Iain Lee’s MSN GameCast

After a bit of a break, it's time for some gaming news highlights, 3D gaming, the DSi XL and the iPad, as well as what we've been playing and what you've been saying.

Nintendo reckons 8 out of 10 female gamers prefer the Wii and Call of Duty has amassed 55 million sales to date. Plus: what we've been playing and what you've been saying.

Charles Martinet joins Iain to talk about being the voice of Mario (plus Luigi, Wario, Baby Mario et al). Also: the Golden Joysticks, what we've been playing and what you've been saying.

Iain and Nik report direct from Tokyo on Avatar, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Red Steel 2 and more spectacles from the show.

This time around, you'll The Beatles: Rock Band, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Wet mixed with PS3 sales on the rise and Kurt Cobain's Guitar Hero 5 appearance.

Wii Sports Resort, Wipeout HD Fury, classic arcade shoot-em-ups and more. Also: do you play on hard mode?

Could there be a Tomb Raider reboot on the way? A Michael Jackson game? Modern Warfare 2 takes back the Call of Duty tag, plus Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Fuel and Red Faction: Guerilla.

In this post-E3 podcast: impressions of the games and tech from the world's biggest gaming show, including Xbox's Project Natal, Sony's motion control and Nintendo's fingertip Vitality Sensor.

First impressions of Dante's Inferno, Brütal Legend, Rogue Warrior and Wet, plus new Fallout 3 content and our listeners' essential desert island games.

Chinatown Wars, Wheelman, PSP 2 rumours and Peggle appreciation all feature in the cast, plus our listeners' most punishing titles and our choice of 'desert island games'.

Since last time, Iain et al have been playing, among other things: Silent Hill: Homecoming, Flower, Resident Evil and Halo Wars. From the message board: the best and worst cutscenes and endings in gaming.

Iain et al peruse the Bafta game award shortlists, while Nik has a problem with using the Nintendo DS microphone in public - but loves House of the Dead: Overkill.

Everyone gets hugely excited about battering zombies in Left 4 Dead, while discussion also veers towards the best downloadable games and how to pronounce Tom Clancy's name.

In the last podcast of the year: what to look out for in 2009, retro games we would love to see remade and family gaming for Christmas.

Gaming mascots past and present come under scrutiny in the podcast, as well as iPhone games and the track lists for Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour.