• Tanked Up 76 – I’ll take Door Number 999 Please

    Ben and Aadil are in the same room! Joined via interwebs by the beeresistible Lucy. We talk “Little Nightmares”, “Alien Isolation”, “Adventure Capitalist”, “Super Mario Run”, and the ideal placement of a laptop in the bathroom. We also chat around a long-running MMO having an easter egg held hostage...
  • Tanked Up 75 – Link’s kind of a DIPA… v13

    Ben and Aadil are joined by the lovely Lucy once again for the last of our Cloud Water DIPA specials. We talk the difference between seeking games/consoles at release versus seeking out those lucious rare craft specials, Tell Tales’ Game of Thrones & Tales from the Borderlands and a...
  • Tanked Up 74 – We’ve Got Good Chemistry

    We’ve got a very special episode for you this week! Ben and Aadil took a walk down the East Bristol Brewery Trail and sat down for quite some time at Good Chemistry with the wonderful Sam Curley. We have a few great beers and chat about games, beer, custom...
  • Tanked Up 73 – The ‘Lost’ episode

    Hullo folks, had a bit of a technological SNAFU while I was off in Canadia resulting in the loss of the latter half of this ep. But then, Ben went and lost his voice the following week, so we’ve elected to release this shorty, rather than deny the throngs...
  • Tanked Up 72 – Six Beer Int’l Flight

    We are trans-atlantic once again! Ben and Lucy are joined by the prairie-bound Aadil from flattest Canadia. We talk “Mad Max”, “The Witcher 3”, “Snake Pass”, “The Binding of Isaac” as well as the the horrors of the DS3 and fighting completionist tendencies. Ben started things off with the...
  • Tanked Up 71 – The Guinness Book of Paper Fists.

    It’s Ben, Aadil and Lucy this week. We played the paper-crafty puzzler “Kami 2”, “Battlefield 1” and the important pokemans in GO form. Aadil moves house and we also chat Netflix and TV shows and bad pacing, and by that I mean we rag on Ironfist. Ben and Aadil...
  • Tanked Up 70 – The Verdant Wildlands

    We talk more Tom Clancy’s(tm) Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Manual Samuel, Bye-bye BoxBoy, and Lucy’s first impressions of Splatoon 2. Ben and Aadil start off with the “Verdant” ‘I played trumpet on that tune’ IPA, and follow it up with the ‘Kokomo Weekend’ IPA from our friends over at “Good...
  • Tanked Up 69 – Lucy in the Cloud Water

    Its another Cloud Water Special this week, with your hosts Ben and Aadil trying out the DIPA v11 and v12! Joining us this week is Lucy Yearwood, also partaking in the v12 and the Beavertown Double Chine DIPA. We talk Lumo, the Metal Gear Solid series, and the loveliness...
  • Tanked Up 68 – Horizon: Zero Reservations

    Its a star-studded cast this week, Ben and Aadil are joined by Lucy and Out of Lives own Adam Thomas. Aadil talks briefly of his hour or so reredoing the first province of Tom Clancy’s-tm Ghost Recon Wildlands. The rest have a large conversation about Horizon: Zero Dawn, followed...
  • Tanked Up 67 – The Sounds of Censorship

    Ben and Aadil indulge in some rambles about their latest accounting woes. Ben played a handful of games, including ‘Undertale’ and ‘Kingdom’. We continue off our discussions of censorship, criticism and the apparent inability of people to tell the difference. Specifically youtubers and their need for solidarity and the...
  • Tanked Up 66 – Switch Off PewDiePie

    Ben and Aadil are joined by the pre-order queen herself, Lucy Yearwood. We talk about her hands-on Nintendo Switch preview, before getting into the muck with the latest antics of one ‘PewDiePie’, knee-jerk reactions, and of course what the heck is censorship anyway. As well as a secret revelation...
  • Tanked Up 65 – Lost and Flambéd

    Its… wait for it… ben and aadil for shorty awesome twosome episode. Apologies Aadil’s audio isn’t the best this week. We talk ‘Fire Emblem: Heroes’, mention ‘Lionheart: Tactics’. We started off with another “Lost & Grounded” ‘No Rest for Dancers’ a Hoppy Red Ale, and followed it up with...
  • Tanked Up 64 – A Newcomer from the Bristopia

    A Will Smith shorty this week with Ben and Aadil. We talk ‘Fire Emblem: Heroes’, an annoyance in ‘2048’, and a little more of ‘The Division’. And Aadil shows off how much he knows about the miracle of conception… and ‘willies’. Beer-wise we welcome “Lost and Grounded” a new...
  • Tanked Up 63 – Moor Beaver

    The Will Smith dream team is back! Ben and Aadil talk games over a couple of games. ‘2048’, ‘Gravity Rush’ and ‘Hyperdimension Neptunia’. — Yay Japan! Oh and also, Aadil shows off his inability with the english language, before even having a drink or anything. We drank the Beavertown...
  • Tanked Up 62 – Toby’s Caterpillar

    Ben and Lucy discuss the games they’ve recently been playing. Lucy’s been getting into her puzzles in ‘She Remembered Caterpillars’ and ‘Toby: The Secret Mine’ whilst Ben’s been taking advantage of the recent psn sales with ‘Ratchet & Clank’ and ‘Virginia’. Lucy drinks a Moor ‘Raw’ bitter beer and...
  • Tanked Up 61 – 2016 Cloudwater Special

    Happy New Year! Ben and Aadil are joined by Lucy to talk about the ‘Hidden Gems’ of the past year in gaming. Beer-wise we all are drinking the Cloudwater Double IPA ‘v9’ and ‘v10′. Excitement all ’round!...
  • Tanked Up 60 – Hitman of Doom

    Join us for the last episode of 2016. This week Ben is joined by the Queen of Indies Lucy Yearwood replacing Aadil who is lost in Canada somewhere with no Internet or beer. They talk about finding the time to return to the games missed this year starting with...
  • Tanked Up 59 – ‘Holidays’ PC gone mad.

    Its just the two of us, Ben and Aadil, in our second holiday spectacular. We talk about modding, Skyrim, Banished, the ‘Doublefine Adventure’ documentary series, Hyperdimension Netpunia, the Division, Hitman. Our topic of the week is all about PC Gaming, and the hardware dance that is PC Gaming. And...
  • Tanked Up 58 – Tease the Season

    It’s another Will Smith shortie this week and the beginning of our ‘holiday celebrations’. We talk Borderlands (1!), Hitman (-), and of course a touch of Battlefield 1. Ben and Aadil started with Anchors 2016 seasonal ale, the aptly named ‘Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2016’. Following it...
  • Tanked Up 57 – An American Tale: TUP Goes West

    It’s the two of us, Ben and Aadil, this week. We talk ‘Stardew Valley’, ‘Mini Metro’, parachuting shenanigans in ‘GTA Online’ and Ben’s favourite kill in Battlefield 1. Its America (aka Trump) week here at TUP. Aadil started out with Tap It brewery’s American Pale Ale, and the ‘Soul...
  • Tanked Up 56 – Beer Field Won

    Happy Sales week. Its another smithisode with Ben and Aadil talking about… you guessed it ‘Battlefield 1’, but also ‘Battlefield Hardline’, ‘Street Fighter 5’, ‘Stardew Valley’ and all of the sales going on, including some hopes and dream purchase. Beerwise we had the Arbor and Buskers ‘Lost in Translation’...
  • Tanked Up 55 – Enter the Rapture

    A touch delayed but still ’round, apologies for this and the sounds quality this week. Ben and Aadil chat about “Everybody’s Gone to the Gungeon”, PS Now’s “Uncharted” and “Killzone”, with Aadil finding out how spoiled he is by skipping some previous generation teething. This week we talk “The...
  • Tanked Up 54 – Battle-field trip to the Brewhouse (NEWS)

    Ben and Aadil take a field trip to the ‘Brewhouse and Kitchen – Bristol’ who had a little beerfest this past weekend. We talk, you guessed it, more ‘Battlefield 1’ as well as ‘Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture’ and a couple non-battlefield battlefield conversations. As well as the birth...
  • Tanked Up 53 – How Sweet It Is

    This week marks the triumphant return of the beerisistable Lucy Yearwood, along with the awesome two-some Ben & Aadil. We talk ‘Mafia III’, Ben gushes about ‘Battlefield 1’ (Aadil does too). Of course there are the obligatory mentions of ‘Hitman’ and ‘Super Hexagon’. We then go on to talk...
  • Tanked Up 52: The Future of Play

    Another Will Smithisode as Ben and Aadil chat and drink. Ben went to the Playstation future of Play tour to try Eve: Valkyrie. Aadil rolls into chatting Super Stardust VR via a few more of the experiences and demos currently available for his new unit. They also both played...
  • Tanked Up 51 – My Destiny, your Deus Ex Machina

    Another of our patented two-fers. Ben and Aadil chat “Destiny” and “Deus Ex: Mankind Divided” before discussing this weeks topic, Virtual Reality first experiences and loose headset comparisons. Aadil tosses back the ‘Wild Hare’ Pale Ale by Bath Ales, and then the “N7” IPA by Hammerton Brewery. Ben goes...
  • Tanked Up 50 – Warframe not Worf Aim

    Holy Cow its episode 50! Another shortie, this time we chat some free games, “Transformers: Devastation” one of this months PS+ grabs, “Star Trek Online”, and then Aadil rambles on about “Warframe” as if it was his destiny. Plus the last of our interviews from EGX: Into the Black...
  • Tanked Up 49 – Aadil folds Aragami

    A short pod this week, followed by an EGX interview! Aadil and Ben talk Playstation4 release strategies, sine-waves and go on a couple tangents right off the bat. Afterwards we hear Aadil’s interview of one of the devs of this week’s PC and PS4 release ‘Aragami’ by Lince Works....
  • Tanked Up 48 – Windlands at EGX

    EGX has taken it out of everyone so this week we’ve just an interview for you from Aadil’s time there. He’s played Windlands and chats with Nick from Psytec Games all about it. Enjoy. Check them out on twitter @windlands_game and us @TankedUP_cast Tanked Up 48 – Windlands at EGX...
  • Tanked Up 47 – Playstation Shmaystation

    Ben, Aadil and Lucy get together this week to chat a slew of Playstation games and the ‘event of the year’ the Playstation Meeting. Lucy kicks us off with recent PS4 exclusive Ratchet and Clank. Aadil chats Badlands, one of this months PS Plus free games, and Ben’s been...
  • Tanked Up 46 – A Simulated Jaunt

    This week it’s just Ben and Aadil; having a beer, talking some games — no theme, just short and sweet. Ben spoke about “The Old City: Leviathan”, and then the boys wax poetic about ‘walking simulators’, and the wonder of narratives. Aadil follows this up with a less tidy...
  • Tanked Up 45 – No Man’s Refunds

    This week its Ben and Aadil, once again joined by the beerisitible Lucy. We talk Hue, and the Titanfall 2 beta. In a landmark moment, the three of us managed to get the same beers. We started with Moor Brewing’s “So’Hop”, and followed it up with Cloudwater’s limited release...
  • Tanked Up 44 – The Cockwombler Spills

    Ben and Aadil are once again joined by Ms. Beeresistible herself, Lucy. We talk about the Iron Maiden mobile game, Reigns, Abzu and No Man’s Sky. Topping everything off with a discussion of the latest whiny controversies the gaming community has took to twitter to angrily board the whambulance....
  • Tanked Up 43 – The Paragon of DIY

    One game, Paragon. One beer, Wiper & True Quintet IPA. One shelf, a small DIY job that Ben and Aadil undertook. Whilst starting they realised that it would be the only opportunity they had to record. Tanked Up 43 – The Paragon of DIY...
  • Tanked Up 42 – No Time to Game

    Ben , Aadil and Lucy find some time to have a few beers and discuss a few games. Lucy has been playing Foul Play and Type:Rider on the Vita whilst Holidaying. Ben has spent most of his time wandering the streets on Pokémon Go and not playing Soma. Aadil...
  • Tanked Up 41 – G2A V Tiny Build

    Many beers are drunk and games discussed as Ben and Aadil are joined this week by Lucy Yearwood. Lucy kicks us off talking 10 second Ninja X, Ben rolls in discussing Volume and Aadil speaks briefly about LEGO my Star Wars. We finish by discussing the site G2A and...
  • Tanked Up 40 – E3 Come Down

    Bummed that we won’t be a member of the EU soon? Well come and listen to Ben and Aadil, recorded in a much more prosperous time, discuss a few games this week and ruminate on E3 2016 to help forget about your troubles. Ben’s been playing Bullfrog classics Dungeon Keeper 2 and...
  • Tanked Up 39 – E3 wants and wishes

    On this week’s episode we talk up all our wants and wishes from E3 2016. Ben and Aadil are, sort of, joined by returning guests Ross Miller and Lucy Yearwood and by special guest, from Out of the X Fire, Adam Thomas. Ben drinks a Brewdog Arcade Nation Black...
  • Tanked Up 38.5 – Not A Podcast

    A link to help out our friends Collapsam and their fundraising gaming 24 hour stream. Tanked Up 38.5 – Not A Podcast...
  • Tanked Up 38 – LEGO my Hitman

    This week Ben and Aadil are joined by the Indie Queen herself Lucy Yearwood. In true TankedUp fashion tangents abound. They crew talk: Hitman, Fistful of Guns, Indie Gaming on the various platforms, and LEGO games. The latter from a healthy nerdout about LEGO minifigures by Lucy and Aadil,...
  • Tanked Up 37 – Tangled Up

    This week the pod is plagued by the gremlins that exist in the world of tubes and audio devices. Fair warning the audio is sub-optimal, to say the least. It’s listenable, but sadly there are waves of noise coincidentally whenever Ben talks We also talk about some beers and...
  • Tanked Up 36 – CoD Phishing

    This week Ben and Aadil take on three beers each, talk about: The Division, Tropico 5, Dragon Age: Origins and take on the latest Rumours about CoD: Infinite Warfare and the CoD 4 remake. Aadil threw back Picaroons ‘Feels Good’ Imperial Pilsner, 49 Parallel ‘Gypsy Tears’ Red Ale and...
  • Tanked Up 35 – Star Wars Beerfronts Back

    Its Star Wars Day! Ben and Aadil souse it up with chats about Star Wars games, and of course beers. We talk about the latest Battlefront, the best Battlefront, our top Star Wars Games, and what would make our ideal Star Wars Game. And we read our first piece...
  • Tanked Up 34 – Battlebeers

    It’s a bumper episode this week as Ben and Aadil ramble on for a couple of hours. They discuss Battleborn, Mirrors Edge 2, The PS4 port of Zombi and Not a Hero culminating in a chat about the responsibility of broadcasters to their audience. Ben drinks Brutal Brewing Pistonhead...
  • Tanked Up 33 – Hey Listen!

    This week Ben and Aadil aim for a ‘quick’ episode, with the expected result. More on the FFXV demo, leading to a handful of discursive tangents. We also talk Dead Star, one of this months PS Plus games. This week’s topic comes from the problems with the Division updates...
  • Tanked Up 31 – High Alcohol Collectibles

    Alex, Eve Online. Ben, Cities: Skylines and Darkest Dungeon. Aadil, The Division and Super Hot. Plenty of high abv craftbeers and a continuation of our discussion on game collections. Alex trades in Starmade for Eve Online and enjoys is graphical beauty. Aadil has started the Division and gives his...
  • Tanked Up 30 – A walk through the ‘rambles

    The Division, DC Universe Online, Broforce, Beer, Ben, Aadil and a whole lot of rambling. Aadil kicks off talking DC Universe Online and a descent into pure MMO madness. Ben has dipped his toes into The Division and again descends into MMO madness and turns into a talk about...
  • Tanked Up 29 – Beta’in A Demo Horse

    Alex, Aadil and Ben, Uncharted 4, Hitman Go, The Hitman Beta, Paragon and a whole lot of stuff in between. Ben’s been playing the Uncharted 4 Multiplayer stress test which leads to a discussion on twitch vs action shooters. Alex has once again played Starmade and discusses the Alpha...
  • Tanked Up 28 – Beta not call it a demo

    Ben and Aadil, Rogue Legacy, Firewatch and The Division. It’s a packed episode this week. Aadil and a friend have been playing Rogue Legacy and talk of this spirals into cross saves, remote play and the Steam control pad. Ben’s play through of Firewatch leads to the dreaded term...
  • Tanked Up 27 – Open World Beer

    We’re now part of the Out of Lives podcast network, whoo! As such Ben and Alex chat about the podcasts they listen to before discussing the games they’ve been playing and the weird trains of thought their discussion drag them down. Ben has been in the large open world...