The Incident of Zero Company (Tanked Up 471)

There are a lot of games to cover this week, as both Ben and Lucy have been finding more time to game. Discussed are 20 more somehow even smaller mazes, Super Mario Brothers Wonder, Woodo, Toem 2, …

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Vampirium: 1997 on Steam

1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...

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Ranking Every ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Movie

From the original to the fun sequel, straight-to-video disaster to the terrible sequel, all four films ranked

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Ranking Every ‘Insidious’ Movie

After some weaker entries, the franchise that helped define 2010s horror makes a comeback with one of its best films in 2026. I rank all 6 Insidious movies, including Out of the Further.

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Out of Rupees Episode 34

Join queen of indies Lucy and myself as we discuss the latest Nintendo news, namely the two nintendo directs held in September

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Door Into Darkness: The Missing Link of Dario Argento’s Filmography

The 1973 anthology series came at a time when Argento had shunned giallo, but may have led to his masterpiece Deep Red and beyond

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The Dog Stars: Ridley Scott’s Apocalyptic Ode to Kindness

A critical and commercial disaster, I ended up enjoying The Dog Stars because of its surprisingly sweet heart

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Nostalgia Disguises Darkness in The End of Oak Street

The film’s light and frothy surface hides a dark, subversive heart and unexpected mean streak.

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20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes on Steam

A puzzle game with twenty small mazes.

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A Big Lake (Tanked Up 470)

Lucy and Ben are back from the summer break to discuss the games they’ve recently played. Ben kicks off with Big Walk. Lucy has been back to her comfort gaming, playing Servant of the Lake, a…

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Will Alan Wake 3 be ‘Alice Wake’?

Could the protagonist rejig of Control Resonant hint at a similar future for Alan Wake?

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Virtue and a Sledgehammer on Steam

Go back to your hometown and tear it down with a sledgehammer in this narrative exploration game. Confront your past in a devastating story about feeling like you no longer belong in the place you gre...

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Jaws 2 is Good and I’m Tired of Pretending It’s Not

It’s time to admit that not all the Jaws sequels are terrible. Jaws 2 is actually good

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Ranking Every ‘The Purge’ Movie

From prequel lows to sequel highs and a controversial opinion on The Forever Purge, I rank all five films in The Purge franchise

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Batman: Caped Crusader Continues With Hit-and-Miss Villain Remixes And a Bland Hero in Season 2

There’s fun to be had with the smaller villain remixes, but the reimagined two big baddies of season 2 are major disappointments to match the lame hero

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The Best and Worst of Millennium Season 3

The show collapses in its final season, lacking any clear vision and desperate to undo the bold decisions it made in the much stronger second season

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It’s 2026 And I’m Once Again Addicted to Call of Duty: Black Ops

Almost 16 years later, the PS5 port of the OG Black Ops has delivered not only a powerful wave of nostalgia but a reminder of Call of Duty’s peak

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Disclosure Day Offers The Finale The X-Files Needed

As a long suffering X-Files fan, Disclosure Day offers an alternate yet satisfying and vindicating finale to the series

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Demo-lition Man (Tanked Up 469)

This week Ben and Lucy discuss all of the demos Ben played over the recent Next Fest, including Empluna, Meaningless Random Number, Virtue and a Sledgehammer. Ben has a lone beer this week, drinkin…

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In An Exceptional Year For Horror, Let’s Not Forget The Simple, Violent Delights of Primate

While 2026 has been dominated by the success of Obsession and Backrooms, Primate offers a brilliant creature-feature slasher throwback

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Ranking Every ‘The Omen’ Movie

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, I look back on The Omen and rank the original classic, as well as its sequels, prequel, and remake

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Out of Rupees Episode 33

Join Lucy and I while we navigate these dark times in gaming while discussing one of the few companies that may yet escape from the crash the video game industry seems to be heading to. We discuss …

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Vampirium: 1997 on Steam

1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...

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The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer Remains A Shocking And Necessary Piece Of The Twin Peaks Puzzle

Jennifer Lynch’s novel is dark, disturbing, revelatory, and gives a vital voice to Laura Palmer

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Ghosts of Mars: 25 Years of John Carpenter’s Infamously (And Intentionally?) Awful Film

Carpenter remixes his filmography in a movie which has since garnered cult attention despite being the nadir of his career

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Sign of the Times (Tanked Up 468)

With a full house, a plethora of games are discussed this week. Ben kicks off talking Will: Follow the Light. Lucy has played both Time Flies, and Whirlight – No Time To Trip. Aadil continues…

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Lovecraft, The Lighthouse, and Patricia: Hopes for Widow’s Bay Season 2

The surprise hit of the summer has been renewed for a second season and I discuss my hopes for Widow’s Bay’s future, including Wyck’s Moby Dick and more Patricia

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