Not even treacherous weather and a car accident can hold back the Saladcast. We're like a riderless horse at the Grand National.

Rob plays a lot more pinball and keeps chugging through Mass Effect 3, Zac investigates the current indie darling Spelunky (kinda) and good old game The Settlers 2 and Dan finally gets round to playing Total War: Shogun 2.

I feel culturally obliged now that it is Summer in England to complain about the heat. It's not been a nice heat. It’s like a thick sauna heat. Fortunately it seems to make some of our podcast discussions a little more deranged.

Zac plays just about as many games as he possibly could this week so strap in for Penny Arcade, Paper Mario, Micro Machines, Pikmin and Cyril Cyberpunk (!!!) mixed in with the occasional input from Rob and Dan about Mass Effect 3, Fez, Bastion and of course TF2.

I am open to offers for my alternative power source.

Dan is off once again this week so we welcome back our now regular stand-in Kippers. With E3 gone we can get back to what we normally do. Trying to sound like we know something about vidja games.

Kippers mixes things up and goes Blizzard mad with Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. Zac gives a sneak peek at Guild Wars 2 thanks to the recent beta weekend and then goes all retro as usual. Rob mainly talks Fez and attempts to be a host of gaming podcast with some semblance of professionalism... and fails.

Oh yeah, it's THAT time. Tune in as we give our impressions of the biggest gaming event of the year. Listen to the fails, the mistakes and the "meh" of every conference.

Oh and we didn’t do a follow up show yet. Just saying if you find the ending confusing.

In this week's episode we witness the decline in wit and intelligence of the team as the summer heat sets in. Rob seems to forget how arguments work. We’d open a window but we’re not sure the sound of traffic and children playing is really what this podcast is going for.

Games covered this week include Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Anomaly: Warzone Earth and Cannon Cat from Rob, Minecraft and Eve from Zac and Bastion from Dan.

On the bright side, E3 is soon!

You can blame Rob's crappy back for the lateness of this cast. Thanks to powerful painkillers he is now "back" and casting can recommence. Being able to move is definitely a plus.

Once again we are joined by Kippers to discuss his recent involvement in PC gaming in the form of DiRT 3, Battlefield 3 and Blacklight: Retribution. Dan plays “indie” darling of last year Bastion. Rob buys an iPad and starts investigating the casual in the form of Tiny Tower, Jetpack Joyride and then comes back to his senses with The Pinball Arcade. Zac does Zac stuff in Minecraft and Eve.

Casting at night after a hard week at work does have some side effects. When Rob doesn't speak, Rob is asleep. That mental picture may help in some way. Not sure what it would help and why you need help but this is our gift to the world... thoughtless assistance… yes. We are tired.

Dan attempts to talk more spoiler free Mass Effect 3 and provides first impressions of Tribes: Ascend, Rob starts with Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (audible sigh) and Space Invaders Infinity Gene and Zac talks about "Free-To-Play MMO Bullet Hell Shooter" Realm of the Mad God. Also includes a bit of news from PAX, Captivate and other rumblings.

If you detect any lethargy in this week's episode you can blame it entirely on a Mr. Hut. We do take the show very seriously but pizza comes first. Viva la cheese!

Zac picks up show favourite Blur and gives it a spin on PC, Rob finishes with Duke Nukem Forever and returns to sploding and Dan edges closer to the controversial Mass Effect 3 ending we don’t want him to tell us anything about.

Isn’t rain nice when you’re not in it. Aah.

It's sunny in March which spells bad news for people who look forward to a good summer. Britain always seems to punish the traditional months of warm climate when they play their cards only. Doesn’t bother us though. We got games to play and shade to cling to.

Dan attempts to give us a spoiler free feel for the start of Mass Effect 3 and it’s mechanics (can’t promise we won’t spoil the other two games though) and Rob finishes RAGE and moves onto the critically critiqued Duke Nukem Forever.

PS. We used Penguin as a biscuit.

To make up for the lack of Dan, we're throwing in another SaladCast absolutely free! Season 3 is so on.

GDC has been happening so there’s an extra dose of news to discuss. Will Sim City 5 be any good? Has KARA won the animation wars? Are 343 Industries trying too hard? In addition to this Rob uses his Kinect for fitness with Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 (horrible name) and Zac plays Bejeweled. Odd week.

I hope somebody gets the terrible title pun.