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A game and some talking points for you all this week. Lucy talks about her short experience with Boltgun: Words of Vengeance. The team discovered Operius DX through a Bluesky report, forget the Switch 2 releases this week, and talk about the issues with Marathon and Bungie. We finish on not E3 and more politics. Lucy kicks off the drinks with Wiper and True’s Homegrown, Aadil has the Unbeliever Mango Sour from Abbeydale Brewery, and Ben rounds out with Tiramibru from Arbor. Originally recorded on the 30th of May 2025

Join Lucy and myself as we discuss the Nintendo news of the past couple of months, including the upcoming Switch 2 launch

It’s been a minute since we last recorded, so of course, the episode starts off on non-beer, non-gaming chat. Ben kicks off gaming chat with his thoughts on Revenge of the Savage Planet. Lucy’s been gaming with her nephew, or gaming for him in Animal Crossing. We end on Blue Prince, having a pretty in-depth discussion which turns to politics. Ben drinks a Beak X Floc collab called Threads 4, then follows it up with Soft Disco Leisure Reception from Verdant. Lucy has Run Free from Left Handed Giant, and Aadil brings a big boy, drinking Vault City’s Crunch. Renaissance PR provided the Revenge of the Savage Planet code for review and our continued discussion. Originally recorded on the 23rd […]

Ben dominates the discussion this week with a bunch of games he’s flitted between. He starts with Cities Skylines 2, then takes a leap of faith and talks Prince of Persia The Lost Crown and the early hours of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Lucy is beer-free this week, so Aadil and Ben turn to some familiar names. Aadil drinks Vault City’s Peach & Ginger Lychee Lemongrass Coconut Session Sour, and Ben knocks back Deya’s The Walls Leaned Away. Originally recorded on 4th of April 2025. Ubisoft provided the Assassin’s Creed Shadows code for review and our continued discussion.

Ragnorok and Brew (Tanked Up 434) Lucy has Flwrs, the alcohol-free NEIPA collab from Beak x We can Be Friends. Aadil had the latest Faith in Futures from Northern Monk, the Tank Petrol IPA. Ben had Lost and Grounded’s Extra Nice, an extra dry lager. Ben played “Odinfall”, a rogue-lite bullet hell Norse pixelly game as well as Wanderstop on the PS5. Lucy played Nubby’s number factory, and vamped about peggle. We also talked about dopamine mills, the Golden Idol DLC, the hellscapes that are modern social media, and a whole lot else besides.

With the dawn of Nintendo Switch 2 upon us, join Lucy and I as we discuss what we hope and expect to see at the upcoming Switch 2 Direct on Wednesday 2nd April, as well as go over Nintendo news of the past couple of months and what we are currently playing. We will be back for episode 30 sometime in April to discuss the Direct.

Steam Next Fests seem to come and go with the wind but this time Lucyt managed to catch a few more demos. She discusses Castle V Castle, and Shotgun Cop Man. Ben catches Lucy up and has put some time into Avowed, leading to a big discussion on the divisiveness of RPGs, and has also started Lost Records: Bloom and Rage. Only Aadil and Ben drink this week sinking Snow Wassett from Tartarus, and a Deya X Beak collab called Driving That Train. Originally recorded on the 6th of March 2025.

We might end on a political note but there’s plenty of gaming and beer chat to get to first. As the only one who has played games this week, Lucy gives her initial impressions of Avowed, talks Glyphica, and then talks through a few demos like The Electrifying Incident, and Is This Seat Taken? Ben and Aadil want to talk a little news with the conversation leading to Shuhei Yoshida’s recent interviews, Cloud in Magic The Gathering, and the prospect of more Tony Hawk. Aadil kicks off the beers with Vault City’s Flying Saucers. Ben drinks Super Glue from Deya and Lucy has a Big Nothing from Donzoko. Originally recorded 21st of February 2025.

Lucy and Ben both had Verdant’s annual release, Putty, an 8% double IPA with Azaka, Galaxy, and Mosaic hops. Adil had Vocation’s Special Edition Doppelganger DDH IPA. They discuss the rise of quality alcohol-free beers and how the market has expanded beyond basic lagers. Lucy played the demo for Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, a lighthearted mystery game about a bread-addicted detective solving simple cases. She also checked out Rupuka’s Idle Island, a relaxing widget game about a frog trimming grass. Ben played Tiny Towns, a strategic town-building game where players must optimize placement of buildings to generate income and survive tax payments. He also jumped back into No Man’s Sky, exploring the latest Worlds update featuring deep-sea environments and […]

Lucy and I are back after Nintendo finally revealed the Nintendo Switch 2. It is real, it is here and it is… exactly as per the leaks. We also talk about Nintendo’s 2024 and about our favourite games that we played last year

We’re discussing new, but older experiences this week as Ben talks through Antstream Arcade and relays his and his daughter’s experience with it. Lucy’s been typing away and discusses Blood Typers. Aadil heads north and drinks Vault City’s Bubble Gum Brew, whilst Ben and Lucy both drink Third Times A Charm from Wiper and True. Originally recorded on the 23rd of January 2025.

We’re back for 2025, and rolling into our tenth year! We chat what we’ve played ver the winter break including Sequence the board game, Monument Valley 3, God of War Ragnarok, and games from Neal.Fun. We launch into a discussion on our most anticipated games for 2025 with a short side bar into Call of Duty X Squid Games. As it’s Jan we kick in with some non-alcoholic beers with both Lucy and Ben drinking the 1st in Wiper and Trues new releases, First Draught, whilst Aadil goes a little more traditional with Whitstable Bay’s Pale Ale. Originally recorded on 12th of January 2025

Join us for the end of 2024, as we run down our favourite games from the year. As a slightly bigger episode, we hit a couple of beers each, featuring beers from Deya, The Weekend Project, Attic Brew Co, New Bristol Brewery, Vault City, and Baron Brewing. Originally recorded on 19/12/24.

Aadil and Lucy kick off the episode by discussing a new (ish) web puzzler and blowing Ben’s mind with Minute Cryptic. Lucy has finished and reviews Mouthwashing, and Ben gives his impressions after a few runs of Buckshot Roulette. Everyone’s got a beer this week, with Lucy drinking Vault City’s Double Pump, Aadil’s on the Pinnora X Gravity Well collab Binary Star Collision, and Ben has Verdant’s Big Stupid Hazy. Originally recorded on the 5th of December 2024.

Lucy played “Gestalt: Cinder & Steam”. Ben attempted to play Tron Identity, unsuccessfully. We chat about FIFA: Ultimate Team, and the affects of the lottery mechanic on the series. Ben briefly updates us on “Star Wars: Jedi Survivor”, and we go on to talk about Star War Kinect, amongst other things. Aadil talks about playing Magic: The Gathering, in person with real people on a weekly basis. And they talk about the latest digital Magic announcement of a stand-alone Commander Multiplayer game, as well as the recent rules changes to the game. Lucy has Further, an alcohol-free West Coast Pale Ale by Mash Gang. Aadil had Jopen’s “Zwarte Ziel” Bourbon & Whisky Barrel 365 Aged Imperial Smoked Porter. Ben had […]

With only Aadil on the beers this week, Ben and Lucy go deep on a handful of games they’ve been playing. Ben talks about the full release of Songs of Silence having previously covered it in early access, whilst Lucy has finished The Rise of the Golden Idol, and spent time with Touch Type Tale. For the singular beer, Aadil drinks Deya’s We’ll Take It Off The Zombies.

This week Ben continues with his thoughts on Jedi: Survivor whilst Lucy has been playing the new releases, Call of Duty Black Ops 6, and Wilmot Works It Out. Lucy drinks Post Mortum from Barney’s, Aadil has Toxic Juice from Twice Brewed, and Ben drinks Tree Octopus from Weekend Project.

Ben played the start of “Star Wars: Jedi Survivor.”In the rest of the episode Ben covers his experience with Nomada Studio’s latest release “Neva”, with a fair bit of tangeantial chat about their previous game “Gris” which the whole team loved. Aadil had the Koyt Gruit Ale from Jopen.Ben had Pressure Drop’s High Performance Machine DIPA.

The team reunite to chat about a quick beery trip to Manchester, Cryptmaster on PS5, Balatro on Mobile, the Steam Deck and more. This week’s beers are Implosion from ToØl, the Twice Brewed Blue Raspberry Sour, and Drums Please! from Pomona Island.

Aadil returns, and with him tales of beer from far lands. He kicks off the show discussing his time at the Borefts beer festival. Ben wants to talk PlayStation’s State of Play, mostly focusing on the Ghost of Yotei announcement. And Lucy has finished Beyond Shadowgate. Lucy drinks Stoop from Mash Gang, Aadil brought back Anderson’s Sloepy Seconds, and Ben has the Harvest Festbier from Braybrooke Beer Co. Originally recorded on 26th of September.