If you’ve not got an Amazon Echo – and you should consider one because they’re very useful – then you’re missing out on the daily news and musing from the Codec Moments team. To keep you up to speed on their thoughts on what’s happening in gaming, Matt and Andy have collated the last 7 days of flash briefings into one easy to listen to round up.

In this week’s flash briefing update that covers 12th to 18th March, you can hear:

* A retrospective of Surgeon Simulator

* Re-re-release dates

* Speculation on what Valve is up to

* Could we build a colony on Mars?

* A truly memorable rendition of Paradise City

* Tomb Raider announcements

* Can we splice human and alien DNA to solve puzzles?

To stay up to date with the news from the Codec Moments team, get yourself an Amazon Echo!  Otherwise, stay tuned to the site for more weekly roundups, and keep in touch via Facebook, Twitter or email.  Until next time…