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A hobbyist entertainment website, with podcasts, discussions & streams about video games, movies, TV shows, craft beer, and entertainment.

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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.com PlayStation @playstation.com · 9d
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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mikerose.bsky.social
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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How Do You Do, Fellow Kids (Tanked Up 446)
https://youtu.be/_5JSOT9TP7E A full week of games as Ben and Lucy discuss what they've been playing. Lucy starts with a review of Easy Delivery Co, a new release developed by Sam C, whilst Ben's...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Can Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Get Back On Track After a Poor Third Season? - Opinion from Kyle Barratt

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Can Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Get Back On Track After a Poor Third Season?
The one bright spot in Paramount’s live-action Star Trek offerings has drastically dimmed. Strange New Worlds is comfortably the best modern Star Trek show (that’s not animated), or at least it u...
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September 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Hollow Fight - Tanked Up 445

We discuss @artis-impact.bsky.social, and @teamcherry.bsky.social Hollow Knight Silksong.

This week's beers are from Deya, @lostandgrounded.bsky.social, and @cloudwaterbrew.bsky.social

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September 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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The Trial of Dexter Morgan, and Other Hopes For Dexter: Resurrection Season 2 - Opinion from Kyle Barratt

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September 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Star Wars: Sanctuary Tells The Bad Batch Story The TV Show Couldn’t - Opinion from Kyle Barratt

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Star Wars: Sanctuary Tells The Bad Batch Story The TV Show Couldn’t
I’ve missed Clone Force 99. I didn’t realise how much I’ve missed Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, and Omega until cracking open Star Wars: Sanctuary, the new novel by Lamar Giles. Suddenly it hit me, th...
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September 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Dope Thief Needed To Be More Fargo - Opinion from Kyle Barratt

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Dope Thief Needed To Be More Fargo
It takes great care to make a good messy show. An intricate plan behind what appears slapdash and tangential. Dope Thief, however, is just a mess. The plot, the tone, the style are all over the place....
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September 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Is this Sword Taken? - Tanked Up 444

Lucy and Ben chat @potipoti.studio Is This Seat Taken?, OOO, Exit The Gungeon, Destiny Rising, @giantsquidstudios.com Sword Of The Sea, and the Mafia Remaster. All over beers from Earth Ale Brewing & @verdantbrew.bsky.social

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Is this Sword Taken? (Tanked Up 444)
https://youtu.be/rQ2FJHz8xxA Lucy returns to join Ben for a Willsmithisode and chat through a bunch of games they have played. Lucy starts the conversation with Is This Seat Taken, and then talk...
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September 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM