Crunch Time reports the latest from the world’s biggest gaming convention!  Day 1 brings us Microsoft’s, EA’s & Ubisoft’s E3 press conferences, with tons of announcements and brand new footage!

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

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Music:

Intro Music By: J. Arthur Keenes Band

Outro Music By: Steadman

Wonderful show for you this week, with special animal guest Rocko the cat, and Megan the alien.  We recreate a scene from Signs AND bring you all the gaming news that your human brains can handle.

Check out our coverage of the following:

Halo, Halo, Halo!

Consoles, the next TV Network?

James Bond Racer

Metroid Other M + Sin & Punishment Star Successor Delayed

Voxel Based Point Cloud Rendering

Starcraft 2 Beta Update

Ubisoft Shelving Game Manuals

Alan Wake – Bright Falls Live Action Trailer

Halo Reach – Carnage Carnivale ViDoc

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Cloud Suit Trailer

Kevin Butler’s ModNation Racers Commercial

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

Community:

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News:

Halo 3 available on Games on Demand, load times may be affected [update] — Joystiq

Hands-on: Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta — Joystiq

Interview: Bungie’s Lars Bakken on Halo: Reach and the franchise — Joystiq

Halo: Reach to stretch across 3 retail editions [update] — Joystiq

NYT: PS3 to stream live Major League Baseball games — Joystiq

Rumor: Xbox Live TV channel pitched to Microsoft by ex-News Corp head — Joystiq

Is This The Name Of The Bizarre New James Bond Racer? – James Bond: Bloodstone – Kotaku

Metroid: Other M, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor delayed — Joystiq

New Graphics Tech Promises Speed, Hyperrealism | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

GameStop Has Your StarCraft II Beta Invite – starcraft ii – Kotaku

StarCraft II Beta Gets Map Editor This Week, Mac Version Next Week – starcraft ii – Kotaku

Ubisoft getting greener by ditching paper manuals — Joystiq

Music:

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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Show Notes:

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

Community:

E-Mail us text or MP3 responses to fans@crunchtimepodcast.com . If it’s an MP3, try to keep it short and sweet! so we can play it on the podcast! Thanks!

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Our longest and most fact filled, fun, informative ride of a show yet, thanks to our special guest, Karen Chu!  Really not sure what else to say, we covered all of the press conferences on the 1st & 2nd (along with a few choice tangents), so listen and become enlightened. Live streamed video after the break!

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Show Notes:

Hosts: Jeremy Bogdan- www.twitter.com/jeremybogdan & Brendan Kelly- www.twitter.com/brendandk

News Discussed:

E3 kicked off this week!  So keep up with all the news from the conference at some of the major video game news sites:

http://www.joystiq.com

http://www.kotaku.com

http://www.1up.com

http://www.dtoid.com

http://www.ign.com

http://www.shacknews.com

http://www.gamasutra.com

http://www.gamespot.com

http://www.venturebeat.com

Community:

E-Mail us text or MP3 responses to crunchtime@jeremybogdan.com . If it’s an MP3, try to keep it short and sweet! so we can play it on the podcast! Thanks!

Music:

Music by Steadman

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It was a laid back show this week, but we’re saving a lot of our  excitement for our two E3 specials coming June 1st & 3rd!  Keep an eye out!  We also premiered a new segment this week, in which using a random noun and verb, we create a game.  This week, as noted in the title, we came up with Giant Animal Lover from the words “Giant” & “Pacifist”.  You’ll have to listen to work out or logic on this exciting karaoke, tower defense, burger time mashup.

E-Mail us text or MP3 responses to crunchtime@jeremybogdan.com . If it’s an MP3, try to keep it short and sweet! so we can play it on the podcast! Also, please leave some nifty comments on our iTunes page! Thanks!

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Show Notes:

Hosts: Jeremy Bogdan- www.twitter.com/jeremybogdan & Brendan Kelly- www.twitter.com/brendandk

News Discussed:

Official PSP Go Shots Leaked

Qore Lets Slip the First Look at PSP Go

Qore Lets Slip the First Look at PSP Go

Electronic Gaming Monthly To Return

Sacre Bleu! The First LEGO Rock Band Trailer

Lionhead Teases Big News At Microsoft’s E3 Presser

Lord of The Rings Comes To Wii, With Dashes Of Mario, Link

Phil Harrison No Longer President Of Atari

First DJ Hero Trailer Is…Yeah

First Look At Bethesda’s Brink

Kojima Updates Site Yet Again With Familiar Face, Hidden Mystery Mask

And Then Free Realms Surpassed 2 Million Players

Ubisoft CEO Predicts New Apple Gaming Hardware

Afrika Is Finally Coming To American PS3s

Community:

E-Mail us text or MP3 responses to crunchtime@jeremybogdan.com . If it’s an MP3, try to keep it short and sweet! so we can play it on the podcast! Thanks!

Music:

Music by Steadman