Ben Nother

Ben is like a fine wine, he spends far to much time in cellars. He deliberately developed a stutter and a slur and walks with a limp to conceal his raging alcohol problem. Once beat up a fish for looking at him funny. Ben hosts the Tanked up podcast, but we are pretty sure he isn't aware of that.

  • Personas, Castles, Crows, and Crypts (Tanked Up 408)

    30/05/2024
    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)

    22/05/2024
    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)

    20/05/2024
    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...

  • Botany Manor Review

    08/05/2024
    Lucy and Ben discuss Botany Manor, the new puzzle game from Balloon Studios and Whitehorn Games. This review is taken from the Tanked Up Podcast, episode 406....

  • Bit More Beery (Tanked Up 402)

    01/04/2024
    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)

    26/03/2024
    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

    18/03/2024
    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...

  • Raiding Xbox (Tanked Up 398)

    27/02/2024
    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...

  • Discussing the Xbox business podcast

    23/02/2024
    Taken from episode 398 of the Tanked Up podcast, Ben relays the recent episode of the Official Xbox Podcast. This is where Xbox laid out their stall for bringing some games to other consoles and also talked about some other not-as-important stuff. Lucy and Aadil react to the news...