Sound the trumpets!  Brendan is back this week for a fantastic show, in which we make up for his absence and then some!  We’ve got tons of news, tons of reviews, and some viewer questions LIVE from the chat room!  This is a reminder, JOIN US.  No, not in that creepy Borg kind of way, but live, as we tape the show!  We love your feedback!  Listen to us at http://www.mogulus.com/crunchtime

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[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/jeremybogdan/Crunch_Time-_Hes_Back_From_Outer_Space.mp3[/podcast]

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Show Notes:

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

News Discussed:

New PSP Named And Coming This Fall: News from 1UP.com

Rumor: Motion-sensing 360 peripheral spotted

BioWare: Mass Effect for iPhone is ‘side story,’ series ‘branching out’

GameStop assimilates 21% of US game market

Retailers List Fourth Fallout 3 Expansion – Shacknews – PC Games, PlayStation, Xbox 360 and Wii video game news, previews and downloads

Rumor: More evidence of Perfect Dark XBLA surfaces

Rock Band Weekly: Franz Ferdinand, AAF, Allman Bros., Distillers, Luscious Jackson, Prongs

Kotaku – Report: Sony To Debut New Motion-Sensing Controller – PS3

Bethesda pushes the button on Fallout 3 update 1.5

Kotaku – Apple Getting More Serious About Mobile Gaming? – iPhone

Kotaku – Feel Shows How Horror On Wii Should Be Done – Feel

Kotaku – Borderlands: A New Look At Gearbox’s New Look – borderlands

Kotaku – Get Your Free Dawn Of War II Soundtrack – Dawn Of War II

Kotaku – First PixelJunk 1-4 Details, Hands On Impressions – Playstation gamers day

Community:

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Music:

Music by Steadman

Pardon our dust this week folks, if you were watching the twitter feed, you saw we had some….technical difficulties.  So, while the personally anticipated video show is bust, we are managing to do the show live audio, so hopefully next week you’ll join us for that.  Unfortunately I was still hit by technical difficulties, only revealed to me after the fact, so you might have to up your volume as the show goes on to hear anything I say. Thanks for joining us in the chat room this week guys, looking forward to next week’s show!

Zack Luye, host of Bottles Blends and Brews, and Adagio TeaV, sits in for Brendan this week as our special guest host.  In addition, if you’re interested in a special mothers day tea set, use Promo Code: _________ on your order of Adagio’s Mothers Day Special to get ____% off!

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[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/jeremybogdan/Crunch_Time-_iPhone_Licking.mp3[/podcast]

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Show Notes:

Hosts: Jeremy Bogdan- www.twitter.com/jeremybogdan & Zack Luye- www.twitter.com/radzack

News Discussed:

First in-game images of Dante’s Inferno PSP surface

BioShock movie gets budget cut, ‘in a holding pattern’

Assassin’s Creed: Altair’s Chronicles now available on iPhone & iPod Touch

Kotaku – PopCap Heard You Liked Peggle, So It Put It In World of Warcraft – Popcap

Adagio Teas – Mothers Day Gift

Community:

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Music:

Music by Steadman

Next week is our transition to a live Video, and downloadable Video & Audio podcast, so take a listen this week to get more information on that, in addition to, of course, getting the weeks worth of news (including unfortunate insights into future Game->Movie projects), along with our talk this week on morality in games, and some shootin of the shit there at the end.  Looking forward to next week’s show!

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[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/jeremybogdan/Crunch_Time-_Motha_Duckas.mp3[/podcast]

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Show Notes:

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

News Discussed:

GameStop Sells Played Games As New, Sources Say, Practice Could Be Illegal – Legal

Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack Deployed – Halo 3

Wii Sports Resort, MotionPlus Out In July – Wii sports resort

Nielsen corrects console usage chart: Wii beats 360 in January

Amazon selling Xbox Live Arcade game codes

Being cheap made easier with CAG’s new price tracking

Borderlands decides on new ‘pretty impressive, even shocking’ art style [update]

Sony: Killzone 2 Sales Have “Exceeded Our Expectations” – Playstation 3

Rock Band Unplugged Trailer Shows How Easy Love Can Be – Rock band unplugged

Close Range: A game about shooting people in the face

Imagine: A year without Ubidays

Will Wright Leaves EA, Does Something Stupid – Ea

Halo Encyclopedia Shoots For Bookshelves This Fall – Halo

Media Molecule – we make games. » Blog Archive » Jammin’

Shadow of the Colossus Getting Big Screen Adaptation, All Hope Lost – Shadow Of The Colossus

Arr! Director Chooses BioShock Over Pirates – Gore Verbinski

Community:

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Music:

Music by Steadman

Great show for you this week, and hopefully one that gives you a taste of where we’re going with Crunch Time in the future!  Along with the our basic staples (what we’ve been playing, weekly news roundup and viewer emails) Brendan and I delve into the concept of companionship in games, citing a few of our favorites to further the arguments on both sides.  We’re looking to talk more on subjects like these in the coming weeks, so stick with us in these exciting times!  If you have a suggestion for a topic we should look into relating to games, don’t hesitate to contact us with the instructions below!

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[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/jeremybogdan/Crunch_Time-_Lets_Be_Friends.mp3[/podcast]

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Show Notes:

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

News Discussed:

Blizzard’s April Fool’s Day Spectacular

Oblivion Horse Armor On Sale For Twice The Price – The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Kratos’ Companion Cube Gets Unchained

Crytek believes streaming games will be viable … in 2013

PS3 V2.70 Firmware Update Adds Text Chat, Video Features

Killzone 2′s Interactive “4D” Ad Hits PlayStation Store Today – PS3

LittleBigPlanet Reaches 2 Million Online Players, 725K Levels

Sony Makes Its Announcement, PS2 Priced Under $100 – Top

Rumor: Lord of the Rings Online bound for Xbox 360

Ghostbusters Coming To iPhone, James Bond Along For The Ride – ghostbusters

A Game Magazine Outsells Time, Playboy & Sports Illustrated – Game Informer

King Of Kong Rematch Going Down At E3 – E3

Community:

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Music:

Music by Steadman

Welcome to our GDC and Mega Review Extravoganza Bonanza!  Please join us for this special week as we cover the latest developments and panels from GDC and review Halo Wars, Fallout 3′s DLC The Pitt, in addition to Peggle for XBLA.

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[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/jeremybogdan/Crunch_Time-_GDC_Extrabonanza.mp3[/podcast]

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Show Notes:

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

News Discussed:

GDC Totally Happened 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:

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Music:

Music by Steadman

Best. Episode. Ever.  We had a guest for a little while (Karen Chu, from Play First), we talked games for a little while, we ranted a bit, and we had a blast!  If there’s one episode of Crunch Time to listen to, its this one.

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[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/jeremybogdan/Crunch_Time-_Infinite_Undiscovery.mp3[/podcast]

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Show Notes:

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

News Discussed:

Rumor: Ready at Dawn developing new PSP God of War – Joystiq

Taito reveals Space Invaders, Cooking Mama games for iPhone, iPod, Android – Joystiq

Sony reorganizes divisions, has big plans for future – Joystiq

Japan court bans sale of DS homebrew-enabling R4 flash carts – Joystiq

Sony doesn’t say ‘no’ to UMD-less PSP – Joystiq

Calendar clarification: God of War 3, MAG before March 2010 – Joystiq

Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in Japan for fourth time, Four Horsemen draw closer – Joystiq

Bond trader accidentally places $31bln Capcom order – Joystiq

Major Nelson unboxes the red Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 bundle [update] – Joystiq

ESA fees increased 1,700% during Min-E3 years, should lower now – Joystiq

Squint! Yep, that’s definitely Dante’s Inferno – Joystiq

Carmack: Quake Live on Mac, Linux ‘high on my priority list’ – Joystiq

Sony: PSN accounts surpass 20 million worldwide – Joystiq

Nintendo: Nintendo’s 120 Game Line-Up, Punch Out, Excitebots Dated

Community:

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Music:

Music by Steadman

Our schedule is a little screwy for the next few weeks as we try and put out a podcast amidst trip and moves, but bear with us!  We cover a surprisingly abundant amount of news this week, being only 5 days past our last ‘cast, and Brendan delves into his lengthy experience in Fallout 3, and it’s latest DLC, Operation Anchorage.

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[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/jeremybogdan/Crunch_Time-_Early_Bird.mp3[/podcast]

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Show Notes:

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

News Discussed:

Lost Planet 2: The Trailer

Takeuchi says Resident Evil 5 demo reached 4 million downloads, addresses other concerns – Joystiq

Flower’s Jenova Chen doesn’t play new games, wants to explore ‘feelings’ – Joystiq

Ruh Roh: Microsoft Overpaid Some Layoff Severances, Asks for It Back

Over half of Xbox Live users had Gold accounts in 2008 – Joystiq

Sony: We Have Sold 21 Million PS3′s

Clips: Your First (Brief) Look At Mass Effect 2

Playstation 3: God Of War III, MAG Coming This Year, Says Sony

Screens: iPhone’s Metal Gear Solid to Feature Sniping, MGS4 Story

Gametrailers.com – Metal Gear Solid Touch – Exclusive Debut Trailer

DICE 2009: Todd Howard on Bethesda’s 3 rules of game development – Joystiq

PS3: LittleBigPlanet Dominates Interactive Achievement Awards

Clips: New Killzone 2 TV Ad “Playable” In March

Ea Partners: The Return of American McGee’s Alice Set For PC, Consoles

Unreal Tournament 3: Titan Pack Hits PC, PS3 Unreal Tournament 3 Next Month

Beta Watch: Quake Live Open Beta Next Week

Community:

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Music:

Music by Steadman

We are incredibly lucky this week to have John Davison, Co-Founder of www.WhatTheyPlay.com , a site aimed at parents to help them in the process of deciding what’s best for their kids.  An industry veteran, he definitely brings a lot to Crunch Time this week, and we were happy to have him!  Also Happy Birthday to Brendan, who got an abrupt celebration request while on a hot mic!

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[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/jeremybogdan/Crunch_Time-_Happy_Birthday.mp3[/podcast]

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Show Notes:

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

Special Guest: John Davison- www.twitter.com/jwhdavison

News Discussed:

PlayStation.Blog » Noby Noby Boy Coming Tomorrow on PSN

ESA exec: E3 2009 to bring back ‘glamour’ and ‘sizzle’

Activision: Guitar Hero, Now On Google Phone

Breaking: Nintendo DSi Dated For United States, New Color Announced

Gameloft surpasses 200 million game downloads

Indie iPhone dev makes half-a-mil, we question our career choices

PC: Black Mesa Mod Coming “Late 2009″

Ubisoft officially publishing Wheelman

The Lost and Damned Released

E309: Xbox 360 Saves The Date For E3 2009

Clips: Wii’s Dead Space Extraction Trailer

Metal Gear Online ‘Scene Expansion’ adds playable Raiden, Vamp

BioShock mobile gameplay looks very familiar

Burnout Paradise ‘Legendary Cars’ priced

EA says something Brutal about Activision

Ensemble Studios founder creates Robot Entertainment

Defcon: Run A Nuclear War On Your Desktop…Literally

Community:

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Music:

Music by Steadman

This week Brendan and I sit down with Daniel Luka, an Eidos texture artist working on Deus Ex 3; Jeff Cannata, co-host of the Totally Rad Show; and Dan Amrich, Senior Editor of OXM, to talk about the recession’s impact on the industry and what the future might hold.

I would really appreciate any comments or criticism you might have (trust me I have plenty for myself, so pile it on)! Our iTunes comment section is currently blank, so feel free to share your thoughts there as well!

Also, we’re new, so if you know anyone else who might be interested in what we do, please feel free to pass it along!

These will only get smoother as time goes on, so bear with us!

[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/jeremybogdan/02_Recession_and_Beyond.mp3[/podcast]

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Show Notes:

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

Special Guests: Daniel Luka, Jeff Cannata- www.twitter.com/jeffcannata , Dan Amrich- www.twitter.com/danamrich

News Discussed:

Free Radical Closes Shop

Report: Factor 5 Officially Closed?

EA Details Restructuring Plan, Laying Off 10% of Employees

Report: Sony To Post $1.1 Billion Loss?

Ziff Davis Sells 1UP Network To UGO/Hearst, Closes EGM

Used Game Prices See 23.7 Percent Drop In 2008

Eyes On With Sony’s Real 3D Games

Community:

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Music:

Music by Steadman

By the looks of it, you’ve found the first episode of the Crunch Time Podcast!  Don’t panic, it doesn’t bite, but it will come through the tubes once a week to feed you the latest gaming news, reviews and analysis.  While we set up the iTunes download, please download this inaugural episode of the podcast below.

[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/jeremybogdan/01_Crash_Course.mp3[/podcast]

Show Notes

Jeremy Bogdan

www.twitter.com/jeremybogdan

Brendan Kelly

www.twitter.com/brendandk

News

iPhone as a direct PSP/DS Competitor

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/09/new-apple-ad-touts-ipod-touch-as-best-portable-device-for-gamin/

Top 20 iPhone Games

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/technology/reviews/view.bg?&articleid=1142250&format=&page=1&listingType=trev#articleFull

Uncharted 2: Uncovered
http://www.edge-online.com/magazine/uncharted-2-uncovered

Pixel Junk Expands by 3 in 2009
http://kotaku.com/5122554/pixeljunk-expands-by-three-in-2009

Top 20 Live Games of 2008
http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/01/04/the-top-20-live-games-of-2008.aspx

Uncharted & Prince of Persia Voice Actor

Nolan North

Music by Steadman

http://www.steadmanband.com/

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