Indie Game Ravers

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 of a new term, sort of. No topic this week, just tasty tasty beer. We drank Brewhouse Bristol’s ‘Ameryck’ American Pale Ale, Black Iris Brewery (NZ)’s ‘Ngaru Nui’ New Zealand Pale Ale, Gloucester Brewery’s ‘Galaxy’ American Pale Ale and rounding out the field trip with Brewhouse’s ‘Treason’ Chocolate Milk Stout.

That’s right folks, the mother-pod has been resurrected (again), and with a slight delay you’re getting episode 66 and 67 on the same day! This week Aadil, Dave and Adam talk about what they’ve been watching and playing as well as teasers, trailers (Old Man Logan, Red Dead 2, Nintendo Switch) and, well, mostly nonsense. But that means hearing Adam’s infectious laugh throughout the pod.

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 all serious-like about harassment in VR, and gaming in general with the standard tact and politeness you all have come to expect. Also there are bits about official alcohol units, driving and all other kinds of nonsense. #theusual Ben and Aadil, despite being geographically divorced, had the Burning Sky ‘Easy Answers’ IPA, while Lucy started off with Ilkley ‘Dinner Ale’, a Victorian Pale Ale. In a totally planned occasion all three […]

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 Battlefield 1 and enjoy some multiplayer all out war. The episode concludes with a chat about Red Dead Redemption 2 and the Nintendo Switch reveals. Beers! Brewdog Pumpkin King, Siren Craft Brew White Tips white IPA and Bristol Beer Factory Ultimate Stout.

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 for a Wiper and True ‘In the Grooves’ Amber ale, followed by a white IPA ‘Comet’ by Cloudwater. Apologies for the subpar audio quality, its a real trampoline episodes with ups and downs and unexpected audio injuries.

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 VR. Oh, and there be a celebratory contest too; free games to be had. Our beer this week is a collabo between two familiar faces, Arbor and Wiper & True’s ‘Clogwork Orange’ Tanked Up 50 – Warframe not Worf Aim

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. We drank the Star Wars inspired beers from Moor, ‘Guardian of Peace’ IPA, and the ‘Agent of Evil’ Black IPA. Tanked Up 49 – Aadil folds Aragami

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

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 spending his evenings with launch window release InFamous: Second Son. They then finish by giving their thoughts on the hardware, and Mark Cerny’s ASMR future career, revealed at the Playstation Meeting 2016 The first beer for Lucy is one of Ben’s favourites the Arbor Ales ‘Rocketman’ American IPA which she enjoys whilst Ben and Aadil drink the collaboration beer Wiper & True and Toast ‘Bread Pudding’ Amber Ale. As if coordinated […]

On The Test is the newest podcast series coming to you from Out of Lives. We’ll be discussing and dissecting the latest betas, stress tests and demos to bring you our thoughts from across the network. This week Ben and Aadil (Tanked Up) are joined by Adam (OOTXF) to chat EA and Dice’s Battlefield 1 beta which takes the first person shooter genre back in time to World War 1. Let us know your thoughts on Battlefield 1 and if you agree with these guys over on twitter @outoflivespod And remember to get ‘On The Test’. On The Test – Battlefield 1 Beta

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 chat about “Earthlock: Festival of Magic”, a new turn-based RPG that’s just been released and is free with Games With Gold. We drank the “Solar Impluse” by Good Chemistry. *Edited because Aadil wrote the wrong brewer; apologies. Tanked Up 46 – A Simulated Jaunt

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 “Dipa V6”. Sadly no beer for the homies this week. Tanked Up 45 – No Man’s Refunds

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. Plus Aadil has a surprise gift for his homies.* Lucy has a Cloudwater ‘Sorachi Ace’ Grissette, White Hag’s ‘Red Doe’ Red IPA and a Seabuckthorn IPA ‘Baltic Frontier’ from To Øl. Ben and Aadil split the ‘Iron Maiden Trooper’ Premium British Beer, Wiper & True ‘Kaleidoscope’, and the Chimay ‘Blue’. Tanked Up 44 – The Cockwombler Spills

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

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 has journeyed back to Bristol and brought some tech goodies with him. The episode wraps up with a discussion about when gaming has been absent from our lives. Ben and Aadil, to start, drink a Good Chemistry ‘Field Work’ Saison whilst Lucy samples a Wiper & True No.16 Small Beer. They all then crack into an Arbor ‘Shangri-La’ session IPA. Lucy finishes with a Brouwerij De Molen ‘Heen & Weer’ triple […]

Join Dave, Kev and Correy as they relaunch Out of Lives after a 6-week break. This week the guys discuss Pokemon Go shenanigans, Evolve going free to play, the best and worst of TV and the upcoming Suicide Squad. We’re back and we’re as average and mundane as ever.   Out of Lives – Episode 65 – Wet & Wild Pokemon Go!

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 the re-selling of game keys. The publisher Tiny Build found G2A had facilitated the selling of stolen keys through information they obtained for talks of official G2A distributorship. G2A, an eBay-like marketplace for rogue keys, replied in a sub-optimal way. A backlash ensued and G2A just released a 7-point ‘developer-friendly’ plan. Ben and Lucy both (totally planned) have the ‘High Wire’ West Coast Pale Ale by Magic Rock Brewing. Ben’s second […]

Alex, Stuart and Scott give their reviews and impressions of the latest comics and comic-related properties. This week they review a couple of the latest DC Rebirth titles, The Flash #1 by Joshua Williamson and Carmine Di Giandomenico, and Wonder Woman #1 by Greg Rucka & Liam Sharp. They also talk about the two newest TV shows to come out of the floppies, Garth Ennis’ Preacher, and Robert Kirkman’s latest adaptation, Outcast. This podcast is enhanced for video with images and footage of the things the boys discuss… but sadly, it’s proportionately diminished by the presence of their ugly mugs. Let us know what you think in the comments, and don’t forget to like/subscribe on YouTube if you want to see more.   […]

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 Theme Hospital whilst Aadil has been continuing his mobile gaming kick because of travelling and packing house. This week Ben drank an Electric Bear Brewery ‘Edison’ Czech style lager and an Otley 04 ‘Columbo’ whilst Aadil has a Maybee Brew ‘Work Horse’ IPA and a Tatamagouche Brewing ‘Deception Bay’ IPA. Tanked Up 40 – E3 Come Down

The Out of Lives reaction to the Ubisoft E3 Conference.         Ubisoft E3 Reaction