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Dirt 3 Free Key from AMD Not sure if keys ran out again though but link is: [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Arial] [URL="http://amdevent.co.kr/APU2/html/Llano_Event_Pop_Quiz.php"]http://amdevent.co.kr/APU2/html/L…	5 Last	Andreas Jul 2011
Knights of Badassdom looks awesome, seemed like something that needed its own polycount thread [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gTT59NibGw[/ame]	19 Last	Swizzle Jul 2011
ArtRage for iPad $.99 I like it and use it often. It's at the right price for testing on the iPad... wish I had that Asus Eee Slate. [url]http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/artrage/id391432693[/url]	8 Last	vofff Jul 2011
TF2 communites VS pros match. Need a backup engineer. For the next Communities VS Pros Match Polycount will be taking the engineer slot (appropriate right?) Oobersli will be our primary candidate but due to a cancellation we need a backup engy by the e…	0 Last	Ruskeydoo Jul 2011
Hello everyone Hi everyone, I'm new to this beautiful community and very excited to post some of our works in Italy. Hope to be moderated soon, I still cannot post replies nor attachments! Thank you, Davide Di Gia…	3 Last	praetor187 Jul 2011
R18+ in Australia - nearly there.... Yippeee...closer to becoming a real country. :P [url]http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-22/games-rating-agreement/2806200[/url]	4 Last	jimmypopali Jul 2011
Any overclocking experts here? O_O Im trying to overclock my system to save some time on a really high poly renderings my specs are I7 940, 12GB ram 1033mhz, Asus PT6 MB i did a search on google with those specs and found some one w…	9 Last	pior Jul 2011
USA Default Problem and Game Industry? Hey, I am kind of scared about this USA Default thing. I am sorry if this is way off topic from games or art , but what will or would happen if the USA goes into default? or do you think we won't? an…	73 Last	TomDunne Jul 2011
Post your TF2 projects here. Hey everyone! I'm having a hard time finding a place to post the things I'm workin on and thought well I'll make a place for everyone's projects. Its kinda like what are you working on now. Me? Jus…	6 Last	Alberto Rdrgz Jul 2011
Ripoff vs Ripoff vs Ripoff (Zynga hilarity) So Zynga is suing a Brazilian competitor, Vostu, for ripping off FarmVille and several other games. Vostu's response? [URL="http://www.businessinsider.com/vostu-zynga-stole-everything-its-suing-us-…	24 Last	Ace-Angel Jul 2011
Silloughette Design: Beyond "Does it look like it" I'm wondering if any of you have any opinions on things to look for in silhouette or shape design. I think a lot of artists just focus on the design of the positive and negatives flats and curves an…	16 Last	conte Jul 2011
5 games industry job interview tips When will this tirade of content stop? 5 games interview tips - not all only concern the games industry Page here : [url="http://www.rsart.co.uk/"]http://www.rsart.co.uk/[/url] C&P here: …	32 Last	jacob_s Jul 2011
Anyone selling/trading ZBrush? Know of good deals? I hate asking on the general boards, but I'm getting desperate for ZBrush. Amazingly, eBay doesn't have any listings for it. The cheapest I've seen it online was $630, but I'm saving for some transpo…	23 Last	lordsofshadow Jul 2011
AltDev on Animating Pretty amazing post I have to say. As a young animator I made the mistake of working in vacuums too. Inside one. Sucking all the dirt from the ground... wait... [URL="http://altdevblogaday.com/20…	1 Last	Mezz Jul 2011
University - 3D Artist Course Requirements I'm a 16 year old high school student and I'm looking for university courses that offer 3d design/3d animation or anything of the sort on mostly the artistic side. I was just curious as to what cours…	0 Last	Microno Jul 2011
Switching 3d Software a bad idea? Hey, I looked on the forums to see if there was a similar thread and I didn't find one (if there is I apologize and I must be blind) but I have been watching a few tutorials and I noticed that Maya l…	46 Last	metalliandy Jul 2011
Where games are these days? I really hope this hasn't already recently been discussed... but i had sort of a realization today that is really disappointing for some people (like me!). So, I graduated last year with a bfa in 3…	27 Last	nordahl154 Jul 2011
My first game (free to play) Hey Polycounters, Just letting you know my first game was published today. A classic, simple, arcade style racer in Flash. Inspired by Ridge Racer and Initial D. [url]http://superdrift3d.com/[/url]…	11 Last	gsokol Jul 2011
Goldeneye Wii Anybody tried it? I've been playing it the past few days... I have to say, aside from some terrible Wiimote controls (I had to use a Classic pad, wiimotes poor in this oddly?) its bloody good. My ja…	11 Last	Minos Jul 2011
Database Game Companies Hey all, Since I was searching for an internship, I always kept a personal database of game companies. It has been grown a lot and wanted to share this list with you all. I still have to add a lot o…	14 Last	Nysuatro Jul 2011
Hi from scotland. Hey guys. just thought i would say hi to everyone. Names Chris. or Cams, 26 years young and from scotland. (edinburgh) am new around here and in the "3d" scene so no one will know who i am :) an…	10 Last	cdavidson Jul 2011
Hello Polycount! I´m new here at polycount and i thought i´d introduce myself! My name is Martin, i´m 26 years old and live in Sweden. I just got accepted to a digital gaming school where i will be studying game art…	6 Last	Renaud Galand Jul 2011
Battlefield 3 alpha footage. so what do you guys think of the Bf3 alpha? there are videos of gameplay surfacing on youtube(though alot are getting taken down by either ea or the uploaders) also any of you lucky enough to partici…	21 Last	aajohnny Jul 2011
Hey guys (new guy) I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello. I'm South African, 26 at the moment, and have been working as a production designer in the online gambling industry for a number of years. I'm quite …	4 Last	TheWox Jul 2011
Portland Polycount Peeps! Sweet alliteration. Hey, would it be completely weird if I were interested in meeting some awesome 3d killaaas irl? Are any of you located in Portland, OR?	26 Last	BelgianBoolean Jul 2011
Should I go for a traditional arts degree? ... if my end goal is to find a gig working as a 3d character artist? Unfortunately, I live in an area where I don't have a privilege to go to CG schools such as Gnomon or VFS. My major of choice is…	27 Last	Ace-Angel Jul 2011
Oh gameloft.. Just saw this nice collection of videos in another forum, and felt like pasting it here: [quote] Halo rip-off:- NOVA [url]www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9crEF_QVNU[/url] Starcraft rip off:- Starfront: …	136 Last	Ace-Angel Jul 2011
Topology tutorials Guys hello:D I need a tutorials for a topology in XSI and/or 3D studio Max. I am a little bit confused from topology and how/why do i need this:) I need some good tutorials where at least i can und…	2 Last	Ace-Angel Jul 2011
Happy Pior day! Happy birthday dude! Have a good one!	42 Last	teaandcigarettes Jul 2011
Closed A moment for everyone /------/ [COLOR=DarkOrange] [/COLOR]	81 Last	adam Jul 2011
say HI Im new here :) I just wanted to say HI to everyone!	23 Last	aajohnny Jul 2011
Need some advice about graphic design degree.. Hi everybody, I will make it short! I will begin my third year in graphic design in my local Uni and im getting to the point of thinking that this degree will not lead me to where i want in the gam…	7 Last	cbolton09 Jul 2011
Printing your own models Hey guys, Someone here at Crytek is reworking one of his own models for C2 to be able to print it, I saw a preview of what's it gonna be like and I'm really amazed at the quality and the price. You…	2 Last	Farfarer Jul 2011
HELP!!! busted metal I deperatly looking for a way to make busted metal. [url]http://carsforgirls.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/black_car_accident.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.thetennesseeautoaccidentattorney.com/wp-content…	7 Last	Ace-Angel Jul 2011
Freeware programs I was just wondering what some of the free programs for creating building models are. I'm new here and pretty new to 3D game modeling myself. I usually just write random programs in C++ or just C.	0 Last	RyuTokai Jul 2011
New banners Hello! It's been like... a year?... since we updated the rotating banners here at Polycount. There was a huge bug looming with the system that disabled any linking of the author names you see now. …	77 Last	jimmypopali Jul 2011
Hello Hi Im James im new to the site and just wanted to say hello, glad to be here.	0 Last	praetor187 Jul 2011
Congrats Empty, TerraBite, and STRIKER !! Got to catch them all!! I love hiring polycounters! :) Empty, TerraBite, and STRIKER have joined the character department at Vigil as in-house contractors. All three are super talented and I'm excit…	64 Last	moose Jul 2011
Portfolio wip Hi everyone, I am currently working on my portfolio website and wanted to get some feedback. Yesterday I punched out my early design idea and hoped to get some critiques. It is still work in progres…	3 Last	hamzaaa Jul 2011
Apocalyptic movies. Know any? I was able to see a few movies recently that I've been waiting for for a while. Antichrist was disappointing, but I think that's cause I didn't get it, not that it was a bad movie. Trick 'R Treat w…	68 Last	Ride Jul 2011
From photoshop CS5 to Gimp Ok as I get older, I am slowly getting away from pirating software, and I think its time to do something about my imaging software. Photoshop is way too expensive and they do not offer anything for p…	18 Last	seth. Jul 2011
Polycount on social networks? Just a thought, not sure if it has been talked about before or not. feel free to ignore this if it has. Why no polycount on facebook or google+ ??? i think it would be nice to maybe see some showca…	12 Last	Andreas Jul 2011
I would like to ask some about re-topology Can i or anyone who modeling things in 3D app avoid re topology? I mean can i model let's a character or a car or weapon, so when i finished modeling i want direct go for uv, i see re toplogy a bit b…	0 Last	Belinda Jul 2011
It's a boy! I just got back from the ultrasound appointment and I'm having a son! I am so overwhelmed! Big Update: My son, Dolan, was born yesterday at 4:06 PM CDT July 12, 2011. I'm so happy I could bust! I …	58 Last	Jungsik Jul 2011
TF2 medic Model question Hello, pardon if i had posted in the wrong section.. i had wanted to learn to create 3D models for games and have improved overtime, but now instead for things like UDK i want to do TF2 stuff, is the…	0 Last	Icy Jul 2011
New job acquired!! WOOOOOO!!!!!! Giggity. I just signed my contract today! I got a full time gig at Zenimax Online as a World Builder Artist. This is my 2nd full time job. It's the area my family is from, and the project looks A-MAZING! […	36 Last	Gannon Jul 2011
EA in Debt inorder to buy PopCap Article: [url]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/111692-Electronic-Arts-Went-Into-Debt-To-Buy-PopCap[/url] [QUOTE][B]It didn't have to, but EA decided to go into debt rather than just use the…	17 Last	PixelMasher Jul 2011
had to share this: stop motion film A beautiful and surreal fable: enjoy [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4YPDh8_Myw&feature=player_embedded"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4YPDh8_Myw&feature=player_embedded[/URL]	7 Last	roosterMAP Jul 2011
Twitter Hey guys, I did a quick search and didint find anything on Twitter. I think there should be a thread where everybody posts their @Twitter and that way we can all follow eachother. I think its a g…	2 Last	Korrax Jul 2011
Marijuana has no medical use... At least according the US Government. [url]http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/federal-government-rules-that-marijuana-has-no-accepted-medical-use-.html[/url] Maybe the 4th time will be t…	96 Last	SouthpawSid Jul 2011