price rise for Game Pass, comparing it to PS P…

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November 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM

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Out of Rupees is back for Episode 31

Join Francis and Lucy as they discuss the latest Nintendo news since the launch of the Switch 2.

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Out of Rupees Episode 31

Join Lucy and I as we discuss the latest Nintendo news since the launch of the Switch 2

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November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM

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Mobile is a bold choice to lead with, so glad it is coming to PC too. Setting it adjacent to Horizon Forbidden West brings in a ton of story possibilities. Excited to see how this develops.

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[Horizon Steel Frontiers] Announcement Video

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November 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM

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Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026:

Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.

Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware

Steam Hardware

The Steam Hardware family officially expands in early 2026.

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November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM

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The Surprising Influence of Alien: Resurrection on Alien: Earth and Romulus - Opinion from Kyle Barratt

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The Surprising Influence of Alien: Resurrection on Alien: Earth and Romulus

The franchise’s fourth entry might be reviled but its legacy lives on, pioneering ideas that continue in recent Alien instalments

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November 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM

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Battle Relics - Tanked Up 449

Ben and Lucy chat about Strange Antiquities from @badvikinggames.bsky.social and even more Battlefield 6 while drinking #craftbeer from @northernmonk.bsky.social and @verdantbrew.bsky.social

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Battle Relics (Tanked Up 449)

https://youtu.be/b-p3PSTQz5I Lucy and Ben share some beers and discuss what they've been playing this week. Lucy's been identifying artefacts in Strange Antiquities, whilst Ben's knee deep in Ba...

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October 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM

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Ranking Every Final Destination Movie - Opinion from Kyle Barratt

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Ranking Every Final Destination Movie

Noughties horror franchise Final Destination has been brought back from the dead, revived in 2025 with the release of Final Destination Bloodlines. A critical and commercial success, Bloodlines remin....

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October 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM

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007: Road to a Million Season 2 is a Massive Improvement - Opinion from Kyle Barratt

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007: Road to a Million Season 2 is a Massive Improvement

The first season of 007: Road to a Million wasn’t very fun. You’d think a show that transplants regular people into a James Bond adventure would be entertaining to watch but somehow the series wa...

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October 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM

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We banned a guy on the Steam forums for repeatedly saying there were “too many women” in our game

So he flipped his positive review to negative

Still totally worth it

October 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM

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The Frustration Station - Tanked Up 448

Ben chats through some frustrating experiences, Lucy reviews Hotel Barcelona, and Aadil brings the big EA buyout to the discussion table.

Beers come from Vault City, Beak Brewery, & @lostandgrounded.bsky.social

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The Frustration Station (Tanked Up 448)

https://youtu.be/5UDZqwhyxqE It's been a frustrating week on Tanked Up. Ben's only played frustrating games, bouncing between Silksong, The Last of Us 2's No Return mode, and a short time in Bab...

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October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM

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More #Battlefield6 beta gameplay from Ben, this time discussing the game with Aadil and showcasing his first game of Rush.

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Battlefield 6 Beta - Rush

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October 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM

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The Hills Have Eyes Part II: 40 Years Of The Laziest Horror Sequel - Opinion from Kyle Barratt

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The Hills Have Eyes Part II: 40 Years Of The Laziest Horror Sequel

“You can’t sit on this for the rest of your life.” I really wish Wes Craven had. A therapist speaks these words to Bobby, one of the few characters left alive at the end of The Hills Have Ey...

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October 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM

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With one week to go until the release of #Battlefield6, relisten to Ben talking about his time in the open Beta from August.

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Battlefield 6 Open Beta Impressions

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October 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM

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Win Dohs - Tanked Up 447

Aadil chats about Borefts Festival, and Ben's been having technical issues.

They drink beers from Phantom Brewing Co, and Left Handed Giant.

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Win Dohs (Tanked Up 447)

https://youtu.be/DLpx7XIQYc8 Aadil returns to join Ben in running down their weeks. Aadil spent a weekend at Brouwerij De Molen's Borefts Fest, and discusses his favourite beers and why it's the...

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October 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM

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Revelations From Finally Reading Frankenstein After Watching So Many Adaptations - Opinion from Kyle Barratt

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Revelations From Finally Reading Frankenstein After Watching So Many Adaptations

Frankenstein is a novel we’ve all convinced ourselves we’ve pretty much read even if we haven’t. There have been so many adaptations and reinterpretations, the characters and ideas and themes h...

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October 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM

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How Do You Do, Fellow Kids - Tanked Up 446

Discussing and reviewing Easy Delivery Co from @sweaters.bsky.social, Full Circle and EA's new iteration of Skate, and Poco from Whalefall.

With beers from @northernmonk.bsky.social & Below Brew Co.

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