Hey, everyone. Here’s a little update on what we’ve been up to this month including new shows, new merch and RKG’s new studio.
SPOOKIES: Dead Space
We hope you’ve all been enjoying the new series, SPOOKIES: Dead Space. The reaction to the show, which felt great when we were filming it, has been wonderful to see. It’s nice to get a show of a recently-releas...
2023-03-31 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we got a request from someone for some improvisation scenarios and we 'yes, and' our way downhill from there.
Please keep suggestions like this coming in as well as your questions, problems, funny stories, and Minging or Fair Plays to: bit.ly/ShieldUp
Stay safe and keep your shield up!
R...
2023-03-31 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
We've loved seeing everyone's response to The Lost FinchyFest. This was a piece very close to our hearts and we really did make it to celebrate the journey we've been on together so far.
This is just a quick reminder that if you do want to pick it up, today's the last day it'll be on a sale for a while. You can find the store right 2023-03-31 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Early Access, Producers and Posh Slugs!
Here is your link for next week's episode of SPOOKIES: Dead Space an entire week early.
This week we're trying to stop a meteor shower, get a nice new gun and spend way too much time inside a summoning circle.
RKG x
2023-03-25 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
Last week we were so excited to finally release The Lost FinchyFest, our special print celebrating the last seven years of our show. The response has been fantastic, so we wanted to go into much more detail about how it was made.
The initial idea originated back in September, ...
2023-03-24 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This week the fellas answer the questionnaire we sent out to our community back in 2020 which led to the creation of our The Lost FinchyFest print (available to buy until midnight on Friday, March 31st).
Please keep sending us your topic suggestions, questions, funny stories, an...
2023-03-24 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Early Access, Producers, and Posh Slugs!
Here is your link for next week's episode of SPOOKIES: Dead Space an entire week early.
This episode, in our opinion, is an absolute all-timer and we hope you enjoy it because without your support, we wouldn't be able to make it!
Enjoy!
2023-03-18 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Ready for an evening of tension and terror? Frights and frenzy?
We're actually not sure we can guarantee all of that, but what we can promise is a nice evening in watching an old campy horror film with the three of us.
We're just about to go live, and all you have to do is click the link above. No need to source a copy of the film, as we'll be showing it live too.
See you shor...
2023-03-17 17:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This week Krupa and Gav celebrate the recent announcement of our beautiful print The Lost FinchyFest. For the first time in Shield Up history we're also joined by a special guest, André Lima Araújo, who is the artist that brought our print to life. You can hear a bumper behind the scenes chat with Da...
2023-03-17 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Producers and Posh Slugs,
Fancy a spooky night in with us?
This Friday night from 6pm GMT all three of us will be settling to watch House on Haunted Hill, a film which inspired some of the way we presented our recent SPOOKIES: Double Bill. If you've not seen it, it's a really fun old black-and-white horror movie starring the inimitable Vincent Price.
And unlike of other wa...
2023-03-15 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
On March 14th, 2016, we published the very first episode of Prepare To Try while we were working at IGN.
Seven years later we’re building a bespoke studio and gearing up for our biggest-ever adventure in Retry: Elden Ring. But before moving forward, we wanted to look back and celebrate the journey so far.
Across 161 episodes, we’ve collected so many incredible memories playing t...
2023-03-14 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We hope you enjoyed the very first episode of SPOOKIES: Dead Space, and because you're a patron, you can watch the very next episode right now.
In episode 2, we head down to Medical in search of the Captain’s Rig. Nothing bad could possibly happen in a morgue.
Right?
RKG x
2023-03-11 20:59:49 +0000 UTC View Post
OK, I've just gone live with Left Behind.
Am I ready to go through this again??
No. No I am not.
Please come help me x
2023-03-10 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Prompted by an incredible message, the lads design their ultimate gaming bar and inadvertently come up with the best business ever.
This one was an absolute banger so keep suggestions like this coming in as well as your questions, problems, funny stories, and Minging or Fair Plays to: bit.ly/ShieldUp 2023-03-10 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Our brand new series launches this Saturday, and you've been cordially invited to watch the Premiere.
Saturday 11th March at 8pm GMT | 3pm ET | 12pm PT | 7am AEDT
YouTube's Live Premiere feature lets viewers watch the episode at the same time together with a live chat just like a livestream. We'll be jumping in the chat too to answer questions and enjoy the show wit...
2023-03-09 17:10:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Due to tangible demand and because you legends are so lovely, I've decided to play the remastered version of Left Behind and say a proper goodbye to The Last of Us Part 1.
Unlike the other streams, I thought we could have some full spoiler chats about the TV show (which is ending next week).
Set...
2023-03-08 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
Here's your first look at SPOOKIES: Dead Space.
If you didn't read this month's update, the show starts on Saturday, March 11th. We'll be hosting a YouTube Premiere on that date.
Don't know what that is? Well, it's basically a way of debuting the video with a live chat so if you want, you can view it with us and the rest of the community. We'll have more details ...
2023-03-04 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This week Gav and Krupa have a big old chat about this year's Oscars including what they've seen, what they can't be arsed with and what does/doesn't seem like a laugh.
As always, send your talking points, questions, problems, funny stories, and Minging or Fair Plays to: bit.ly/ShieldUp
Stay safe ...
2023-03-03 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello Producers and potential Producers,
Here's a rundown of your exclusive streams for March.
As usual, more details on how to watch will be headed your way closer to the stream's date.
Gav Plays The Last of Us: Left Behind
We couldn’t end the streams without this one could w...
2023-03-01 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, here’s a little update on what we’ve been up to this month. We’ve got a new show to tell you about and lots to tell you about our studio renovation.
SPOOKIES: Dead Space
Dead Space. What a game!
Powers literally knew nothing about the series before playing it, and now it’s one of his favourite games we’ve ever played.
Despite us g...
2023-02-28 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We kick off this week with a chat about our brand new Spookies: Double Bill and then read some awesome suggestions for streams, shows and podcasts that people have sent in.
As always, send your talking points, questions, problems, funny stories, and Minging or Fair Plays to: 2023-02-24 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Gav's just gone live with the final part of his full Last of Us playthrough.
There's a few chapters left but he's going until he finishes it so jump in and keep him company/stop him from crying.
2023-02-23 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you do, patrons?
RKG feels it would be a little unkind to present this double bill without just a friendly word of warning: we are about to unfold not one but two stories of terror.
One about a journey into the desert to wake an ancient horror from its slumber. The other? A night spent in the house of a psychopath.
Welcome to the SPOOKIES: Double Bill. ...
2023-02-22 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This is it, Producers & Posh Slugs, the final part of my full Last of Us playthrough.
There's a few chapters to go but I'm going to go until I finish this and we're kicking off with a showdown with confirmed naughty man, David.
If you need to catch up on the other episodes then you can jump in at the links below:
This week kicks off with a terrifying chat about AI cryptids and keeps going until what is left is a nightmare-fuelled ride of chaos and bloodshed. Not really but it is very funny.
As always, send your talking points, questions, problems, funny stories, and Minging or Fair Plays to: bit.ly/ShieldUp...
2023-02-17 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Good evening and welcome, RKG patrons and viewers, to a special double-bill screening.
Two series, focusing on different characters, different settings, with different jokes. Each is a collectors' item in its own way – not because of the stories themselves but because each captures on YouTube, and suspends in time and space, a frozen moment of a nightmare.
House of Ashes...
This week all three lads ponder whether they're millennials or boomers? Whatever the outcome, I think we can all agree we're Slugs first. Everything else is just window dressing.
As always, send your talking points, questions, problems, funny stories, and Minging or Fair Plays to: bit.ly/ShieldUp
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2023-02-10 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we hear from a Slug who ranks Dark Souls 2 above most other FromSoft games and wants to know what's our beef with the Majula Massive. If you want to hear Krupa and Gav get all nostalgic for DS2 then you'll love this episode.
As always, send your talking points, questions, problems, funny stories, and Minging or Fair Plays to: 2023-02-03 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello there Producers and potential Producers,
Well, it's the end of Gav Plays The Last of Us Part 1.
We've got just one more part of this series and it's coming to you live later this month.
Gav Plays The Last of Us | Ep.5: The End
New Year. Traditionally a time for new beginnings, and we’ve been doing just that.
If you’re a patron, you know this is really something we began towards the end of last year. Back in October, we published a patron-exclusive vlog detailing our rough plan for the RKG Studio and what we were going to do in the months ahead.
Fitting the studio properly has always been hugely import...
2023-01-30 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post