It didn't come home, but we didn't know that at the time we recorded this. OK, we knew a little, but didn't everyone? In this episode, soft drink rivalries, Game Pass getting worse, Abiotic Factor, Rally Cross, Urbek, MTG: Arena, Immortals of Aveum and the mystery bag.

Why choose between sport and music when you can have both! We'll call it "Spusic" or "Musort". You score more points if stuff happens on beat, like scoring goals, landing punches, putting things in holes! In this episode, Zac gets involved with Steam Next Fest. Hear his impressions of Rift of the Necrodancer, Creeper World IXE and Core Keeper. Ther…

It's Not-E3/Summer Game Fest, but I'm short on time. Just know that there were games with trailers that we talk about and we also played some games as normal so we talk about those too. Oh no, my time is up. The baby comes to steal the keyboamdqj djioqdjonqnqwf...

The voices in my head are growing louder. I think I may need to seek medical help. It's unbearable. It's... oh I'm leaning on the volume control. In this episode: Hellblade 2 came out, it's mod time for Vintage Story, Magic: The Gathering never went away and a government lays down some law.

Three, Six, Nine,Podcast's fine,Ultracube me, ultracube me one more time... In this episode we cover the news that happened right after the last podcast, Rob is damp (not the good kind) about Harold halibut, Dan emotes (not the griefing kind) about Magic: The Gathering: Arena and Zac shuffles some important geometry (not the error kind) around in F…

In this episode, Rob repeatedly gets his Jacks mixed up and plays Harold Halibut, Dan enters the arena, the Magic: The Gathering Arena, and Zac finally becomes the Captain of Industry. There's also some news, but typically, more news happened today. So today's podcast is yesterday's news, today. Got that?…

You can run, you can hide, but I'm not even chasing you. You're just wasting your own time. You could at least waste it by listening to this podcast instead. In this episode: the premium indie / "Triple-i showcase" gets a once-over, LEGO 2K Drive, Stardew valley and Captain of Industry get played.

In this mostly news-less episode we argue the case for "Premium-Indie". There's also talk about Penny's Big Breakaway, Stardew Valley, Yakuza Zero, Zac's notebook and nostalgia. We need premium dude. Preeeemiuuuuuum!

I like my plague served raw and delivered aurally. In this episode we talk about those PS5 Pro specs, Zac plays three games that aren't factory games and Rob's coughing requires some serious edits.

Somewhere there's a list of things the universe could do without on the next iteration. I'm gonna make sure "getting cramp" is on that list. I will die on this hill, or at least get some way up it before I get cramp. In this episode we've got Nintendo legal news, the Xbox partner showcase, WB being dicks and some games what we have been playing fea…

This is a shout out to all you little fingers out there. It's only when you are unnecessarily painful do we realise what you add to our dexterity. Here's to you, pinky. In this episode, we talk about some more factory demos, we avoid mentioning a certain meme about speeding on a certain type of land outcrop and we talk about the news being a bit bo…

In this episode, Zac checks out some game demos from Steam's Next Fest as well making a few Pals, we talk about the Sony State of Play and Rob has a car but can't leave Kamurocho.

When is a podcast not a podcast? When it's a Palcast maybe? Whatever this is, there's three pals ready to talk rubbish on it.In this episode Zac sees what all the fuss is about in Palworld, Rob makes paper in Yakuza Zero and Dan is still in the Flower Kingdom. There's some chat about the Microsoft Developer Direct in here too.…

Yeah I know, late again. It's genetic. Can't be helped.In this belated but still good episode: Rob returns to his annual tradition, Zac returns to the studio and Dan returns like Jedi should do less. We've also got games such as Timberborn, Rollerdrome, F.I.S.T. and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

There's a noise that sounds every time the earth's rotation around the sun begins anew. The rusty hand of the master clock scrapes its weathered face with anger and regret on its journey. 2024 is here. Now let the clock sleep. With similar pep, it's time for a SaladCast in which we spend a bit more time reminiscing about some of better things in ga…

Geoff Keighley has once again found the chimney that our house does not have and dropped off a bunch of gaming news in the form of The Game Awards. We really need to find out how he does that.We also take a look at that GTA trailer, play some more Cocoon and Techtonica and start playing Planet of Lana, Steamworld Build and Split/Second. This podcas…

Zac and Rob have caught 2023's "brutal cold". Unfortunately there's no umlaut on that so I regret to inform you that Jack Black is not a guest on this episode.Zac does talk about his new PC though, Rob finds his inner moth man with Cocoon and Dan is still full of Wonder.

That's it. That's the title. Chef's kiss. Dan is mysteriously busy this week so it's all Zac and all Rob. That's 2 alls.In this weeks episode we talk about Thirsty Suitors, Vintage Story, Exoprimal, Headbangers, Zac pulling a certain trigger and a bonus bit!

Has Mario ever talked about meatballs? He should because it's getting a-spicy for games this year. In this episode we have Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Vintage Story, Exoprimal, Power Stone and other stuff.

Moving to the country, gonna eat a lot of pizza... because the survival rate of delivery drivers is clearly much higher there. In this episode we've got Forza, BRC and dino portals. Rob and Dan also talk about EGX 2023 including Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Like A Dragon. Zac rebuilds things from scratch again.…

Illness may have stumbled us this time, the SaladCast being a week late an' all, but hear this. Like any Youtube influencer with next to no real world power, I shall ask our listeners to like and subscribe the pain away. We have an undisclosed level of confidence that this will work. In this episode, we catch up on the Nintendo Direct that seems a …

This week's Saladcast is cooking, just like the presenters HIYOOOO!!! Try the veal.In this episode losing your head in Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, becoming racist in Disco Elysium and the separation anxiety of finishing Zelda.

This episode is dedicated to all the editors out there. It's an underated skill for sure. The podcast presented to you here is a mostly raw cut because editing is hard. I tried to make the structure less awkward without losing content. I promise you I did... but then kinda gave up and put it all back. I hope it worked out. In this episode: NFS Unbo…

I urge you to check your play time stats for Tears of the Kingdom. You may have a problem. In this episode, Zelda (obvs), Nintendo patents, Rhombus of Ruin, NFS Unbound, Vanishing Point and adult themes such as council planning and fraud. I don't have a problem. I can quit any time I want.

We're just salad,Anywhere else this would be a ballad,Instead you get this simple blurb of things we say, There's Zelda, of course, but also Daytona, Hydro Thunder and Vanishing Point. In a rare moment of timeliness there's also some Barbie reactions, if you hadn't guessed.

Make some incorrect noises for another edition of the SaladCast.Breaking out of all that Zelda is tough but we're giving it a bit of a go by adding some Daytona, NFS Unbound and VR Psychonauts into the mix. Woo woo!

This podcast may have been running for over 13 years but did you know that happysalad is much older than that? Over 20 years in fact, maybe more... we're old.It seems Mario might be feeling the age too as the "New" leaves the name of Super Mario Bros. Wonder. We also cover the rest of the Nintendo Direct and some redaction mishaps. There's plenty o…

E3 is likely gone forever but apparently nobody minds. The internet and big publishing will provide! We are overflowing with Summer Games Fest news instead so tradition is upheld. We pick out the best bits and then get back to Zelda and... (checks notes) Aqua Aqua? And yes, this is a very late upload. Mistakes were made. Too much Zelda may have bee…

June crept up, carrying with it the promise of gaming news in a showy case. Once again the season was upon them and with it the dreadful curse of heat and lethargy.In this episode the case is cracked open and a Playstation Showcase comes flooding out. There's also a lot more Zelda chat so be aware if you're sensitive to spoilers of any kind.…

Yes, yes. We are totally on that Zelda bandwagon. We're not usually all about those hot new releases but, come on, you don't have to look that far to realise this one's special. Other things are happening too of course but we know you're here for some Tears. Some salty, sweet tears. My favourite popcorn flavour.…

Just because it's episode 343 doesn't automatically mean we talk about Halo. They don't return our calls anyway. It's making me feel guilty but I have no idea what sparked it. In this episode, we try to understand why the UK is blocking the Activision/Blizzard sale, Zelda hype and the important topic of educating the youth on videogames. There's al…

In this episode, Rob's feeling the JRPG grind weighing him down and Zac once again looks to space in Oxygen Not Included. We've got Final Fantasy XVI gameplay and Zelda trailer chat an'all! Flippin' tidy! "Balls" is a great lyric. Just "Balls". Satisfying ent'it?

In this episode we have Zelda speculation, de-factoriolization and incorrectly located packaging. Rob also carries on playing old Playstation games whilst finishing Atomic Heart, Zac breathes some updated Oxygen and Dan misses the golf. Get in the hole.

Have you ever just focused a little too much on the forehead part of the face? Now all I see is forehead... just an expanse of flat head space. Foreheads look weird to me now. Is it just me? In this episode, Rob sticks with Atomic Heart and his retro streak, Zac does ungodly things to Pokémon and logic and Dan "Lynches" us.…

Rob to his stomach the morning after recording a podcast and eating his bodyweight in pizza: "It was worth it". In this episode, Zac goes nuclear in Captain of Industry and Rob goes retro and futuristic with Atomic Heart. A portion of news served as a dipping sauce is included.

We're throwing everything at you in this episode, including a washing machine, which is more than Sony's recent State of Play. Zing!We've got Hi-fi Rush, Captain of Industry, Yakuza 5 and two Wipeout games! Monster, monster!

Life literally got in the way last week. Luckily a lot of news happened in the gap so there's a bunch to talk about.Rob checks out a shadow drop from Tango Gameworks, Zac tries some upcoming "base building" games and we cover the first "directs" of the year.

In this episode we talk about Andor, Marvel film names, more light gun games, Captain of Industry and God of War: Ragnarok. Yakuza 5 is also here to talk about how snow and ice is 100% frictionless. Just sit on the ground and see where life takes you, free spirited one!

New year, new games! 2023 has the makings of a weird year and we're down for that. Zac finds a new puzzle in Captain of Industry and enters a third dimension of creeping with Creeper World 4. Rob finishes up High On Life and feasts on Yakuza 5. Dan goes feral in Stray. We also talk about that Avatar film and report on the 2022 fantasy league.…

Being as it is the end the December there's not a lot happening in the games industry. Let's take the time to reflect on the year of games as experienced by the happysalad crew whilst our stomachs reflect on the multitude of errors made in recent days.

You may criticise us and claim that we "phone it in". Well this week, just for you, Dan is actually phoning it in. And if you weren't saying that then now we know we have to adjust our half tomato shaped, mind reading antenna that's crudely attached to the studio. Thanks either way. In this episode we talk about The Game Awards, hot new Steam relea…

Welcome to club citrus. Enjoy a relaxing itinerary of treatments to bring you closer to your inner fruit. You too can be the lemon.Your program includes Bayonetta 3, God of War Ragnarok, Against the Storm and Pokémon.

Our health and safety officer, Zac, advises that we need to add bathrooms to the list of hazardous environments. An informational pamphlet entitled "know your tub" will be distributed shortly. In this episode, Rob has some things to say about Bayonetta 3, Zac fights Against The Storm (and baths) and we try and talk about whatever's going on at Twit…

Not into the spooky stuff? That's cool. Turn the lights down, put on a nice pair of headphones, wrap yourself in SaladCast and chill. Those children won't bother you now. In this episode: Metal: Hellsinger, Immortality, Two Point Campus and new factory games Techtonica and Foundry.

Feeling [insert relevant emotion] about [insert crisis]? Worried you can't [insert triumphant verb] through the [insert time period]? Then maybe you [insert require synonym] this episode of the Saladcast to [insert something] your [insert unrelated noun]. We've got BallisticNG to lift you up, Vermintide to get rid of rats, Splatoon to cover up your…

More enjoyable than running, it's time for the SaladCast!Zac outdoes himself and talks about at least three manufacturing games, Rob checks out Omega Strikers and the first Splatfest of Splatoon 3 and Dan embraces the sugar tax.

It's been an eventful peiod of time here in the UK, one we cannot possibly do any justice representing. We'll rely on our old friend, gaming news, to help us through. In this episode we'll cover Sony's State of Play, Nintendo's Direct and Ubisoft's Forward. On top of that Rob's been playing Splatoon 3 and Zac's been drinking virtual beer.…

It's time to open up new pork markets and hoard your cheese, the SaladCast is running its collective mouths.In this episode we've got EEAAO as nobody calls it, LOTR as some people have called it, the popular acronym BoTW and misleadingly ONI. There's also non-abbreviated content such as the Splatfest Premiere, Hollow Knight and VR... dammit!…

Warning. Dan's Star Wars canon has fired off some fresh rant rounds. Please step back from the blast radius.Also in this episode, Splatoon 3, Hollow Knight, Redout 2, Oxygen Not Included and more VR fun times.

If you don't consume your happysalad then you can't have any moody dessert. So eat up. There's a good listener. In this episode, Rob finishes Bugsnax and jumps into VR whilst Zac continues to build and rebuild in Factorio and mine with guns in DRG.