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The I-post-hot-steam deals here thread Steam has L4D2 on a 50% sale now. I didn't feel like making a thread solely for that, so the thought is, whenever you see a weekend deal or something that might be interesting to fellow polycounters…	18 Last	Gilgamesh Sep 2010
First post approval Hey, I wanted to point out what seems to be a flaw with the new users first post having to be approved. From what I can tell when the post has been approved it is going to retain it's original time…	3 Last	kodde Sep 2010
A modifiable game with good gameplay? Recently all the Role playing game topics have got me pumped up! If you guys (and girls	18 Last	XenoKratios Sep 2010
How to export Skeletal Meshes and Animation Data from Blender 2.54 into UDK Hello! In this video you will learn how to export Skeletal Meshes (Armatures and Animation Data from Blender 2.54 into udk. [URL="http://vimeo.com/14951168"][B][I][U]Link Here[/U][/I][/B][/URL] I …	0 Last	Permanent Sep 2010
Rockband 3 [url]http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2010-06-10-rockband10_ST_N.htm[/url] Has my intrest, although the keyboard would be a coin toss for me. Also intergrating "full-sized, fully functional Fend…	64 Last	Rwolf Sep 2010
Notch is the coolest game developer in the universe and can have all my slices of bread. [url]http://notch.tumblr.com/[/url] his latest post makes me want to buy a second copy of minecraft.	4 Last	Bigjohn Sep 2010
Copyrights and credits, 2D into 3D. So there's a million concept images out there, from Deviantart to conceptart.org, google images and every 2D artist's blog. As 3D artists, sometimes we (or at least me) just don't have great 2D conce…	2 Last	Frump Sep 2010
MMORPG'S- What would you look for? Hello all, It's Taylor. I'm listening to PCGamerPodcast and I'm just pretty much bored. So I kind of want to start a thread about what you would want to see in a "Hard core" MMORPG experience. This i…	105 Last	Taylor Hood Sep 2010
Marvel vs Capcom 3 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUWKuVJYnIE[/ame] no gameplay, but still pretty awesome	34 Last	Cyrael Sep 2010
Mudbox 2011 [URL]http://www.infinity.no/mudbox.htm[/URL]	124 Last	Ged Sep 2010
Best places to find deals on older versions of software? Can you trust sites like this? Or should I just check ebay weekly and hope something shows up? [COLOR=Red][B]3DS Max 9 - Warning probably a scam site [/B][url=http://www.fullapp.com/5651.htm]Warnin…	33 Last	McGreed Sep 2010
Dust GC 10 [url]http://www.spike.com/video/from-dust-gc-10-tech/3452918[/url] Meh? Looks sexy right? Its supposed to be released in 2011. It looks pretty amazing for still in development.	4 Last	XenoKratios Sep 2010
Lead designer @ Relic, Brian Wood, killed in car accident [URL]http://kotaku.com/5630790/company-of-heroes-developer-killed-in-car-accident[/URL] [quote]Wood was behind the wheel of his Subaru Outback, with his wife Erin a passenger, when they were struck…	63 Last	XenoKratios Sep 2010
Mass Effect 2 - Lair of the Shadow Broker = Fantastic Honestly, I never expected so much from a DLC. It came out (after alot of fuss) yesterday and having jsut finished it, I gotta say that it was one of the best gaming experiences I've had in a long ti…	21 Last	Irreal Sep 2010
Eat 3D Official CG Challenge - Old & Damaged This is the first official Eat 3D Challenge!! [CENTER][URL=http://eat3d.com/challenges][IMG]http://eat3d.com/images/news/09-12-10_challenge_1.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] Your challenge is to create a …	5 Last	Peris Sep 2010
Forged in Chaos never heard of this game but damn does it look nice (strangerfate showed me this at work today) [url]http://www.forgedbychaos.com/screenshots.html[/url] check it out animations and graphics look aw…	0 Last	ae. Sep 2010
More goodies for subscription users! [URL]http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/ken/3ds_max_2011_subscription_advantage_pack_revealed_iray_physx_substances[/URL]	9 Last	Mark Dygert Sep 2010
Why Han Solo ditched the cargo [url]http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/09/the_secret_of_han_solos_dropped_cargo_revealed.php[/url] A wonderful fan film about the event which caused him to ditch Jabba the Huts cargo. Made in 3d,utte…	12 Last	Psyk0 Sep 2010
Apps and Androids Hi, Has anyone here worked on any Iphone/Android games? either small or large scale productions? Just interested to hear what your experience has been like from an artists point of view. Thanks.	3 Last	Ged Sep 2010
CrazyBump free for schools People of Earth, To further the indoctrination of your young, schools may now install CrazyBump free-of-charge. School officials are instructed to send official-looking requests to [EMAIL="sch…	13 Last	whats_true Sep 2010
creepy buildings gallery found this one today this one was pretty weird. something inside me is still hoping its photoshopped [img]http://img3.sankakustatic.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/76785__468x_creepy-buildings-033.jpg[…	6 Last	Sandro Sep 2010
Know of any cool mouse cursors for windows? I'd like to have some sleek, polished looking mouse cursors instead of the ones that come with windows. this for aesthetic reasons i guess, hoping someone out there will know of some cool ones? looke…	4 Last	Conor Sep 2010
Inspirational blog Hello I've started a inspirational / art blog at [url]http://makecg.com[/url] feel free to follow and look around. at some stuff. hope it's ok to post this here.	13 Last	eld Sep 2010
New Box Build I don't think I can wait any longer. The AMD Bulldozers wont be out till next year. Maybe I can afford a laptop with one by then. Anyhow. [url]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.as…	3 Last	Rwolf Sep 2010
Dwarf Fortress Illustrated Playthrough This guy is the man. This is wonderful, i think everybody here will appreciate it: [url]http://www.nzfortress.co.nz/forum/showthread.php?t=20768[/url] [IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/45366…	23 Last	Sandro Sep 2010
Any thoughts on ZbrushWorkshops? Any reviews and stuff? I'm thinking about getting the Clothing one but it is 2x more than a DVD so I'm not sure. Just kind of wanting to find out if the whole being able to talk with an instructor an…	0 Last	xk0be Sep 2010
3DSMax 2011 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b65ndE24VCE[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo8zPOS_1ds[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSn7Dj0j3p8[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l…	225 Last	Mark Dygert Sep 2010
Unreal Engine 3 on Iphone We showed off our project sword at the apple event today: [url]http://kotaku.com/5627603/project-sword-is-epics-first-unreal-engine-iphone-game[/url] and you can download a castle walk around demo …	75 Last	cman2k Sep 2010
Rigging Dojo presents: Anatomy for rigging and modeling with Jeff Hesser Rigging Dojo presents: Anatomy for rigging and modeling with Jeff Hesser We are back for another live web event, Join us Wednesday September 8th, 2010 @ 8:30 CST as Rigging Dojo presents: Anatomy fo…	7 Last	bejkon Sep 2010
Getting Authenticated Heya, I think it has been 5 days or more since I made my first thread on the forum, and it has yet to come up. This is kindof a test post to see/hears what is going on. I donno the regular waiting …	6 Last	metalliandy Sep 2010
Profit Schools - Can we condone them publically? I know many of you came from these but you admit yourself how much extra time and effort you had to put in because the schools failed to really prepare you or your knowledge/skills. I see more peopl…	130 Last	BorisK Sep 2010
Closed First low poly car (new guy)	0 Last	RETRO_BOB Sep 2010
Polycounter spotted. thought i would start a thread about spotting polycounters in the wild. check this one out. brink dev video. first guys spinnin in chairs. [url]http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/65469[/url] I…	20 Last	Cojax Sep 2010
Starcraft 2 - mechanical arm I'm looking for render (or it is a concept art) of mechanical arm from trailer of Starcraft 2, it's visible in about 2.33 s in the movie: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7d5XheWiBk&feature=fvst[…	1 Last	Autocon Sep 2010
Symon Hey folks! It's been released for quite a while now, but thought i'd put this up for people to try out. Though because I didn't contribute any assets, I didn't think it was right putting in PnP. So …	2 Last	Farfarer Sep 2010
Brink Dev Diary - Art direction & concept art - Now with added HD Video! So Bethesda just posted a blog written by SD's Art Director, Olivier Leonardi - quite an interesting read, plus there's concept art there from our very own Tully. Spacemonkey and I get a mention too…	208 Last	MoP Sep 2010
What makes a 4 player co-op game fun? Hey guys, Just to get this question out of the way, I am not developing a 4 player co-op game. I was just simply wondering, what makes a 4 player co-op game fun to you? And what would you like …	20 Last	D-Robe Sep 2010
Investors? Hey everyone, So I was just wondering something, say a small company or indie team had a good prototype or concept, how would they get an investor? Does an investor approach them or the other way …	10 Last	almighty_gir Sep 2010
Freelancing Hey, I am currently a student in a Simulation and Game Devleopment program. Im really into 3d modeling and eventually would like to become and environmental artist. In regards to pay, job length, a…	6 Last	SnakeDoctor Sep 2010
New DVD Release - Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 - CAT, Slate, Viewport Canvas, Rendering, Hi Everyone!! We are excited to release this new DVD on 3ds Max 2011. Im sure many of you know the instructor (Michael McCarthy) and we would love a review or thoughts from those who have watched the…	3 Last	DrunkShaman Sep 2010
Apple Ping profiles Was giving Ping a go today, and it seems like it could be cool, at least eventually! We should totally post up our profiles! Its missing a lot of features and integration issues, but has potential i …	1 Last	Michael Knubben Sep 2010
No WYSIWYG in editor Just noticed I don't have any WYSIWYG going on in the post/reply editor. Checked to make sure it's set in my CP settings. It is. Seems to have been in effect the last few hours. Anything up with the…	5 Last	notman Sep 2010
The Audacity of Game Education I made a blog about my college experience and my concerns about game design education. it's not featured or anything but I hope it's a good read. [URL="http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BlakeMitchell/2…	39 Last	Mark Dygert Sep 2010
forward head posture [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EfTm5O4YNk/S99Oz558rnI/AAAAAAAAAmk/Dc2JnTbNOEI/s1600/Forward_Head_Posture_Newest.jpg[/img] You guys ever heard of it? It seems fairly obvious as a condition, consider…	9 Last	Target_Renegade Sep 2010
Blender 2.53 to UDK I realized the other day that there are no good tutorials on how to export static meshes from blender 2.53 to UDK. So I decided to make one for the community! Give me your honest feedback! [URL="htt…	12 Last	Permanent Sep 2010
What Modern Games are missing! I was just sitting around beeing nostalgic about my childhood gaming experience and i asked myself, what is it that newer games lack that made the older games so special. And i finally come to the co…	67 Last	danshewan Sep 2010
Duke Nukem Forever [img]http://kotaku.com/assets/resources/2007/12/DNF_Teaser_Shot.jpg[/img] [url="http://kotaku.com/335467/duke-nuke-em-forever-trailer-hits-tomorrow"]Uh... Wow.[/url] Here's hoping tomorrow's traile…	181 Last	Gmanx Sep 2010
Favorite memories or experiences working in the industry We've had so many negative threads about the industry lately, so I figure it might be a good idea to share everyone's positive experiences. Anything from getting your first shipped titles to company …	49 Last	JO420 Sep 2010
Developing Skill Hello Polycount, I am new to 3D modeling and I just got Zbrush 4 pretty recently. I just finished watching these Zbrush tutorials: [url]http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/pixozbrush/[…	17 Last	Calabi Sep 2010
What to do in Chi town? Hey PC, I have been in Chicago for 4 months or so now... and there isn't much to do here, or rather I can't find much to do. What do you guys suggest? I'm up for anything really, even this!!! [url]…	4 Last	ZacD Sep 2010