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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Show Notes:

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

Community:

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News:

Rumor: Killzone 3 for Holiday 2010 Supporting 3D and Motion Controller – Shacknews – PC Games, PlayStation, Xbox 360 and Wii video game news, previews and downloads

Study suggests game marketers are ‘missing the mark’ — Joystiq

LEGO Star Wars: Force Unleashed – Lego – Kotaku

SOCOM 4: It’s Official! – PlayStation.Blog

Halo Reach Beta trailer shows jet packs, assassinations [update] — Joystiq

Borderlands getting more DLC — Joystiq

Portal fans find secret images, BBS phone number in radio messages — Joystiq

Valve Updates Portal Again, Now With New Ending – Steam – Kotaku

Portal 2 confirmed by Game Informer cover, due in 2010 — Joystiq

Valve Teases Upcoming Mac Announcement, Not So Subtly – Valve – Kotaku

CryEngine 3 visiting GDC in stereoscopic 3D — Joystiq

Flower, Braid, World of Goo Developers Team up for Indie Fund – IndustryGamers

The IGF Mobile Finalists Get Front Page iTuning – iPhone – Kotaku

Report: Strange Things Are Afoot At Infinity Ward; President Ousted? – Modern warfare 2 – Kotaku

Music:

Music by Steadman