We made it! Crack open a cold one and gather round, we gaming scientists at Crunch Time have actually made it to EPISODE 50! That’s right, you might be surprised, but the millstone hath arrived, and with it, a deluge of gaming goodness!

On the agenda this week, we talk about: Valve’s Portal 2 announcement and mac teaser, ancient japanese enemy crabs, CryEngine 3’s beauty, an Indie Game Fund, the Activision/Infinity Ward kerfluffle, the IGF on iTunes, bad cover art, Blur, Socom 4, and Halo Reach!

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Hosts: Jack Bogdan- www.twitter.com/jackbogdan & Alex Griendling- www.twitter.com/gravitybomb

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Welcome to El Juego Numero Cinco!  How would you like to outcook your friends on a path to culinary exillence?  What about losing a few pounds and eating healthier while saving money?  Introducing Bon Appetit, the latest Project Natal branded game show from Microsoft, featuring connected cooking utensils that guide you in the prep of your new favorite foods!  Play online and compete with your friends to cook a better dinner!

Words this week: Arrogance, Nutritious, Boo

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Hosts: Jack Bogdan- www.twitter.com/jackbogdan & Alex Griendling- www.twitter.com/gravitybomb

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Music by Carne Cruda

Hey all!  This week we recorded a short episode covering the latest Borderlands DLC, “The Secret Armory of General Knoxx”.  We’ll have a full show up next week!

Look forward to our cooking themed El Juego this Wednesday!

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Hosts: Jack Bogdan- www.twitter.com/jackbogdan & Alex Griendling- www.twitter.com/gravitybomb

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Music by Steadman

Damn!  I’m really sorry about the audio this week guys and gals.  I talked with the company who makes the microphone I use, and it seems to be a low gain firmware issue.  Due to the faulty upgrader, I can’t repair it myself, I need to send it in.  I’ve already purchased a new mic, I need to return this thing!

For those who choose to stick along for the ride, on the agenda this week: Bioshock 2 Review; Fable, Civilization 5, Windows Phone Series 7,  More 1vs100, Ubisoft, and Starcraft 2 Beta News; plus C&Q4 & Splinter Cell Story Trailer!

Check out the show notes below to grab the mentioned Perfect Dark XBLA trailer!

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Welcome to El Juego Numero Quatro!  Mid week El Juego is back! Ever feel weird in life?  What if you knew you were insane?  That’s the challenge we pose you with today on El Juego.  Control your outward appearance and remain normal to make the voices go away!

Words this week: Biped, Painless, Bundle

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Hosts: Jack Bogdan- www.twitter.com/jackbogdan & Alex Griendling- www.twitter.com/gravitybomb

Community:

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Music:

Music by Carne Cruda

On the agenda for this week: Alex and I take a look at Soul, one of the few well presented Xbox Live Indie games.  Plus, we investigate the news out of X10 this week, with new footage from Halo Reach and Fable 3.  …oh, and a trailer for a little game called God of War 3!

Check out the show notes below to grab the mentioned Perfect Dark XBLA trailer!

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Our inaugural video show is here!  While it is a bit neutered (the intro was lost in an audio kershuffle), as a first attempt, I think we’re at a good starting point!

I would love to know what kind of information you want on screen, I want to make it as interesting as possible the entire show.  I’ll for sure be grabbing more gameplay footage and playing it during our discussions.

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Hey guys, you probably heard our earlier update regarding this week’s show. This audio message is intended to refresh the podcast URL in iTunes and other media players to make sure you keep getting the show!

Instead of listening to a full episode this week, tune in to Dan Amrich as he launches his One of Swords project at Activision! Get more info at www.oneofswords.com

Thanks for your understanding everybody!

 

Long story short, we’ll be back next week!

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Hosts: Jack Bogdan- www.twitter.com/jackbogdan & Brendan Kelly- www.twitter.com/brendandk

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Kyle Orland, formerly of Crispy Gamer, comes on to talk about how he got his start and what happened this past week with the editorial side being shut down.  He also joins us for a really fun El Juego, based on the words Montage, Unabashed, & Misinform!  Following the formal show, Brendan and I chime in with a new segment called the Crunch Time Shit List; a collection of our thoughts on where we think sequels to established franchises should move in the future.  Again, as always, this is a chapter enabled show, so you can skip around as you please!

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Show Notes:

Hosts: Jack Bogdan- www.twitter.com/jackbogdan & Brendan Kelly- www.twitter.com/brendandk

Guest: Kyle Orland – www.twitter.com/kyleorl

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